Prevention Specialists, Ltd.

Patient Resources

Resource Library

In this section, you’ll find a representative listing of links to associations, patient support groups and government organizations to help you find helpful information on eating and weight disorders; mental health disorders; cardiovascular disease; cancer risk and treatment; and smoking cessation. These resources are not endorsed by PSL, nor is this list designed to be a complete reference or replacement for a dialogue with a qualified medical professional.

Resources are listed in alphabetical order by condition:

Eating and Weight Disorders

The American Obesity Association
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED)
Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide
The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
The National Center for Overcoming Overeating
The National Eating Disorders Association
The National Institutes of Health
The North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)
My Pyramid
Overeaters Anonymous
Weight Watchers

Mental Health

Depression:
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
National Foundation for Depressive Illness, Inc.
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association

Anxiety and Panic Disorders:
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy—Anxiety Special Interest Group
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association

Chronic Pain:
American Chronic Pain Association
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Pain.com
Medical Information Network, Chronic Pain

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation

PMS:
National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome
National Women’s Health Resource Center
WomensHealth.Gov

Bipolar Disorder :
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association

ADHD:
Adult ADHD
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Family Education

Sleep Disorders:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
National Sleep Foundation

Chronic Fatigue:
Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS)
Association of America Chronic Syndrome Support Association
National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Association, Inc.

Addiction:
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Al-Anon/Alateen
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
National Institute on Drug Addiction (NIDA)

Preventive Cancer Screening

American Cancer Society
Cancer Care
National Cancer Institute

Preventive Cardiology

American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association
National Institutes of Health

Smoking Cessation

American Lung Association
Help to Quit at Center for Diseases Control
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute