How do I help my friend, who was recently diagnosed with bipolar schizophrenia?

My friend has recently been diagnosed with bipolar schizophrenia, and I want to find out what I can do to help. He has had a really rough childhood, his father is cold and distant, his mother mostly ignores him and the problems, and his brother doesn’t see him as a legitimate person. He is a [...] http://bit.ly/oRaBVW