Personality Disorders

Resources about the eleven different personality disorders as defined by the American Psychiatric Association.

Resources in this category:

American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/

Scientific and professional organization representing psychologists in the U.S. Promotes health, education, and human welfare." Books, journals, and information on the PsychInfo database are available.

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
http://www.ocfoundation.org/

The "OCF, founded in 1986 is a world-wide, not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), as well as providing support and information to those who have OCD, their family and friends, and medical professionals." This site contains an explanation of OCD, professional articles related to diagnosis and treatment of OCD, a complete listing of OCD support groups, a calendar of medical conferences and lectures, book reviews of helpful materials, and links to other OCD sites.

Sexual Compulsives Anonymous
http://www.sca-recovery.org/

Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCA) is a non-profit international organization dedicated to helping men and women recover from sexual addiction using the basic 12 Steps of Recovery. This website contains an on-line catalog of SCA resources, excerpts from the SCA newsletter "The SCAnner", list of local contacts, description of the 12 step recovery program, information on how to become a member, and links to other SCA-related sites.