Self-Help Library
Welcome to the CAPS Self-Help Library! Here
you will find information on a wide variety of topics that can help you
understand many of the mental health issues that may be relevant to
college students. Below is a listing of various resources for
students, faculty, and staff at UCSD. You can scroll through to find
general topic areas, or you can click on the links below to go directly to
the topic area of your choice:
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 The "Book" refers to Books or Audiotapes recommended by Counseling and Psychological Services Staff
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The "Butterfly" refers to recommended websites that address the specific topic areas.
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Books Adult Children of Alcoholics - Janet Geringer Woititz Perfect Daughters-Adult Daughters of Alcoholics - Robert Ackerman  Websites Facts on Tap. A comprehensive alcohol and other drug education, prevention, and intervention program for college students. Adult Children of Alcoholics. A Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Website filled with publications, databases, graphics gallery, and other resources related to substance abuse. Alcoholics Anonymous. A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem of alcoholism Al-Anon/Alateen. Designed to help families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center for College Students. Get information and resources about alcohol and substance abuse - a site tailored to college students. Women on Campus: Are You At Risk? This site provides statistics from studies conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism between 1998 and 2002 - "College Drinking: A Snapshot of Annual High-Risk College Drinking Consequences". College Binge Drinking. A website provided via About.Com - Is the drinking on college campus as wide-spread as reported? It is as dangerous as the media says it is? National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. This site provides up-to-date information on alcohol and substance abuse issues The Higher Education Center. Help for college and community leaders to develop, implement, and evaluate programs and policies to reduce student problems related to alcohol and other drug use and interpersonal violence. Smart Recovery. This site teaches self-reliance rather than reliance on a higher power; Views addiction as a complex maladaptive behavior rather than as a disease.
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Books Worry: Controlling It and Using It Wisely - Edward Hallowell The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook - Edmund Bourne Diagonally-Parked in a Parallel Universe: Working though Social Anxiety - Signe Dayhoff
Go Ask Alice - Stress & Anxiety. Provided via Columbia University, this website provides information and resources for all types of stress and anxiety issues. Mental Health Matters. A website with resources and information about mental health issues of all types. The Anxiety Network International. A website filled with information about anxiety.
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Books The Dance of Anger (book/tape) - Harriet Lerner
Anger Management. Anger management tips from the Mayo Clinic . |
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The Female Athlete Triad. A description of this disorder commonly found in physically active women who have a combination of disordered eating, lack of menstrual periods (amenorrhea), and bone weakening (osteoporosis). About.com - College Athletes with Eating Disorders. An important site for athletes who have questions or may be at risk for eating issues. American Board of Sports Psychology. A national organization with information for athletes and sports psychologists.
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| Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder |
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Taking Charge of ADHD - Russell Barkley ADHD and the Nature of Self Control - Russell Barkley Hyperactive Children: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment - Russell Barkley Dr. Larry Silver's Advice to Parents with ADHD - Larry Silver Teenagers with ADD: A Parent's Guide - Chris Dendy Teaching Kids with ADD and ADHD - Chris Dendy Driven to Distraction - Edward Hallowell and John Ratey You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?: A Self-Help Book - Kate Kelly & Peggy Ramjundo Attention Deficit Disorder: A Pathological Focus - Thom Hartman
Attention Deficit Disorder Association. A national organization for resources of all types for attention deficit disorder. ADDitude.com. A website filled with information, news, books, etc. on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. ADDvance.com. An
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Books Mind Over Mood - Greenberger & Padesky Self-Esteem - Matthew McKay & Patricia Fanning Healthy Optimism - Martin Seligman The Art of Happiness - Dalai Lama The Feeling Good Handbook - David Burns, M.D.
National Foundation for Depressive Illness. A general website with resources of all types related to depression. The Suicide Prevention Center. The SPC is an integral part of Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center, a Los Angeles area-based non-profit community specializing in suicide prevention. About.com Depression. This website has links to information and resources for all types of depressive disorders. Psych Central. Regularly maintained by Dr. John Grohol, this site is an annotated guide to the most useful Websites, newsgroups, and mailing lists online today in mental health, psychology, social work, and psychiatry. Depression and Bipolar Alliance. A website for support, information and resources for depression and bipolar disorders Go Ask Alice - Blues and Depression. Provided via Columbia University, this website provides information and resources for all types of depressive disorders.
