Diagnosis : Schizophrenia
Subtitle: a comprehensive resource for patients, families, and helping professionals
By: [edited by] Rachel Miller and Susan E. Mason.
Contributors: Miller, Rachel, M.S.W.; Mason, Susan Elizabeth.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Schizophrenia -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: The disease is not fatal but few diagnoses have the capacity to instill as much fear in the hearts of patients and families. Here is a profoundly reassuring book that shows there can be life after a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The book includes thirty-five first-person accounts, along with chapters by professionals on a wide range of issues from hospitalization to rehabilitation. Jargon-free and technically accurate, the chapters are short and offer up-to-date information on medication, coping skills, social services, clinical research, and much more. Patients and their families can read the book from cover to cover or skip around and select topics as the need arises.
Notes: Includes index.