Patient & Family Education Handouts developed at the Bryan Psychiatric Hospital
(Copyrighted materials may be reprinted and reused for noncommercial purposes only if copyrighted credits are appropriately displayed)

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Schizophrenia

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Bipolar Affective Disorder

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Schizoaffective Disorder

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Major Depression

• How I Maintain My Recovery -- by Jim Wallace, consumer and advocate
  Jim's Dual Diagnosis Web site at www.geocities.com/dualdiagnoses

• Principles of Recovery -- by Kay Johnson McCrary, Ed.D.

• Basic Information about AA and NA

• Anger Management:  A "How-To" Guide -- by Robert John McCrary, Ph.D., psychologist

• Spiritual Healing:  Finding Fulfillment -- by Kay Johnson McCrary, Ed.D.

• Fiber in Your Diet:  --Why does it matter?

• Tips for Managing Holiday Stress - by Kay McCrary, Ed.D.

Patient & Family Education Handouts used a BPH, developed elsewhere
(Copyrighted materials may be reprinted and reused for noncommercial purposes only if copyrighted credits are appropriately displayed)

• The ABC's of Mental Health:  One Client's Guide to Recovery -- by Jeanette Keil

• How Do I Cope?  Good Choices, Bad Choices -- You Get to Choose! -- adapted from the Lutheran Association's Pile-Up Game

• Stress Management:  Ten Self-Care Techniques -- from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Community Resource Groups:

• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of SC at http://www.namisc.org/
  National Organization) at http://www.nami.org

• South Carolina Self-Help Association Regarding Emotions:  at http://www.scshare.com 

• Mental Health Association of South Carolina  (Web site under construction, please check back later)

• Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness: at http://www.ndrn.org/aboutus/states/south carolina.htm
  National Organization: http://www.ndrn.org

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) at http://www.DBSAlliance.org

• SCDMH & USC School of Medicine Clinical Information Resources at http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/clinical.htm

• Internet Mental Health by Philip W. Long, M.D. at http://www.mentalhealth.com/

• National Institute of Mental Health at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/index.htm

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Facts for Families at http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/index.htm

• Bipolar World at http://bipolarworld.net

• Schizophrenia at http://www.schizophrenia.com

• National Library of Medicines (Search PubMed) at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

• National Institute on Drug Abuse at http://www.drugabuse.gov/parent-teacher.html

• Healthfinder at http://www.healthfinder.gov

Helpful General Resource Links

• WebMD Health Web site at http://www.webmd.com

• American Dietetic Association Web site (nutrition resources) at http://www.eatright.com

• Maps and directions at http://www.mappoint.msn.com

And for Professionals

• American Medical Association at http://www.ama-assn.org

• American Psychiatric Association at http://www.psych.org

• American Psychological Association at http://www.apa.org

• Academic Medicine at http://www.aamc.org/

• Archives of Neurology at http://archneur.ama-assn.org

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