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Marijuana Anonymous. A twelve-step recovery program for marijuana addiction. Cocaine Anonymous. A twelve-step recovery program for cocaine addiction. Narcotics Anonymous. A twelve-step recovery program for drug addiction of all types Ecstasy (MDMA or "E") drug information. A website provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse outlines some basic information about this drug often abused by college students Crystal Meth Anonymous. A twelve-step program for people who abuse crystal meth
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| Eating Disorders |
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Books The Body Image Workbook: An 8 Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks - Thomas Cash Overcoming Binge Eating - Christopher Fairburn Breaking Free From Compulsive Eating - Geneen Roth Fat is a Feminist Issue - Susie Orbach Making Peace with Food: Freeing Yourself from the Diet/Weight Obsession - Susan Kano The Golden Cage: The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa - Hilde Bruch
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. Information about eating issues of all types..."Accept Yourself...Accept Others". National Eating Disorders Association Dedicated to eliminating eating disorders and body dissatisfaction (previously known as Eating Disorders and Awareness). Bulimia.com. Specializes in information about eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating, plus related topics such as body image and obesity. Anorexia Nervosa and related eating disorders. Information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other less-well-known food and weight disorders. Eating Disorders - Mirror, Mirror. This Canadian website provides the reader with definitions, signs and symptoms and physical/medical complications for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and compulsive eating. The Academy for Eating Disorders. This is a multidisciplinary professional organization focusing on Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and related disorders. Caringonline.com. For those with negative body image or Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating and Compulsive Overeating. Boston College Information Center. Sponsored by the Boston College Eating Awareness Team, this helpful website focuses on Eating disorders and disordered eating. |
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Ulifeline.org. A mental health library, drug database, mental health screening tests, how to help a friend, support groups, crisis centers, suicide prevention information and much more. Student Counseling and Resource Service. This website from the University of Chicago has it all! It contains virtual pamphlets on all types of issues - you can even search by topic area. Surgeon General. Get information on general mental health issues and topics from the official website of the Surgeon General. MentalHelp.net. Website with resources, news, psych self-help, books, etc.
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| Health & Wellness |
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Med Help International. A website with a variety of resources for medical topics of all types. Centers for Disease Control. A website with information about medical and disease topics of all types WebMD. Health related topics of all kinds. AIDS Education Global Information Center. Daily updates regarding HIV and related illness. Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information. Resources for health topics of all types.
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| Learning Disabilities |
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LDOnline.org. A good resource including full text articles all about learning disabilities - for parents, teachers, and professionals National Center for Learning Disabilities. A website with various resources about learning disabilities of all types. SchwabLearning.Org. A parent's guide to helping kids with learning differences. Valuable brief articles covering a wide range of learning and associated problems.
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Websites AuthenticHappiness.Org. Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
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| Relationships |
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Books How to Survive The Loss of a Loved One - H. Bloomfield, M. Colgrove & P. McWilliams You Can Go Home Again: Reconnecting with Your Family - Monica McGoldrick Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work - John Gottman Couples Guide to Communication - Markman, Gottman, et al. Too Good To Leave, Too Bad To Stay - Mira Kirshenbaum The Dance of Intimacy - Harriet Lerner After the Affair - Janis Abrams Spring
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| Sexual Orientation |
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Books The Intimacy Dance: A Guide to Long-Term Success in Gay & Lesbian Relationships -Betty Berzon Permanent Partners - Betty Berzon Reclaiming Your Life: The Gay Men's Guide to Love, Self-Acceptance, and Trust - Rick Isensee |
| Smoking |
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1-800-NO-BUTTS. An organization that provides support and treatment for those wishing to stop smoking. Tips on Tobacco. A website provided by the Center for Disease Control with tips on smoking. American Lung Association. Information from one of the largest organizations addressing smoking and tobacco. QuitNet. Launched in 1995, QuitNet is one of the web's original quit smoking sites QuitNet operates in association with Boston University School of Public Health.
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| Time Management |
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Mind Tools. A user-friendly website with tips about time management and personal planning for your days in college. Time Management Guide. A website with information about time management and tips for planning your schedule. |
| Test Anxiety |
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Managing Test Anxiety. A site provided by the University of Western Ontario on how to manage test anxiety. Study Habits & Test Anxiety. A website provided via the University of Buffalo Counseling Services. CampusBlues.com - Test Anxiety. A website designed to facilitate student awareness and use of school resources regarding test anxiety.
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