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If you're looking for a community of people who truly care about you and will help support your (or a loved one's) needs, you have two choices here at Psych Central. Our largest community is our Psych Central Community, where you can find self-help support groups on dozens of common mental health, daily living, and relationship issues. We also have a second community called NeuroTalk that is smaller and focuses on neurological and related conditions (like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease). Both communities are closely monitored by a caring bunch of volunteers and overseen by Dr. John Grohol.

For added privacy, the main Psych Central Community is not indexed by search engines; NeuroTalk, however, is. Regardless of which community you choose (or both!), we encourage you to choose a username for yourself that you do not use elsewhere online. This will help increase your privacy as well.

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Not sure where to begin? You may want to try our Sanity Score, which is a general mental health screening of approximately 90 questions. It takes about 10-15 minutes to complete, but will give you a more complete picture of your life.

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Last reviewed:
  On 9 May 2008
  By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.