Coping with Schizophrenia - Couverture souple

Jones, Stephen; Tallis, Frank

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0859696790 ISBN 13 : 9780859696791

Editeur : Sheldon Press, 1994

Synopsis

This self-help manual is for sufferers of schizophrenia and their families. Taking a positive and practical approach, the book tells what schizophrenia is, the possible causes, what treatment is available, and what the social services can do to help. It explodes many of the myths about schizophrenia, for example, that a schizophrenic breakdown is permanent, that violence and aggression are common amongst sufferers, and that people diagnosed with the illness, suffer from a "split personality". Topics include the role of good communication in the family, the importance of a healthy lifestyle, stress and anxiety management, dealing with insomnia, knowing the sufferers rights, what treatment is like, and a description of the new non-drug approaches to sympton management. Advice is included on developing social skills and community care is emphasized.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Coping with Schizophrenia is a practical, helpful guide on the path toward recovery. It confronts difficult issues in ways that both empower individuals and provide hope for the journey. It offers tools and shared experiences that can help reduce isolation reassuring people living with the illness and people who love them that they are not alone. --Dr. Ken Duckworth, Medical Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), USA.

Jones and Hayward provide to those with schizophrenia, and to their families the essential ingredients for 'coping with schizophrenia' hope, understanding and information. --Dr. Neal Stolar, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

This is an excellent [book] and will make a very significant contribution to helping those with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The book is extremely well written and achieves the difficult feat of combining optimism with realism. --Dr. David R. Hemsley, Professor of Abnormal Psychology, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr Steven Jones is Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester, Academic Division of Clinical Psychology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK and Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Pennine Care Trust, UK. Dr Peter Hayward is a graduate of Harvard University, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust in London and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sheldon Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0859696790
• ISBN 13: 9780859696791
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible