International Paruresis Association

PO Box 65111
Baltimore, MD 21209

1-800-247-3864
410-367-1253 (phone)
410-367-1254 (fax)

info@paruresis.org

Useful Links

Links are divided into the following categories, click one to jump to that category:  

advocacy
general mental health
humor
international
miscellaneous links
products
publications
radio interviews
toilet links

advocacy
Monster.com list of state Equal Employment Opportunity Agencies -- List of links to each state's EEO agency
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems -- Comprehensive directory to state protection and advocacy agencies

general mental health
National Mental Health Information Center -- A US Government website with useful general mental health information
Anxieties.com -- A highly recommended website for help with anxiety disorders
Anxiety Coach -- Excellent website for helping people with anxiety disorders
Maryland Mental Health Online -- General resource for the state of Maryland
Social Phobia -- An extensive article on the subject
Very Shy Web Site -- Help for people who are very shy
Parcopresis Website -- A website for those dealing with "shy bowel syndrome"
Social Anxiety Disorder - Shyness -– Articles, novel, newsletter and a Shyness and Social Anxiety Disorder Directory
www.mentalhealth.com -- Internet Mental Health website
www.algy.com/anxiety -- The Anxiety Panic Internet Resource website
www.npadnews.com -- National Panic & Anxiety Disorders News website
www.anxietynetwork.com -- The Anxiety Network International website
www.lexington-on-line.com -- National Anxiety Foundation website
www.Health6.com -- Comprehensive Health Directory website
www.socialanxietyinstitute.org -- Social Anxiety Institute – An International Outreach website
www.socialphobia.org -- Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Association website
www.anxman.org -- The International Association of Anxiety Management website
www.anxiety-disorder.net -- Anxiety Disorder-Resources & Information For Those with Anxiety Disorders website
www.healthyplace.com -- Mental Health Communities-Healthy Place website
www.hvcct.com -- Hudson Valley Center for Cognitive Therapy, Upper Nyack, NY website
www.healthfinder.gov -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Health Information Center

humor
Urinal Game -- A urinal game (in Flash) that shows we aren't the only ones that think this
A Men's Room Monologue by Alex Salsberg -- PokeGravy Studios presents "A Men's Room Monologue" cartoon.
Female Restrooms.com -- Poke Gravy Studios presents a ladies room monologue cartoon.
A Men's Room Monologue -- by Alex Salsberg

international
European Paruresis website
UK website
Australian Paruresis website
Germany website
Shyness and Social Anxiety Treatment Australia
Finnish Paruresis website
French Paruresis website
Chinese Chat Board powered by Discusz
Chinese Paruresis Chat Board
Netherlands Paruresis website
Italian Paruresis website

miscellaneous links
Dr. Gabe Mirkin -- Excellent source of unbiased health information
Selective Mutism Group/Childhood Anxiety Network -- Children who have difficulty speaking, primarily in schools
Internet Health Directory -- Good general health reference directory
Male Pelvic Pain Network -- Information on chronic prostatitis and related conditions that sometimes accompany paruresis
The Prostatitis Foundation -- Authoritative web site on prostatitis
When is Prostatitis Not Prostatitis? -- An article on biofeedback treatment for prostatitis or levator ani syndrome 
Urinary System:  Normal Anatomy and Physiology -- An excellent, though technical, explanation of how the urinary system works
American Urological Associations -- Online patient information resource
National Association for Continence -- World's largest and most prolific consumer advocacy organization dedicated to public education and awareness about the causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatments, and management alternatives for incontinence
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services -- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Bladder Advisory Council of the American Foundation for Urologic Disease Inc. --
Stress Urinary Incontinence --
National Women’s Health Resource Center --
Natl. Bladder Foundation --
The Simon Foundation for Continence --
Incontinence & Medical Links Library --
UrologyHealth.org --
Air Force Publishing -- Drug Abuse Testing Program

products
Stadium Pal -- Product allows urination without visiting the restroom

publications
Shy Bladder Syndrome -- Your Step-By-Step Guide to Overcoming Paruresis
Phobease Book and Course -- Well respected materials from Doctor Howard Liebgold, MD
Bathrooms Make Me Nervous:  A Guidebook for Women with Urination Anxiety -- Written by Carol Olmert, IPA’s Women’s Coordinator and recovered paruretic. For more information, visit the official website.  Buy it Now! 

radio interviews
ABC Australia Interview Mar. 24 -- Broadcast on March 24, 2003
Triple J Australia Radio Interview -- Broadcast 2006

toilet links
Project CLEAN -- Cleaning up public school bathrooms in the U.S.
World Toilet Association -- Dedicated to improving the world's facilities
Architects and Paruresis -- Ideas for proper design and employee comfort
Toilet History -- Learn about the past
Restrooms of the Future -- Great site for toilet design issues
Toilets . . . Bathrooms . . . Dignity -- Clean restrooms around the world
International Center for Bathroom Etiquette -- Everything you need to know about how to do it
Toiletnet.com - Toilet & Urinal Pictures from Around the World
Urinal.net - The best place to piss away your time on the Internet

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WARNING AND DISCLAIMER: This website is NOT a substitute for medical or legal advice and does not constitute the practice of law, medicine, psychiatry, clinical psychology, clinical social work, or any other mental health profession.  If you are having trouble urinating, you should always contact a physician since difficulty with voiding can be a symptom of a serious medical condition. We are a group of professional people and people who have suffered with paruresis. We have assembled a board and a board of advisors to help people cope with urinary dysfunction that has a psychological or social origin. On this website, we are NOT practicing medicine, psychiatry, clinical psychology, clinical social work or any other mental health profession. You should have your doctor evaluate your condition before diagnosing yourself, and seek the appropriate necessary mental health counseling if warranted. IPA, Inc. disclaims any and all legal liability whatsoever.