Schizophrenia Research Forum is a web knowledge environment dedicated to news, information resources, and discussion about research on

schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social w ...

. It hosts a number of resources such as What We Know About Schizophrenia, Animal Models and Drugs in Trials. It also hosts the ''SzGene'' database, an unbiased field synopsis of genetic association studies performed in schizophrenia, though this database is no longer updated. The Schizophrenia Forum was founded in 2005 by science editor Hakon Heimer as a project of the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (now called the

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that funds mental health Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior. It like ...

, with start-up funding from the

National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH, in turn, is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the prima ...

and technical assistance from the

Alzheimer Research Forum Alzheimer Research Forum (ARF), or Alzforum is a website which uses web technology to accelerate research into Alzheimer's disease. History The website was founded in 1996 by June Kinoshita, funded by an anonymous philanthropic foundation, and l ...

website. Heimer won the 2011 Media Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology for developing the site.Foundation Web-based Schizophrenia Research Forum Honored by ACNP.
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. Retrieved 2013-09-13.

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