Once someone hears the word \u201cschizophrenia\u201d from a doctor as a possible diagnosis, they and\/or their family often want to learn as much as possible about the illness. Which is wise, since there is significant misinformation and misunderstanding of schizophrenia. Over the years, I\u2019ve compiled a list of various ways you can learn more.<\/p>\n
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https:\/\/www.helpguide.org\/home-pages\/schizophrenia.htm<\/a> Offers some very specific advice not always found in other guides.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.livingwithschizophreniauk.org\/modern-treatments\/<\/a> A very comprehensive guide, addresses all the typical information plus issues like debt, depression, and mental health care for people who are caregivers of a person with schizophrenia.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.schizophrenia.ca\/learn_more_about_schizophrenia.php<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.bcss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/basic-facts-141.pdf<\/a>\u00a0 A helpful online booklet about schizophrenia in printable form.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/publications\/schizophrenia-booklet\/index.shtml<\/a> Another helpful online booklet, has a PDF you can download.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.schizophrenia.com\/family\/perstory5.htm<\/a> Personal stories by family members about what they saw happening to their loved one as they began to develop schizophrenia and what they recommend if you think you or one of your loved ones may be developing the illness.<\/p>\n www.nami.org<\/a><\/p>\n www.namihelps.org<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n Hope For Recovery Workshops (held Saturdays from 9:00 to 3:00 unless noted; call NAMI-MN, 651-645-2948.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Resources for Families:<\/u><\/p>\n Forums for family members of people with schizophrenia to talk to each other about how to help their loved ones or get support and advice<\/p>\n http:\/\/forum.schizophrenia.com\/category\/family<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/friendsfamilyschizophrenia\/<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.healthcentral.com\/schizophrenia\/c\/120\/158043\/forum-helping\/<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.supportingfamilies.org.nz\/resources\/mental-health-info\/schizophrenia.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blogs written by people with schizophrenia disorders<\/p>\n Vlogs on YouTube by people with schizophrenia disorders<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Resources for people with schizophrenia:<\/u><\/p>\n Forums where people with schizophrenia talk to each other online<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n Books about Schizophrenia:<\/u><\/p>\n The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia: Helping Your Loved One Get the Most Out of Life, by Kim T. Mueser, PhD and Susan Gingerich, MSW, 2006, The Guilford Press\u2014a very thorough, practical, and easy-to-read guide, highly recommended<\/p>\n I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! Helping the Seriously Mentally Ill Accept Treatment: A practical guide for families and therapists, by Xavier Amador, 2011, Vida Press<\/p>\n Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients, and Providers, by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., 5th edition copyright 2006, HarperCollins Publishers–an excellent resource, covers the nature, causes, symptoms, and treatment of schizophrenia, as well as how people and their families survive this illness<\/p>\n Diagnosis Schizophrenia: A Comprehensive Resource, by Rachel Miller and Susan E. Mason, 2002 Columbia University Press–a great resource, includes many first-person accounts by people with schizophrenia, as well as chapters by professionals on a wide range of issues from hospitalization to rehabilitation<\/p>\n The Everything Health Guide to Schizophrenia, by Dean Haycock, 2009, Adams Media–an excellent resource with straightforward and easy to understand explanations<\/p>\n The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, by Elyn R. Saks, 2007, Hyperion Books–an excellent memoir about living with schizophrenia<\/p>\n <\/p>\n National Resources for Schizophrenia\/Mental Illness:<\/u><\/p>\n American Psychiatric Association<\/p>\n 1000 Wilson Blvd, Suite 1825<\/p>\n Arlington, VA\u00a0 22209<\/p>\n 703-907-7300<\/p>\n www.HealthyMinds.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mental Health America (formerly NMHA)<\/p>\n 2000 N.\u00a0 Beauregard St.<\/p>\n 6th Floor<\/p>\n Alexandria, VA\u00a0 22311<\/p>\n 1-800-969-NMHA (6642)<\/p>\n www.nmha.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)<\/p>\n 60 Cutter Mill Road, suite 404<\/p>\n Great Neck, NY\u00a0 11021<\/p>\n 516-829-0091<\/p>\n www.narsad.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)<\/p>\n Public Information Branch<\/p>\n 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663<\/p>\n Bethesda, MD\u00a0 20892<\/p>\n www.nimh.nih.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Once someone hears the word \u201cschizophrenia\u201d from a doctor as a possible diagnosis, they and\/or their family often want to learn as much as possible about the illness. 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