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Amazon.com Books: paranoid schizophrenia
Practical tools for leading a happy, productive lifeSchizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling mental disorder that afflicts one percent of the population, an estimated 2.5 million people in America alone. The firsthand advice in this reassuring guide will empower the families and caregivers of schizophrenia patients to take charge, offering expert advice on identifying the warning signs, choosing the right health professional, understanding currently available drugs and those on the horizon (as well as their side effects), and evaluating traditional and alternative therapies. Author: Jerome Levine, Irene S. Levine Paperback: 384 pages Company: For Dummies (2008-10-27) ISBN: 0470259272 List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $8.99 Used Price: $5.23 
Will the person you love ever get better? Chances are you've grappled with the question. With care and support from their families, people with schizophrenia can and do make vast improvements. Noted therapists Kim Mueser and Susan Gingerich deepen your understanding of the illness and cover a wide range of effective treatments. Based on decades of research and experience, they offer pragmatic suggestions for dealing with depression, psychosis, and other symptoms. They show you how to prioritize needs, resolve everyday problems, and encourage your loved one to set life goals. Plus, individual sections highlight special issues for parents, children, siblings, and partners. Whether you’re facing schizophrenia for the first time or you’ve dealt with its impact for years, you’ll discover innovative ways to handle challenges that arise over the course of treatment, from reducing the chances of relapse to making friends and finding work. Recovery isn't an endpoint--it's a lifelong journey. With love, hope, and realistic optimism, striving for it can lead to a richer, more rewarding life for your entire family. Author: Kim T. Mueser PhD, Susan Gingerich MSW Paperback: 480 pages Company: The Guilford Press (2006-05-26) ISBN: 1593851804 List Price: $17.95 Amazon Price: $10.96 Used Price: $7.91 
This book is written directly to you, the schizophrenia sufferer. It explains what the disorder is, describes the treatment options, and helps you understand what resources are available to help you. Medication is a key factor in treating your condition. The book helps you know what to expect when starting a medication program and stresses the importance of staying on track. It also provides a unique set of self-help strategies, including detailed step-by-step exercises that make use of an innovative collaborative cure approach. This method brings together a group of professionals and people close to you who can act as a support team to help you return to a state of positive mental health. Author: Roberta Temes Paperback: 140 pages Company: New Harbinger Publications (2002-01-10) ISBN: 1572242736 List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $9.95 Used Price: $9.95 
In a mesmerizing journey into mental illness, the author of Intoxication and Fire in the Brain captures the suspicion, terror, and rage that possess the minds of paranoids. "Horrifying and utterly fascinating . . . a hard book to put down."--Bettyann Kline, Los Angeles Times.Author: Ronald K. Siegel Paperback: 320 pages Bargain Price Company: Simon & Schuster (1996-02-09) List Price: $15.00 Amazon Price: $6.00 Used Price: $2.51 
When readers first meet Ben, he is a sweet, intelligent, seemingly well-adjusted youngster. Fast forward to his teenage years, though, and Ben's life has spun out of control. Ben is swept along by an illness over which he has no control—one that results in runaway episodes, periods of homelessness, seven psychotic breaks, seven hospitalizations, and finally a diagnosis and treatment plan that begins to work. Schizophrenia strikes an estimated one in a hundred people worldwide by some estimates, and yet understanding of the illness is lacking. Through Ben's experiences, and those of his mother and sister, who supported Ben through every stage of his illness and treatment, readers gain a better understanding of schizophrenia, as well as mental illness in general, and the way it affects individuals and families. Here, Kaye encourages families to stay together and find strength while accepting the reality of a loved one's illness; she illustrates, through her experiences as Ben's mother, the delicate balance between letting go and staying involved. She honors the courage of anyone who suffers with mental illness and is trying to improve his life and participate in his own recovery. Ben Behind His Voices also reminds professionals in the psychiatric field that every patient who comes through their doors has a life, one that he has lost through no fault of his own. It shows what goes right when professionals treat the family as part of the recovery process and help them find support, education, and acceptance. And it reminds readers that those who suffer from mental illness, and their families, deserve respect, concern, and dignity. Author: Randye Kaye Hardcover: 320 pages Company: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (2011-08-16) ISBN: 1442210893 List Price: $26.95 Amazon Price: $16.98 Used Price: $16.87 
