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Antipsychotics
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 01/05/2025
This section explains what antipsychotics are. Antipsychotics are medications often used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. They can also be used to treat bipolar disorder.
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"When Christian became ill, it hit me like a ton of bricks" - Georgie's story
Last updated: 10/06/2024
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"I prefer to look at the positives of my illness" – Debra’s story
Last updated: 16/11/2023
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The stigma of mental illness in numbers
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 25/09/2024
The stigma of mental illness in numbers Stigma and discrimination can prevent people living with mental illness from speaking openly, building relationships, and receiving the care they need. We conducted a survey of people severely affected by mental illness in 2021, and found their experiences of stigma and discrimination were all too common: 93%...
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John Pringle's Letter
1 min read |Last updated: 19/06/2024
Fifty years ago, one newspaper article changed the way society talks about mental illness and led to the creation of Rethink Mental Illness. On the 9th of May 1970, The Times published an anonymous article by John Pringle. In it, he wrote honestly about his experience of caring for his son who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and the ways in which...
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New poll shows nearly a third of all UK adults would not be comfortable sharing a diagnosis with a friend
1 min read |Last updated: 25/09/2024
New campaign urges people to rethink mental illness stigma A new initiative is encouraging more people to rethink their preconceptions and stigma towards people severely affected by mental illness*, as a new poll reveals nearly a third of all UK adults (30%) would not be comfortable sharing a diagnosis of severe mental illness with a friend. Click here...
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Community Mental Health Framework research
1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Getting started: lessons from the first year of implementing the Community Mental Health Framework Rethink Mental Illness's new report explores key learning from the first full year of implementation of NHS England's Community Mental Health Framework. We believe that the creation of the Framework, and more recently the introduction of Integrated Care...
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News and stories
1 min read |Last updated: 28/04/2025
News and stories For over fifty years we have been the voice of people severely affected by mental illness. Every year thousands of people see our media coverage, read our blogs and share the stories that matter to them. Take a look around our news and stories archive and be inspired today. Latest press releases
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