|
Downloadable materials
available
|
Brief
description
|
|
|
Opinion surveys |
A randomised sample of 1700 people was
interviewed in July 1998 - before the start of the campaign - by
the Office of National Statistics. They were asked a series of
eight questions about the six disorders which the campaign is
tackling: depression, anxiety disorders, Alzheimer's disease and
dementia, eating disorders, schizophrenia and alcohol and drug
misuse.
|
|
|
|
|
References |
References to
over 100 articles published in the medical press, for research and
information |
|
|
|
|
|
Information leaflets:
|
|
|
|
Mental disorders:
Challenging prejudice
|
This
introductory leaflet answers questions such as what mental
disorders are, what causes them, whether they can be treated and
how psychiatry can help. It also looks at what stigma is and the
harm it does, and challenges some common myths about mental
disorders. |
|
|
|
|
Alcohol and other drug misuse
|
Alcohol and
other drug misuse looks at the difference between psychological and
physical dependence, who misuses substances and what causes them to
do so. It reviews current treatments and reminds us of the problems
which alcohol and drug addicts create for their own children. |
|
|
|
|
Anxiety
|
Anxiety
disorders cause people a number of different physical and
psychological problems and affect women more than men. The cause is
not always clear and genetic factors may be important. A range of
effective treatment is available if the sufferer seeks help, and we
as individuals can be supportive rather than critical - the stigma
associated with severe anxiety can be challenged. |
|
|
|
|
Anorexia and Bulimia
|
Anorexia and
bulimia explains how these eating disorders can develop in
childhood and adolescence, usually in girls. Mental health
professionals need a variety of skills to treat people with eating
disorders; anorexics in particular can be quite resistant to
change, and work with the family may also be necessary. |
|
|
|
|
Depression
|
Depression
describes an illness 'when the sadness has gone too far'. People
who are depressed can not 'pull themselves together' but need
treatment, perhaps with drugs, perhaps with counselling or therapy.
This leaflet reminds us that at least one in five of us will become
depressed at some time in our lives and looks at the causes and
treatments and at what society can do to help. |
|
|
|
|
Alzheimer’s disease & dementia
|
Alzheimer's
disease and dementia is designed to make people think twice about
how they view sufferers of the most devastating mental diseases of
old age. It provides facts about what dementia and Alzheimer's
disease are, who gets them, what causes them and what treatments
are available. The leaflet also suggests what society can do to
improve things for sufferers. |
|
|
|
|
Schizophrenia
|
Schizophrenia is
not a 'split personality', as is often thought, but a disturbance
of thought, feeling and behaviour. This leaflet outlines facts
which are known about the disease, which affects about one in a
hundred people, and explains what we understand about the causes.
Effective treatment involves a number of different approaches and
there are a number of things society can do to help improve the
lives of people with schizophrenia. |
|
|
|
|
Creativity and mental disorder
|
Psychiatrist Dr
John Morgan considers the link between creativity and mental
illness in this 37-page article written for the Campaign website.
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery form the basis for
discussion about the work of individuals and the link between their
creativity and their mental health. |
|
|
|
|
Personality disorder
|
Written for the
Changing Minds Campaign by psychiatrist Dr Oscar Hill, this article
examines the complex issue of personality disorder: what it is, how
far people with personality disorder should be be blamed for their
behaviour, whether they should be treated compulsorily, and whether
there is any way of changing them. |
|
|
|
|
Stigmatising suicide
|
The article
answers questions such as ‘Are suicidal people mentally
ill?’ and explores the suicidal state of mind. In particular,
it examines our attitudes towards people who are suicidal, and
challenges a number of negative thoughts about suicide and its
prevention. |
|
|
|
Article
|
How much is violence associated with mental
illness? |
This article,
written for the Changing Minds Campaign by psychiatrist Dr Oscar
Hill, examines the statistics and other factors relating to
violence and homicide. It discusses why the government and the
media tend to stress the danger of violence from people who have a
mental illness, and what can be done to reduce stigma and
fear. |
|
|
|
|
|
This is the third edition of this popular publication
which includes 36 factsheets covering a wide range of mental
health issues
The aim is to provide practical and up-to-date information
about the emotional, behavioural and psychiatric disorders
which can affect children and young people.
