Sign inMental Health
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK has information leaflets on a wide range of mental health conditions and an extensive directory of patient support and self help groups for mental health conditions. In addition, our extensive web directory lists many sites which provide information and support on specific conditions (such as depression, schizophrenia, etc.)
The following are some general resources on mental health:
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Information from the Department of Health.
Work and Mental Health
A resource from the Royal College of Psychiatrists which offers information and guidance about returning to work after a period of mental ill-health. The website is divided into four main parts, and is aimed at workers, carers, employers and clinicians.
Mental Health Care
Website with information for family members and friends of people who have psychosis, based on the results of research carried out to learn more about the causes of psychosis and to develop better treatments or improve existing ones.
Righttherapist.com
A leading independent directory of therapists and counsellors in the UK.
Mental health specialist services
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Mental Health
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
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, 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.