Thought Disorders

The SAGB was the first Association for schizophrenia to be formed in the UK, was one of the first in the world and now has members all over the world. The Schizophrenia Association of Great Britain (SAGB) was founded by the late Bill Hemmings and Gwynneth Hemmings in 1970. The Associations aims to...
The Schizophrenia Society of Canada Foundation (SSCF) was founded in 1994 with a generous donation from the late Dr. Michael Smith. Dr. Smith's donation of half of his Nobel Prize Laureate monies was used to help form a research fund. It is a legacy that continues to inspire others to invest in...
The research program on schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders is aiming in the long run at advancing insight in the aetiology and in particular in the interplay between genes and environment, and at improving the treatment prognosis of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. Its...
Schizophrenia is a brain disease that interferes with normal brain functioning. It causes affected people to exhibit odd and often highly irrational or disorganized behavior. Because the brain is the organ in the body where thinking, feeling and understanding of the world takes place (where...
Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric illness that causes strange thinking, strange feelings, and unusual behavior. It is uncommon in children and is hard to recognize in its early phases. The cause of schizophrenia is not known. Current research suggests a combination of brain changes, bio-...
The Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) is an integrated and comprehensive psychiatric service aimed at addressing the needs of people aged 15-24 with emerging psychotic disorders in the western and north-western regions of Melbourne. EPPIC is a specialist clinical program of...
The Cochrane Collaboration is an international, independent, not-for-profit organisation of over 27,000 contributors from more than 100 countries, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of health care readily available worldwide. The Cochrane Collaboration,...
BCSS Victoria was formed in 1984 and is the largest branch of the BC Schizophrenia Society with over 280 members. The Victoria Branch is run by two full time staff, 12 contract staff, a part time accountant, 12 board members and over 70 experienced volunteers who provide support, information and...