Medication & Mental Health Information

• FDA Medication Safety Website: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=medguide.page

• U.S.National Library Pub Med Health Website: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
• Drugs.com Website for accurate information:  http://www.drugs.com/
• WebMD – a useful site, but very heavy on the advertising:  http://www.webmd.com/

• Colorado Drug Card – a discount card useful for any consumer:  http://www.coloradodrugcard.com/index.php

• A place to ask any medical questions to medical experts:  https://www.healthtap.com/

• Dr. Daniel Carlat’s blog:   http://carlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com/

Mental Health Advocacy & Support

• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill – Colorado chapter: www.namicolorado.org
• The Mental Health Association of Colorado:  www.mhacolorado.org
• Colorado Psychiatric Society: phone – 303-692-8783: www.coloradopsychiatric.org
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:  www.aacap.org

ADHD

• National Institutes of Health:  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/index.shtml
• Fact Sheet for Teens from National Institutes of Health:  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-teens-fact-sheet/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder.shtml

• CHADD – Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders – information, advocacy, meetings, publications, and resources:  www.CHADD.org
• National Resource Center on ADHD (provided by CHADD):  www.help4adhd.org
• Dr. Ned Hollowell’s blog on stimulant medication:  http://www.drhallowell.com/blog/dr-hallowells-response-to-ny-times-piece-ritalin-gone-wrong/?utm_source=Moms+with+ADD&utm_campaign=dfaf5c97f1-RobTudiscoTeleseminar&utm_medium=email

Traumatic Brain Injury

• Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado:  http://www.biacolorado.org/
• For children with brain injury:  http://cokidswithbraininjury.com/
• Programs and resources for TBI:  http://tbicolorado.org/
• Wounded Warriors Project:  http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/programs.aspx
• Dr. Henderson, Amen, Tarzwell, Willeumier, Newberg and other show that SPECT scans can distinguish TBI from PTSD with high accuracy:  https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/anxiety/ptsd-trauma-and-stressor-related/spect-imaging-offers-more-accurate-diagnosis-of-traumatic-brain-injury/

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0129659

• Veterans and Civilians talk about the benefit of multi-Watt infrared light therapy:  https://www.tbi.care/news/tbi-gala/
• Police officer gets her life back with multi-Watt infrared light therapy:  https://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/10/18/retired-police-officer-says-neuro-laser-treatment-is-healing-her-brain/
• More success stories of multi-Watt Infrared light therapy:  https://neuro-luminance.com/about/success-stories/
• Dr. Henderson discusses new treatments for TBI, depression, and PTSD: https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/general-psychiatry/infrared-laser-treatment-of-tbi-ptsd-and-depression-an-expert-perspective/
• Dr. Henderson’s research on treating TBI:  https://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2016;volume=11;issue=4;spage=563;epage=565;aulast=Henderson
• Dr. Harry Kerasidis, Dr. Daniel Amen and Dr. Theodore Henderson on TBI:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-trauma/201511/three-brain-doctors-expose-untold-story-in-concussion
• Dr. Henderson takes a deep dive on the physics of infrared light therapy:  https://www.dovepress.com/near-infrared-photonic-energy-penetration-can-infrared-phototherapy-ef-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDT
• Drs. Henderson and Morries team up with Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Cassano to provide insights on the treatments for TBI:  https://www.dovepress.com/treatments-for-traumatic-brain-injury-with-emphasis-on-transcranial-ne-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDT

TBI Support Groups in the area:

Aurora – 303-363-5346

Aurora for children – 720-777-3901

Boulder – 720-352-0465

Denver – 720-883-6648

Highlands Ranch – 303-949-1017

Greeley – 970-330-5326

Family Support Groups for TBI:

Fort Carson/Colorado Springs – 719-375-1926

Aurora for children – 720-777-3901

Denver – 303-438-6905

Greeley – 970-330-5326

Bipolar Disorder

• The Balanced Mind Foundation:  http://www.thebalancedmind.org/
• National Depressive and Bipolar Support Alliance: www.dbsalliance.org

• National Institutes of Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder-in-children-and-teens

Anxiety Disorder

• Freedom from Fear:  http://www.freedomfromfear.org/
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America:  http://www.adaa.org/
• The Child Anxiety Network:  http://www.childanxiety.net/
• National Institutes of Health info sheets:

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/introduction.shtml

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/panic-disorder.shtml

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/post-traumatic-stress-disorder.shtml

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/treatment-of-anxiety-disorders.shtml

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/role-of-research-in-improving-the-understanding-and-treatment-of-anxiety-disorders.shtml

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• International OCD Foundation:  http://www.ocfoundation.org/
• Mayo Clinic Info sheet: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/DS00189
• Tourette’s Syndrome Association, Inc.: www. tsa-usa.org

Substance Abuse

• National Institute of Drug Abuse: www.nida.nih.gov
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov/
• Mayo Clinic Info sheet:   http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-addiction/DS00183

Teen Issues

• Teenzine – a resource for teens concerned about substance abuse:  http://www.teenzeen.org/
• A site for parents trying to help their teens: http://www.troubledteen101.com/
• An advice site for teens:  http://www.teensadvisor.com/
• National Institute of Drug Abuse Teen Website:  http://teens.drugabuse.gov/
• Chip Sawyer, therapist: http://inspirethefamily.com/
• Marian Camden, psychologist:  https://camdencounseling.com/

