Schizophrenia sites I recommend
Open the Doors official site of the World Psychiatric Association's Global Program against the Stigma and Discrimination because of Schizophrenia.
mentalhealth.com the largest most comprehensive mental health site on the Internet by Canadian psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Long, has other personal stories of schizophrenia, journal articles, web communities, etc, etc.
schizophrenia.com the only schizophrenia home page, by Brian Chiko, that has a lot to offer on schizophrenia, including a great many information links, chat rooms, current events, discussion boards and a newsletter
Treatment Advocacy Center A first rate source of current information which also documents the impact of inadequate treatment in America
Doctor's Guide to Schizophrenia very popular site that links to mentalhealth.com quite a bit
schizoaffective disorder a number of rare sites on schizoaffective disorder are listed on this page at Noah
Mental Health Net well designed overview
Mh Infosource an "interactive" mental health site that has quite a bit on schizophrenia
NARSAD National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
www.medscape.com you have to register but its free. This link is to the psychiatry index page. Medscape is a first rate source of current information.
Schizophrenia world This a UK site that looks quite thorough
mentalwellness.com an interesting site by Janssen on schizophrenia, quite popular
Review of schizophrenia by Dr.B Green
ISPSthe International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and other Psychoses
Medicine Net a general medical site with a lot of indepth information about treating schizophrenia
Mental Health Research Institute an interesting research facility in Australia doing a lot of research on schizophrenia
Schizophrenia: The Hidden Torment Maclean's magazine article online at mentalhealth.com
Dual Diagnosis The only site I've found
National Institute of Mental Health the U.S. government research facility which funds research on schizophrenia in the U.S.
John Hopkins University schizophrenia summary and other pages
Basic Facts about Schizophrenia (mentalhealth.com again)
Royal College of Psychiatrists' public information on schizophrenia
Sanenet interesting Australian site
Other pages by people with schizophrenia
DMOZ OpenDirectory Project 33 different personal pages on the experience of schizophrenia listed
Myself My mesage A sister writes about her brother with schizophrenia in a state of the art web site
Schizophrenia and Art A young female artist with schizophrenia shows some of her work, and talks about her experience
very good page of 19 year old with schizophrenia
kiss me I'm psychotic diaries of a youth recovering from psychosis
Personal Stories of Recovery Maurizio Baldini's Story
Personal Stories of Recovery Alison's Story
Personal Stories of Recovery Garry's Story
Schizophrenia - Adrift In An Anchorless Reality by Janice C. Jordan
Insight from a Schizophrenia Patient with Depression
A Mother's Experience with the Onset of Schizophrenia by Karen Lee
Coping With Schizophrenia by Frederick J. Frese
Success stories at schizophrenia.com Rather than list them all here, visit this link
Schizophrenia Web Community Developed by Dr. Phillip Long, an online community of people with schizophrenia
Panic and Psychosis intersting site but haven't read it yet
Larry Robison by Larry's sister, a sad and tragic story
Peter Sarrio's page on his experience
Homepage of Bodo Originally in German, Bodo has translated more of his personal story recently
Zaphod's experience more to come
John Nash biography Nobel prize winning mathematician who developed schizophrenia
Schizophrenia Digest the web site for Canadian magazine on schizophrenia started by Bill MacPhee. Bill also has a video of his presentation for sale at this site.