At seventeen Lori Schiller was the perfect child -- the only daughter of an affluent, close-knit family. Six years later she made her first suicide attempt, then wandered the streets of New York City dressed in ragged clothes, tormenting voices crying out in her mind. Lori Schiller had entered the horrifying world of full-blown schizophrenia. She began an ordeal of hospitalizations, halfway houses, relapses, more suicide attempts, and constant, withering despair. But against all odds, she survived. Now in this personal account, she tells how she did it, taking us not only into her own shattered world, but drawing on the words of the doctors who treated her and family members who suffered with her. In this new edition, Lori Schiller recounts the dramatic years following the original publication -- a period involving addiction, relapse, and ultimately, love and recovery. Moving, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting, THE QUIET ROOM is a classic testimony to the ravages of mental illness and the power of perserverance and courage. Author: Lori Schiller, Amanda Bennett Paperback: 288 pages ISBN13: 9780446671330, Condition: New, Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! Company: Grand Central Publishing (1996-01-01) ISBN: 0446671339 List Price: $13.99 Amazon Price: $4.99 Used Price: $3.81 
Since its first publication in 1983, Surviving Schizophrenia has become the standard reference book on the disease and has helped thousands of patients, their families and mental health professionals. In clear language, this much–praised and important book describes the nature, causes, symptoms, treatment and course of schizophrenia and also explores living with it from both the patient and the family's point of view. This new, completely updated fifth edition includes the latest research findings on what causes the disease as well as information about the newest drugs for treatment and answers to the questions most often asked by families, consumers and providers. Author: E. Fuller Torrey Paperback: 576 pages Company: Harper Perennial (2006-03-28) (2006-03-28) ISBN: 0060842598 List Price: $15.99 Amazon Price: $9.07 Used Price: $3.72 
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. Author: Rachel Miller, Susan E. Mason Paperback: 248 pages Company: Columbia University Press (2002-10-15) ISBN: 0231126255 List Price: $23.95 Amazon Price: $7.54 Used Price: $2.11 
Description 'THEY SAY I'M PARANOID... and what about schizophrenia?!' is a young woman's account of what it's like coming to terms with her diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, the possible causes and the coping strategies she has put in place. These memoirs reflect some of the turmoil and confusion that has happened to Kaye throughout her life, but it is also a journey of self discovery as being diagnosed with schizophrenia is NOT THE END! It gears towards positivity as Kaye unravels the problems in her childhood and attempts to recover and maintain a healthy lifestyle. This book will enlighten you into the world of the British mental health services if you are not familiar with them already, but also invites you to share an optimistic attitude for those who have experienced mental health difficulties, especially those with schizophrenia. About the Author Kaye Kidd is aged 36, born in Cambridgeshire in 1973. She is an emotional artist and a qualified Holistic therapist. She studied Performing Arts at De Monfort University, graduating in dance in 1994. Kaye considers herself not to be a professional artist but uses her skills therapeutically to combat her personal struggles with her mental health problems. Kaye was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1997 and considers herself to be well but suffers with periods of depression and sometimes paranoia. 
This very personal exploration of schizophrenia explores each stage, from the early signs and reactions from friends and family to seeking help and the challenges of recovery. McLean bravely shares his paranoid delusions and offers both a verbal and a visual experience by including digital artwork he created to help objectify and control his impulses and fears. As McLean relates his experiences step by step, issues of sexuality, identity, and drug abuse are discussed, along with the overarching issues relating to mental health and the medical profession. Messages from online posters who either have suffered from mental illness or have cared for the mentally ill are included throughout, adding more perspectives to the author's personal experiences. This powerful combination of words and pictures provides a unique and poignant insight into a hidden, internal world. Author: Richard McLean Paperback: 192 pages Company: Allen & Unwin (2005-05-01) ISBN: 1865089745 List Price: $14.95 Amazon Price: $4.99 Used Price: $5.82 |
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