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Useful Websites
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Psychosis diagnosis and treatment
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Rethink
British mental health program which includes early psychosis |
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Bipolar Disorder
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Schizophrenia
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Dr. Fred Frese
First person description/advice: Dr. Fred Frese is a well-known psychologist who lives with schizophrenia and speaks openly about how he copes. |
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Pat Deegan
Pat Deegan is another person with schizophrenia who has written lots of self-help materials and has a lot to teach. |
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Medicines
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Healthy Oregon
Links to pharmaceutical assistance, plus legislative updates on related issues |
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Self help for individual and families
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Mary Ellen Copeland
Mary Ellen Copeland’s site has a number of excellent articles on recovery. Her booklet, “Wellness Recovery Action Plan” is recommended. She also great resources for fibromyalgia and other chronic illnesses. |
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Manual by Alice Medalia
Identifying and coping with cognitive symptoms (a manual written for New York state by neuropsychologist Alice Medalia) |
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Adolescents
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Pacer Center
National resources
Lots of good resource info for families. |
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Oregon laws and resources
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Financial
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DisabilityInfo
Guide to all disability-related programs offered by federal government. |
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Social Security Administration
Information about Social Security, Medicare, and disability benefits, call the Social Security Administration at 800-772-1213. |
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Advocacy in the health care system
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New Dream
Social justice
Making a difference
Re-thinking values |
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Tolerance
Social justice
Making a difference
Reducing bias |
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Illnesses Causing Psychosis
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Sleep deprivation
Psychosis should remit after the person sleeps
More info on sleep disorders. |
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Drug use
Psychosis usually goes away within 72 hours, although our experience with methamphetamine is that it may take longer |
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Demyelinating diseases
Demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Schilder’s disease, especially if they involve the temporal lobes. |
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Health information
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Nutrition
Federal government nutrition resources |
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Recovery/treatment
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Mental Health
Federal Knowledge Exchange Network (through Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
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Psychiatric Wellness
Mary Moller, psychiatric nurse, has many excellent resources on her website, including several handbooks and videos which are well worth owning |
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University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago Mental Health Services Research Program.
Provides a variety of free materials for download. See in particular “This is Your Life! Creating Your Self-Directed Life Plan”, an easy-to-use workbook that helps people with psychiatric disabilities think about, choose, plan for, and act on a life goal, with supports of their own choosing. The workbook has as its foundation both person-centered planning and the "stages of change" model. It guides people in mental health recovery to see that life change is a process, with natural twists and turns along the way. |
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School and work
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Active Minds
A peer support organization for college students with mental illness |
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York University
York University supported education web site has some interesting information. |
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National laws and legal rights
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Research
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All Topics Menu
Synopses, interviews & references on top scientific research related to schizophrenia |
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Additional professional resources
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Local services
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Oregon Link
Marion/Polk Counties
Salem area
Local resource directory |
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