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Bipolar and Addiction

NAMI

NAMI

Substance Use Disorders

Mayo Clinic

Bipolar disorder and alcoholism:

Are they related?

POLAR WARRIORS

Faces of Polar Disorders:

Drug & Alcohol Addiction

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

An Introduction to Bipolar Disorder

and Co-occurring

Substance Use Disorders

WebMD

Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

Health Line

Bipolar Disorder and

Alcohol Use Disorder

Medical News

How does alcohol affect

bipolar disorder?

Dual Diagnosis

Dual Diagnosis

Addiction and Bipolar Disorder - 

Are they Related?

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Dual Diagnosis and Recovery

Psychiatric Advisor

Comorbid Bipolar and Substance

Abuse: A Challenge to

Diagnose and Treat

Rehab Spot

Co-occurring Disorders

and Addictions

Dual Diagnosis Facility Examples

Lakeview Health

Bipolar Treatment Center

within the

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Addiction Center

Bipolar Disorder and Addiction

Greenhouse American

Living with Bipolar Disorder

and Addiction

Beachway Therapy Center

Bipolar Disorder &

Substance Abuse

Dual Diagnosis Treatment

Sierra Tucson

Bipolar Treatment Center & Rehab

 

The Recovery Village

Many Locations & Options

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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Mission Harbor Behavioral Health

How To Find An LGBTQ-

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Health Treatment Center

Michael's House

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Cast Centers

Cast Centers FAQ:

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SYNERGY HEALTH

LGBTQ Mental Health

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RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT ASSociation

30 Residential Facilities for

Adults with Psychiatric Illness

Find Treatment

Search for Treatment

Refine Search Results

Substance abuse and mental health services administration #1

National Directory of

Mental Health Treatment Facilities

2021 (PDF)

    

National Institute of Mental Health

Help for Mental Illness

Resource List

Addiction Center

Browse Treatment Centers

with Zip Code Plus Many Filters

Substance abuse and mental health services administration #2

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by Zip Code

    

Brain Stimulation

Differing Views & More to Learn

Psychiatry.org

What is Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?

National Allliance on Mental Illness

ECT, TMS and Other

Brain Stimulation Therapies

Mayo Clinic

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

mha: Informed Consent for ECT

MHA, Mental Health America (mhanational.org) and the need to obtain informed consent before ECT:
 

webMD: View on ECT

WebMD.com shares it's view of ECT:
 

MentalHelp.net: ECT

MentalHelp.net addresses ECT

Hopkins Medicine: FAQ on ECT

HopkinsMedicine.org: FAQ  on  ECT:

Very Well Mind

ECT is used to treat bipolar depression

TMS has not yet received FDA approveal for treating bipolar disorder 

(April 2021)

NIH: ECT STudies

National Institute of Health (NIH) scientific studies of ECT:

NIH: ECT Studies*

(*Website address may change in May 2020)

 

ECT: Some Patient Perspectives

NatashaTracy.com, Mental Health Blogger and Author, presents some patient perspectives on ECT:
 

HealthLine

Electroconvulsive Therapy

MAD IN AMERICa: rethinks ECT

MadinAmerica.com: Rethinks the use of ECT:
 
 
 
 

PAD

Psychiatric Advanced Directives

MentalHelp.net: PAD pro's and con's

MentalHelp.net explains why and when some sign a Psychiatric Advanced Directive (PAD) and use of PAD to express use or nonuse of ECT choice:
 

Harvard Health: PAD

Health.Harvard.edu addressed PADs:
 
 
 
 
 
 

NAMI: PAD and legal rights

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) on Psychiatric Psychiatric Advanced Directives (PAD):

NAMI & PADs 

NAMI and legal rights of those with mental illness conditions, including Right to Treatment section:

NAMI & Legal Rights

SAMHSA: PAD Resources

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has a Practical Guide to PADs:

SAMHSA: PAD Practical Guide 

 
SAMHSA also offers information on Behavioral Health Advanced Directives:

NursingCenter.com: PAD

NursingCenter.com: article on PADs:
 
 
 

NRC-PAD.org: STATE BY STATE on PAD

The National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives (NRC-PAD.org) offers state by state information:

Download: PAD Book


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