Me, Myself, and Them: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Schizophrenia (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative)
"Like a Sea World underwater view,Me, Myself, and Themprovides a riveting peek into the world of schizophrenia for parents like me who yearn for understanding.  For young people with schizophrenia, like our son, the book orients a frightening illness.  For both families and persons with mental illness, this book is laced with hope, something in short supply in most other books."--Mindy Greiling, Minnesota State Representative and Executive Board Member, National Alliance on Mental Illness"This beautifully told personal story provides an innovative platform for solid information about schizophrenia and its treatment.  Highly informative to persons struggling with the onset of psychosis, and to families, friends, and mental health workers who struggle to understand and help."--WilliamT. Carpenter Jr., M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine"The firsthand account is realistic."--Jim Greiling, diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 21, now 29 years old"The authors provide a first rate resource for anyone whose life is touched by schizophrenia.  Through solid, easy to understand language, the manuscript provides useful guidance for others coping with this disease.  Highly recommended." --Ming Tsuang, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry,University of California, San Diego"Me, Myself and Them: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Schizophreniais a straightforward and marvelously lucid retelling of Kurt Snyder's battle with his demons.  Not only does it show us the experience of psychosis, it also explains, in jargon-free language, what each element of that experience means.  Compelling and eminently readable, a book like this ought to be required reading for all high school and college students, demystifying as it does an illness all too long shrouded in misunderstanding, confusion, and fear."--Pamela Spiro Wagner, author of DividedMinds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia"I strongly recommend this book to patients, families, clinicians and researchers interested in a first hand account of how schizophrenia changes the way the world looks, feels, and behaves.  It is very moving and very informative.  From compelling descriptions of changes in mood, cognition and perception to explanations about how the brain is affected and how drugs work, this brief but detailed personal statement and review of the state of the field is invaluable."--Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D., Director, Genes, Cognition and Psychosis Program IRP, NIMH, NIH