Comprehensive Medical References
Mailing Lists/Newsgroups/Community
Disease and Treatment Information
Information on Medications and Possible Side Effects
Legal and Advocacy Resources
Books/Movies/Videos
Alternative/Holistic Diagnosis and Treatment

Comprehensive Medical Reference back to top
Medscape
One-time free registration required
http://www.medscape.com

Mailing Lists/Newsgroups/Community back to top
SCHIZOPH@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
An eclectic group consisting of professionals and non- professionals interested in mental health. This list was organized as a forum for discussions about Schizophrenia by people afflicted with this disease, family and friends of those afflicted, and care givers who serve those afflicted.

A personal story with a lot of useful info
http://www.chovil.com/cognition.html

Newsletter
Presents an alternative positive view of Schizophrenia and a message board
http://www.voice.50megs.com

Brian Chiko's Schizophrenia.com was created in memory of his brother John. In addition to several mailing lists there is a wealth of information and links here.
http://www.schizophrenia.com/

MadNation is a web site designed to present the creativity and thoughtfulness of the mental health consumer/survivor/ex-patient/user community world-wide. Within it you will find poetry, essays, fiction, action alerts, personal stories, research, and information about other CSX (Consumer/Survivor/Ex-patient) organizations. http://www.madnation.org

alt.support.schizophrenia (newsgroup)

Successful Schizophrenia
A site focusing on the positive aspects of schizophrenia
http://www.webcom.com/thrive/schizo/

Disease and Treatment back to top
NAMI
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.nami.org/

NARSAD
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
http://www.mhsource.com/narsad.html

Mental Help Net
Comprehensive rated links
http://mentalhelp.net/guide/schizo.htm

Pebbles In the Pond
"The sole purpose of the organization is to advance and further develop educational approaches that are proving effective in the treatment of severe and persistent mental illnesses - schizophrenia, major depression, anxiety disorders and the bipolar spectrum disorders." http://www.pebblesinthepond.com/

About.com Schizophrenia Resources and Links http://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/msub18.htm

"Victim to Victor: Working with Voices."
Innovative new treatment focuses on helping patients understand their inner voices and accept them http://www.psych-health.com/voices.htm

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for sz
http://www.cma.ca/jpn/vol-25/issue-2/0108.htm
http://www.schizophrenia.co.uk/background/
cognitive_behavioural_therapy/
cognitive_behavioural_therapy.html#cancbt

Shocked!
The website's author writes: "You will find information that is pro and con to the topic of ECT. ... I hope that you find this information useful, and if you are considering ECT, you will have made an informed choice".
http://www.ect.org/

Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Recovery: Changing From A Medical Model To A Psychosocial Rehabilitation Mode by Mark Ragins, M.D. explains a little of the theory behind this approach http://home.att.net/~PatRisser/helpingclients/recoverypsr.html

International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Dedicated to promoting, supporting, and strengthening community-oriented rehabilitation services and resources for persons with psychiatric disability.Lots of really good links here on every aspect of psychiatric disability http://www.iapsrs.org/links.htm

International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation http://www.psychosocial.com/

National Empowerment Center Website
"Recovery is real and this website is filled with practical information that will help you recover if you have been labled with a mental illness"
http://www.power2u.org/

Information on Medications and back to top
Possible Side Effects
RXlist: The Internet Drug List
http://www.rxlist.com/

Cognitive loss
http://www.schizophrenia.com/
newsletter/197/197dementia.html

Your Drug May Be Your Problem:
How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications, by Peter R. Breggin
(author of Talking Back to Prozac)
http://www.breggin.com/neuroleptics.html

Legal and Advocacy Resources back to top
The Justice In Mental Health Organization, Inc. (JIMHO), was founded in 1980 by individuals who are, or have been, consumers of the public and/or private mental health system. It is an advocacy group as well as a mutual self-help organization that offers a network of support to thousands of individuals living in the community...Over the last 19 years, JIMHO has assisted thousands in solving living, emotional and/or health problems by having consumers utilize their own experiences to assist one another in locating and accessing resources. http://hometown.aol.com/jimhofw/jimho.htm

Handling your Psychiatric Disability in Work and School
An interactive and informative web site for people with a psychiatric condition that addresses issues and reasonable accommodations related to work and school. This is the only site designed exclusively to provide information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other employment and education issues for people with psychiatric disabilities.
http://www.bu.edu/sarpsych/jobschool/

Matrix Research Institute has developed a new Brochure Series about Psychiatric Disabilities and Work, that is geared to a broad readership, but is specifically designed for consumers who use mental health services and who are working or in the process of thinking about returning to work. http://www.matrixresearch.org/pub1brochure.html

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability
http://www.bazelon.org/

Books/Movies/Videos back to top
"Little Voices: A True Paranoid Schizophrenic Adventure" was written by an author who was diagnosed as a schizophrenic when he was 21, this book vividly narrates his experience and thoughts. It also tells how his immersion in a non-western culture alleviated his condition. He eventually worked as an Officer in Citibank. The book's website is: http://www.Xlibris.com/LittleVoices.html

Schizophrenia Book Links Pages http://www.omega23.com/books/med/schizophrenia.html http://www.human-nature.com/books/schizophrenia.html

"I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia" (running time: 60 minutes) People with schizophrenia describe their lives and researchers, their challenges, in this non-fiction film. Also have other mental health videos. http://www.wheelercom.com/

Alternative/Holistic Diagnosis and Treatment back to top

Fish Oil research and references from the University of Sheffield Omega-3 Mental Health Research Group http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/omega3/index.htm

Fincastle manufactures research-quality fish oil http://www.fincastle.com/

The San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center is the only medication-free treatment clinic in the US. They holistically approach the treatment of emotional/mental illness;believing that true healing comes from restoring and renewing the things that define and reflect our humanity. The clinical director is Dr. Kevin McCready. Contact: SJPC, 3114 Willow Ave., Suite 102, Clovis, CA 93612-4714, (559)292-7572 http://www.breggin.com/sjpc.html

Orthomolecular Psychiatry: Linus Pauling http://www.orthomed.org/pauling.htm

Schizophrenia On-Line Help Center
Jack Rosberg's direct confrontation model of treatment
http://www.schizophrenia-help.com/

Dr. McKenzie Early trauma theory
http://www.amer-mentalhealthassoc.com/about.html