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Helpful Websites
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading awareness about the severity of anxiety disorders and effective treatments.
Association For Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
An organization focused on promoting ongoing research regarding the effectiveness of therapies used to treat a variety of mental health conditions.
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
an international nonprofit organization focused on educating professionals and the general public about OCD, as well as offering support and resources to those with OCD.
Trichotillomania Learning Center
A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with Trich and other habit disorders such as skin picking, as well as increasing awareness about these disorders.
Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment for Children and Adolescents
The information on this website is offered as a completely free service to families and mental health professionals to help ensure that children and adolescents benefit from the most up-to-date information about mental health treatment. Families want their children to get the best possible treatment, and this site maintains an updated list of treatments with strong scientific support.
Podcasts
Learn more about the factors that contribute to insomnia and how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help people dramatically improve their sleep.
Dr. Jonathan Abromawitz explains how OCD develops and why exposure and response prevention therapy is one of the most effective means of treatment.
Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health issues faced by children and adolescents. This podcast helps parents understand how to tell the difference between normative anxiety and problematic anxiety as well as what they can do to help their child overcome their fears.
Reading
Finding an expierenced and well trained CBT therapist can take some time. Here are some questions to ask when calling prospective therapists to help you determine if they will be a good fit for you.
This article from Time Magazine outlines why anxiety serves as a functional emotion that motivates some people while having a paralyzing effect on others.
"Feeling Anxious? You're Not Alone"
Press Democrat, 12 April 2009. Coping with anxiety during economic stresses.
"Understanding, Overcoming Phobias."
Press Democrat, 24 October 2010.