|
|
|
|
|
“Mental illness: Stigmatisation and discrimination
within the medical profession |
This report, produced for the Changing Minds campaign,
addresses the issue of stigmatisation of people with mental
illnesses by doctors
|
|
|
|
|
Recommended books for parents, teachers and
carers |
|
|
|
|
Bookmarks:
|
|
|
|
Free Changing Minds
bookmarks |
‘Stop! Think! Understand!’ bookmarks
Free laminated bookmarks, with the Campaign website address
and the wording
‘Stop! Think! Understand! Campaign to reduce the stigma of mental
disorders’.
For a single copy of the Campaign bookmark to be sent to you
free of charge, please e-mail to leaflets@rcpsych.ac.uk |
|
|
|
Information for children:
|
|
|
“Reading Lights” Comic books for 4-7 year
olds and their teachers and parents |
Streaky - the annoying little piglet
by Ed Hillyer
Life is good to Streaky - if he "thoinks" before he acts.
(Thoinking is what pigs do when they're thinking)
|
|
|
Quackeline - the duck who wanted to be a swan by Graham
Higgins
Being yourself is hard work. But it's easier than trying to be
someone else, says Quackeline's mum.
|
|
|
Little Raja - the elephant with the troublesome trunk by Woodrow
Phoenix
Raja upsets every animal in town - until he learns how to squirt
and splash and save the day
|
|
|
Peaches - the puppy who screeches by Corrinne Pearlman
No-one will play with Peaches, but when she puts her bark to the
rescue, everything changes...
|
| |
These colourful books address what it
is like to be different, and provide a frameork for parents, social
workers & teachers to support children. (Price £12 per set of 4
books). |
|
|
|
|
Caring around the clock Booklet with information and
support for young people |
This publication is a colourful, illustrated 16-page booklet
designed to help young carers cope with the pressures they
face.
'You are not on your own', it says and encourages them to seek
help from people close to them as well as their key worker and
doctor; to make time for themselves; to go to school regularly; and
to let other people know when things are getting on top of
them.
'Don't blame yourself', it advises, and alerts them to the
possibility that the person they care for could be suffering from
depression. 'Your parent is ill and needs the help of a doctor,
just as they would if they had a bad heart or diabetes'. A case
history of postnatal depression illustrates the problem from the
perspective of a mother and her young son.
This booklet was sponsored by Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust in
support of the Changing Minds campaign.
Single copies are available free of charge. Please send a
stamped addressed A5-size envelope to:
Leaflets Department,
The Royal College of Psychiatrists,
17 Belgrave Square,
London SW1X 8PG
|
|
|
|
Information for young people:
|
|
|
|
|
Headstuff |
“Headstuff” information leaflet for 14-17 year olds. The
Changing Minds Campaign launched 'Headstuff' as part of the 2000
World Mental Health Day celebrations. 'Headstuff' was developed by
Mentality, a national charity dedicated to promoting mental
health.
|
|
|
|
Books:
|
|
|
|
Edited by Rosalind Ramsay, Anne Page, Tricia Goodman and
Deborah Hart
Price: £10.00
Format: paperback
160pp
Dec 2002
ISBN 1 901242 88 9
NEW PUBLICATION:
Shunned: discrimination against people with mental illness by
Professor Graham Thornicroft, Oxford University Press
- A fascinating and humane account of mental illness and
discrimination, written by a leading figure in mental health
- Provides personal accounts by people with mental illness,
giving the reader a real insight into the nature of the
problem
- Thoroughly reviews the literature for those seeking background
information into stigma - a much neglected issue in relation to
mental illness
- Sets out a clear, hard hitting analysis and action plan for
tackling this problem
|