Surviving Schizophrenia - A Family Manual

Updated throughout and filled with all the latest research, treatment plans, commonly asked questions and more, the bestselling resource on schizophrenia is back--now in its seventh edition. "E. Fuller Torrey is a brilliant writer. There is no one writing on psychology today whom I would rather read."-- Los Angeles Times Since its first publication in 1983, Surviving Schizophrenia has become the standard reference book on the disease that has helped thousands of patients, their families, and mental health professionals alike. In clear language, this much-praised and important book describes the nature, causes, symptoms, treatment, and course of schizophrenia, and explores living with it from both the patient''s and the family''s point of view. This new, completely updated seventh edition includes the latest research findings on what causes the illness, as well as information about the newest drugs for treatment, and answers the questions most often asked by families, consumers, and providers. An indispensable guide for those afflicted by schizophrenia as well as those who care for them, Surviving Schizophrenia covers every aspect of the condition and sheds new light on an often-misunderstood illness.

Résumé

Updated throughout and filled with all the latest research, treatment plans, commonly asked questions and more, the bestselling resource on schizophrenia is back—now in its seventh edition.
“E. Fuller Torrey is a brilliant writer. There is no one writing on psychology today whom I would rather read.”— Los Angeles Times
Since its first publication in 1983, Surviving Schizophrenia has become the standard reference book on the disease that has helped thousands of patients, their families, and mental health professionals alike.
In clear language, this much-praised and important book describes the nature, causes, symptoms, treatment, and course of schizophrenia, and explores living with it from both the patient’s and the family’s point of view. This new, completely updated seventh edition includes the latest research findings on what causes the illness, as well as information about the newest drugs for treatment, and answers the questions most often asked by families, consumers, and providers.
An indispensable guide for those afflicted by schizophrenia as well as those who care for them, Surviving Schizophrenia covers every aspect of the condition and sheds new light on an often-misunderstood illness.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: E. Fuller Torrey
• Edition: Harper Perennial USA
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9780062880802
• ISBN: 978-0-06-288080-2
• Pages: 528
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 25 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Psychologie, ésotérique, spiritualité, anthroposophie > Psychologie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie; Psychology, Psychiatry, Abnormal psychology, Mental health services, Medical profession, Pharmacology, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Psychiatric and mental disorders, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, MEDICAL: Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY: CLINICAL, PSYCHOLOGY: ABNORMAL, MEDICAL: Psychiatry / General, PSYCHOLOGY: Psychopathology / Compulsive Behavior, PSYCHOLOGY: Psychopathology / Schizophrenia, PSYCHOLOGY: Psychopathology / Bipolar Disorder, MEDICAL: Drug Guides, Medical study and revision guides and reference material, Psychology / Abnormal, Psychology / Clinical