CONTENTS
(1) Overview
(2) Authoritative online information
(3) Additional resources
(4) Books for people with psychotic disorders
(5) Books for significant others of people with psychotic disorders
(1) Overview
The Psychotic Disorders include: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Delusional Disorder, and Brief Psychotic Disorder. A related condition is Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
(2) Authoritative online information
MedlinePlus - Psychotic Disorders
Entry for Delusional Disorder in the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Paranoid Thoughts.com: This website is maintained by two clinical psychologists (Daniel Freeman and Philippa Garety) at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London who are experts in the study of paranoia. Daniel Freeman published the first self-help book on the topic in 2006, Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts.
(3) Additional resources
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advanced Directives
National Alliance on Mental Illness
(4) Books for people with psychotic disorders
Freeman, D. (2008). Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques. [Amazon] Dr. Freeman is a psychologist at Oxford University. Daniel Freeman's website for the public is Paranoid Thoughts.com.
(5) Books for significant others of people with psychotic disorders
Compton, M. T., & Broussard, B. (2009). The First Episode of Psychosis: A Guide for Patients and Their Families. Oxford. [Amazon]
Morey, B. (2007). The Family Intervention Guide to Mental Illness
Mueser, K. T., & Gingerich, S. (2006). The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia: Helping Your Loved One Get the Most Out of Life. [Amazon] [Available at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library]
Torrey, E. F. (2006). Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients and Providers. [Amazon][Available at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library]