Prepared for the mental health professional or administrator who is involved in the planning, developing, or implementation of an automated information system in a mental health environment, this guide is limited to the electronic processing and storage of information for management and clinical functions. Management application areas include bookkeeping, appointments, payroll, patient census, and client profiles; the clinical applications focus on diagnosis, testing, history taking, progress reports, simulation, and psychotherapy. Background information includes discussions of the advantages of government information; public policy trends in mental health information; and privacy, confidentiality, and mental health information systems. The remainder of the document comprises an annotated guide to the following types of information resources: (1) monographs and articles; (2) bibliographies and abstracts; (3) agencies, clearinghouses and public inquiry programs; (4) research and grants information; and (5) principal investigators of past and present National Institute of Mental Health sponsored research. Acquisition and ordering information for government documents is included (LMM)