Schizophrenia.com is an internet community dedicated to providing high quality information, support and education to the family members, caregivers and individuals whose lives have been impacted by schizophrenia. This web community was founded in memory of John Chiko, who suffered from schizophrenia. We are dedicated to improving the lives of all individuals and families suffering from schizophrenia, and in speeding the research progress towards a cure. Schizophrenia.com is a place where family members, friends, people with schizophrenia, researchers, and other professionals come together to share information and experiences in the common battle against this disease There objectives are:
- To quickly improve the lives of individuals and families suffering from schizophrenia by providing high quality (science-based) information, as well as support and education, research and discussions on all relevant topics.
- To more widely and quickly disseminate schizophrenia research and information so that treatment techniques, medications or cures can more rapidly be identified and adopted so that the lives of people with schizophrenia are more quickly improved.
- To facilitate communication between the different schizophrenia stakeholders ( i.e. the schizophrenia research groups, the support organizations and the families around the world suffering from schizophrenia) to improve the understanding and flow of mutually beneficial information between all of the groups.
- To create a comprehensive Schizophrenia Information service, and to make this service available to as broad an audience as possible, so as to maximize the benefit that this information will have to people around the world.
- To provide valuable, timely and accurate information on schizophrenia.
The site is managed by a group of independent volunteers and contractors around the world – most of whom are either family members (with sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, or parents who have suffered from schizophrenia) or people who have schizophrenia. While most of our writers are students of psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience, for the most part we are not full-time working mental health professionals but we are very familiar with the disease both through direct personal experience and extensive reading on the topic.
They rely upon what we believe are good sources of scientifically accurate materials relating to schizophrenia and frequently consult with an ever growing group of schizophrenia researchers who act as unofficial advisors to the site. We owe a great debt of gratitude to the schizophrenia researchers who help on an unofficial basis by answering our questions and occasionally providing feedback on different areas of the site, and these researchers include (but are not limited to) the following:
An Introduction to Schizophrenia provices an overview and introduction of schizophrenia and paranoid schizophrenia
Family and Caregiver Schizophrenia Discussion Forum is a support and discussion forum for people who are family members or caregivers of someone who has have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, or who might have schizophrenia (or who have a closely related disorder or symptoms, or who suffer from hearing voices).
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers is rthe questions commonly posted on our discussion boards, along with answers and advice from responding members. In many cases, member answers have been expanded on from other sources, and relevant links have been addedfor more information. These answers are meant only as a helpful guide and a resource for further information; each individual situation is unique and may need a tailored solution. Your treating psychiatrist is always a good person to ask when you have specific questions pertaining to your own case.
The Schziophrenia Handbook For Advice and Support is a free handbook for people affected by schizophrenia and psychosis has been launched recently by Schizophrenia Ireland. "Discover the Road Ahead" is a comprehensive and user-friendly handbook that gives people with schizophrenia and their families information, advice and support. Its easy to read, and a good primer for people new to the issues associated with schizophrenia, or simply those who want a quick reminder of how to handle issues that come up frequently. (Note: Schizophrenia Ireland also has a very good booklet on suicide prevention as it relates to schizophrenia)
The Schizophrenia Reference Library is an online PDF reference library, a compilation of mental illness information and literature from our own site and from external sources. They are all in pdf format, ready and available for downloading and printing. Most of them are brief, easy-to-read articles, ideal for passing out to family, friends, teachers, employers, or anyone else that might benefit. Some are longer documents that may take a few minutes to download. Please note that in its early phases the delusions, confusion and other symptoms that are common to schizophrenia are generally refered to by the more general term of "psychosis"
Worldwide Early Diagnosis & Treatment Centers for Psychosis & Schizophrenia is a list of clinics around the world that specialize in early diagnosis and treatment for schizophrenia and psychosis (delusions, etc). If you are concerned that you or a person you know is at risk for, or may be developing psychosis or schizophrenia we recommend you call today the clinic closest to you, to schedule an appointment.
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