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www.benefitsandwork.co.uk free information about benefits and mental health e.g new incapacity benefit guide, mental health and benefits guide, user friendly, step-by-step guide for claimants.
Befrienders the International Organisation that links members providing the same crisis support world wide. It has information in 8 languages and a directory of local services in over 40 countries.
MadNOTBad telling it like it is - from the people who know.
MIND the UK National Association for Mental Health.
The Richmond Fellowship RF'smission is to empower and support people with mental health needs to lead full and independent lives.
The Samaritans with their famous all-year-round UK helpline and crisis centres
SANE meeting the challenge of mental illness.
UK Federation of Smaller Mental Health Agencies a UK-based charity
Counsellingresource.com a site devoted to providing free resources relating to counselling, psychotherapy and mental health. It includes introductions to different types of therapy and more.
Age Concern with branches/sections in England, Wales and Scotland
Alcoholics Anonymous with local helplines
Alzheimer's Disease Society the leading Alzheimer's care and research charity
Epilepsy Action based at New Anstey House, Gate Way Drive, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7NW, Freephone Helpline: 0808 800 5050, office phone: 0113 210 8800
Depression Alliance a growing and active UK organisation with a useful booklet on depression and antidepressants.
Fellowship of Depressive Anonymous support for sufferers of depression and their carers.
MDF - Manic Depressive Fellowship the well-known national and local bipolar organisation.
National Autistic Society with advice and information for parents, carers and sufferers.
National Phobics Society the UK organisation for people with phobic and anxiety disorders
No Panic the voluntary UK charity for people with panic attacks, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorders and related anxiety disorders.
OCD-UK is a dynamic UK charity, which has been founded for people who are affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Rethink (previously the National Schizophrenia Fellowship) website.
Royal College of Psychiatrists have a number of leaflets about various topics, which are also available on-line.
Seasonal Affective Disorder frequently asked questions, and some links.
UK NHS Portal for Schizophrenia a major new web-based information resource for people with schizophrenia and their carers.
NHS Direct Online providing information and advice about health, illenss and halth services.
Bipolar Aware a site for patients (and professionals) on the many and varied aspects of education about bipolar disorder.
Mental health Source a schizophrenia/psychosis website for professionals.
OCD resource centre a US site produced by Solvay, who market fluvoxamine in there for OCD.
One in 100 supporting the one in 100 perople affected by schizophrenia.
CHI (Commission for Health Improvement) advice page.
Drugscope is the UK's leding independent centre of expertise on drugs.
Institute of Psychiatry in London, a charity that raises funds for mental illness and brain disease research at the Institute of Psychiatry - one of the world's leading centres for psychiatric and psychological medicine. Their new site has a wide range of information for the public written by leading experts.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), the UK Special Health Authority, with a brief to produce guidelines and best practice standards for England and Wales.
Opening Doors social exclusion, adult vocational guidance and access.
International Kraepelin Society website, celebrating this most important person. Don't forget, it was he who sorted out mood disorders from schizophrenia, the latter being described as "Dementia praecox" (early dementia). 100 years on and research is now beginning to show that perhaps he was right after all.
Psychiatry Matters a massive website with loads of independent information on psychiatry and medicines.
PsychNet-UK psychology net site, courtesy of Robert Fisher from PsychNet-UK.
Herbal Medicines Safety News from thr Department of Health in the UK.
National Service Framework for mental health, released at the end of September 1999. The full text and a summary can be obtained from this site.
Health a-to-z a large directory of resources.
UK self-help one of the best links pages for UK self-help and problem-based webpages.
Stress Management Centre stress management and counselling for individuals and organisations.
The Mental Health Forum We aim to be the friendliest place on the web to meet and discuss anything related to mental health. This includes mental health problems such anxiety and panic attacks, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia, as well as friendships and relationships and everyday life issues.