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Psychology, Sixth Edition
Douglas A. Bernstein - University of South Florida and University of Southampton
Louis A. Penner - University of South Florida
Alison Clarke-Stewart - University of California, Irvine
Edward J. Roy - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Web Links
Chapter 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders


  • APA Ethical Code
    Read the APA ethical code relating to psychotherapy.
  • Behavioral Therapy
    The site of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy has descriptions of behavioral therapies and how and where they are used.
  • Biological Treatments
    The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology site collects and presents information on the potential dangers of psychoactive drugs, electroconvulsive shock, and other forms of biological treatment.
  • Client-Centered Therapy
    This page explains client-centered treatment.
  • Cognitive Therapy
    The site of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research has information about cognitive therapy and provides reading lists, assessment scales, and links to related therapy sites.
  • Community Psychology
    This site has comprehensive information about community psychology, including career information.
  • Culture and Psychotherapy
    You can read a book about the role of cultural diversity in psychotherapy by following the link from this site. You will need to use Adobe Acrobat to read the book and you can download it from the site.
  • Efficacy of Treatment for Depression
    Read a summary (and access the full report) of the government's meta-analysis of hundreds of studies about the efficacy of depression treatment.
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
    Get the facts on ECT treatment.
  • Gestalt Therapy
    The Gestalt Therapy Page describes Gestalt therapy and offers numerous links to books and other materials relating to it.
  • Group Therapy
    The Group Psychotherapy site explains group therapy, provides reading lists, and has numerous links to other group therapy sites.
  • Legal Rights of the Mentally Ill in Managed Care Settings
    This new publication outlines important rights for the seriously mentally ill in managed care settings.
  • Medications
    The Internet Mental Health Medications site provides lists of common psychoactive drug treatments, along with information about how they work, what they are used for, their side effects, and research on their effectiveness.
  • National Foundation for Depressive Illness
    Site of the National Foundation for Depressive Illness, Inc., this is another large depression site. Note that only the top-level domain name (org vs. com) separates this site from the previous site.
  • Olmstead v. L.C.
    Read this important recent Supreme Court decision about the rights of the mentally ill and mentally retarded to be treated in community settings, as opposed to institutions.
  • Psychoanalysis
    This site of the American Psychoanalytic Association explains psychoanalysis and provides links to psychoanalytic resources.
  • Schizophrenia Treatment
    Read about treatment for schizophrenia.
  • Schizophrenia.com
    The home page of schizophrenia.com, a nonprofit organization providing information, support, and education about schizophrenia.
  • The ADA and Mental Illness
    Learn about how the Americans with Disabilities Act protects people with serious mental illnesses.



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