Links and Resources

Online Resources

If you would like to learn more about mental health, work being done in mental health, and organizations involved in the care and treatment of people with mental illnesses, the websites below may be of interest to you. The description of each organization is from their website content.

ONLINE OR OFF-SITE RESOURCES

UNAH LISTENS TO YOU

The School of Psychological Sciences has an online chat, "UNAH Listens to You." The chat offers free, friendly, ongoing, and remote intervention through short- and medium-term psychological care services. UNAH Psychology faculty members, final-year students, and students in 800-hour Supervised Professional Practices participate in these activities by providing specialized assistance.

People can access care services through the School of Psychological Sciences website, following the link: https://psicologia.unah.edu.hn/ , with opening hours from 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The School of Psychological Sciences offers an online chat, "UNAH Listens to You." The chat offers free, friendly, ongoing, and remote intervention through short- and medium-term psychological care services.

These initiatives involve providing specialized assistance to professors from the UNAH Psychology program, final-year students, and students participating in 800-hour Supervised Professional Practices.

People can access care services through the School of Psychological Sciences website by following the link: https://psicologia.unah.edu.hn/

The Honduran Telephone of Hope Association is a volunteer organization whose mission is to promote people's emotional health. Call 2232-2707 or 2232-1314, or call 150 toll-free, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

IN-PERSON RESOURCES

CAPS Psychological Assistance Center , located on the third floor of F1 University City - National Autonomous University of Honduras. CAPS is reasonably priced. Phone: 9850-2834. Email: remisionescaps@gmail.com

CAPS serves children, youth, and adults from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Monday to Thursday) and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.

Free Legal Counseling , provides psychosocial and psychological care to victims of violence or in legal processes such as divorce, conciliation, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., free of charge. Call 2216-5146 and 2216-5147 or email infocjg@unah.edu.hn

VOAE Psychological Care located in J1 (Ciudad Universitaria) first floor psychological care, counseling, brief therapy from 8 am to 7 pm free of charge, also available at VOAE main offices upon spontaneous request.

Mario Mendoza Psychiatric Hospital , open 24 hours, in Tegucigalpa, phone 2239-7128

Santa Rosita Psychiatric Hospital , offering specialized psychiatric hospitalization for both adults and children, located in Támara Francisco Morazán, telephone 2200-0000 and 9873-9946.

Center for Addiction and Mental Health (Only available in English)

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest teaching hospital for mental health and addiction, as well as one of the world's leading research centers in the area of ​​addiction and mental health. Founded in 1998 as a result of the merger of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, the Addiction Research Foundation, the Donwood Institute, and the Queen Street Centre for Mental Health, CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development, and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.

Canadian Psychological Association (Only available in English)

The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) was established in 1950. Its objectives are to improve the health and well-being of all Canadians; to promote excellence and innovation in psychological research, education, and practice; to further the advancement, development, dissemination, and application of psychological knowledge; and to provide high-quality services to its members. In its role as the national voice of psychology, the CPA helps ensure that the discipline and the profession contribute to the health and well-being of Canadians.

Canadian Psychiatric Association (Only available in English)

Founded in 1951, the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) is the national voluntary professional association of 4,500 psychiatrists in Canada. As the national voice of Canadian psychiatrists, the CPA advocates for the professional needs of its members and promotes excellence in education, research, and clinical practice.

American Psychological Association (Only available in English)

The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA is the world's largest association of psychologists, with nearly 130,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students as members. Its mission is to advance the creation, communication, and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.

PAHO
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is the specialized health agency of the Inter-American system, headed by the Organization of American States (OAS) and affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO). The Organization's essential mission is to strengthen national and local health systems and improve the health of the peoples of the Americas, in collaboration with Ministries of Health, other governmental and international agencies, nongovernmental organizations, universities, social security agencies, community groups, and many others.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

The National Alliance on Mental Illness is dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Contact NAMI for support, information, and free educational programs for families and individuals living with mental health conditions.

Spanish Mental Health Confederation

The Spanish Mental Health Confederation is a non-profit, social-interest organization founded in 1983. Its mission is to promote the adoption of all measures that contribute to improving the quality of life of people with mental disorders and their families, defend their rights, and represent the associative movement created around mental health.

Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)

ADAA is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and trauma-related disorders through education, practice, and research.

Further Reading

The following reading material may also be of interest to those who would like to know more about the resources on which this iCBT program was based, and CBT-based self-help treatment, in general.

Barlow DH, Ellard KK, Fairholme CP, Farchione TJ, Boisseau CL. Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders: Workbook. Oxford University Press, 2010.

This workbook summarizes the principles of CBT that are common to the treatment of depressive and anxiety conditions, and guides readers through the process of becoming attentive to negative thoughts and emotions and questioning how they react to and interpret situational content. It also illustrates how to identify and alter emotional and behavioural reactions that may help to maintain depression and anxiety, and to gradually engage in situations that people may usually avoid due to negative perceptions/reactions, as a way of changing those reactions and promoting a more balanced approach to life.

Greenberger D, Padesky CA. Mind over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think. The Guilford Press, 1995.

Though published some years ago, this workbook is still very popular among those having difficulties with stress, depression or anxiety. Written in an easy to read format, it covers very similar content to the Unified Protocol workbook, and helps patients to understand how negative thoughts, emotions and behaviours can be self-perpetuating, and how changing emotional and behavioural reactions can result in changes to perceptions and improved attitudes and outlook on life. Step-by-step instructions are provided on identifying and challenging negative thoughts, emotions and behaviours through mindful attention to oneself and one’s environment, and deliberate engagement in situations perceived to be stressful, as a means to achieving well-being.