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Behavioral Health Advisor Adult Index


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Topics followed by * (asterisk) are available in Spanish. Brief versions of topics have a reading level no higher than 4th grade.

A
Abuse
    of the elderly *
    physical
        domestic violence
        during pregnancy
    sexual
        adults
        childhood, impact on adult life
    substance
        12 step programs
        alcohol
            delirium tremens (DTs)
            dependence *
            effects on health
            withdrawal
        amphetamine dependence
        club drugs
        cocaine
            dependence *
            intoxication *
            withdrawal *
        during pregnancy
        during pregnancy, brief version *
        ecstasy (MDMA)
        hallucinogen dependence *
        inhalant dependence
        marijuana
        narcotic
            dependence *
            withdrawal *
        nicotine
            dependence *
            smokeless tobacco
            withdrawal
        phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP)
        prescription drugs
        sedative
            dependence *
            overdose *
Active listening
Addiction to prescription drugs
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in adults
Adjustment disorder
    with anxiety
    with depressed mood
Aerobic exercise
Aerobic exercise, brief version *
Agoraphobia
    diagnosis and treatment
    resource list
Alcohol
    abuse resource list
    delirium tremens (DTs)
    dependence (alcoholism) *
    effects on health
    risk factors for abuse
    withdrawal
Alzheimer's disease
    caring for someone with
    dementia in
    overview *
Amnesia
Amphetamine dependence
Angel dust (PCP)
Anger management
Anorexia nervosa
    diagnosis and treatment
    resource list
Antianxiety medicines
Antidepressant medicines
Antipsychotic medicines
Antisocial personality disorder
Anxiety
    adjustment disorder with anxiety
    agoraphobia
    diagnosis and treatment
    due to a medical condition
    generalized anxiety disorder
    overview of disorders
    panic disorder
    phobias
    resources
    social phobia *
    substance-induced
Art therapy
Arthritis, effect on sexuality
Assertiveness
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults
Autogenic training
Avoidant personality disorder
B   [Top]
Behavior therapy
Behavior, changing
Binge eating disorder
Biofeedback
Bipolar disorder
    diagnosis and treatment *
    resource list
BMI chart *
Body mass index (BMI), chart for calculating *
Borderline personality disorder
Brain illustration
    cross section
    external
Bulimia nervosa
    diagnosis and treatment
    resource list
C   [Top]
Caffeine use during pregnancy
Caffeine use during pregnancy, brief version *
Caregiver issues
    Alzheimer's disease
    caring for ill or elderly adults
Cataplexy
CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy)
Changing behavior
Chewing tobacco
Childhood sexual abuse, impact on adult life
Chronic illness and stress
Classical conditioning
Club drugs
Cocaine
    dependence *
    intoxication *
    withdrawal *
Cognitive therapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Communication
    active listening
    anger management
    assertiveness
    conflict management *
    creating and keeping intimacy in your life
    healthy conflict for couples
    in intimate relationships
    social support
    understanding and expressing your feelings
Communication in intimate relationships
Compulsive gambling
Compulsive overeating
Conflict management
    for couples
    overview *
Conversion disorder
Couples
    healthy conflict
    therapy
Cyclothymia
D   [Top]
Deep breathing for relaxation
Delirium
Delirium tremens (DTs)
Delusional disorder
Delusions
    psychosis
    schizophrenia
Dementia
    diagnosis and treatment
    in Alzheimer's disease *
Dependent personality disorder
Depersonalization disorder
Depressants
    dependence *
    overdose *
Depression
    adjustment disorder with depressed mood
    bipolar disorder *
    cyclothymia
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    dysthymia
    electroconvulsive therapy
    major
    medical condition
    overview
    postpartum
    resource list
    seasonal affective disorder
    substance-induced mood disorder
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Designer drugs
Diabetes mellitus, effect on sexuality
Diaphragmatic breathing for relaxation
Diet
    food and feelings
    food pyramid illustration *
    for weight loss *
    losing weight *
Dissociative identity disorder
Divorce, emotional impact of
Domestic violence
    abuse during pregnancy
    elder abuse *
    overview
Dreams
    nightmares
    understanding
Drug abuse
    alcohol
        delirium tremens (DTs)
        dependence *
        effects on health
        withdrawal
