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Support Organizations in Delaware
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Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Delaware (AMID)
2500 West 4th Street, Suite 5
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 427-0787
Toll Free: 1-888-427-2643
Email: NAMIDE@aol.com
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Delaware Mental Health Coalition
278 E. Chestnut Hill Rd.
Newark, DE 19713
Phone: 302-455-9456
Fax: 302-455-9412
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Mental Health Association in Delaware
812D Philadelphia Pike
Wilmington, DE 19809
Phone: 302-765-9740 or 800-287-6423 in Kent and Sussex counties
Fax: 302-765-9745
E-mail: Information@mhainde.org
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Books
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Breakthroughs in Antipsychotic Medications: A Guide for Consumers, Families, and Clinicians . by Peter J. Weiden (Editor), Ronald J. Diamond, Patricia L. Scheifler, Laurie Flynn Ronald I. Diamond, Ruth Ross. (May 1999) W.W. Norton & Company; ISBN: 0393703037
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Conquering Schizophrenia: A Father, His Son and a Medical Breakthrough by Peter Wyden (January 1998) Knopf; ISBN: 0679446710
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Coping With Schizophrenia: A Guide for Families by Kim T. Mueser, Ph.D., and Susan Gingerich, M.S.W. (1994) ISBN: 1-879237-78-4
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The Family Face Of Schizophrenia: True Stories Of Mental Illness With Practical Advice by Patricia Backlar. Putnam (1994) ISBN: 0-87477-790-9
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Living & Working with Schizophrenia by J. Jeffries et al. (1990)
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Schizophrenia: The Facts , 2nd Ed. by Ming T. Tsuang, Md, PhD. (1997) Oxford Univ. Pr.; ISBN: 0-19-262-760-0
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Schizophrenia and Manic Depressive Disorder: The Biological Roots of
Mental Illness As Revealed by the Landmark Study of Identical Twins By E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. et al. (1995) ISBN 0465072852
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Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Consumers and Providers by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. (1995) HarperCollins; 3rd edition; ISBN: 0060950765
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What's Wrong with Nick? by Carrie Lyn Torney. Available from Friend of Nick's, PO Box 972, Claremont, NH, 03743. 16pp $3.95
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Understanding Schizophrenia: A Guide to the New Research on Causes and Treatment
by Richard S.E. Keefe, Philip D. Harvey (Contributor). (May 1994) Free Press; ISBN: 0029172470
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Videotape
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The Bonnie Tapes
By The Mental Illness Education Project, Inc.
P.O. Box 470813, Brookline Village, MA 02447
617-562-1111
E-Mail: info@miepvideos.org
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Catching Up with the World
By The Mental Illness Education Project, Inc
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Families Coping with Mental Illness
By The Mental Illness Education Project, Inc.
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I Love You Like Crazy: Being a Parent With Mental Illness
By The Mental Illness Education Project, Inc.
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Other Resources
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National Alliance for the Mentally Ill's web page on schizophrenia
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National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, New York 11021
(516) 829-0091
(516) 487-6930 FAX
Infoline: (800) 829-8289
Email: info@narsad.org
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Office of Communication and Public Liaison
Information Resources and Inquiries Branch
6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: 301-443-4513
Fax: 301-443-4279
E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov
Fax back system: Mental Health FAX4U at 301-443-5158
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National Institute of Mental Health Schizophrenia page
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The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016-3007
202-966-7300
Fax: 202-966-2891
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American Psychiatric Association
1400 K. St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 682-6000
FAX: 202-682-6850
Email: apa@psych.org
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