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Ronald Mah, M.A., Ph.D.
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The diagnosis and treatment of conditions, including psychiatric disorders requires appropriately trained professionals. The links to information provided below is to be used for educational purposes only. It should NOT be used as a substitute for seeking professional care for the diagnosis and treatment of any condition or disorder. The potential risks associated with improper diagnosis or treatment can only be minimized by consultations with appropriate professionals. The links below are not intended to be comprehensive nor to be considered recommendations or recommended by the therapist and this website.
Abuse
- Abuse
- Abuse Articles
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Alameda County Child Abuse Prevention Council
- California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Law
- Childabuse.com
- How to Spot the Signs and Make a Difference
- Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect
- Protecting Child Welfare and Preventing Abuse
- Survivors of Incest Anonymous
- Take The ACE Quiz — And Learn What It Does And Doesn't Mean
Adoption & Foster Care
ADD/ADHD
- ADD-ADHD Questions & Questions
- ADD Warehouse
- ADHD Information Services
- Attentions Deficit Organization
- Can temperament variations be confused with ADHD?
- Children and Adults with ADD & ADHD
- College Resources for Students with Disabilities
- Social & Cultural Factors Influencing ADHD Over- or Misdiagnosis
- Understanding Bullying and Its Impact on Kids w/ Learning Disabilities or ADHD
Alchohol & Drug Treatment & Addiction
- 12 Step Programs
- Addiction Articles
- Addiction Prevention Guide for Seniors
- Alcoholism and Schizophrenia
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals
- Compulsive Gambling Articles
- Drinking and GPA
- Drug Dangers
- Drug Rehab
- Fentanyl
- Hazelden Betty Ford Addiction Treatment
- LGBTQ Community and Alcoholism
- Prevention Online Information
- ProjectKnow- Understanding Addiction
- SMART RECOVERY- Abstinence Based Treatment
- Underage Drinking
Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorders Associations of America
- Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents
- Anxiety in College Students
- Anxiety- National Institute of Mental Health
- Anxiety Screening
- Anxiety Self Test
- Anxiety & Panic Disorders Health Center
- Anxiety and Sleep
- Five Major Types of Anxiety Disorders
- Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder- Mayo Clinic
- Tips to Manage Anxiety and Stress
Anorexia, Bulimia, & Eating Disorders
Aspergers Syndrome, Autism
- Aggression and Asperger Syndrome
- Aspergers.com
- Aspergers Information Page
- Aspergers Syndrome- Dr. Stephen Bauer
- Autism Spectrum Connection
- Autism-Aspergers Articles
- Bullying (and Asperger Syndrome)
- What Autistic Girls Are Made Of
- Your Little Professor, Resources and Academic Programs for Children with Asperger's Syndrome
Bullying 
- Beyond Bully Prevention
- Big Bad Bully
- Bullying Among Children and Youth with Disabilities and Special Needs
- Bullying (and Asperger Syndrome)
- Bully Awareness Guidebook
- Fighting Harrassment at School and Work
- Reframing Bullying in Middle School
- Sexual Harassment & Bullying
- Stop Cyberbullying
- Understanding Bullying and Its Impact on Kids w/ Learning Disabilities or ADHD
Couples
- A Couple's Guide to Complaining
- The Four Horsemen: The Antidotes
- The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling
- Marriage, Couples and Divorce Prediction- The Gottman Institute
- More Than Two
- The Pros and Cons of an Open Relationship
- Same-Sex Couples-The Gottman Institute
- Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
- Ten Elements of Effective Relationships
- What Does It Mean to Be Polyamorous?
Cutting & Self-Injuring Behavior
- Adolescents and Self-Cutting (Self-Harm): Information for Parents
- Cutting - Self-Injury, From the teen's perspective
- HealthyPlace- Self-Injury Community
- S.A.F.E. Self-Abuse Finally Ends
- Relationship Between Self-Injury and Sexual Orientation
- Complex Motivations for Self-Harm
- What Cutters Feel
- Trevor Project-LGBTQ Suicide Prevention
- Young People and Self Harm
Child Development & Education Links
- California Association for the Education of Young Children
- California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
- California Department of Education
- California Head Start Association
- California Kindergarten Association
- Child Development Training Consortium
- Corwin Press-Difficult Behavior in Early Childhood
- Corwin Press-Getting Beyond Bullying and Exclusion
- Corwin Press- The One-Minute Temper Tantrum Solution
- First 5 California
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Child Care Association
- National Education Association
- National Head Start Association
- National Latino Children's Institute
- Region 9 Head Start Association
- Success in School
- Principles of Developmentally Appropriate Practices
- Professional Association for Childhood Education
- Teaching Tolerance
Depression
- 62 Signs And Symptoms Of Depression And Anxiety In Men & Women
- 63 Tips for Dealing with Depression alone naturally without Drugs
- Depression and Anxiety and Exercise
- Depressive Disorder in Highly Gifted Adolescents
- Depression Guide
- Depression in Adolescents
- Depression is Not a Normal Part of Growing Older
- Depression- Psycom
- Depression- Information & Support
- Depression- National Institute of Mental Health
- Depression- Best Natural Treatments
- Depression Screening Test
- Depression- Teens
- Depression - Older Adults
- Elderly Depression and Care for the Elderly
- Grief and Loss
- Guide to Overcoming Holiday Depression for the Elderly and their Caretakers
- National Depression Screening Day®
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Seasonal Afffective Disorder and Sleep Disorders
- Suicide Warning Signs
Elders
- Addiction Prevention Guide for Seniors
- Alzheimer's Association
- Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet
- Dementia
- Dementia: What are the common signs?
- Depression is Not a Normal Part of Growing Older
- Depression - Older Adults
- Elder Abuse
- Elder Abuse- CDC
- Eldercare Locator- Community Services
- Elderly care: A guide for families new to caring
- Elderly Depression and Care for the Elderly
- Ethnic Elder Care Network
- Financial Assistance & Funding Options for Assisted Living / Senior Living
- Grief and Loss
- Guide to Overcoming Holiday Depression for the Elderly and their Caretakers
- Help an Elderly Loved One Downsize
- Helpful Tips to Assist a Family Caregiver
- Home Remodeling for Disability and Special Needs
- Medi-Cal, State of California
- Medicare Coverage of Skilled Nursing Facility Care
- National Institute on Aging
- National Care Planning Council
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Nursing Home vs. Assisted Living
- Sage- Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders
- Skilled Nursing Care: What Is It?
- State of Mental Health and Aging in America
- Top 10 Financial Scams Targeting Seniors
- Types of Dementia
Domestic Violence
- Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
- Assessing Partner Abuse in Couples Therapy
- California State Attorney General- Domestic Violence
- California Department of Public Health- Domestic Violence
- Cycle of Abuse
- Domestic Violence Safety Plan
- Domestic Violence Articles
- Domestic Violence- Medline
- Domestic Violence: the Facts
- Facts on Children and Domestic Violence
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Power and Control Wheel
- Safety Planning
- Teen Dating Violence
- Understanding the Power and Control Wheel
Emotional Intelligence & Resiliency 
- Body Language
- Emotional Intelligence
- Emotional Intelligence Consortium
- Emotional Intelligence: Theories, Findings, Implications
- National Resilience Resource Center
- Research Facts and Findings: Risk, Protection, and Resilience
- Resilience
- Resiliency In Action
- Resiliency Quiz- How Resilient Are You?
- Six Ways to Improve Your Non-Verbal Communication
- Stop Vaping
- Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
Giftedness
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Depressive Disorder in Highly Gifted Adolescents
- Duke University Talent Identification Program
- Emotional Needs of the Gifted Child
- Factors in the social adjustment and social acceptability of extremely gifted children
- Giftedness Articles
- Helping Your Gifted Child Succeed
- Highly gifted children and peer relationships
- Idenfication of Gifted and Talented Children
- Myth of Prodigy and Why it Matters
- National Association for Gifted Children
- Peer Relationships/Social Skills/Bullies
- Suicide Among Gifted Adolescents: How to Prevent It
Government Links
- Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services-Mental Health
- Alameda County Social Services
- California Board of Behavioral Sciences
- California Coverage & Health Initiatives
- California Department of Education
- California Medi-Cal
- California Legislative Information
- California State Assembly
- California State Senate
- California Telemedicine Act
- Denti-Cal, Medi-Cal Dental Program
- First 5 California
- Medicare
- Victims of Crime Compensation-California
Learning Disabilities
- Behavior Problems in Adolescents with Learning Disabilities
- Bullying Among Children and Youth with Disabilities and Special Needs
- Classroom Behavior of Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis
- Famous people with dyslexia
- LD Online
- Learning Ally
- Learning Disability Association
- Life Success for Children with Learning Disabilities: A Parent's Guide
- Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD or NVLD)
- Social Skills Deficits in Learning Disabilities: The Psychiatric Comorbity Hypothesis
- Special Needs Project
- Understanding Bullying and Its Impact on Kids w/ Learning Disabilities or ADHD
Grief/Loss 
- 5 Stages of Grief and Loss
- Coping with Loss: Bereavement and Grief
- Grief and Loss
- Grief.com
- Helping Your Grandchildren Deal with the Death of a Parent
- Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do
- Newly Widowed
- Tips for Talking to Children in Trauma
- What is Normal Grieving, and What are the Stages of Grief
Marriage & Family Therapists
- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
- California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- Counseling California-therapist referrals
- East Bay Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- How can I find a Qualified Marriage Family Therapist?
- How do LMFT's Stack Up
- Who are MFTs- Qualifications for a MFT
Mental Health Links
- Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services-Mental Health
- Anatomy of an Epidemic: Summary of Findings
- Articles on Medications
- Behavioral Health United States
- California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- Children’s Mental Health
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Counseling California-therapist referrals
- East Bay Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- Mental Health and Psychology Resources & Treatment Centers Online
- Mental Health and Sleep
- Mental Health Apps
- Mental Health Topics
- MentalHealth.net
- PsychCentral
- The Relationship Between Mental and Physical Health
- Screening for Mental Health
- State of Mental Health and Aging in America
- Student's Mental Health at University
- Symptoms and Treatment of Mental Disorders
- Victims of Crime Compensation-California
Other Psychotherapy Links
- American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychological Association
- Articles about Treatment
- California Association for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors
- California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- California Telemedicine Act
- Counseling California-therapist referrals
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Association of Social Workers- California Chapter
Personality Disorders
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder Information and Support
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- The Development and Treatment of Personality Disorders
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Personality Disorder Test
- Personality Disorders Can Change With Age
- Personality Disorders
- What Are Personality Disorders?