    amphetamine dependence
    cocaine
        dependence *
        intoxication *
        withdrawal *
    during pregnancy
    during pregnancy, brief version *
    ecstasy (MDMA)
    hallucinogen
        dependence *
    inhalant
        dependence
    marijuana
    narcotic
        dependence *
        withdrawal *
    nicotine
        dependence *
        withdrawal
    phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP)
    prescription drugs
    resource list
    sedative
        dependence *
        overdose *
Dyspareunia (pain with intercourse) in older women
Dysthymia
E   [Top]
Eating disorder
    anorexia nervosa
    binge eating
    bulimia nervosa
    food and feelings
    resource list
Ecstasy (MDMA)
ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)
Elder abuse *
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
EMDR (eye movement desensitization)
Emotional impact of divorce
Emotions, understanding and expressing
Empty nest syndrome
Erectile dysfunction
Excessive daytime sleepiness
Exercise for maintaining health
Exercise for maintaining health, brief version *
Exhibitionism
Eye movement desensitization (EMDR)
F   [Top]
Facial tics
Factitious disorder by proxy
Families
    healthy
    living with a mentally ill person
    resources for mental illness
Family or couples therapy
Feelings about food
Feelings, understanding and expressing
Female pelvis, illustration *
Fetishism
Food and mood
Food pyramid illustration *
Frotteurism
G   [Top]
Gambling
    pathological
    resource list
Gender identity disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
    diagnosis and treatment
    resource list
Grief and loss
Group therapy
H   [Top]
Hallucinations
    overview
    psychosis
    schizophrenia
Hallucinogen dependence *
Health insurance
    mental health
Healthy conflict for couples
Healthy families
Histrionic personality disorder
Hypersomnia
Hyperventilation syndrome
Hypnosis
Hypnotherapy
Hypochondriac
Hypochondriasis
I   [Top]
Illustrations
    body mass index *
    brain
        cross section
        external
    food pyramid *
    pelvis, cross section
        female *
        male *
Impotence
Inhalant dependence
Insomnia *
Insurance, mental health
Intercourse, sexual -- See Sexuality
Intermittent explosive disorder
Intimacy, creating and keeping it in your life
J   [Top]
Jealousy
K   [Top]
Kleptomania
L   [Top]
Letting go of resentment
Listening, active
Living with a mentally ill person
Living with mental illness
Loneliness in older adults
Losing weight *
M   [Top]
Male pelvis, illustration *
Malingering
Manic-depressive illness
    diagnosis and treatment *
    resource list
Marijuana
Masochism
Massage, to enhance sexuality
MDMA (ecstasy)
Medicines
    antianxiety
    antidepressants
    antipsychotic
    prescription drug abuse
    use during pregnancy
    use during pregnancy, brief version *
Memory loss
    amnesia
    in Alzheimer's disease *
Mental health insurance
Mental health professionals
Mental imaging for relaxation
Mental retardation in adults
Miscarriage *
Mourning
Multiple personality disorder
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
N   [Top]
Narcissism
Narcolepsy
Narcotics
    dependence *
    withdrawal from *
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
Negative reinforcement
Neglect and abuse of the elderly *
Nicotine
    dependence *
    ways to quit smoking
    withdrawal
Nightmares
O   [Top]
Obesity
    diagnosis and treatment *
    diet for *
    losing weight *
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
    diagnosis and treatment
    resource list
Operant conditioning
Optimistic attitude
Overdose of sedatives *
Overeating, compulsive
Overweight
    body mass index (BMI), chart for calculating *
P   [Top]
Panic attacks
    agoraphobia
    panic disorder
Panic disorder
    overview
    resource list
Paranoid personality disorder
Passive aggressive personality disorder
Pathological gambling
PCP (phencyclidine hydrochloride)
Pedophilia
Pelvic area, illustration
    female *
    male *
Personality disorders
    avoidant
    borderline
    dependent
    histrionic
    narcissism
    paranoid
    passive aggressive
    schizoid
PET scan
Phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP)
Phobias
    agoraphobia
    overview
    social phobia *
Physical abuse
    domestic violence
    during pregnancy
    rape
PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) *
PMS (premenstrual syndrome) *
Positive attitude
Positive reinforcement
Positive self-talk
Positron emission tomography (PET scan)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
    overview *
    resource list
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy
    abuse during
    getting ready for *
    miscarriage *
    smoking *
    substance abuse (drugs, alcohol, and tobacco)
    substance abuse (drugs, alcohol, and tobacco), brief version *
