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Quality social interaction can be as important for the recovery of those with severe mental illness as are treatments. Based on in-depth interviews with clients with severe mental illness, this volume explores which structures of interaction encourage growth for people with severe mental illness, and which trigger psychological damage. It focuses specifically on how structures of social interaction can promote or harm psychological growth, and how interaction dynamics affect the psychological well-being of individuals with severe mental illness.
List of contents
Introduction Purposes of the book—The Treatment of Mental Illness in the United States. Part I: Interaction Structures—1. Interaction Structures with Institutions; 2. Interaction Structures with Families; 3. Social Interactions with Friends; Part II: Introduction to the Cases/The Narratives—4. The Depersonalized Musician; 5. The Woman Who Couldn’t Get Her Abuser Out of Her Head; 6. The Depressed Man in Chronic Pain; 7. The Last Train Out of Berlin; 8. The Woman Who Believed She had No Heart; 9. Monster Woman; 10. The Woman Who Never Mourned; 11. The Man Who Lived in a Dumpster; Part III: Other Interaction Issues-- 12. The Tavistock Method: A Growth Promoting Form of Group Interaction; 13. Synthesis: Reflections on the Structure of Interaction; 14. Conclusion; 15. Epilogue.
About the author
Diana J. Semmelhack is Professor of Behavioral Medicine at Midwestern University in Downers Grove, IL and a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist. She has done extensive research on group work.
Larry Ende received his PhD in literature from SUNY Buffalo and MSW from the Jane Addams College of Social Work. He specializes in psychodynamically-oriented therapy.
Arthur Freeman is Professor of Psychology and Executive Program Director of the Clinical Psychology programs at Midwestern University (Downers Grove, IL and Glendale, AZ).
Clive Hazell operates a private practice in Chicago, IL and teaches at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Colleen L. Barron is a mental health professional working with severely mentally ill adults. She received her Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Benedictine University.
Garry L. Treft is Administrative Coordinator for the Department of Behavioral Medicine at Midwestern University.
