There are many types of therapy (a huge list of options by Good Therapy) but this website will group them in either behavioral health or psychopharmacology, which are the two main categories for mental health treatment:
- Behavioral Therapy
- Psychopharmacology
- Also, check out Common Medications and Complications
Here is some additional information related to mental health therapy and practice:
General Resources
The following professional organizations have directories or locators on their websites for mental health care practitioners
- Academy of Cognitive Therapy
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychological Association
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Register of Health Service Psychologists
- Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
- Society of Clinical Psychology
National advocacy organizations have information on finding a mental health professional and sometimes practitioner locators on their websites. Examples include:
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- International OCD Foundation
- Mental Health America
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Treatment and Research Advancements for Borderline Personality Disorder
University or medical school-affiliated programs may offer treatment options. Search on the website of local university health centers for their psychiatry or psychology departments.
You can also go to the website of your state or county government and search for the health department for information on mental health-related programs within your state.
Online Resources
- Mental Health Medications
- Brain Stimulation Therapies
- Information from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA) on Behavioral Health Treatments and Services.
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has a variety of resources and health care information, including information on effectiveness research. See AHRQ’s Library of Resources for Mental Health, which offers research updates and educational information to help with the management of diseases and conditions.
- The Society of Clinical Psychology has information on psychological treatments: frequently asked questions and treatment lists.
- The Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology has information on effective child therapy on its website.
- To read in more depth about research on therapies for disorders of mental health, the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed is a database of medical literature searchable by topic. Some articles on PubMed are available only as abstracts; PubMed Central (PMC), another NLM resource, indexes full-text articles.
–The National Institute of Mental Health
