I have spent the last two years researching how people experience antipsychotic medications in New Zealand. It's called The Experiences of Antipsychotic Medication Study. TEAMS for short. I've now got a chance to share the results at a major international conference in New York - but I need your help to make it happen.

Click on the 'Updates' tab above to read a summary of the study results, find out more about my cause and keep track of my progress.

_ _ _ THE STUDY IN A NUTSHELL_ _ _

In early 2014, 150 Kiwis completed an online survey about their experiences of taking antipsychotic medication. This was the first time a researcher has ever asked New Zealand service-users what it is like to take these medications, what strategies they use alongside them or how they have managed trying to stop medication. There have been very few studies of this kind internationally. This is surprising, because antipsychotics are widely prescribed in NZ and around the globe.