Schizophrenia

UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has an information leaflet called Schizophrenia

 Rethink (formerly the National Schizophrenia Fellowship)

A national charity for everyone affected by severe mental illness, with national networks of mutual support groups for carers and for users.

 SANE

A national mental health charity offering support, information and research into mental illness.

 Mind

Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. It works for a better life for people diagnosed, labelled or treated as mentally ill and campaigns for their right to lead an active and valued life in the community.

 Hearing Voices Network

The HVN supports and assists people who hear voices.

 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Have produced a guideline on schizophrenia which includes information for the general public.

 Womb Flu Link to Schizophrenia

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

 Medicine Guide for Schizophrenia

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Mental Health Foundation

Provide good information about schizophrenia.

 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Provide a range of information leaflets about schizophrenia.

 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies provide a leaflet on Schizophrenia.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.