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Phobias: Where to Get Help
Following is a list of mental health organizations to help you find more information about anxiety disorders and related issues. NIMH is not responsible* for the contents of any website listed. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016 (202) 966-7300 Internet: http://www.aacap.org Call or write for referral information about child and adolescent psychiatrists in your area. (A child psychiatrist is a physician with five additional years of training beyond medical school in child, adolescent and general psychiatry.) American Counseling Association 801 N. Fairfax St., Suite 304 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 326-2642 Internet: http://www.counseling.org Call or write for referral information about counselors in your area. American Psychiatric Association Public Affairs Office, Suite 501 1400 K St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 682-6220 Internet: http://www.psych.org For referral information about psychiatrists in your area, call or write the APA Public Affairs office. American Psychological Association 750 First St., N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 336-5800 Internet: http://helping.apa.org Call or write for referral information about psychologists in your area. Anxiety Disorders Association of America 11900 Parklawn Dr., Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20852-2624 (301) 231-9350 Internet: http://www.adaa.org/ Call or write to receive a list of mental health professionals who treat anxiety disorders and a list of self-help groups in your area. (Include $3.00 for postage and handling.) Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy 305 Seventh Ave., 16th Floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 647-1890 Call or write AABT to request a list of mental health professionals in your state who use behavior therapy and/or cognitive behavior therapy - forms of treatment that are usually goal-oriented, short-term, and drug free. Sent with it is the brochure “Guidelines for Choosing a Behavior Therapist.” AABT request $5.00 to cover its postage and handling costs. Freedom From Fear 308 Seaview Ave. Staten Island, NY 10305 (718) 351-1717 Internet: http://www.freedomfromfear.org Call or write for a free newsletter on anxiety disorders and a referral list of treatment specialists. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 200 N. Glebe Rd., Suite 1015 Arlington, VA 22201 (800) 950-NAMI Internet: http://www.nami.org For help in finding self-help groups, NAMI can provide phone numbers of state and regional chapters and affiliates in your area. National Anxiety Foundation 3135 Custer Dr. Lexington, KY 40517-4001 (606) 272-7166 NAF provides referrals to their members and other mental health professionals around the country. (Include $10.00 for postage and handling.) National Association of Social Workers Clinical Registrar Office 750 First St., N.E., Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20002-4241 (800) 638-8799 Internet: http://www.naswdc.org Call or write for referrals to qualified clinical social workers in your area. National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association 730 N. Franklin, Suite 501 Chicago, IL 60610 (800) 826-3632 Call or write for a list of support groups in your area. National Mental Health Association 1021 Prince St. Alexandria, VA 22314-2971 (703) 684-7722 or (800) 969-NMHA Internet: http://www.nmha.org Call or write for a list of affiliate mental health organizations in your area who can provide resources and information about self-help groups, treatment professionals and community clinics. (Include $1.00 for postage and handling.) National Panic/Anxiety Disorder News, Inc. 1718 Burgandy Pl Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (707) 527-5738 Internet: http://www.npadnews.com Call or write for referral sources and contacts for support groups for many parts of the country. Obsessive Compulsive Foundation 9 Depot St. Milford, CT 06460 (203) 878-5669 Internet: http://pages.prodigy.com/alwillen/ocf.html Call or write for a list of mental health practitioners in your area who specialize in treating OCD. Additional Self-Help Groups The following lay organizations can provide additional referral information on national and local self-help groups. Several also provide monthly publications as well as guidelines and materials for starting a self-help group. ABIL, Inc.(Agoraphobics Building Independent Lives) 3805 Cutshaw Ave. Suite 415 Richmond, VA 23230 (804) 353-3964 E-mail: ABIL1996@aol.com Founded in 1986 National network of support groups A.I.M. (Agoraphobics in Motion) 1719 Crooks St. Royal Oak, MI 48067-1306 (248) 547-0400 E-mail: anny@ameritech.net Founded in 1983 20 groups nationally American Self-Help Clearinghouse Northwest Covenant Medical Center 25 Pocono Rd. Denville, NJ 07834 (800) 367-6724 (in NJ) (201) 625-9565 (outside NJ) \Internet: http://www.cmhc.com/selfhelp/ Founded in 1990 National network National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse 1211 Chesnut St. Suite 1000 Philadelphia, PA 1910 (800) 553-4539 or (215) 735-6082 Internet: http://www.libertynet.org/~mha/cl_house.html Founded in 1985 National network Phobics Anonymous P.O. Box 1180 Palm Springs, CA 92263 (619) 322-COPE Founded in 1985 142 groups nationally Recovery, Inc. 802 N. