Introduction Comprehensive sites Schizophrenia sites Scottish mental health and related sites Local sites Other sites If you are a webmaster visiting this site and wish to have your site considered for inclusion on this list, please email [email protected] or National Office at [email protected], giving details. We would be delighted if you would include our site on your links page. Please let us know if you have done so. The Internet is a vast resource of information on every topic under the sun. Currently there are around 500 million sites worldwide, and the number is increasing all the time. This means that, even in the field of mental health, it is not possible (a) to keep tabs on every site that might be of use to you and (b) there is no guarantee that the information on these sites is accurate or up to date. So the list that follows does not begin to aspire towards comprehensiveness, but it does try and offer two things: the most relevant and reliable sites in the mental health field the best of the sites which provide links to other related mental health sites In addition to these sites, you can browse the Internet yourself using the Search option on your browser to look for keywords like "mental health" and "schizophrenia". http://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. http://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. http://www.netdoctor.co.uk HEATLH SITE Covers a wide range of topics relating to health. See in particular the section on Support Groups. http://www.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. http://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. http://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. http://www.vulliamy.demon.co.uk/ PERSONAL STORIES First Person Forum provides a forum for opinions and experiences of mental health -including personal stories of sufferers. http://www.iop.bpmf.ac.uk/ LIBRARY Institute of Psychiatry library Mental health page gives access to wide range of information for all groups. http://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) http://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. http://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 http://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. http://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. http://www.schizophrenia.com/ SCHIZOPHRENIA Very comprehensive site for sufferers, cares, researchers, professionals and students including chat lines and on-line support groups, medications, advice etc. This specialised website focuses exclusively on schizophrenia and is set up to become the world repository of information — from articles on diagnosis and treatment to tips on coping, including advice on handling crises. It hosts a number of discussion groups, including on-line support for patients, families, and friends, as well as separate forums for talking about medications and treatment — and a link to Friends and Advocates of the Mentally Ill (FAMI). Additionally, it includes a special area for professionals, researchers, social workers, and students. http://www.pslgroup.com/schizophr.htm SCHIZOPHRENIA Comprehensive information on schizophrenia. Doctor's guide to the internet for patients, families and friends including warning signs, symptoms, treatments, medical news and personal stories. http://www.nsf.org.uk/ NSF Describes what NSF does for users carers professionals - advice, publications, fund-raising, conferences etc. No on-line information. http://www.mind.org.uk MIND Web site includes a list of their advice booklets and order forms, campaigns, appeals, conferences etc. Based in England and Wales with a map to click on local Mind Associations. Link to MindLink, the service users network- does not work at present. http://www.samh.org.uk The website of Glasgow-based Scottish Association for Mental Health. It includes a description of the services on offer, and a links page. http://www.hebs.co.uk/ Health Education Board Scotland Concentrates on what HEBS is doing. Divided into two entry points: 1 The Public Site is arranged by health topic eg Smoking, Cancer, Mental Health with short descriptions. For each health topic there is access to resources such as factsheets, publications and leaflets, lists of journal articles, posters, statistics and support groups. Resources to be expanded over the next few months. 2 The Professional Site is arranged in sections (eg, Databases, Publications, Education & Training) to help get instant access to specific HEBS campaigns, services, resources and information and can search all HEBS databases. http://www.pamh.ndirect.co.uk The site of Perth Association for Mental Health contains information about the organisation and a users forum. http://www.companions.co.uk This is the site of the Companions Befriending Scheme, based in Fraserburgh and a successful NSF(S) Project. http://www.eufami.org The European Federation of Assoications of Families of Mentally Ill People now has a website. NSF(S) is a member of EUFAMI. http://www.depressionalliance.org This is the home page of the Depression Alliance, which offers a wide range of information for sufferers from depression. www.obad.ca This Canadian site, the Organization for Bipolar Affective disorders, specialises in manic depression and related illnesses.