| Description |
xii, 195 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 190) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Is this book for you? -- Schizophrenia : what's in a name? -- Is this book for you? -- Psychotic experiences--what is reality anyway? -- Help is available -- What this book covers -- 2. How common is schizophrenia and how does it affect people's lives? -- Schizophrenia is not uncommon -- Kraepelin was wrong! -- The continuum approach -- Social and personal costs -- People who have schizophrenia -- Family and friends -- 3. How is schizophrenia diagnosed and what are its symptoms? -- How is schizophrenia diagnosed? -- Who can diagnose schizophrenia? -- What are the main symptoms of schizophrenia? -- Other related diagnoses -- Emotional distress -- A caveat to diagnostic information -- 4. Myths about schizophrenia -- Myth : schizophrenia means a 'split personality' -- Myth : all schizophrenics are violent and dangerous -- Myth : people with serious mental illness are completely disabled -- Myth : having schizophrenia means that you can never do anything with your life -- Myth : mental hospitals are 'bedlams' -- Myth : schizophrenia represents a form of creative imagination or 'inner journey' -- Myth : it's all in the genes so there's nothing you can do -- Myth : it's all the parents' fault -- Myth : they're not trying/Myth : hopeless; they can never get better -- 5. Treatments for schizophrenia--professional help -- Dealing with professionals -- Care settings -- Psychiatrists -- Being detained in hospital -- Clinical psychologists -- Accessing cognitive behavioural therapy and other psychological treatment -- Psychodynamic psychotherapists and counsellors -- Care co-ordinators -- Other members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) -- General practitioners -- Support workers -- Personal relationships with professionals -- Non-professional help : family, friends, support groups -- |
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6. The role of medication -- Disagreeing about medication -- Anti-psychotic medication : what is it? -- Anti-Parkinsonian drugs -- Mood stabilisers -- Anti-depressants -- Minor tranquillisers and sleeping pills -- A last word -- 7. Cognitive behavioural therapy -- Background -- What is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)? -- The importance of what we do -- The importance of what we think -- The importance of our feelings -- Understanding upsetting thoughts and experiences -- Taking control through thought challenges and experiments -- Changing the things you do--routine and reward -- Building on current coping skills -- Catching things before they get worse -- Family therapy -- Social contacts and support -- 8. Importance of self-help in dealing with issues associated with schizophrenia -- Connections between self-help and psychological approaches -- The increasing importance of self-help groups -- What self-help groups do -- Being heard by someone who has had similar experiences -- Recovery models -- Informing the development of professional services -- Taking the best from both -- 9. Work and practical issues (the importance of valued activities and goals) -- Work -- Why activity is important -- Range of work possibilities -- Barriers to employment -- Support in finding activities -- Money -- Housing -- 10. The role of the family -- Background information -- Stresses in the family -- Family responses : is there a better way? -- Help for families -- Families and the law -- 11. Living with it -- Introduction -- Stigma and discrimination -- Loss, depression and anger -- What makes life worthwhile? -- Tasks and goals -- Relationships -- The future -- Appendix 1. Useful addresses -- General information -- Volunteering organisations -- Self-help organisations -- Appendix 2. Relaxation methods -- Deep muscle relaxation -- Mindfulness relaxation -- Mindfulness exercise. |
| Subject |
Schizophrenia.
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Schizophrenics -- Family relationships.
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Caregivers -- Popular Works.
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Family -- Popular Works.
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Schizophrenia -- Popular Works.
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| Added Author |
Hayward, Peter, 1947-
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| ISBN |
1851683445 paperback |
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