| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 362 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
PART 1: UNDERSTANDING SCHIZOPHRENIA: Understanding Schizophrenia: the big picture -- Causes and risk factors -- Suspecting Schizophrenia -- PART II: FINDING OUT WHAT'S WRONG AND GETTING HELP: Getting a diagnosis -- Assembling a healthcare team -- Beginning treatment -- Paying for your loved one's care -- PART III: TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA: Medications and other medical approaches -- Psychosocial approaches -- Finding help and hope through research -- PART IV: LIVING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA: Schizophrenia and the family -- Developing coping skills -- Housing choices: figuring out where to live -- Coping with crises -- People are more than patients: addressing the needs of the whole person -- PART V: THE PART OF TENS: Ten myths about Schizophrenia you can forget -- Ten tips for helping families and friends cope and come out on top -- Ten ways to avoid relapse |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Schizophrenia -- Popular works
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Schizophrenia.
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Schizophrenia
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Schizophrenia.
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Schizophrenia.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Levine, Irene Shifren.
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| ISBN |
9780470444863 |
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047044486X |
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9780470444870 |
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0470444878 |
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9780470444801 |
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0470444800 |
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128194646X |
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9781281946461 |
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