The US Government mind control as told by a man with schizoaffective disorder
Community Resource Connections of Toronto A local service that bears mentioning
alt.support.schizophrenia depending on what your server picks up this is a quite massive newsgroup now that makes interesting reading
Family support
MHi Ask the Expert Dr. Ron Pies answers any question online, (haven't tried it yet)
Early warning signs of psychosis from the U. of North Carolina
NASCOS North American Society for Childhood Onset Schizophrenia
NAMI, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, a well organized and powerful political American family member organization with a lot of info
Find your US state and nearest NAMI affiliate
NAMI Sonoma County rural NAMI chapter page
NEW Rethink carers website the family support organization in Britain
EUFAMI The European Federation of Associations of Families of Mentally Ill People
Schizophrenia Support Organizations around the world
Schizophrenia Fellowship of New Zealand
Schizophrenia: A Handbook for Families A 55 page handbook online at mentalhealth.com
Schizophrenia Society of Canada national association with links to all provincial chapters
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society
Schizophrenia Society of Alberta
Red Deer chapter of the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta
Manitoba Schizophrenia Society
Schizophrenia Society of Ontario
Early Intervention and Treatment Pages
Treatment Advocacy Center Eleven articles on early treatment; just scroll down to Consequences of Delayed Treatment
Get Help Early a very sophisticated site on early intervention with some exquisite art
IEPA - International Early Psychosis Association prociding a network for international communication and information sharing on early intervention
Youth and Mental Illness - Early Psychosis Intervention A very much needed project of the National Canadian Mental Health Association on best practices in early intervention with particular reference to Canada
Mental Health and High School a comprehensive, dedicated site focusing on resources for students, teachers, and family
My Life - It's cool to talk about it the launching pad for the prevention campaign run by the Montréal branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association aimed at teens in Montréal-area high schools
Psychosis Sucks! Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) Program for Adolescents in Brtish Columbia
PEPP - Prevention and Early Intervention Program the program that is the foundation of what I know about early intervention located in London Ontario
Lynx Tracks The new local first psychosis prgram in the Peterborough Ontario district
PRIME clinic at U of N Carolina Another research clinic identifying people at risk of developing psychosis
Early Psychosis - Australia the world leader in early intervention
EPPIC - Early Psychosis, Prevention & Intervention Centre The first early psychosis program
Orygen Youth Health through its Clinical Services, it provides specialised early intervention services to young people with emerging disorders of mental health who live in the western and north western areas of Melbourne
PPEi - The Australian Network for Promotion Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health another site on mental illness in adolescence, particularly suicide in adolescence
Salon Magazine article well researched article on ethics of preventative treatment for adolescents at risk of developing schizophrenia
Schizophrenia Bulletin article dating back to 1996, at Internet Mental Health
NAMI article on what we know about early intervention
Lists of Schizophrenia sites
Open Directory - Health: Mental Health: Disorders: Schizophrenia very useful, quite extensive and several languages
rare list of sites on schizoaffective disorder
Yahoo's directory of Schizophrenia sites
Comprehensive Mental Health Sites
"The Directory" of mhsource comprehensive but unrated resources
Sober Recovery An excellent site on alcoholism and addictions with over 2500 resources in 60 categories
Mental Health Resources I love the magic wand your pointer turns into, just magical, genius in fact, and the list is quite extensive as well
Vancouver's mentalhealth.com Resources Page The sites are rated
Psych Central Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Resource Page
Simcoe County's mental health directory of sites
Knowledge Exchange Network a US government sponsored site
BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information interesting approach to mental illness in BC Canada
Miscellaneous
Holistic Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center I'll be adding more substance abuse sites in the future
She is in recovery dot com for women in recovery from addiction.
Psychiatric Medications an online booklet at NIMH that is excellent
Brain - the world inside your head a site for children and the young at heart on brain disorders,
Risperdal A site devoted to Rsiperdal, or Risperidone which is the same thing, by Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Seroquel a site devoted to Seroquel, the latest approved atypical, by Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
Zyprexa An Eli Lilly site devoted to Olanzapine or Zyprexa which is the same thing
Wellness Network a local consumer initiative focussing on Wellness rather than illness
Coloring Therapy an alternative to formal meditation practice
Pine Rest Health Centre a Christian mental health centre
Audiogon second hand electronics for audiophiles with lots of money
NCIX - Canada my primary online computer components store
Astronomical Picture of the Day Archive a favorite site of mine
The Planetary Society Space - the final frontier
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