The following Fact Sheets are available in pdf version to download (click on the link below) or from the Institute. If you would like further material on Mental Illness, please contact the Institute on (03) 9388 1633.

Fact Sheet No. 1: The Institute
Fact Sheet No. 2: Schizophrenia
Fact Sheet No. 3: Alzheimer's Disease
Fact Sheet No. 4: Mental Illness
Fact Sheet No. 5: Parkinson's disease
Fact Sheet No. 6: Clozapine

Fact Sheet No. 8: Depression
Fact Sheet No. 9: Bipolar Affective Disorder
Fact Sheet No. 10: Brain Bank

A Guide to Psychotropic Drugs

Australian Health Mental Services Guide

Mental Illness: The Facts
One in five Australians will experience a mental illness.

'Mental Illness' is a general term relating to those illnesses that affect the mind in the same way that other illnesses affect other parts of the body.
Mental illnesses can come and go throughout people's lives and often people may only experience a mental illness once and then fully recover. For other people it is more repetitive or continuous. Mental illness is caused by a physical dysfunction in the brain, however exactly what it is that triggers this is still a mystery.
People who suffer from mental illnesses can suffer a great deal, being disturbed or frightened by their illness. They often experience rejection and discrimination.
Mental illnesses can be separated into two main categories: psychotic and non-psychotic illnesses. For more information on various types of mental illnesses, please follow the links below.
The Mental Health Research Institute is working hard towards improving our understanding of the causes of mental illness and continues its work thanks to the generous support of corporate and private donors.

Please click on the links below for information about the following categories of mental illnesses:
Depression
Alzheimer’s disease
Psychotic Illnesses
Non-Psychotic Illnesses
Schizophrenia
Other Disorders
Myths and Misunderstandings