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MENTAL HEALTH

Materials provided here are neither intended nor suitable for individuals needing practical assistance with specific mental health problems of their own or of friends/family/colleagues. For such situations, people should contact local mental health agencies, doctors, or other health care professionals. Some access points are provided here.

 
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From the Inside

Issues in mental health are primarily presented "from the outside" by doctors, scientists, and other professionals who observe the behavoirs of individuals other than themselves. There are good reasons to believe that this outside perspective, while valuable, is also limited in its ability to make sense of, and to help resolve, issues of mental health. The following links are provided as a contribution to overcoming such limitations by providing descriptions "from the inside," by people experiencing and addressing mental health issues in their own lives and/or in the lives of their family and friends.

GENERAL BIPOLAR DEPRESSION
SCHIZOPHRENIA EPILEPSY OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE
AUTISM EATING AND BODY IMAGE SELF INJURY
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GENERAL

ATTENTION DEFICIT (ADD)

BIPOLAR

DEPRESSION

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE

SCHIZOPHRENIA

EPILEPSY

AUTISM

EATING AND BODY IMAGE