Diagnosis: schizophrenia : a comprehensive resource for consumers, families, and helping professionals

Diagnosis: schizophrenia : a comprehensive resource for consumers, families, and helping professionals / [edited by] Rachel Miller and Susan E. Mason.

In this book, thirty-five young, recently diagnosed patients speak about schizophrenia and the process of recovery, while two specialists illuminate the medical science, psychoeducation, and therapeutic needs of those coping with the illness, as well as access to medical benefits and community resou...

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Other Authors: Miller, Rachel (Social worker), Mason, Susan Elizabeth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2011]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Schizophrenia > Case studies.
Schizophrenia > Popular works.
Mental illness.
Schizophrenia.
mental disorders.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Schizophrenia.
Mental illness
Schizophrenia
Psychiatry.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Psychiatric Disorders, Individual.
Case studies
Popular works
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword; Introductory Note; A Note on the Title; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Using This Book; Introduction: So They Say We Have Schizophrenia; 1. In theBeginning; 2. So Many Questions: The Quick Reference Guide; 3. How the Brain Works; 4. What Is Schizophrenia?; 5. Why Me?; 6. Diagnosing Schizophrenia; 7. What Will People Think of Me Now?; 8. Medication; 9. Out of the Hospital and Staying Well; 10. Coping with Positive and Negative Symptoms; 11. Coping with Other Symptoms and Side Effects; 12. Drugs, Alcohol, and Safer Sex.
  • 13. Under the Microscope14. Zelda's Story; 15. Who Am I Now?; 16. Getting the Social Services You Need; 17. Vocational Rehabilitation; Appendix 1: Client Assistance Program Directory; Appendix 2: Vocational Rehabilitation Directory; Appendix 3: Other Resources; Index.

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