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This page - CONSUMERS... information, articles & personal stories on treatment & care (treatment resistant schizophrenia), medications, hospitalisation, self-help, recovery, & medical jargon

INTRODUCTION...
[H] is a hyperlink to the relevant homepage
[GO!] is a hyperlink to the specific information described
***** The use of five asterisks in a row indicates that the webmaster believes these sites are of most interest.

[H] [GO!] ***** Mentalhealthconsumers.org the place to start on MH consumers
[H] [GO!] ***** Our Lives With Schizophrenia Comprehensive E-Book - mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] ***** Our Lives With SchizophreniaConsumers & Carers Updates & Contributions - mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] ***** Information for people who have Schizophrenia schizophrenia.com
[H] [GO!] Nami's Questions you might want to ask your doctor members.ncbi.com
[H] [GO!] MEDSCAPE has all the medical papers you have to register to see them - medscape.com
[H] [GO!] Comprehensive, yet straightforward information schizophrenia.mentalhelp.net
[H] [GO!] UK Information Exchange just about everything on Schizophrenia in the UK is linked from here
[H] [GO!] 10 things to know about Schiz from a professionals perspective - educ.drake.edu
[H] [GO!] Schizophrenia - Youth's Greatest Disabler Canadian Schizophrenia Society - mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] The course of the illness NSW SF - sfnsw.webcentral.com.au
[H] [GO!] Excerpts from 'Surviving Schizophrenia' mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] Famous people with Schizophrenia schizophrenia.com
[H] [GO!] Courses & Outcomes mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] AtHealth.com/consumer
[H] [GO!] Library of articles on MH americasdoctor.com
[H] [GO!] Information from MEDLINE Plus nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
[H] [GO!] UK Help for Health Trust , a NHS initiative to involve consumers in health care
[H] [GO!] The Cochrane Consumer Network Consumer information
[H] [GO!] Some information on the Cochrane Collaboration
[H] [GO!] Mind-in-Manchester.org.uk
[H] [GO!] Schizophrenia-Help.com online resource centre
[H] [GO!] An overview of issues for people diagnosed with Schizophrenia
[H] [GO!] Schizophrenianet.org the Schizophrenia Knowledge Centre


This page - CONSUMERS... information, articles & personal stories on treatment & care (treatment resistant schizophrenia), medications, hospitalisation, self-help, recovery, & medical jargon.
TREATMENT & CARE...

[H] [GO!] ***** Project DOORS (Developing Our Own Rehab. Services) - the Justice In MH Organisation Inc. - hometown.aol.com
[H] [GO!] ***** Gives an overview of history, current methods of treatment, information on course of treatment, and how to look after yourself.


INFORMATION...
[H] [GO!] Treatment of Schizophrenia educ.drake.edu
[H] [GO!] Electro-Convulsive Therapy schizophrenia.com
[H] [GO!] Treatment Advocacy Centre psychlaws.org
[H] [GO!] Expert Consensus Guidelines Treatment of Schizophrenia psychguides.com
[H] [GO!] Madrid Declaration on Ethical Standards for Psychiatric Practice [GO!] Historical note on World Psychiatry Assoc. Work on Ethics - wpanet.org
[H] [GO!] Treatment of Schiz futur.com
[H] [GO!] Medical Library webmd


TREATMENT RESISTANT SCHIZOPHRENIA
[H] [GO!] Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia Masturba Medical College, India
[H] [GO!] Direct Confrontation used in treatment resistant Schizophrenics
[H] [GO!] Is treatment resistance a problem with the patient , or the treatment, OR the psych professionals?


ARTICLES...
[H] Psychologynet.org [GO!] ONE [GO!] TWO [GO!] THREE
[H] [GO!]New York City Voices.com [GO!] ONE [GO!]TWO
[H] [GO!] National Library of Medicine USA mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] UK National Schizophrenia Fellowship nsf.org.uk


This page - CONSUMERS... information, articles & personal stories on treatment & care (treatment resistant schizophrenia), medications, hospitalisation, self-help, recovery, & medical jargon
MEDICATIONS...

PLEASE NOTE: MANY SITES ARE USA, OR COUNTRY SPECIFIC. INFORMATION MAY NOT BE RELIABLE FOR FOR MANY PEOPLE. YOU MUST DISCUSS MEDICATION WITH A QUALIFIED MEDICAL PRACTIONER.

