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Surviving schizophrenia : a family manual
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- ISBN: 9780062268853
- ISBN: 0062268856
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 488 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm - Edition: Sixth edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, 2013.
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-461) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The inner world of madness: View from the inside -- Defining schizophrenia: View from the outside -- Conditions sometimes confused with schizophrenia -- Onset, course, and prognosis -- Research findings on the causes of schizophrenia -- Theories about the causes of schizophrenia -- The treatment of schizophrenia: Getting started -- The treatment of schizophrenia -- The rehabilitation of schizophrenia -- Ten major problems -- How can patients and families survive schizophrenia? -- Commonly asked questions -- Schizophrenia in the public eye -- Dimensions of the disaster -- Issues for advocates -- Appendix A: An annotated list of the best and the worst books on schizophrenia -- Appendix B: Useful websites on schizophrenia / D.J. Jaffe. |
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| Subject: | Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Treatment Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Treatment Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Treatment |
| Genre: | Popular Works. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | RC 514 .T67 2013 | 30775305538655 | General Collection | Available | - |
Surviving Schizophrenia, 6th Edition : A Family Manual
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Surviving Schizophrenia, 6th Edition : A Family Manual
Updated throughout and filled with all the latest research, the bestselling Surviving Schizophrenia is back, now in its sixth edition. 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's and the family's point of view. This new, completely updated sixth edition includes the latest research findings on what causes the disease, as well as information about the newest drugs for treatment, and answers the questions most often asked by families, consumers, and providers.
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