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RESOURCES AND LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES |
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The information and web sites below to which you are directed have not been evaluated by Dr. Kidder for their quality or truthfulness. It is up to you, the consumer, to decide whether or not to believe the information provided or follow their directions. |
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Resources on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
The following links are provided to help you find information about ADHD quickly and easily. Each time you link to another web site, the browser will open a new window. When you are finished looking at that web site, you just close that browser window by pressing the x in the top right, and you will be returned to this page for more links to explore.
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| The National Resource Center on ADHD: A Service of CHADD |
| (Site Map: Table of Contents for site; click home to get to the home page.) |
| http://www.help4adhd.org/sitemap.cfm |
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| The National Resource Center on ADHD Library |
| Located here are articles on a wide variety of subjects related to ADHD. |
| http://www.help4adhd.org/library.cfm |
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| The National Resource Center on ADHD |
| Frequently asked questions about ADHD. |
| http://www.help4adhd.org/faqs.cfm |
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| Medications Used to Treat ADHD |
| Medications used to treat ADHD are described here in The National Resource Center on ADHD web site. click this link to go directly to the medication section. |
| http://www.chadd.org/fs/fs3.htm |
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| CHADD web site |
| CHADD is a national support group for children and adults with ADHD. This web site contains information about membership, local groups, news. It directs you to The National Resource Center for ADHD above for information about ADHD. |
| http://www.chadd.org |
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| NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD |
| This is a description of a government sponsored long term research study of treatments for ADHD. |
| http://www.nimh.nih.gov/childhp/mtaqa.cfm |
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| National Institute of Mental Health |
| This page is a booklet prepared by NIMH to educate the public about ADHD. |
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ADHD in Adults |
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Please look over the above web sites on ADHD. In addition, the following web sites are more relevant to adults diagnosed with ADHD. |
| Attention Deficit Disorders Association web site |
| This is a web site focusing on ADHD in adults. This link takes you to their list of articles. |
| http://www.add.org/articles/index.html |
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Association -- Southern Region web site |
| This link takes you to a list of information resources on ADHD. |
| http://www.adda-sr.org/ |
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| ADD Resources web site |
| This is another great site with information about ADHD. It seems to lean toward ADHD in adults. |
| http://www.addresources.org/ |
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| The National Institute of Mental Health |
| NIMH has a page which is an information booklet on ADHD. Click this link to go directly to the government site on ADHD. |
| http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm |
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Resources for Adults with ADHD in the Workplace |
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Book -- A Comprehensive Guide to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: Resarch, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Edited by kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1995. |
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EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Ameicans with Disabilities Act and Psychiatric Disabilities Table of contents Introduction What is a Psychiatric Disability Under the ADA? Disclosure of Disability Requesting Reasonable Accommodation Selected Types of Reasonable Accommodation Conduct Direct Threat Professional Licensing Link |
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| ADHD/LD Adults and Finding Success in the Workplace |
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| Adult ADHD: An Update |
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| Job Accommodations for people Who Have Attention Deficit Disorder |
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| Legal Issues for Adults with AD/HD in the Workplace and Higher Education |
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| Searchable Online Accommmodations Resource |
| Other online resources which can be obtained from the Job Accommodation Network |
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| The Job Accommodation Process |
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| Top Ten ADHD Traps in the Workplace and How to Avoid Getting Caught by Them! |
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| Work-site Accommodations Ideas for People with Learning Disabilites and/or Attention Deficit Disorder |
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| Work-site Acommodations Ideas for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities |
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Resources on Learning Problems |
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| SchwabLearning.org |
| This is a website designed exclusively for parents of kids with learning difficulties. It includes content in the following areas: Identifying Learning Difficulties, Managing Learning difficulties, Connecting with Others, and Resources |
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Books and Web Sites on Stress Management |
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Resources in this bibliography have been obtained through a variety of avenues. Some are my own personal resources. Some have been found in other books and on the internet. In each section below I first list resources recommended by the Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Resources in Mental Health. I then list other resources I have found from other sources. The Authoritative Guide is an annotated bibliography of books, movies, internet web sites, and support groups which have been rated and ranked by professionals for their quality and usefulness.
BOOKS
Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Resources in Mental Health. (2000). by John C. Norcross, John W. Santrock, Linda F. Campbell, Thomas P. Smith, Robert Somer, and Edward L. Zuckerman. New York: The Guilford Press.
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (Fifth Ed). (2000). by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, and Matthew McKay. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Wherever You Go, There You Are. (1994). by Jon Kabat-Zinn. New York: Hyperion.
The Stress and Relaxation Handbook: A Practical Guide to Self-Help Techniques. (1997). by James Madders. London, UK: Vermilion.
The Relaxation Response. (1975). by Herbert Benson. New York: Morrow.
The Wellness Book: A Compreshensive Guide to Maintaining Health and Treating Stress Related Illness. (1992). by Herbert Benson and Eileen M. Stuart. New York: Fireside.
Beyond the Relaxation Response. (1984). by Herbert Benson. New York: Times Books.
Minding the Body, Mending the Mind. (1987). by Joan Borysenko. New York: Bantam.
Other Books
Stress Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness. (1984). by Edward A. Charlesworth and Ronald G. Nathan. New York: Ballantine Books.
The Doctors' Guide to Instant Stress Relief. (1987). by Ronald G. Nathan, Thomas E. Staats, and Paul J. Rosch. New York: G. P. Puntnam's Sons.
INTERNET RESOURCES
Job Stress Help Page: www.jobstresshelp.com. This is a consultation and evaluation site. Scores a survey and gives instant results.
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Other Web Sites
Dr. David Kidder is a psychologist in private practice who produces psychological self-help products including the Eastern Mountains Relaxation video through Psychological Technologies, L.L.C. Stress management information and aids are available at www.drkidder.com.
The following web sites were obtained through Yahoo.com categories = mental health>stress management.
The Calm Centre: www.calmcentre.com/. This is a good web site with things to do to reduce stress. Good home page design.This also has multimedia, music, etc. Very comprehensive site. |
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WEB DIRECTORY: STRESS MANAGEMENT AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS LINKS: This site organizes, categorizes, and lists very many web sites on this topic. |
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Mind Tools - How to Manage Stress: www.psychwww.com/mtsite/smpage.html. This is a text only web site which is quite comprehensive, like a book. |
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The Medical Basis of Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Drug Use: www.teachhealth.com. This is a web site developed by a physician in 1997 with cartoon characters as illustration.
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The American Institute of Stress: www.stress.org. This site is a basic site which has listed informational booklets you can order for a fee. It also provides some online articles and information on the relationship between stress and illness. |
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| The Different Kinds of Stress |
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| Stress in the Workplace |
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| How to Manage Your Boss |
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