Post by Raesa (Owner) on Sept 18, 2014 19:09:49 GMT -5
Resources
Alternative Medicine.com is one of the Internet’s largest databases of alternative medical information including topics related to mental health. A search result for mental health includes types of mental disorders, diet and nutritional factors, nutritional therapy, stress and lowered immune function, diet and nutrition, biofeedback and relaxation techniques, and self-care. This site advertises a magazine, books, and educational programs where readers can acquire more information related to alternative practices.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)at the National Institutes of Health was established in 1998 to stimulate, develop, and support research on complementary and alternative medicine for the benefit of the public. The NCCAM is an advocate for quality science, rigorous and relevant research, and open and objective inquiry into which complementary and alternative practices work, which do not, and why. The NCCAM Clearinghouse, established in 1996, is the public’s point of contact and access to information about complementary practices and NCCAM programs, conferences, and research activities. Services include a toll-free information line (1/888/644-6226), publications, a database, and referrals to other information resources and databases. The NCCAM website also offers many fact sheets and resource information.http://nccam.nih.gov/
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) developed by Mary Ellen Copeland, MA, MS, is a “structured system for monitoring uncomfortable and distressing symptoms and, through planned responses, reducing, modifying or eliminating those symptoms.” The goal is to teach consumers recovery and self-management skills and strategies. The WRAP includes developing a plan for Daily Maintenance, identifying Triggers and Early Warning Signs, dealing with symptoms When Things are Breaking Down, and Crisis Planning. Intensive five-day seminars to become facilitators of the WRAP are led by Mary Ellen Copeland and her staff several times each year in Brattleboro, Vermont. Consumers, family members, and health care providers are welcome to participate in the training. Mary Ellen’s extensive website provides information related to all of her publications, seminars, newsletter, and research on successful outcomes of Wellness Recovery Action Planning.http://www.mentalhealthrecovery.com/
Recovering Your Mental Health: A Self-Help Guide, identifies activities and strategies that people can use to help manage their own illnesses and services. This booklet is intended to support and enhance the nationwide focus on self-help for and recovery from mental health problems. It is based on the extensively reported day-to-day experiences of people with psychiatric symptoms, and how they get well and stay well. The booklet offers practical steps that people need to keep in mind as they work on their own recovery. This publication can be retrieved electronically at www.mentalhealth.org. Additional copies may be obtained by calling the CMHS Knowledge Network at 1/800/789-2647.