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Mercer Psychology and Neuropsychology, located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, is currently mostly operating via telehealth (i.e., secure internet connection with video and audio) for initial visits, counseling, and feedback for neuropsychological evaluations, as well as limited weekly office hours. As of October, 2024, thirty-three people are on the waiting list for counseling, and the next opening for a neuropsychological evaluation is in May, 2026 (with a standby list for earlier openings).

Neuropsychology
American Psychological Association description of Neuropsychology: www.apa.org/ed/graduate/specialize/neuropsychology
American Psychological Association's Society for Clinical Neuropsychology: https://scn40.org
Board Certification in Neuropsychology: https://theaacn.org/about-board-certification/
Houston Conference Standards for Neuropsychology Training: https://www.nanonline.org/docs/PAIC/PDFs/HC%20Policy%20Statement.pdf
National Academy of Neuropsychology brochure: www.nanonline.org/nan/Files/PAIC/PDFs/PAIONeuroBrochure.pdf
National Academy of Neuropsychology information sheet: www.nanonline.org/nan/Files/PAIC/PDFs/PAIONeuroEval.pdf
Psychology
American Psychological Association: www.apa.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness: www.nami.org/Home
Psychotherapy
American Psychological Association: www.apa.org/helpcenter/understanding-psychotherapy
Choosing a Therapist: https://www.apa.org/topics/choose-therapist
Amputation
Amputee Coalition: www.amputee-coalition.org
Brain Injury/Concussion
Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey: https://bianj.org
Brain Injury Association of America: www.biausa.org/brain-injury/about-brain-injury
Centers for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/index.html
Mayo Clinic: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/traumatic-brain-injury/symptoms-causes/syc-20378557
Cancer
American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
Brain Tumors:
American Brain Tumor Association: www.abta.org
National Brain Tumor Society: https://braintumor.org
Mayo Clinic: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/brain-tumor/symptoms-causes/syc-20350084
Breast Cancer:
National Breast Cancer Foundation: www.nationalbreastcancer.org
Breast Cancer Resource Center, YWCA, Princeton: www.ywcaprinceton.org/programs/bcrc/
Cognitive Changes Associated with Cancer Treatments:
American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/physical-side-effects/changes-in-mood-or-thinking.html
MD Anderson: www.mdanderson.org/patients-family/diagnosis-treatment/emotional-physical-effects/chemobrain.html
LiveStrong: https://www.livestrong.org
Caregiving
Alzheimer's Association: www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving
CareGiving.com: www.caregiving.com
Elder Life Planning: www.elderlifeplanning.com
Family Caregiving Alliance: www.caregiver.org
National Alliance for Caregiving: www.caregiving.org
Nursing home adjustment: www.alharris.com/harker/helpme.htm
Organizing a care network: lotsahelpinghands.com/how-it-works/
Senior Care Managers: www.aginglifecare.org
Dementia
Alzheimer's Association: www.alz.org
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration: www.theaftd.org/what-is-ftd/disease-overview/
Dementia Society of America: www.dementiasociety.org
Lewy Body Dementia Association: www.lbda.org
Penn Frontotemporal Dementia Center: ftd.med.upenn.edu
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Cure PSP: www.psp.org
Rutgers Comprehensive Services on Aging: https://ubhc.rutgers.edu/clinical/outpatient/comprehensive-services-on-aging-(copsa).xml
Diet
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: www.eatright.org
The Mediterranean diet, Mayo Clinic: www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/mediterranean-diet/art-20047801
The Mediterranean diet, Veterans Administration: https://www.nutrition.va.gov/docs/UpdatedPatientEd/Mediterraneandiet.pdf
Exercise
Centers for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/index.html
National Institute on Aging/: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/four-types-exercise-can-improve-your-health-and-physical-ability
Headaches
American Headache Society: https://americanheadachesociety.org
National Headache Foundation: https://headaches.org
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus Association: https://www.hydroassoc.org/hydrocephalus/
Living Will
Five Wishes: https://fivewishes.org
NJ Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST):
https://www.state.nj.us/health/advancedirective/documents/polst_green_form_en.pdf
Mindfulness
Center for Wellness and Health Promotion, Harvard University: https://wellness.huhs.harvard.edu/mindfulness
Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/mindfulness-exercises/art-20046356
UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Resource Center: https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/
Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society: https://www.nationalmssociety.org
Pain
American Chronic Pain Association: https://www.theacpa.org
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Foundation: https://www.parkinson.org
Seizures/Epilepsy
American Epilepsy Society: https://www.aesnet.org
Epilepsy Foundation: https://www.epilepsy.com
Sleep
Centers for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/index.html
Sleep Education: http://sleepeducation.org/healthysleep/healthy-sleep-basics/
Sleep for Success: https://jamesmaas.com
Stroke
American Stroke Association: https://www.stroke.org
Tinnitus
American Tinnitus Association: https://www.ata.org
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