Depression

• SSRI Use in Children – What is the Real Risk – USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-04-17-antidepressants-children_N.htm

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/The-Depressed-Child-004.aspx

Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Autism Society of Colorado
720-214-0794

 

US Autism Association  1-888-9AUTISM   https://www.usautism.org/

• A very helpful resource for what’s available in Colorado:  www.AutismColorado.org
• Autism Society (nationally):  http://www.autism-society.org/
• Online Asperger’s Syndrome Information and Support: http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/
• Autism Speaks:  http://www.autismspeaks.org/
• Global Autism Collaboration:  http://www.autism.org/
• Autism Research Institute:  http://www.autism.com/
• The M.I.N.D. Institute:  http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mindinstitute/
• Adult and older child programs: http://exceptionalkids.org/
• Adam’s Camp – programs for many disabilities: www.adamscamp.org
• Insights Colorado Assessment and Therapy:  https://www.insightsdenver.com/
• JFK Center: www.jfkpartners.org
• Rocky Mountain Autism Center:  http://www.rockymountainautismcenter.com/
• Insights – offering individual and group therapy for children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders or mental retardation:  http://www.autismdiagnostic.com/
• http://stopcallingitautism.net/index.html

Neuroimaging

• ISAN – International Society of Applied Neuroimaging:  http://www.isan.news/
• Dr. Henderson co-author of new Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine guidelines for the use of SPECT neuroimaging – psychiatric indications and traumatic brain injury included in these landmark guidelines:  https://www.canm-acmn.ca/resources/Documents/Guidelines%20Brain_SPECT%20(1).pdf.
• Dr. Henderson and ISAN write about the importance of using SPECT neuroimaging to evaluate psychiatric patients despite the position of the APA:  https://researchopenworld.com/the-american-psychiatric-association-fails-to-recognize-the-value-of-neuroimaging-in-psychiatry/
• Drs. Amen, Henderson, and Newberg” publish the first in a series of analyses of big data on the use of SPECT in the evaluation of ADHD:  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.725788/full
• Another website discussing the indications for SPECT neuroimaging:   http://www.crchealth.com/treatment/brain-spect-imaging/
• Dr. Henderson and ISAN provide a compelling argument for using SPECT neuroimaging in the evaluation of neurological and psychiatric conditions: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00276/full
• An interesting video by a mother who is a health professional concerning the brain scan of her autistic child:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEoVwFLErIE&feature=related
• A second video by same person:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9tIY7cZRjI&feature=related
• A third video showing the scan process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvoC0CZxtnE
• Dr. Henderson and International Society of Applied Neuroimaging (ISAN) challenge the status quo of the American Psychiatric Association’s view of SPECT functional neuroimaging: https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19080801?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
• A discussion of SPECT in neuropsychiatry by Dr. Daniel Amen: https://www.amenclinics.com/the-science/why-spect/
• Dr. Henderson, Amen, Tarzwell, Willeumier, Newberg and other show that SPECT scans can distinguish TBI from PTSD with high accuracy:  https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/anxiety/ptsd-trauma-and-stressor-related/spect-imaging-offers-more-accurate-diagnosis-of-traumatic-brain-injury/
• More on the important finding that SPECT scans can distinguish TBI and PTSD:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0129659
• A website discussing the use of SPECT neuroimaging in Psychiatry: http://www.anxietyguru.net/brain-spect-imaging-a-new-way-of-looking-at-mental-illness/
• An article Dr. Henderson wrote on neuroimaging and spect:  https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/anxiety/ptsd-trauma-and-stressor-related/spect-imaging-offers-more-accurate-diagnosis-of-traumatic-brain-injury/
• Dr. Henderson writes about how neuroimaging can aid in the evaluation of depression:  https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/mood-disorders/depressive-disorder/what-neuroimaging-can-teach-us-about-depression/

Biological Illnesses Causing Psychiatric Symptoms

• Dr. Henderson shares clues to what goes wrong in post-COVID fatigue: https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/general-psychiatry/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-viruses-and-the-innate-immune-system/
• The relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and viral infection:  https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/neurocognitive-disorders/alzheimers-disease-and-dementia/examining-the-connection-between-herpes-and-alzheimers-disease/
• Viruses linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: https://www.simmaronresearch.com/blog/2014/09/treatment-resistant-depression-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-child-psychiatrist-finds-success-antivirals
• Dr. Bransfield, top Lyme Disease expert, on the psychiatric effects of Lyme:  https://lymeconnection.org/support_and_resources/meet_the_lyme_disease_experts.html/title/dr-robert-bransfield-lyme-disease-and-the-brain-
• An amazing little girl started this important Lyme disease project:  https://livlymefoundation.org/
• Dr. Henderson writes about the biological basis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:  https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/opinion/the-role-of-antiviral-therapy-in-chronic-fatigue-treatment/
• A website discussing biologically caused illness that presents as an autistic syndrome:     http://stopcallingitautism.net/labsandresearchinformation.html

• A website discussing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and its biological underpinnings:  http://fm-cfs.ca/CFS_spect_scans.html

• A website concerning the diagnosis and management of Lyme’s disease:     http://www.healthcentersofamerica.com/information.cfm?id=142

• Another website concerning the psychiatric effects of Lyme’s disease: http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/3fc1a.htm

• An article on the psychiatric effects of Lyme’s disease and the use of neuroimaging:   http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/psjournal/archive/archives/jour_v18n01_0013.html