Coping with schizophrenia
Subtitle: a guide for patients, families and caregivers
By: Steven Jones and Peter Hayward
Contributors: Hayward, Peter
Publisher: Oneworld Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9781851683444
Subjects: Schizophrenia; Family; Family relationships; Schizophrenics; Popular Works; Caregivers
Description: A lecturer in clinical psychology and a psychiatrist offer a guide to this debilitating disease written for both patient and caregiver and use case studies to encourage schizophrenics to take charge of their own treatment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Is this book for you?; title: Schizophrenia : what's in a name?; title: Is this book for you?; title: Psychotic experiences; title: what is reality anyway?; title: Help is available; title: What this book covers; title: 2. How common is schizophrenia and how does it affect people's lives?; title: Schizophrenia is not uncommon; title: Kraepelin was wrong!; title: The continuum approach; title: Social and personal costs; title: People who have schizophrenia; title: Family and friends; title: 3. How is schizophrenia diagnosed and what are its symptoms?; title: How is schizophrenia diagnosed?; title: Who can diagnose schizophrenia?; title: What are the main symptoms of schizophrenia?; title: Other related diagnoses; title: Emotional distress; title: A caveat to diagnostic information; title: 4. Myths about schizophrenia; title: Myth : schizophrenia means a 'split personality'; title: Myth : all schizophrenics are violent and dangerous; title: Myth : people with serious mental illness are completely disabled; title: Myth : having schizophrenia means that you can never do anything with your life; title: Myth : mental hospitals are 'bedlams'; title: Myth : schizophrenia represents a form of creative imagination or 'inner journey'; title: Myth : it's all in the genes so there's nothing you can do; title: Myth : it's all the parents' fault; title: Myth : they're not trying/Myth : hopeless; they can never get better; title: 5. Treatments for schizophrenia; title: professional help; title: Dealing with professionals; title: Care settings; title: Psychiatrists; title: Being detained in hospital; title: Clinical psychologists; title: Accessing cognitive behavioural therapy and other psychological treatment; title: Psychodynamic psychotherapists and counsellors; title: Care co-ordinators; title: Other members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT); title: General practitioners; title: Support workers; title: Personal relationships with professionals; title: Non-professional help : family, friends, support groups; title: 6. The role of medication; title: Disagreeing about medication; title: Anti-psychotic medication : what is it?; title: Anti-Parkinsonian drugs; title: Mood stabilisers; title: Anti-depressants; title: Minor tranquillisers and sleeping pills; title: A last word; title: 7. Cognitive behavioural therapy; title: Background; title: What is cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)?; title: The importance of what we do; title: The importance of what we think; title: The importance of our feelings; title: Understanding upsetting thoughts and experiences; title: Taking control through thought challenges and experiments; title: Changing the things you do; title: routine and reward; title: Building on current coping skills; title: Catching things before they get worse; title: Family therapy; title: Social contacts and support; title: 8. Importance of self-help in dealing with issues associated with schizophrenia; title: Connections between self-help and psychological approaches; title: The increasing importance of self-help groups; title: What self-help groups do; title: Being heard by someone who has had similar experiences; title: Recovery models; title: Informing the development of professional services; title: Taking the best from both; title: 9. Work and practical issues (the importance of valued activities and goals); title: Work; title: Why activity is important; title: Range of work possibilities; title: Barriers to employment; title: Support in finding activities; title: Money; title: Housing; title: 10. The role of the family; title: Background information; title: Stresses in the family; title: Family responses : is there a better way?; title: Help for families; title: Families and the law; title: 11. Living with it; title: Introduction; title: Stigma and discrimination; title: Loss, depression and anger; title: What makes life worthwhile?; title: Tasks and goals; title: Relationships; title: The future; title: Appendix 1. Useful addresses; title: General information; title: Volunteering organisations; title: Self-help organisations; title: Appendix 2. Relaxation methods; title: Deep muscle relaxation; title: Mindfulness relaxation; title: Mindfulness exercise.