(c) Copyright 1988 American Psychiatric Association. Revised 1994

Produced by the APA Joint Commission on Public Affairs and the Division of Public Affairs. This document orignated as text of a pamphlet developed for educational purposes and does not necessarily reflect opinion or policy of the American Psychiatric Association.

Additional Resources

Ascher-Svanum, Haya and Krause, Audrey, Psychoeducational Groups for Patients with Schizophrenia: A Guide for Practitioners. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, 1991.

Deveson, Anne., The Me I'm Here: One Family's Experience of Schizophrenia. Penguin Books, 1991.

Howells, John G., The Concept of Schizophrenia: Historical Perspectives. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., 1991.

Kuehnel TG, Liberman, RP, Storzbach D and Rose, G, Resource Book for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1990.

Kuipers, Liz., Family Work for Schizophrenia: A Practical Guide. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., 1992.

Liberman, Robert Paul, Psychiatric Rehabilitation of Chronic Mental Patients. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, 1988.

Matson, Johnny L., Ed., Chronic Schizophrenia and Adult Autism: Issues in Diagnosis, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment. New York: Springer, 1989.

Mendel, Werner, Treating Schizophrenia. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1989.

Menninger, W. Walter and Hannah, Gerald, The Chronic Mental Patient. American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1987. 224 pages.

Schizophrenia: Questions and Answers. Public Inquiries Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Room 7C-02, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 1986. Free single copies. (Available in Spanish_"Esquizofrenia: Preguntas y Respuestas")

Seeman, Stanley and Greben, Mary, Eds., Office Treatment of Schizophrenia. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., 1990.

Torrey, E. Fuller., Surviving Schizophrenia: A Family Manual. New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1988.

Other Resources

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(202) 966-7300

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(703) 524-7600

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
(516) 829-0091

National Mental Health Association
(703) 684-7722

National Institute of Mental Health Information Resources and Inquiries Branch
(301) 443-4513

National Self-Help Clearinghouse
(212) 354-8525

Tardive Dyskinesia/Tardive Dystonia
(206) 522-3166

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