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New Book!
Families as Partners in Mental Health Care: A Guidebook for Implementing Family Work by Diane Froggatt, Grainne Fadden, Dale L. Johnson, Margaret Leggatt and Radha Shankar.
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Price: $29.95 CAD or USD, plus $4 S&H within Canada, $6 to USA, and $12 overseas.
For multiple copies, please order through Caversham Booksellers.
Information Papers
Below is the complete list of our information papers on schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder and schizo-affective disorder. These papers and booklets will inform you about the possible causes, the symptoms and the treatment of the disorders. They will also assist carers and people with mental illness, giving them information on living, coping and dealing day-to-day with these conditions.
Download: You may download many of our information papers in English. See the box below for papers in Russian. We are in the process of adding our Spanish, French and Persian papers to the web - please contact us for copies.
Single-Copy Orders: You may order print copies of our pamphlets. If you wish to order more than 10 pamphlets, please make a donation to cover mailing costs.
Books and Websites: You can also see our Resource Section for information about recommended books and websites.
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Information Papers:
| 1 | Booklet #1 Information for Families: About Schizophrenia; How to Behave; Maintaining Your Own Health; Taking Medications and PORT Medication Table for Schizophrenia |
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| 2 | Booklet #2 Information for Families: Warning Signs of Mental Illness or Relapse; Managing a Crisis; Risk of Suicide |
English | Spanish | |
| 3 | Booklet #3 Information for Families: Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder & Schizoaffective Disorder |
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| 4 | Suggestions to Help Your Relative Take Medications |
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| 5a | My Brother, My Sister: Siblings of People with Schizophrenia |
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| 5b | Leave My Stuff Alone: Schizophrenia Explained to Teen Siblings |
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| 6 | A Million Stories: One Family’s Journey Towards Recovery – Keynote Talk @ World Health Assembly – D. Froggatt |
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| 7 | Biological Basis for Schizophrenia |
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| 8a | Families in Limbo – Address to WFSAD Members - M. Leggatt, PhD |
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| 8b | The Contribution of Families – Address to WFMH Congress - D. Froggatt |
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| 8c | Consumers, Carers, Clinicians in Collaboration – Address in Kyoto - M. Leggatt, PhD |
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| 8d | The Family & Schizophrenia - Dr. Mary V. Seeman, FRCP© |
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| 9 | How to Deal with Some Common Symptoms of Schizophrenia - Dr. P. Weyden & Dr. L. Havens |
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| 10 | Self Help Pointers for Consumers (In preparation) |
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| 11 | Developing Self-help & Support Organizations for Families |
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| 12a | When a Parent has Mental Illness: Helping Children Cope |
English | Spanish | |
| 12b | When a Parent has Mental Illness: I Grew up Very Fast |
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| 13 | What to Ask the Doctor (In preparation) |
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| 14 | Tips for Families Living with People with Mood Disorders (In preparation) |
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| 15a | Conference Proceedings: WFSAD`s 5th International Conference, Japan, 2000 | English | ||
| 15b | Conference Proceedings: WFSAD`s 7th International Conference, Canada, 2007 | English | ||
| 16 | About the World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders | English |
Also see the World Health Organization`s website for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) for descriptions of the mental illnesses: F00-F99.
French Publications
- Maintaining Your Own Health
- How Should One Behave
Persian Publications
- Schizophrenia Symptoms
- Schizophrenia: Myths, Signs, Statistics
- Maintaining Your Own Health
- Schizophrenia: How Should One Behave?
Russian Publications
- Pamphlet 10a - Families in Limbo, a presentation by Dr. M. Leggatt, Revised 2000.
- 40 Questions about Schizophrenia. Made for high school students by the Schizophrenia Society of Toronto.
- Schizophrenia: Myths, Signs, Statistics.
- Maintaining Your Own Health
- Schizophrenia: How Should One Behave?
- The Role of Family in Treating Schizophrenia
- Stigma
- Returning to the problem of Stigma
Articles Online
Organizational Stability: Business Planning for the Future
Recovery Part 1: Getting Your Life Back
Recovery Part 2: The Concept of Recovery
WFSAD's Quarterly Newsletter is also available online.
We hope that you have found the information on our website helpful. This educational material comes to you through our not-for-profit organization. We hope that you will wish to make a donation on site.

