Diagnosis: Schizophrenia: A Comprehensive Resource for Consumers, Families, and Helping Professionals: A Comprehensive Resource for Consumers, Families, and Helping Professionals, Second Edition - Rilegato

Miller, Rachel; Mason, Susan E.

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ISBN 10: 0231150407 ISBN 13: 9780231150408

Casa editrice: Columbia Univ Pr, 2010

Riassunto

In this book, thirty-five young, recently diagnosed patients speak about schizophrenia and the process of recovery, while two specialists illuminate the medical science, psychoeducation, and therapeutic needs of those coping with the illness, as well as access to medical benefits and community resources. A remarkably inclusive guide, the volume informs patients, families, friends, and professionals, detailing the possible causes of schizophrenia, medications and side effects, the functioning of the brain, and the value of rehabilitation and other services.

In their dialogues, participants confront shame, stigma, substance use, and relapse issues and the necessity of healthy eating, safe sex practices, and coping skills during recovery. Clinicians elaborate on the symptoms of schizophrenia, such as violent and suicidal thoughts, delusions, hallucinations, memory and concentration problems, trouble getting motivated or organized, and anxiety and mood disorders. Adopting an uplifting tone of manageability, the participants, authors, and clinicians of this volume offer more than advicethey prescribe hope.

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L'autore

Rachel Miller is a social worker for the National Institute of Mental Health, Child Psychiatry Branch, where she works with children with psychotic disorders and their families. From 1995 to 2007, she was the senior social worker for the first-episode of schizophrenia continuous care team at Zucker Hillside Hospital in New York.

Susan E. Mason is professor of social work and sociology at Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work, where she teaches courses on psychiatric disorders. As a social work coordinator at Zucker Hillside Hospital, she managed clinical trials for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. She is a fellow at the New York Academy of Medicine and a senior education specialist and fellow for the New York State Social Work Education Consortium.

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Book by Miller Rachel Mason Susan E

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Columbia Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0231150407
• ISBN 13: 9780231150408
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 237