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Organizations for Anxiety Disorders and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

ABCT.org - Website for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

ADAA.org - Website for the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, a nonprofit organization “whose mission is to promote the prevention, treatment and cure of anxiety disorders and to improve the lives of all people who suffer from them."

APA.org - Website for the American Psychological Association.  

APA.org - Website for APA’s Division 53 - Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

APA.org - Website for APA’s Division 12 - Society of Clinical Psychology

effectivechildtherapy.com - Evidence Based Mental Health Treatment for Children and Adolescents

childanxiety.net - The Child Anxiety Network, An Online Resource for Parents with Children with Anxiety headquartered at Boston University.

childhoodanxietynetwork.org - The Childhood Anxiety Network (CAN) website includes information about various childhood anxieties. Affiliated with the Selective Mutism Group (below).

ocfoundation.org - The International OCD Foundation “is an international not-for-profit organization made up of people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders, as well as their families, friends, professionals and others.”

freedomfromfear.com - A “non-profit mental health advocacy organization” with resources and information on child, adolescent, and adult anxiety and depressive disorders.

selectivemutism.org - Website for the Selective Mutism Group, an organization specializing in the understanding and treatment of Selective Mutism in children, adolescents, and adults.

Anxiety Disorders Programs at Other Universities

bu.edu/anxiety/ - Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University

drexel.edu - Drexel University offers free treatment programs for adults (ages 18-60) suffering from social anxiety disorder.

hofstra.edu - Hofstra University’s Phobia and Trauma Clinic specializes in technologically advanced treatments for patients who have phobias or post-traumatic stress disorder

Temple.Edu/Phobia - The Adult Anxiety Clinic of Temple is a treatment, research and training clinic.

childanxiety.org - Website for The Temple University Child & Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic (CAADC), providing services for children and teens with anxiety in the Philadelphia area.

The Shyness Clinic - The Shyness Clinic specializes in treating shyness and social phobia. It is part of the Shyness Institute, a non-profit research organization.

Links for Information about Other Disorders

Illness, Bereavement:

hospicenet.org - Talking to Children About Death

pediatrics.org - Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child & Family Health, includes books by developmental age

Mood disorders:

parentsmedguide.org - Parent medication guide for treating depression

GLAD-PC - Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (toolkit)

NIMH - NIMH press release about youth with depression who do not get better may respond to combination therapy

NIMH - List of current NIMH-funded clinical trials ongoing in mood disorders

Mental Retardation/ Pervasive Developmental Disorders/Autism:

yai.org - YAI Institute for People with Disabilities website

NIMH - NIMH-funded current clinical trials for those on the spectrum

cnyasa.org - Central New York chapter of the Autism Society of America

Selective Mutism:

selectivemutism.org - Resources for parents, clinicians, and children

Trichotillomania:

Trichotillomania Learning Center at trich.org for education