Here's a sampling of Psychoeducational Resources with live links including those available from the NIMH (NIMH Schizophrenia_ and Learning About Healthy Living.

Schizophrenia is often characterized by lack of insight, treatment nonadherence, and poor prognosis. However, research suggests that patients with schizophrenia benefit immensely from learning about their illness.

For a great list of resources that are recovery-based check out this list geared toward educating providers about recovery.

My recent blog stimulated 2 interesting responses that illustrate the stark contrast between DSM-5 fantasy and DSM-5 reality. Together they document why publication must be delayed if DSM-5 is to be set right.

Project GREAT efforts in psychoeducation are geared toward educating providers about recovery so that they can, in turn, transform their own practices to be in concert with the recovery model.

Any physician can predict death as the outcome of a fatal illness, but the physician who can predict death from among seeming randomness has certainly acquired a superior level of insight.

Father and son psychiatrists offer the following advice, in the Oslerian spirit of honoring and guiding trainees—today’s psychiatric residents—who will become tomorrow’s psychiatric leaders.

You snooze, you definitely don't lose.

Consumers, mental healthcare professionals, researchers and public health advocates can now access comprehensive information on all aspects of integrative mental healthcare via a new Web site launched by the International Network of Integrative Mental Health.

My three criticisms of DSM-5 have been: (1) risky suggestions; (2) bad writing; and (3) poor planning and disorganization.

The grief that the Shoah brought to its victims would make its reappearance even at happy times long afterwards.

In this guest blog, Dr Deirdre D'Orazio responds to a recent commentary by Dr Allen Frances on conducting evaluations of potential sexually violent predators.

Take the poll on individuals with comorbid obesity and bipolar disorder.

Dr Angell and others may be right to claim that we should be concerned about the current practice of psychiatry. But the simple fact that mental illnesses seem to be common is not one of them.

Do you know someone that has fought the brave fight against serious mental illness? They deserve recognition and applause. Do nominate them or let them know of the Reintegration Awards.

The New York Times recently ran a front-page story regarding numerous controversies surrounding the DSM-5, most notably, the issue of eliminating the so-called bereavement exclusion in diagnosing a major depressive episode. Here, Dr Pies responds to Dr John Grohol, Psychologist and Editor of the Psychcentral Web site.

Dr Roger McIntyre answers a reader's question. How would you answer? Take the quiz.

Harold Bursztajn, MD, recounts the story of his parents’ survival of the liquidation of the Lodz (Poland) ghetto … how they met, fell in love, married—and managed to survive where nearly 200,000 others perished. Ultimately, this is a story in which courage and love triumphed over evil. We invite you to watch.