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 337-5661 Founded in 1987 850 chapters nationally Research Programs The following institutions have treatment research programs and ongoing studies that are conducted with support from NIMH. Individuals with anxiety disorders, and their family members, may be eligible to participate in these studies. University of California, Los Angeles Anxiety Disorders Behavioral Program Department of Psychology Franz Hall Room A225, 405 Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563 (310) 206-9191 NIMH Anxiety Disorders Clinic National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Building 10 4th Floor Outpatient Clinic Bethesda, MD 20892-1368 (301) 496-4874 San Diego State University Psychology Clinic 6363 Alvarado Ct. #103 San Diego, CA 92120 (619) 594-5134 The Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Anxiety Disorders Clinic 600 N. Wolfe St., Meyer Room 115 Baltimore, MD 21287 (410) 955-5653 Yale Anxiety Disorder Research Center Connecticut Mental Health Center 34 Park St., Room 269 New Haven, CT 06519 (800) 538-0284 (in CT) (203) 789-6985 Boston University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders 648 Beacon St., 6th Floor Boston, MA 02215-2015 (617) 353-9610 Yale University School of Medicine West Haven VA Medical Center Psychiatry 116A2 950 Campbell Ave. West Haven, CT 06516 (203) 932-5711 Harvard University Department of Psychology 33 Kirkland St. Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 495-3853 University of Florida Center for the Study of Emotion and Attention P.O. Box 100165HSC Gainesville, FL 32610 (352) 392-2439 University of Michigan Anxiety Disorders Clinic Med Inn C435 1500 E. Medical Center Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0840 (313) 764-5348 University of Iowa Psychiatry Outpatient University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics 200 Hawkins Dr. Iowa City, IA 52242-1000 (319) 353-6314 Wayne State University Depression/Schizophrenia/Anxiety Studies 2751 E. Jefferson, Suite 200 Detroit, MI 48207 (313) 993-3426 University of Pittsburgh Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Anxiety Disorders Clinic 3811 O’Hara St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2593 (412) 624-1000 University of Nebraska, Lincoln Psychological Consultation Center Department of Psychology 116 Lyman Lincoln, NE 68588-0308 (402) 472-2351 Pennsylvania State University Department of Psychology The Stress and Anxiety Disorders Institute 541 Moore Building University Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-6019 Albert Einstein College of Medicine Phobia, Stress, and Anxiety Clinic Long Island Jewish Medical Center Hillside Hospital 75-59 263rd St. Glen Oaks, NY 11004 (718) 470-8442 Brown University/Butler Hospital 700 Butler Dr. Duncan Building Box G-BH Providence, RI 02906 (401) 444-1900 Columbia University New York State Psychiatric Institute 722 W. 168th St. New York, NY 1003 (212) 960-2442 (212) 960-2438 (212) 960-2367 Medical University of South Carolina Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Clinical Research Division 171 Ashley Ave. Charleston, SC 29425 (800) 369-5472 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Department of Psychology Davie Hall CB3270 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270 (919) 962-5082 University of Texas, Austin Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 2914 Kassarine Pass Austin, TX 78704 (512) 404-9308 Wright State University School of Medicine Anxiety and Affective Disorders Research Program 4100 W. Third St. Dayton, OH 45428 (513) 267-5319 University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 301 University Blvd. Galveston, TX 77555-0429 (409) 772-0770 Kent State University Department of Psychology 107A Kent Hall Kent,OH 44242-0001 (330) 672-2266 University of Washington Department of Psychiatry Harborview Medical Center 325 9th Ave., Mail Stop 359911 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 731-3404 Prepared by the Anxiety Disorders Education Program National Institute of Mental Health 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm. 8184 MSC 9663 Bethesda, MD 20892-9663 NIMH Publication 
RECOMMENDED READING FROM THE PSYSTORE:   Anxiety Disorders and Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective
by Aaron T. Beck, Gary Emery (Contributor), Ruth L. Greenberg Our Price: $16.80 Here is the long-awaited book that is the first to present a comprehensive cognitive model for understanding and treating anxiety disorders and phobias. "This important book lays the groundwork for cognitive therapy of phobias and anxiety disorders and offers promise for significant advances in therapeutics" --Gerald L. Klerman, Harvard Medical School. For a selection of books on this topic, visit the Psystore.
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