基本説明
Includes thirty-five first-person accounts, along with chapters by professionals on a wide range of issues from hospitalization to rehabilitation.
Full 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.
Contents
Introduction: So They Say We Have Schizophrenia, by Nina Schooler, Ph.D 1. In the Beginning 2. So Many Questions 3. How the Brain Works 4. What is Schizophrenia? 5. Why Me? 6. Diagnosing Schizophrenia 7. What Will People Think of Me Now? 8. Medication 9. Out of the Hospital and Staying Well 10. Coping with Positive and Negative Symptoms 11. Coping with Other Symptoms and Side Effects 12. Drugs, Alcohol, and Safer Sex 13. Under the Microscope 14. Zelda's Story 15. Who Am I Now? 16. Social Services 17. Rehabilitation Services Appendix I: Client Assistant Program Directory Appendix II: Vocational Rehabilitation Directory Appendix III: Other Resources
