Surviving Schizophrenia
Subtitle: A Manual for Families, Consumers, and Providers
Edition: Fourth Edition
Publisher: Quill
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780060959197
Copyright date: 2001
Subjects: Schizophrenia -- Popular works.
Genres: Popular works.
Table of contents: label: Illustrations
title: xvii; label: Preface to the Fourth Edition
title: xix; label: Preface to the First Edition, 1983
title: xxi; label: Acknowledgments
title: xxiii; label: 1. DIMENSIONS OF THE DISASTER
title: 1; label: How Many People Have Schizophrenia in the United States?
title: 6; label: Where Are They?
title: 8; label: Do Some Groups Have More Schizophrenia Than Others?
title: 12; label: Is Schizophrenia Increasing or Decreasing?
title: 15; label: Is Schizophrenia of Recent Origin?
title: 16; label: Deinstitutionalization: A Cradle for Catastrophe
title: 19; label: What Is the Cost of Schizophrenia?
title: 24; label: 2. THE INNER WORLD OF MADNESS: VIEW FROM THE INSIDE
title: 30; label: Alterations of the Senses
title: 33; label: Inability to Interpret and Respond
title: 42; label: Delusions and Hallucinations
title: 53; label: Altered Sense of Self
title: 66; label: Changes in Emotions
title: 68; label: Changes in Movements
title: 73; label: Changes in Behavior
title: 74; label: Decreased Awareness of Illness
title: 78; label: The Black-Red Disease
title: 80; label: 3. DEFINING SCHIZOPHRENIA: VIEW FROM THE OUTSIDE
title: 88; label: Official Criteria for Diagnosis
title: 89; label: Subtypes of Schizophrenia
title: 93; label: Delusional Disorders
title: 94; label: Schizotypal, Schizoid, Paranoid, and Borderline Personality Disorders
title: 95; label: Schizoaffective Disorder and Manic-Depressive Illness
title: 97; label: “Manicdephrenia”
title: 100; label: 4. CONDITIONS SOMETIMES CONFUSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
title: 105; label: A “Split Personality”
title: 105; label: Psychosis Caused by Street Drugs
title: 106; label: Psychosis Caused by Prescription Drugs
title: 108; label: Psychosis Caused by Other Diseases
title: 110; label: Psychosis Caused by Head Trauma
title: 113; label: Psychosis with Mental Retardation
title: 114; label: Infantile Autism
title: 114; label: Antisocial Personality Disorders and Sexual Predators
title: 116; label: Culturally Sanctioned Psychotic Behavior
title: 117; label: 5. ONSET, COURSE, AND PROGNOSIS
title: 119; label: Childhood Precursors
title: 119; label: Onset and Early Symptoms
title: 121; label: Childhood Schizophrenia
title: 123; label: Postpartum Schizophrenia
title: 125; label: Late-Onset Schizophrenia
title: 125; label: Predictors of Outcome
title: 126; label: Male-Female Differences
title: 128; label: Possible Courses: 10 Years Later
title: 129; label: Possible Courses: 30 Years Later
title: 133; label: Causes of Death: Why Do People with Schizophrenia Die at a Younger Age?
title: 136; label: 6. RESEARCH FINDINGS ON THE CAUSES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
title: 140; label: The Normal Brain
title: 141; label: The Brain with Schizophrenia
title: 143; label: The disease is familial.
title: 143; label: There may be neurochemical changes.
title: 144; label: There are structural and neuropathological changes.
title: 144; label: There are neuropsychological deficits.
title: 145; label: There are neurological abnormalities.
title: 147; label: There are electrical abnormalities.
title: 148; label: There are immunological and inflammatory abnormalities.
title: 149; label: Individuals with schizophrenia are born disproportionately in the winter and spring.
title: 149; label: Individuals with schizophrenia are born and/or raised disproportionately in urban areas.
title: 150; label: Other abnormalities: pregnancy and birth complications, minor physical anomalies, and an absence of rheumatoid arthritis
title: 150; label: What Parts of the Brain Are Affected?
title: 152; label: When Does the Brain Damage Begin?
title: 155; label: 7. THEORIES ABOUT THE CAUSES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
title: 158; label: Genetic Theories
title: 159; label: Neurochemical Theories
title: 161; label: Developmental Theories
title: 161; label: Infectious and Immune Theories
title: 163; label: Nutritional Theories
title: 165; label: Endocrine Theories
title: 165; label: Stress Theories
title: 166; label: Obsolete Theories
title: 167; label: Masturbation
title: 168; label: Bad mothers
title: 168; label: Bad families
title: 169; label: Bad cultures
title: 170; label: Thomas Szasz
title: 171; label: Ronald Laing
title: 171; label: 8. THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: NONMEDICATION ASPECTS
title: 174; label: How to Find a Good Doctor
title: 175; label: What Is an Adequate Diagnostic Workup?
