INTERNET MENTAL HEALTH

 I was just searching for some information when I come across this site. Just want to put the information out there, I think it is a very important topic Why We Started Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information created by a Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long. The idea of creating Internet Mental Health resulted from a Canada-Japan Mental Health Exchange in 1994 arranged by Mr. Mikio Kuraki. During that exchange, Robert Winram and Dr. Phillip Long visited Japanese psychiatric hospitals and lived for one week with psychiatric patients as guests in their homes. The Canadian delegation was amazed to find that, in Japan, the average length of stay in psychiatric hospital for a patient with schizophrenia was four years. In Canada, the same patients would be hospitalized for only four weeks, then followed as outpatients. The most outstanding need in Japan, our hosts told us, was for more information concerning our mental health system in Canada. Thus the concept of Internet Mental Health was born. By using the internet, our hope was that we could freely share whatever information we have on mental health with the world. Robert Winram played an absolutely essential role in motivating our efforts to continue this website. Without his inspiration, it is doubtful whether this website would exist today. Robert was a leader in the mental health movement in Vancouver when we first met. We often spoke together in public lectures on mental health. It was Robert who never let us forget how important it was that this website try to contact the two-thirds of the severely mentally ill who never seek treatment. Thus I owe a deep debt of gratitude to Robert for his vision and his steadfast support of this website. Robert convinced us that the impossible was possible. You could help us improve Internet Mental Health. Please write to us with your comments and suggestions. to top Who We Want To Reach Internet Mental Health is for anyone who has an interest in mental health: Mental health professionals Patients who want to learn more about their illness Friends and families of patients Mental health support groups Students Members of the general public who want to learn more about mental health to top What We Want To Share Mental Disorders, Treatments, Research Our information on each of the most common mental disorders contains: American description European description (ICD-10 by the World Health Organization, 1992) Treatment information (for therapists) Research information Information booklets (from professional organizations and support groups) Magazine articles (from national magazines, professional newsletters, and newspapers) Internet links (to quality articles from other mental health sites) Diagnosis We have online diagnostic programs that can be used to diagnose: Adjustment Disorders Alcohol-Related Disorders Anxiety Disorders Drug-Related Disorders Eating Disorders Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence Disorders Mood Disorders Personality Disorders Psychotic Disorders Psychiatric Medications (for therapists) Our information on each of the most common psychiatric medications contains: Pharmacology Indications Contraindications Warnings Precautions Adverse Effects Overdose Dosage Supplied Research Mental Health Magazine Our magazine contains: Articles - from professional and national magazines, newsletters, newspapers Booklets - from professional organizations, support groups Books - full text of printed books and online books News - from other internet newspapers and magazines Newsletters - from professional organizations Stories of Recovery & Personal Experiences - telling how individuals have coped with their illnes Editorials Internet Links There are numerous fascinating mental health sites on Internet. We link to the most popular mental health sites. to top Funding For Internet Mental Health Internet Mental Health is completely funded by Dr. Phillip Long. We do not have any corporate sponsors.