Psychiatry Pathfinder

UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS OF PSYCHIATRY

U of T

www.utpsychiatry.ca

McMaster
www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/psychiatryneuroscience

Western
www.psychiatry.med.uwo.ca/

Queen’s
meds.queensu.ca/medicine/psychiatry/locate.htm

University of Manitoba
umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/psychiatry

University of Alberta
www.psychiatry.ualberta.ca

University of Calgary
www.ucalgary.ca/~psyctree/

McGill
www.mcgill.ca/tcpsych/

Dalhousie
psychiatry.medicine.dal.ca/

University of British Columbia
www.psychiatry.ubc.ca/

PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRY

Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets
www.klis.com/chandler/

Articles written by Jim Chandler, MD, FRCPC a pediatric psychiatrist. Describes the diagnosis and treatment of common child and adolescent psychiatric disorders.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.aacap.org/index.ww

A site detailing common psychological problems in children, tips for parents, and links to other sites. Features a “Media” link for press releases.

About Our Kids
http://www.aboutourkids.org/

A site for parents featuring many articles about common pediatric psychiatry problems.

GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY

Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry
http://www.cagp.ca/#

A resource site for the promoting mental health in the Canadian elderly population. Features the group’s history, membership, and newsletter.

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
http://www.aagpgpa.org/default.asp

Dedicated to raising awareness of mental health issues affecting the elderly. Site has a “Media” link for journalistic contacts.

ONLINE JOURNALS

Psychwatch.com
http://www.psychwatch.com/journalpage.htm

A hyperlinked list of Psychiatry journals from Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Australia.

Cognitive Linguistics
http://www.degruyter.com/rs/384_386_ENU_h.htm

An Interdisciplinary Journal of Cognitive Science

Eating Disorders
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pp/10640266.html

Details treatment and approach to the growing problem of eating disorders.

International Journal of Psychoanalysis
http://www.ijpa.org/

Articles on Methodology, Psychoanalytic Theory & Technique, The History of Psychoanalysis, Clinical Contributions, Research and Life-Cycle Development, Education & Professional Issues, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and Interdisciplinary Studies.

PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Canadian Mental Health Association
http://www.cmha.ca/

A site dedicated to helping mental health consumers, their friends and family. Has a “Media” link that includes press releases, contacts, and recent events.

Royal College of Psychiatrists
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/

A British site for mental health information, current mental health issues, list of members. Site has “press” link.

Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and Law
http://www.caplnet.org/

A forensic psychiatry site that lists bylaws, Academy mission statement, and members.

OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES

Internet Mental Health
http://www.mentalhealth.com/

Includes descriptions of the most common mental disorders, diagnosis, and the latest research findings for each disorders and medication. Also describes psychiatric medications and mental health publications.

Cyber Couch
http://homepage.mac.com/tgrugle/cyber/lib.html

A collection of articles written by psychiatrists answering commonly asked questions.

Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry
http://www.ccrn.uwa.edu.au/

Focuses on the aetiology, epidemiology, course and outcome of major psychiatric disorders in adults and children. The CCRN has a special interest in genetic and family studies.

Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health
http://www.psychiatry.ox.ac.uk/cebmh/index.html

Offers research and articles detailing evidence-based medicine and psychiatry

Psychiatric Disorders
http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/sec15.html

A detailed list/description of mental illnesses.