title: 179; label: Hospitalization: Voluntary and Involuntary
title: 183; label: Alternatives to Hospitalization
title: 192; label: Payment for Treatment and Insurance Parity
title: 193; label: Outpatient Treatment and Managed Care
title: 194; label: Services for Children
title: 197; label: Services in Rural Areas
title: 199; label: Counseling, or Supportive “Psychotherapy”
title: 201; label: Insight-Oriented Psychotherapy
title: 203; label: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
title: 205; label: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
title: 206; label: Nutritional Treatments
title: 207; label: Experimental Treatments
title: 208; label: 9. THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: MEDICATIONS
title: 210; label: First-Generation Antipsychotics
title: 211; label: Adverse Effects
title: 219; label: Second-Generation Antipsychotics
title: 227; label: Adverse Effects
title: 230; label: Clozapine (Clozaril, Leponex)
title: 231; label: Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
title: 233; label: Risperidone (Risperdal)
title: 234; label: Quetiapine (Seroquel)
title: 235; label: Ziprasidone (Zeldox)
title: 236; label: The Bottom Line: Which Antipsychotic Should You Try?
title: 238; label: Interactions of Antipsychotics with Other Medications
title: 240; label: Other Drugs to Try If Antipsychotics Fail
title: 242; label: New Antipsychotics on the Horizon
title: 247; label: Drug Prices and the Use of Generics
title: 249; label: Medications for Early Treatment or Prevention
title: 252; label: The Medication-Savvy Consumer and Family
title: 253; label: 10. THE REHABILITATION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
title: 256; label: Money and Food
title: 257; label: Housing
title: 260; label: Employment
title: 264; label: Friendship and Social Skills Training
title: 267; label: Medical Care
title: 270; label: Quality of Life Measures
title: 271; label: The Need for Asylum
title: 273; label: 11. TEN MAJOR PROBLEMS
title: 276; label: Cigarettes and Coffee
title: 277; label: Alcohol and Street Drugs
title: 281; label: Sex, Pregnancy, and AIDS
title: 284; label: Victimization
title: 290; label: Confidentiality
title: 291; label: Medication Noncompliance
title: 294; label: Assisted Treatment
title: 299; label: Assaultive and Violent Behavior
title: 307; label: Arrest and Jail
title: 310; label: Suicide
title: 312; label: 12. HOW CAN CONSUMERS AND FAMILIES SURVIVE SCHIZOPHRENIA?
title: 317; label: The Right Attitude
title: 318; label: The Importance of Education
title: 326; label: Survival Strategies for Consumers
title: 328; label: Survival Strategies for Families
title: 330; label: The Rise and Fall of Expressed Emotion
title: 339; label: Effects of Schizophrenis on Siblings, Children, and Spouses
title: 342; label: Minimizing Relapses
title: 345; label: 13. COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
title: 354; label: Does Schizophrenia Change the Underlying Personality?
title: 354; label: Are People with Schizophrenia Responsible for Their Behavior
title: 356; label: Does Schizophrenia Affect the Person's IQ?
title: 359; label: Should People with Schizophrenia Drive Vehicles?
title: 360; label: How Do Religious Issues Affect People with Schizophrenia?
title: 361; label: Should You Tell People That You Have Schizophrenia?
title: 362; label: Genetic Counseling: What Are the Chances of Getting Schizophrenia?
title: 363; label: What Will Happen When the Parents Die?
title: 365; label: 14. SCHIZOPHRENIA IN THE PUBLIC EYE
title: 368; label: Schizophrenia in the Movies
title: 369; label: Schizophrenia in Literature
title: 374; label: Schizophrenia, Creativity, and Famous People
title: 382; label: The Problem of Stigma
title: 387; label: 15. ISSUES FOR ADVOCATES
title: 390; label: Congress, State Government, and the Politics of Neglect
title: 391; label: Scientologists, Antipsychiatrists, and “Consumer Survivors”
title: 395; label: NIMH and Research Funding
title: 398; label: Educating the Public
title: 399; label: Decreasing Stigma
title: 402; label: Improving Services
title: 403; label: How to Organize for Advocacy
title: 409; label: Appendix A: 50 of the Best and 15 of the Worst Books on Schizophrenia
title: 412; label: Appendix B: Useful Websites on Schizophrenia
title: 432; label: Appendix C: Useful Videotapes on Schizophrenia (by Katie Petray)
title: 439; label: Appendix D: Other Useful Resources on Schizophrenia
title: 445; label: Notes
title: 448; label: Index
title: 485; label: About the Author
title: 513