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Schizophrenia
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 01/05/2025
This section covers what schizophrenia is, what the symptoms are and how you can get treatment.
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Schizoaffective disorder
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 01/05/2025
This section explains what schizoaffective disorder is, and how to get help if you have the symptoms. This information is for people who are 18 or over and affected by mental illness in England. It is also for their loved ones and carers, and anyone interested in this subject.
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Confidentiality and your mental health information
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 01/05/2025
Many different organisations will need to record information about you. For example, health professionals need to keep information about your treatment. This section explains how organisations should protect the information you give them.
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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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2003-2019 Resources and Reports
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 19/03/2025
2003 - 2019 Resources and Reports 2019 General election 2019 manifesto: We've waiting long enough - it's time for a fair mental health system Read our general election manifesto which outlines the three key issues we believe the next government must address for people severely affected by mental illness - these are creating a cross-government mental...
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The trouble with the stigma around mental illness
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 24/09/2024
The trouble with the stigma around mental illness Let’s be clear. The stigma around mental illness can destroy people’s lives and have deadly consequences. Stigma is a negative attitude someone holds about a person, or a group, for a particular reason. It comes from a lack of understanding, and people often fear what they don’t understand. 1 in 4 people...
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Local authorities and the Long Term Plan briefing - November 2020
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Local authorities and the NHS Long Term Plan Our mission at Rethink Mental Illness is to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness and their carers. We do this as an active member of the Association of Mental Health Providers, working with other organisations who provide similar support. 2021 has the potential to be a transformative...
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Step Up University
1 min read |Last updated: 10/09/2024
Step Up: University Step Up: University is a two-year co-production project funded by the City Bridge Trust and run by Rethink Mental Illness which aims to improve university student mental health across the City of London. Step Up: University uses lived experience as a driver to create training packages looking at how to support students’ mental health...
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Make your voice heard: How you can help shape the future of community mental health services
Last updated: 21/02/2025
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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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How is PTSD diagnosed?
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 11/04/2025
How is PTSD diagnosed? After four weeks of experiencing trauma, it is best to see your GP if: you are still having problems about the experience, and the symptoms are troubling you. The earlier you get help, the better. Visit our symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) page to find out more. How can my GP help me? Your GP should talk to...
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"It is not shameful or weak to have a mental illness" – Nadia’s story
Last updated: 25/09/2024
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Privacy
1 min read |Last updated: 16/04/2025
Privacy Policy. Rethink Mental Illness takes great care to preserve your privacy and safeguard any personal details you provide to us, whether on this website or by another means. This policy explains how Rethink Mental Illness uses your personal information, how we preserve your privacy and safeguard your information and details your rights regarding...
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Other resources for PTSD
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 11/04/2025
Other resources for PTSD Further reading Armed forces healthcareThe NHS can help if you are in military service or a veteran.Read about armed forces healthcare. How to manage after a traumatic eventThe Royal College of Psychiatrists' website explains what a traumatic event is and how to cope.Learn more about traumatic events. Racially based traumaThe...
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