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My Story: Jane, caring for a son with schizophrenia
In our series of videos for Mental Health Month watch this engaging interview with Jane, who cares for her son, diagnosed with schizophrenia.
This website provides information about medications used in mental health conditions in a variety of forms and languages. It is updated and maintained by health care professionals, and receives no funding from drug companies.
Choice and Medication© Leaflets are designed to help service users, carers and family members understand their medicines better, and to make more informed decisions, best as part of a discussion with a healthcare professional.
The website also links to:
PILL | Patient Information Leaflets; 2 pages, 16-17 Q&As, font size 10.5pt, 1200-1600 words |
BILL | Brief Information Leaflets; one page, 10-11 Q&As, font size 11.5pt, 450-550 words |
BILL-XL | Extra-Large print BILLs; font size 16pt |
QuILL | Quicker Leaflets, easier on the eye, 2pages, 9 Q&As, font size 10.5pt, 1000-1200 words |
VERA | Very Easy-Read Leaflets; 2-3 pages, font size 14-16pt, main text 140-160 words |