Fear in the brain
Global anxiety
Fighting fear
Getting help
Mental health resources Australia
List of government and non-government mental health websites.
http://www.ranzcp.org/publicarea/resources.asp
Mental Health Associations - Australia-wide
http://www.mentalhealth.asn.au/
Beyond blue - Non-government national depression initiative, also deals with anxiety, treatments and self help, dealing with people with anxiety and personal experiences.
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/
BluePages – information about depression and anxiety
http://bluepages.anu.edu.au/
Clinics
University of Sydney Anxiety Disorders Clinic
http://www2.fhs.usyd.edu.au/bach/adc/
Macquarie University Anxiety Research Unit
http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/MUARU/
Panic Online - Monash University's online resource and treatment program for people with panic disorder
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/mentalhealth/paniconline/
Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD) - St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
http://www.crufad.com/cru_index.htm
Online treatment resources
MoodGYM – free online cognitive behaviour program developed by the ANU
http://moodgym.anu.edu.au/
Shyness.tv - web based treatment program for social phobia developed by CRUFAD that can be done independently of a clinician
http://www.shyness.tv
Climategp.tv – web based treatment program developed by CRUFAD for people with chronic anxiety disorders to use with their GP
http://www.climategp.tv
Anxiety
ABC Health Matters - Anxiety Disorders Fact File
http://abc.net.au/health/library/anxietydisorders_ff.htm
Anxiety information package - Women's Health Victoria
http://www.whv.org.au/packages/anxiety.htm
University of Sydney: Anxiety and Stress
Describes anxiety disorders and techniques to cope with stress and anxiety
http://www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/counselling/onsite_files/anxiety.shtml
Anxiety Disorders booklet describing the symptoms, causes, and treatments of the major anxiety disorders, with information on getting help and coping.
From the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/anxiety.cfm
Social anxiety
ABC Radio National, All in the Mind: The other end of shyness
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2006/1558866.htm
Shyness & Social Anxiety Treatment Australia
http://www.socialanxietyassist.com.au/
Phobia
Medline Plus Health topics: Phobias
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/phobias.html
Treatments
Anxiety treatment options (pdf)
From the Victorian Government's Better Health Channel
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/
pages/Anxiety_treatment_options?open
Panic disorder and agoraphobia: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers; Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, June 2005. This guide is to help consumers find the right care and treatment for panic disorder and agoraphobia.
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/
Content/mental-pubs-p-panic
Anxiety and Panic: Gaining Control Over How You're Feeling
This Web site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/
mentalhealth/anxiety/013.html