| Description |
xviii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Introductory note -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Using this book -- Introduction : so they say we have schizophrenia -- In the beginning -- So many questions : the quick reference guide -- How the brain works -- What is schizophrenia? -- Why me? -- Diagnosing schizophrenia -- What will people think of me now? -- Medication -- Out of the hospital and staying well -- Coping with positive and negative symptoms -- Coping with other symptoms and side effects -- Drugs, alcohol, and safer sex -- Under the microscope -- Zelda's story -- Who am I now? -- Getting the social services you need -- Vocational rehabilitation -- Client assistance program directory -- Vocational rehabilitation directory. |
| Summary |
A book written by and for patients with schizophrenia, with contributions by psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and psychiatric rehabilitation workers. "Diagnosis: Schizophrenia" is intended to develop and strengthen the understanding of this disease, and to offer tools for patients, their families, and those who provide treatment. |
| Subject |
Schizophrenia -- Case studies.
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Schizophrenia -- Case Reports.
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| Added Author |
Miller, Rachel (Social worker)
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Mason, Susan Elizabeth.
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| ISBN |
0231126247 cloth alkaline paper |
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0231126255 paperback alkaline paper |
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