Medication:
The UK Psychiatric Pharmacy Group exists to promote better pharmaceutical care for people with mental health needs and their carers. Services include the mental health drugs help line for the public.
Hellesdon Hospital's Pharmacy website. Well laid out and informative with useful information for both professionals and clients.
The online version of the BNF. Also has up-to-date news and extra related sections. Useful and easy to use.
Diagnosis: (ICD 10)
http://www.mentalhealth.com/icd/index.html
Enables a search for ICD classifications of mental illness. Also links to DSM search page.
Organisations:
http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/Main/
The 'Maudsley Page'. Useful page with links to research, publications etc
Minds web page, contains local and national information.
UK charity for carers and people with schizophrenia, containing news releases, campaign and support information and downloadable leaflets.
http://www.scmh.org.uk/wbm23.ns4/WebLaunch/LaunchMe
The Sainsburys Center for MH. Organisation responsible for developing ways of improving mental health services.
http://www.scmh.org.uk/8025694D00337EF1/vWeb/fsCPIR4PDJ8T
This provides a link to the Sainsbury Center Briefing Papers. excellent papers looking at subjects such as the NSF, the impact of new legislation and of the work done by the center. An invaluable resource and a great source of references!
Professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the UK.
Evidence Based Health Care:
The Center for Evidence Based MH, make up your own mind on this one....
Illnesses/disorders:
http://www.schizophrenia.co.uk/
A good site with useful links. Please note that this site is sponsored by various pharmaceutical companies.
http://www.emental-health.com/
A new mental health website with information, news and discussions relevant to schizophrenia and related psychoses, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, depression and bipolar disorder.
Deliberate Self Harm:
http://crystal.palace.net/~llama/psych/injury.html
A useful site, set up to provide information for self harmers. Also has an extensive links section.
Forensic Nursing:
http://www.doh.gov.uk/fmhrd.htm
Research and development in the forensic field
Alcohol Abuse:
http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/Links/Links.htm
Alcohol Conern is a UK charity. This page contains links to many relevant sites.
Critical/Antipsychiatry:
http://www.critpsynet.freeuk.com/antipsychiatry.htm
The Antipsychiatry homepage. A different perspective about mental health.
http://www.enabling.org/ia/szasz/
Site about Thomas Szasz one of the leading names in antipsychiatry, and one of the first big recognised names.
Other:
Dr Phil Barkers homepage. Basic, but provides an introduction to some of his work.
Tidal Model is a developing model of care with a humanistic focus. Development is being led by Dr Phil Barker and colleagues.