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Other Useful Sites

The AED Pregnancy Registry
www.aedpregnancyregistry.org
The AED Pregnancy Registry is the first hospital-based registry established to determine the safety of seizure medications that can be taken by women during pregnancy. It was established at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston by funds provided by six companies that manufacture "old" and "new" anticonvulsant drugs.


FDA Office of Women's Health
www.fda.gov/womens/default.htm
The mission of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of Women's Health (OWH) is to serve as a champion for women's health both within and outside the agency.


NIH
www.nih.gov
Founded in 1887, the National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the United States. The NIH, comprising 27 separate Institutes and Centers, is one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service which, in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


ORWH
www4.od.nih.gov/orwh
The ORWH serves as the catalyst and focal point at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for efforts to improve the health of women through research. The ORWH has developed an agenda for women's health research.


The Marc� Society
www.marcesociety.com
An international society for the understanding, prevention, and treatment of mental illness related to childbearin


Postpartum Support International
www.postpartum.net
Postpartum Support International (PSI) was founded in 1987 by Jane Honikman and currently headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. The purpose of the organization is to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum.


Perinatology
www.perinatology.com
San Gabriel Valley Perinatal Medical Group- Perinatology.com is maintained as a resource to perinatologists and genetic counselors. Information on the site is written by maternal-fetal medicine specialists unless specified otherwise.


Pregnancy and Depression
www.pregnancyanddepression.com
Lots of well organized information relating to the treatment of depression during pregnancy. Make sure to read "How to Evaluate Health Information on the Web".


SHARE Atlanta
www.shareatlanta.org
SHARE Atlanta is a nonprofit organization that provides support for bereaved parents who have experienced a pregnancy loss or newborn loss.


Mother Risk Program
www.motherisk.org
Your source for evidence-based information about the safety or risk of drugs, chemicals, and disease during pregnancy and lactation.


March of Dimes
www.modimes.org
March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight.


National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
www.narsad.org
NARSAD is the largest donor-supported organization in the world devoted exclusively to funding scientific research on psychiatric brain disorders.


Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
www.dbsalliance.org
(Formerly the National Manic Depressive and Depressive Association) DBSA is the nation�s leading patient-directed organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses � depression and bipolar disorder.


American Epilepsy Society
www.aesnet.org
"Committed to the support and enhancement of the study, acquisition, dissemination, and application of knowledge concerning epilepsy in all of its phases: biological, clinical, and social."


Epilepsy Foundation
www.epilepsyfoundation.org
The Epilepsy Foundation is a national, charitable organization, founded in 1968 as the Epilepsy Foundation of America. The only such organization wholly dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy, our mission is simple: to work for children and adults affected by seizures through research, education, advocacy and service. The Women and Epilepsy Initiative is a campaign to bring hope and help to women with epilepsy. (Click Here)


Tourette Syndrome Association
www.tsa-usa.org
TSA, is the only national voluntary non-profit membership organization in this field. Its mission is to identify the cause of, find the cure for and control the effects of this disorder. Today, TSA has grown into a major national health-related organization with approximately 50 U. S. Chapters and 300 support groups, and International Contacts around the world.





Journal Article Search Engines

NCBI
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease.


Science Direct
www.sciencedirect.com
The ScienceDirect of today offers a rich electronic environment for research journals, bibliographic databases and reference works. One of the world's most advanced web delivery systems for STM information, ScienceDirect is powered by superb searching and linking technology and navigated via a simple user interface.





Medical School Websites

UCLA Mood Disorders Research Program
www.npi.ucla.edu/uclamdrp/index.htm
Treat individuals suffering from mood disorders and to further our understanding of such disorders through research.


Women's Health Research at Yale
info.med.yale.edu/womenshealth
Women's Health Research at Yale fosters and supports groundbreaking health research that focuses on women's health and factors gender into the study of health and disease.


Women's Mental Health
www.womensmentalhealth.org
The Center for Women's Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital provides state of the art evaluation and treatment of psychiatric disorders associated with female reproductive function including premenstrual dysphoric (PMDD), pregnancy-associated mood disturbance, postpartum psychiatric illness and peri and post menopausal depression.





Emory University Sites

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
mindbody.psychiatry.emory.edu/
The Emory University Mind-Body Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is a central resource for individuals interested in clinical and basic science research on mind-body interactions at Emory University.


Emory Clinical Trials
www.emoryclinicaltrials.com
Our center conducts studies that aim to advance the treatment of major depression, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.





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