[H] [GO!] ***** Americas Doctor Site looks up virtually any medication - americasdoctor.com
[H] [GO!] ***** Look up a Drug healthscout.com
[H] [GO!] ***** Pharmacuetical Information Network pharminfo.com
[H] [GO!] ***** Lists drugs and websites about psych drugs mentalhelp.net
[H] [GO!] ***** Citizen.org/eletter This project attempts to inform about the adverse effects of medication
[H] [GO!] A comprehensive prescription drugs reference webmd.com
[H] [GO!] Antipsychotic Medications SANE Australia Factsheet
[H] [GO!] Antidepressant Medication SANE Australia Factsheet


INFORMATION...
[H] [GO!] Schizophrenia Digest.com
[H] [GO!] educ.drake.edu
[H] [GO!] NSW Schizophrenia Fellowship sfnsw.webcentral.com.au
[H] [GO!] Schizophrenia.com
[H] [GO!] The medications mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] Antipsychotic Medication Information mentalhealth.about.com
[H] [GO!] Chlorpromazine A Study - update-cochrane
[H] [GO!] Lunatics Liberation Front Offers some views - walnet.org
[H] [GO!] Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Information members.dencity.com/astonpapers
[H] [GO!] Peter Breggin MD's site about Psychiatric Medication - breggin.com
[H] [GO!] What is a clinical trial? americasdoctor.com
[H] [GO!] Ask the Pharmacist mentalhelp.net/advice
[H] [GO!] Good & bad medical practices citizen.org/hrg


ARTICLES...
[H] Psychologynet.org [GO!] ONE [GO!] TWO
[H] New York City Voices.com [GO!] ONE [GO!] TWO
[H] [GO!] Research into medications mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] Lists of Medications mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] Medication - Foundation of Recovery schizophrenia.com
[H] [GO!] Chlozapine Article schizophrenia.com
[H] [GO!] Articles on medications including Aussie article or two - citizen.org/eletter


PERSONAL STORIES...


This page - CONSUMERS... information, articles & personal stories on treatment & care (treatment resistant schizophrenia), medications, hospitalisation, self-help, recovery, & medical jargon
HOSPITALISATION...

for information on involuntary treatment see: MH RIGHTS
[H] [GO!] ***** Project Stay Justice In MH Organisation Inc. - hometown.aol.com


INFORMATION...
[H] [GO!] After Discharge - Returning home mentalhealth.com


ARTICLES...
[H] [GO!] Canadian Schizophrenia Society Handbook schizophrenia.ca


PERSONAL STORIES...
[H] New York City Voices.com [GO!] ONE [GO!] TWO


This page - CONSUMERS... information, articles & personal stories on treatment & care (treatment resistant schizophrenia), medications, hospitalisation, self-help, recovery, & medical jargon
SELF-HELP...

[H] [GO!] ***** Psychological Self-Help This an online book, very thorough - mentalhelp.net
[H] [GO!] ***** 'Self-Help Sourcebook Online' Information on self-help groups mentalhelp.net
[H] [GO!] Open Directory Links to Self-Help Sites, On-Line Books - dmoz.org
[H] [GO!] Keeping Well a quick reference guide
[H] [GO!] Self-help Psychology Magazine
[H] [GO!] UK MH Self-Help & Support Network
[H] [GO!] Planetpsych.com Self-help information on various topics


INFORMATION...
[H] [GO!] NSW Schizophrenia Fellowship sfnsw.webcentral.com.au
[H] [GO!] Coping With Schizophrenia mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] Symptoms & management at home mentalhealth.com
[H] [GO!] Self-Care for common health complaints - webmd.com
[H] [GO!] Self-Esteem & Assertiveness
[H] [GO!] Doctoryourself.com


ARTICLES...


PERSONAL STORIES...
[H] New York City Voices.com [GO!] ONE [GO!] TWO [GO!] THREE


This page - CONSUMERS... information, articles & personal stories on treatment & care (treatment resistant schizophrenia), medications, hospitalisation, self-help, recovery, & medical jargon.
RECOVERY...

see also the 'accessing services' section
[H] ***** National Empowerment Centre Website power2u.org
[H] [GO!] The Recovery Initiative at mentalhealthconsumers.org, uses art to aid recovery


INFORMATION...
[H] ***** Procovery Website Overcomming serious physical, mental, pain induced illnesses. Recovering step by step, at your pace.
[H] [GO!] NSW Schizophrenia Fellowship sfnsw.webcentral.com.au


ARTICLES...
[H] [GO!] National Empowerment Centre Newsletter Articles - power2u.org


PERSONAL STORIES...
[H] New York City Voices.com [GO!] ONE [GO!] TWO [GO!] THREE
[H] [GO!] Index of stories - mentalhealth.com [GO!] ONE [GO!] TWO [GO!] THREE [GO!] FOUR
[H] [GO!] Commitment to Recovery psychlaws.org
[H] [GO!] Normalcy or Chaos psychlaws.org
[H] [GO!] People that have won schizophrenia.com
[H] [GO!] A voice from another closet schizophrenia.com


This page - CONSUMERS... information, articles & personal stories on treatment & care (treatment resistant schizophrenia), medications, hospitalisation, self-help, recovery, & medical jargon.
MEDICAL JARGON...

[H] [GO!] Behavenet.com
[H] [GO!] Mentalwellness.com
[H] [GO!] educ.drake.edu
[H] [GO!] AmericasDoctor.com Medical Dictionary
[H] [GO!] Medical Encyclopeadia healthscout.com



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