Other useful sites - Mental health sites

Mental health sites

www.mentalhealth.com
Internet Mental Health. Covers everything from descriptions of the 50 most common mental illnesses and their treatments to free down-loadable diagnostic software for mood disorders. Information on the 67 most common psychiatric drugs. In addition to the encyclopaedia of information on topics, such as complications of popular treatments, there is an on-line magazine full of news and articles. Inspiring reading for all are the recovery success stories.

www.cmhc.com
Mental Health Net. Very comprehensive American site for all user groups covering a wide variety of mental health-related topics. Includes disorders and treatments, medications, self help, friends and family issues, professional resources, on-line support groups, suggested reading, and managed care & administration. Many web links.

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
This is the National Health Service Direct site. For information on schizophrenia, click on Conditions and Treatment, then Head and Brain and scroll down to the schizophrenia topic.

www.yahoo.com/Health/Mental_Health
A huge site with many links to http://www for all user groups. Information on a wide range of subjects.

www.mentalwellness.com
Mental Health Information and Services on the Internet with just a few of the many mental health resources available, with a brief review of each. Check here frequently for valuable information, from upcoming events to medical questions. New resources added on a regular basis.

www.iop.bpmf.ac.uk
Institute of Psychiatry library Mental health page gives access to wide range of information for all groups.

www.coil.com/~grohol/
Dr Grohols Mental Health page - advice on support, mental health issues, resources, people on the internet - aimed at users, updated weekly (American)

www.healthatoz.com
An A-Z of health sites, including mental health. Very large site with links to other sites and who they are designed for - professional or consumer.

www.mhsource.com
USA PSYCHIATRIC TIMES American based information with initial search facility to get to disorder index, chat rooms, questions and answers, conferences (USA) etc. OK but not as good as mental health net or internet mental health

www.rcpsych.ac.uk
This is the website of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. See in particular their on line leaflets on schizophrenia in the Help is At Hand leaflets page and under Mental Health factsheets.

www.mentalhealth.org.uk
MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION A - Z of support groups, UK online, publications, links etc. A lot of information and site still being developed and links not working properly.