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) *
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) *
Prescription drug abuse
Prevention
    stress management
        deep (diaphragmatic) breathing
        general guidelines
        general guidelines, brief version *
        mental imaging
        progressive muscle relaxation
Progressive muscle relaxation
Psychoeducational therapy
Psychosis
Psychotherapy
    behavior therapy
    cognitive therapy
    cognitive-behavioral therapy
    group therapy
    questions to ask when choosing a therapist
    sexual therapy
    types of therapy overview
Psychotic disorder, shared
PTSD
    overview *
    resource list
Pyromania
Q   [Top]
Questions to ask when choosing a therapist
R   [Top]
Rape
Relaxation techniques
    deep (diaphragmatic) breathing
    mental imaging
    overview
    progressive muscle relaxation
Resentment
Resource list
    agoraphobia
    alcohol abuse
    anxiety disorders
    bipolar disorder
    depression
    drug abuse
    eating disorders
    families of mentally ill
    gambling
    generalized anxiety disorder
    obsessive-compulsive disorder
    panic disorder
    post-traumatic stress disorder
    schizophrenia
    social phobia
Resources
    Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
    National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
    National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
Respite for the caregiver (for ill or elderly adults)
Retardation
S   [Top]
Sadism
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizophrenia
    diagnosis and treatment
    resources
Schizophreniform disorder
Seasonal affective disorder
Sedatives
    dependence *
    overdose *
Self-esteem *
Self-harm
Sensate focus exercises
Sensual massage
Sensual touch
Sex therapy
Sexual abuse in childhood, impact on adult life
Sexual addiction
Sexual arousal in older men and women
Sexual assault
Sexual problems
    with aging
Sexuality
    changes in arousal from aging
    communication
    effect of arthritis on
    effect of diabetes on
    erectile dysfunction (impotence)
    exhibitionism
    fetishism
    frotteurism
    gender identity disorder
    masochism
    older adults and problems of
    pain with sexual relations in older women
    pedophilia
    sadism
    sex addiction
    sex therapy
    sexual problems
    touching
    transsexual
    transvestism
    voyeurism
Shared psychotic disorder
Sleep disorders overview
Sleep problems
    excessive daytime sleepiness
    insomnia *
    narcolepsy
    nightmares and sleep terrors
    overview
Sleep terrors
Smokeless tobacco
Smoking
    during pregnancy and around infants and children *
    nicotine dependence *
    nicotine withdrawal
    ways to quit
Snuff
Social learning theory
Social phobia
    diagnosis and treatment *
    resource list
Social support
Somatization disorder
Split personality
Spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) *
Stress
Stress management
    deep (diaphragmatic) breathing
    exercise
    exercise, brief version *
    general guidelines
    general guidelines, brief version *
    mental imaging
    overview
    progressive muscle relaxation
    relaxation techniques
    social support
    tranquilizers
Stresses of chronic illness
Substance abuse
    alcohol
        delirium tremens (DTs)
        dependence *
        effects on health
        resource list
        withdrawal
    amphetamine dependence
    cocaine
        dependence *
        withdrawal *
    during pregnancy
    during pregnancy, brief version *
    ecstasy (MDMA)
    hallucinogen
        dependence *
    inhalant and solvent
        dependence
    marijuana
    narcotic
        dependence *
        withdrawal *
    nicotine
        dependence *
        smokeless tobacco
        withdrawal
    phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP)
    prescription drugs
    resource list
    sedative
        dependence *
        overdose *
Substance-induced mood disorder
Suicide
T   [Top]
Tardive dyskinesia
Therapists
    mental health
    questions to ask when choosing a mental health therapist
Therapy
    behavior therapy
    cognitive therapy
    cognitive-behavioral therapy
    group therapy
    hypnotherapy
    kinds of mental health therapists
    sexual therapy
    types of mental health therapy
Tics
    facial
Tobacco use during pregnancy and around infants and children *
Tobacco, smokeless
Touch and sexuality
Tranquilizers
    overdose of *
    overview
Transvestism
Trichotillomania
Twelve-step programs
Twitches
    facial tics
U   [Top]
Understanding and expressing your feelings
Understanding dreams
V   [Top]
Violence, domestic
    abuse during pregnancy
    elder abuse *
    overview
Violence, impulse control
Voyeurism
W   [Top]
Withdrawal
    from alcohol
        delirium tremens
        overview
    from cocaine *
    from narcotics *

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