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Patient & Caregiver Resource Center

Whether you live with a mental illness yourself or you provide support to someone who does, this resource center is for you. It features information that individuals can use to learn about their condition and to help them as they work with providers toward recovery. And if you are an advocate for someone with a mental illness, you will find here tools to help you become a more effective one.

I Am A Caregiver

Someone you care about has a mental illness. Educating yourself about your loved one’s mental health condition is the first step toward providing strong, informed support.

I Am A Patient

If you have recently been diagnosed with a mental health condition, you are not alone. Millions of Americans live with mental illness. In this section of the Patient & Caregiver Resource Center, you will find resources to educate yourself about your condition and to become an advocate for your own recovery.

I Am A Provider

Are you a health care professional who cares for someone with a mental illness? This section of the Patient & Caregiver Resource Center contains tools to help you in your interactions with patients and their caregivers and advocates.

For more firsthand perspective and insights from those living with mental illness, visit OPEN Mental Health

Featured Resources

A Caregiver’s Guide: Identifying & Managing Agitation in Alzheimer’s Dementia

A Caregiver’s Guide: Identifying & Managing Agitation in Alzheimer’s Dementia

Agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia can be challenging to identify and navigate as a caregiver. This guidebook is designed to help caregivers understand and manage these difficult moments.
Monoamine Neurotransmitter Dysregulation in Major Depressive Disorder

Monoamine Neurotransmitter Dysregulation in Major Depressive Disorder

Join us for a PsychU webinar with Drs. W. Clay Jackson and Christian Aurup as they discuss the potential relationship between the monoamine neurotransmitter systems in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

Support Tools

Understanding Bipolar Disorder

Understanding Bipolar Disorder

Download Resource Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that affects people’s moods. People with bipolar disorder have moods and feelings that are more extreme than normal ups and downs. Frameworks resources are intended for educational purposes only and are intended for health care professionals and/or payer representatives who may choose…

Supporting Organization Resources

American Society Of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), A PsychU Supporting Organization

American Society Of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), A PsychU Supporting Organization

Dr. Chad Worz, Chief Executive Officer of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) sits down with Justin Rash to discuss the ASCP organization and all that its members bring to the healthcare community.  Dr. Worz describes the role of the senior care pharmacist in the aging population as well…
2024 Mental Health America (MHA) Mental Health Month Toolkit

2024 Mental Health America (MHA) Mental Health Month Toolkit

In celebrating May Mental Health Month, MHA released their highly anticipated 2024 Mental Health Month toolkit!  This year the toolkit theme is Where to Start: Mental Health in a Changing World. The world is constantly changing – for better or for worse – and it can be overwhelming to deal with everything…