Many of the medical conditions listed below
have a link to Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorical_index
Wikipedia is not a medical site but an Internet encyclopedia
covering an unimaginable range of topics, including most medical
conditions.
I use it because it’s a “find out all about it” site, not one that
is out to sell you something.
Interestingly, it allows visitors to edit or add information to its
content.
Wikipedia provides information on medical conditions and
importantly, on related issues.
Wikipedia is just a start.
Accommodation
These accommodation sites are not necessarily applicable to the
Federal government, but they will give you an idea of the range of
possible accommodations. They are particularly useful for employees
who do not want disability retirement, but who could remain employed
if they were accommodated.
Job Accommodation Network
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/soar/disabilities.html
Job Accommodation Network-Accommodation Information By Disability
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/atoz.htm
Comprehensive Medical Sites
Here are some great sites with broad coverage of both physical and
psychiatric medical conditions.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://health.nih.gov/
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
E-medicine
http://www.emedicine.com/
Medline Plus
http://medlineplus.gov/
Google Directory-Health
http://www.google.com/Top/Health/
Wrong Diagnosis
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/index.html
Medical Conditions-Physical
Asthma, Allergy & Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Wikipedia on Asthma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthma
Medline Plus: Asthma
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html
Wikipedia on MCS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_chemical_sensitivities
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Referral & Resources
http://www.mcsrr.org/
Wikipedia on Allergies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergies
Allergy Internet Resources (AIR)
http://www.immune.com/allergy/allabc.html
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/
Cardiovascular
Wikipedia-High Blood Pressure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_blood_pressure
Medline Plus-Hypertension
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000468.htm
Mayo Clinic-High Blood Pressure
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-blood-pressure/DS00100
Wikipedia-Heart Disease
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_disease
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000
Medline Plus--Heart Diseases
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseases.html
National Coalition for Women With Heart Disease
http://www.womenheart.org/
Chronic Pain
NINDS Headache Information Page
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/headache/headache.htm
Medline Plus-Headache
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/headache.html
MayoClinic.com--Tension Headache
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tension-headache/DS00304/DSECTION=8
Mayo Clinic-Cluster Headaches
http://www.mayoclinic.org/cluster-headaches/index.html
The American Pain Society
http://www.AmPainSoc.org/
NIH Pain Consortium
http://painconsortium.nih.gov/
Pain.com
http://www.pain.com/
American Academy of Pain Management
http://www.aapainmanage.org/
Growthhouse-Pain Management
http://www.growthhouse.org/pain.html
Medline Plus-Pain Management
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pain.html
Diabetes
Wikipedia-Diabetes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp
CDC-Diabetes
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/a-z.asp
Gastrointestinal
Wikipedia-Irritable Bowel Syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritable_bowel_syndrome
Wikipedia-Crohn’s disease
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease
FamilyDoctor.org--Digestive Disorders
http://familydoctor.org/x5408.xml
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/
Neurological
Wikipedia-Cognitive Impairment. Cognitive impairment even if called
minimal or minor is often a ground for disability retirement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurocognitive
eMedicine-Minimal Cognitive Impairment
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic714.htm
Mayo Clinic-Mild Cognitive Impairment
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mild-cognitive-impairment/DS00553
Wrong Diagnosis-Cognitive Impairment
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/cognitive_impairment.htm
Wikipedia-Neuropsychological Testing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropsychological_test
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
Merck Manual--Neurological Disorders
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section14/sec14.jsp
Google Directory-Neurological Disorders
http://www.google.com/Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Neurological_Disorders/
Google Directory-Epilepsy
http://www.google.com/Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/
Neurological_Disorders/Epilepsy/
Google Directory-Parkinson’s Disease
http://www.google.com/Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/
Neurological_Disorders/Parkinson%27s_Disease/
Google Directory-Cerebral Palsy
http://www.google.com/Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/
Neurological_Disorders/Cerebral_Palsy/
NINSA Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/carpal_tunnel/carpal_tunnel.htm
Orthopedic
Spine-health.com--Failed Back Surgery
http://www.spine-health.com/Topics/surg/failed_back/failed_back01.html
Back Pain--Discovery Health
http://health.discovery.com/centers/pain/back/back_surgery.html
Back & Spine Conditions--Back.com
http://www.back.com/causes-mechanical-spondylolysis.html
Rheumatologic
Wikipedia-Fibromyalgia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibromyalgia
Wikipedia-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_fatigue_syndrome
Wikipedia-Arthritis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthritis
National Fibromyalgia Association
http://www.fmaware.org/fminfo/brochure.htm
MayoClinic.com-Fibromyalgia
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fibromyalgia/DS00079
CDC Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
http://www.cdc.gov/cfs/
MedlinePlus-Fibromyalgia
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fibromyalgia.html
Yahoo Health Directory-Fibromyalgia
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Fibromyalgia/
American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
http://www.aacfs.org/
Sleep Disorders
Google-Sleep Apnea Directory
http://www.google.com/Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Sleep_Disorders/Sleep_Apnea/
National Sleep Foundation (NSF)
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/
American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
http://www.aacfs.org/
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
http://www.rls.org/
Medical Conditions-Psychiatric
Mental Health-Humor
http://www.google.com/Top/Health/Mental_Health/Humor/
Wikipedia-Depression
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_depression
Wikipedia-Anxiety
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety
Wikipedia-Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder
Dr. Ivan’s Depression Central
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html#contents
Internet Mental Health
http://www.mentalhealth.com/
Cognitive Therapy-American Institute for Cognitive Therapy
http://www.cognitivetherapynyc.com/problems.asp
Wikipedia-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTSD
Veterans Administration-PTSD
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/
Internet Mental Health--PTSD
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-an06.html
Medline Plus--PTSD
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/posttraumaticstressdisorder.html
National Institute of Mental Health--PTSD
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/ptsdmenu.cfm
Mayo Clinic--PTSD
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/DS00246
Pendulum-Mood Disorders
http://www.pendulum.org/links/links_depress_bipolar.html
The Anxiety Network
http://www.anxietynetwork.com/
Viktor Frankl’s “Logotherapy”
http://www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/wolfgang_hp.html
This link won’t be of any help to someone seeking disability
retirement, but it stirred a fond memory. In 1962, trying to decide
whether I should really take the plunge and go to law school, I took
a course at Harvard taught by Professor Viktor Frankl. I never
understood what the course was all about, but I was fascinated by
the way it was taught.
Since Professor Frankl was unable to adequately lecture in English,
a translator stood by his side during each class and gave a running
translation from German to English.
Every once in a while, Professor Frankl would hold up his hand, stop
the translator and blurt out a few English phrases. They usually
concerned Sigmund Freud, as in, “I told Freud not to say that,” or
“Freud, just couldn’t understand what I was getting at, or “liebet Gott, those cigars.”
I could never figure out whether he was kidding, but to this 22
year-old, a professor with his own translator, who had remonstrated
Freud, was, in today’s language, “awesome.”
Email the Internet address of any useful medical-related sites you
come across, for possible inclusion on this page..
Lawyer@disabilityretirement.com
Harvey Friedman
Attorney at Law
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