Psych Central publishes comprehensive and detailed information about many aspects of mental health. The website covers specific mental health conditions as well as sleep disorders, sexual issues, relationships, medication, therapy, and more.
The site's main category tabs help users browse content by condition, symptom, treatment, and more. The homepage also lists commonly visited areas with short explanations about what can be found in that sections. Aside from a chaotic search results page, the website is a cinch to use and explore.
Visually, the site can be busy at times, especially for larger categories where there are lots of links and subtopics to explore. Otherwise pages are relatively boring, with few images and a somewhat disjointed layout.
The information about mental health is comprehensive, detailed, and useful for general readers. Accuracy in enhanced through the use of high quality research citations and evidence-based recommendations. In fact, all scholarly references are included at the bottom of each page so that readers can explore them on their own.
The content is trustworthy and up-to-date through the efforts of Dr. John Grohol, a clinical psychologist who edits and writes nearly all of the content. The site's topics are reviewed regularly, most occurring within the last year.
Sponsors / Affiliations: Private company launched in 1995 by John Grohol, Psy.D
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Additional Features: "Ask a Therapist" tool, symptom checker, podcasts, blog, news, online support groups, "Find a Therapist" tool
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