{"id":2361,"date":"2019-05-28T01:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T01:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/?page_id=2361"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:31:42","slug":"support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/toolkit\/understanding-experiences-of-psychosis\/support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You might feel you want to share your experiences of how psychosis has impacted on you with other relatives and find out about their experiences. You can do this by posting something on the <a href=\"\/react-forum\/\">REACT Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alternatively you might want to discuss your experiences with the <a href=\"\/react-supporter\/\">REACT Supporter.<\/a> They can listen to your experiences and help you think about which bits of REACT might be most helpful to go to next.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recommended Resources<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Resource Directory lists these resources and more (under \u2018Psychosis\u2019 in the Topic Specific Information section) but some websites which you may find useful include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To find out more about psychosis, you can read a report produced by the British Psychological Society which is called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalelfservice.net\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rep03_understanding_psychosis.pdf\">\u2018Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Royal College of Psychiatrists have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcpsych.ac.uk\/mental-health\/parents-and-young-people\/information-for-parents-and-carers\/psychosis-information-for-parents-and-carers\">information section<\/a> for parents, carers and anyone who works with young people with factsheets about psychosis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A number of books have also been written on the subject of psychosis:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Psychosis from the Horse\u2019s Mouth. Edwards, K. 2007. Chipmunkapublishing<br \/>\nMadness Explained: Psychosis and Human Nature. Bentall, R.P. 2004. 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