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Psych Central is an independent mental health social network. Psych Central is overseen by mental health professionals who create and oversee all the content published on the site. The site was created in 1995. The site was named as one of the Internet's 50 Best Websites in 2008 by Time Magazine,〔Anita Hamilton, (PsychCentral ), ''Time Magazine'', 2008〕 and has approximately 3.7 million unique visitors per month.〔SimilarWeb, (), June 19, 2014.〕〔〔Andy Lock, Tom Strong, (Discursive Perspectives in Therapeutic Practice ),(2012) Page 157〕〔(Psych Central )〕〔(Akst: Coping with seasonal affective disorder ), Daily Chronicle, (January 9, 2014), "an online mental health social network", (subscription required).〕〔Simmy Richman, Mummy's little helper, a retail Jedi, Gwynnie's goop and big it up for 'Big Brother', ''The Independent'', (January 12, 2014)〕〔Diagnosing the problem, ''The Pan American (University of Texas)'', (November 7, 2013).〕〔( Psych Central ), ''PBS''〕〔 ==Features== This psychiatric website has over 230 support groups spread out over two communities: Psych Central Forums and a neurological support community, NeuroTalk. The combined membership of these two communities is over 383,000 members.〔(), Psych Central Forums index, June 19, 2014.〕〔(), NeuroTalk index, June 19, 2014.〕 Consumers are Psych Central's target audience but the site also includes a section for professionals.〔〔Target Mental Health Concerns for Psych Central Cyberink, ''Inside Health Media'', (November 23, 2011).〕〔(Dr. John Grohol ), Huffington Post〕〔Author of My Schizophrenic Life Named a 2012 Face of Mental Illness - Her Second Award, ''India Pharma News'', (August 19, 2012).〕〔Lesley Alderman, How to Find Mental Health Care When Money Is Tight, ''The New York Times'', (November 21, 2009).〕 Psych Central hosts two advice services on its website: * "Ask the Therapist" is a team of licensed, credential therapists who have responded to over 5,800 questions. * Similar to Medhelp.org, "Psych Central Answers" has allowed other users to answer another 8,400 questions.〔〔 Psych Central has over 100 blogs〔(), Psych Central Blogs index, June 19, 2014.〕 that are written by psychologists, psychiatrists and consumers, as well as a mental health news bureau that publishes up to five stories per day. One of the more prominent blogs is devoted to celebrity mental health issues.〔〔Tara Parker-Pope, (Celebrities and Mental Health ), ''New York Times'', (December 10, 2008).〕 The site also has a large collection of mental health and psychology articles from sources ranging from the National Institute of Mental Health to the Hospice Foundation and a page entitled the Mental Health and Psychology Resources Online listing hundreds of mental health Web sites.〔Benedict Carey, Your Health Online; Sites Geared Toward Easing Anxiety and Panic, ''Los Angeles Times'', (October 1, 2001).〕〔Benedict Care, Say 'Aaah'; Your Health Online; Before You Get On The Virtual Couch, ''Los Angeles Times'', (January 1, 2001).〕〔Web Sites to calm the troubled soul, ''The Irish Times'', (May 25, 1998), Pg. 16, "Psych Central (www.grohol.com/grohol.htm) is probably the Internet's best starting off point for information on mental health."〕〔Net surfing for health, The Star-Ledger, June 1, 1997, Pg. 6, "Psych Central" site (at www.coil.com/grohol/) is a definitive on-line listing of all Web sites, mailing lists, newsgroups and support information for on-line mental health."〕〔Net Worth; There's a World of Health Information on the Internet, But It's Hard to Know What's Reliable, ''The Washington Post'', (April 22, 1997), Pg. Z12, "Online psychologist John Grohol's "Psych Central" site (at www.coil.com/ grohol/) is a definitive online listing of all Web sites, mailing lists, newsgroups and support information for online mental health."〕 Other features include dozens〔(), Psych Central Quizzes index, June 19, 2014.〕 of tests and screening measures, including a Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD), mania and obsessive-compulsive disorder test and a Narcissistic Personality Quiz.〔Challenges of adult ADHD, ''American Medical News'', Vol. 55 No. 35, (August 27, 2012).〕〔Two words you should never say to an irate customer; A weekly roundup of tips for managers, The Globe and Mail, August 28, 2012〕〔Simon Doonan, My Narcissism Wears Spanx; How to be vain without being a jerk, ''Slate Magazine'', (June 7, 2012).〕〔The Hunt for Red October, Medical Marketing and Media, (February 2012), Pg. 32〕〔Maureen Dowd, Ritalin For America, The New York Times, (July 6, 2003).〕〔Colin Clews, Show your true colours; FIT Mind, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', (August 23, 2001), Pg. 16.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Psych Central」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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