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Gateway to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Information

PTSD is a medical diagnosis, established in 1980, defining symptoms that last at least a month after experiencing a major trauma. These symptoms include remembering or reliving the trauma when you do not choose to; feeling numb and withdrawn; and, having forms of anxiety that interfere with daily life.

 

ECouch

e-couch is a self-help interactive program with modules for depression, generalised anxiety & worry, social anxiety, relationship breakdown, and loss & grief.

It provides evidence-based information and teaches strategies drawn from cognitive, behavioral and interpersonal therapies as well as relaxation and physical activity.

 

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The Panic Center

A site dedicated to self-help and promoting communication between people with anxiety and their family doctor, includes information about panic and agoraphobia, a screening test for anxiety disorders and depression, an interactive self-guided 12-week cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) program for panic disorder and agoraphobia, as well as a moderated support group.

 

Bad Vibes

Sound psychology experiment from Salford University to find out what makes a sound unpleasant. Although its experimental data collection phase is over, with much-publicized results that announced “the worst sound in the world,” it’s still online to try for fun and compare your tastes to others. Fingernails on a blackboard? Babies screaming? Dentist’s drill? The site also offers a mixer to play with, and if you want to torment your friends some sounds are available as free ringtones.

 

Mindsite

Mental health site offering consumers diagnostic, community and information services across a range of mental health disorders.

 

Blue Zones

Lifestyle oriented web “community” focused on educating readers about the key ingredients for a longer and more prosperous life.

 
A service of Psych Central mental health resources.