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Schizophrenia Education
Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic brain disorder, that
affects approximately two million Americans. Schizophrenia
impairs a person's ability to think clearly, manage his or her
emotions, make decisions, and relate to others. People with
schizophrenia suffer terrifying symptoms that often make them
fearful and withdrawn. This illness is however highly
treatable, and new discoveries and treatments are continually
improving the outlook for people with this disorder.
Resources
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Books |
Madhouse: Growing Up in the
Shadow of Mentally Ill Siblings, by Clea Simon
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When Someone You Love Has A Mental Illness, by Rebecca Woolis, M.F.C.C. |
How to Live with a Mentally Ill Person, by Christine Adamec |
Surviving Schizophrenia, by
E. Fuller Torrey, M.D.
An excellent book for families and consumers dealing with
schizophrenia. Covers history, statistics, family feelings
and struggles, and excellent and complete data on public
mental health programs. Rates these programs according to
effectiveness and quality.
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| Coping With Schizophrenia, by
Kim Mueser and Susan Gingerich Very good book on
schizophrenia. Full of practical information for family
members on working with their loved one to manage and cope
with the disorder. Contains many worksheets designed to
bring some order and method to this process.
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| Understanding Schizophrenia,
by Richard S. Keefe and Philip D.Harvey One of the best
and most complete books I have read on schizophrenia.
Keefe and Harvey, researchers themselves, do an excellent
job of making extensive research data accessible to the
layman. They go into the history of knowledge about the
disease, and offer very practical information on how
families and consumers can work to manage life with this
illness.
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Video Tapes |
Preventing Relapse in
Schizophrenia, Good film outlining ways to detect and
manage exacerbations in symptoms of schizophrenia in order
to prevent full-blown relapse.
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Schizophrenia Research:
Milestones to the Millenium, Fascinating, if somewhat
technical, account of the history of advances in
schizophrenia research. Contains interviews with some of
the top scientists in the field.
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| I'm Still Here: The Truth About
Schizophrenia, Very good view of living with and
managing schizophrenia from the viewpoint of several
extraordinary people who suffer from this disorder. |
HOME
Links
National Alliance on Schizophrenia and Depression
(NARSAD) www.narsad.org
Medscape’s Schizophrenia Wellness Center
www.medscape.com/mp/rc/schizophrenia
A one-stop resource for the latest news, journal articles,
summaries from major medical conferences, programs for CME
credit, links to valuable patient resources and much more.
Mental Health InfoSource – Schizophrenia
www.mhsource.com/schizophrenia
Contains an excellent "ask the expert" column where consumers
and others ask questions about the treatment of the disorder
and experts in the field answer them on-line. The site also
contains information dealing with treatment options available.
Internet Mental Health – Schizophrenia
www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-ps01.html
Many on-line pamphlets and links to other sites; by Phillip W.
Long, M.D.
Schizphrenia.com
www.schizophrenia.com
The site specializes in on-line discussion groups for
consumers and family members. There is also information on how
to subscribe to the "Living With Schizophrenia" newsletter.
The Experience of Schizophrenia
www.chovil.com
Web site containing the personal story of one person
recovering from schizophrenia. The site also contains
information dealing with treatment options available and
research into the disorder.
Schizophrenia Society of Canada
www.schizophrenia.ca
Has a wonderful guide for families.
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