- What are Personality Disorders?
Pornography and Sexual Addiction
- How to tell if you're addicted to porn
- Pornography addiction: A neuroscience perspective
- Pornography Addiction and Treatment
- Pornography and Virtual Infidelity
- Sexual Addiction
- Sexual Addiction, Depression, and the Emotional Affair
- Sex Addiction Symptoms, Causes and Effects
- Sex Addicts Anonymous
- Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
- Study Sees Link Between Porn and Sexual Dysfunction
- What Is Sexual Addiction?
PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, & Developmental Trauma Disorder
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Developmental trauma disorder
- Developmental trauma disorder: pros and cons
- Military Veterans PTSD Reference Manual
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderTest
- PTSD and Relationships
- PTSD downloadable resource information
- PTSD- National Institute of Mental Health
- Trauma Center At Justice Resource Institute- Links
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD
- US Dept. of Veteran Affairs- National Center for PTSD
Prejudice, Race, and Racism
- How silence can breed prejudice: A child development professor explains how and why to talk to kids about race
- Prejudice
- A Psychologist’s Explanation Of Why Racism Persists In America
- The Psychology of Prejudice and Racism
- Race and Ethnicity
- Race
- Stereotyping and Prejudice in Children Begins w/ Generic Language Learning
- Understanding Prejudice
- Understanding Prejudice, How It Forms and How to Prevent It
- What Is Diversity in Psychology?
Rape
- Date Rape
- Date Rape Drugs
- Help for Victims
- Perspectives on Acquaintance Rape
- Prevention Tips
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
- Sexual Harassment Awareness Guide
- Supporting Someone Who Has Been Raped or Sexually Assaulted
- Survivors of Incest Anonymous
- Teen Dating Violence
- Victims of Crime Compensation-California
Sexuality
- Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
- College Guide for Current and Prospective LGBT Students
- GBLT Web-Based Education
- Gender and Sexuality
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Peace Corps Alumni
- LGBTQ Guide to Fair Housing
- LGBTQ Youth
- The Lies and Dangers of Efforts to Change Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
- Religion and Faith- GLAAD
- Resources and Support for LGBTQ College Students
- Sexuality Articles
- Sexmatters- Louanne Cole Weston, Ph.D.
- Transgender College Student Resource Guide
- Transgender Law Center
- Trans Youth Equality Foundation
- Trevor Project-LGBTQ Suicide Prevention
Social Media
- 10 Ways to Protect Your Privacy on Social Media
- 20 Easy Tips for Using Social Media Responsibly
- Addicted to Social Media?
- Cyberbullying
- Data privacy on social media and why it matters
- Do You Understand the Psychology of Online Relationships?
- How to Maintain an Online Relationship
- Online Dating & Relationships
- The Pros and Cons of Social Networking
- The rise of social media
- Social Media Addiction – The Facts and Solutions
- The Ugly Truth About Online Dating
- What Are the Positives & Negatives of Social Media?
- What Is Cyberbullying
- Why Colleges Look at Students' Social Media
Special Education Advocacy, Laws, & Rights 
- College Resources for Students with Disabilities
- Home Remodeling for Disability and Special Needs
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Least Restrictive Environment
- Paying for College for People With Disabilities
- Special Education Advocacy
- Special Education and Discipline
- Special Education and the Law
- Special Education Discipline: Suspensions and Expulsions
- Special Education: Federal Law vs. State Law
Stress
Suicide
Teenagers
- 6 Adult Dating Apps Teens Are Using Too
- 30 Best Colleges for LGBT Students
- About: Teen Advice
- Adolescents and Self-Cutting (Self-Harm): Information for Parents
- Alameda County Independent Living Program
- Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents
- College Resources for Students with Disabilities
- Communicating with Adolescents
- Cutting - Self-Injury, From the teen's perspective
- Date Rape
- Date Rape Drugs
- Dating Apps & Online Romance: What Parents Should Know
- Depression- Teens
- Drinking and GPA
- Eating Disorders in Adolescence & Teens
Teenagers
- GLBT Web-Based Education
- Happy Teens: Not A Myth
- Hazelton Betty Ford Foundation- Youth & Young Adult Addiction Treatment
- Online Slang Dictionary
- Risk Factors for Child and Teen Suicide
- Student Guide to Surviving Stress and Anxiety in College & Beyond
- Teen Dating Violence
- Teens, Cutting, and Self-Injury
- TeensHealth- Stress
- Trevor Project-LGBTQ Suicide Prevention
- Underage Drinking
- Understanding Eating Disorders in Teens
- Why Colleges Look at Students' Social Media
- The Youth Culture Report
