Surviving Schizophrenia : A Manual for Families, Consumers and Providers

by Torrey, E. Fuller

Edition:

3rd

ISBN13:

9780060950767

ISBN10:

0060950765

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/6/1995

Publisher(s):

HarperCollins Publications

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Summary

Completely updated and revised, the third edition of this indispensable manual thoroughly details everything patients, families, and menial health professionals need to know about one of the most widespread and misunderstood illnesses. Black-and-white photos; line illustrations.

Illustrations
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Dimensions of the Disaster	p. 1
How Many People Have Schizophrenia in the United States?	p. 6
Where Are They?	p. 8
How Many People Have Schizophrenia Elsewhere in the World?	p. 12
Is Schizophrenia Increasing or Decreasing?	p. 14
What Is the Cost of Schizophrenia?	p. 15
Is Schizophrenia of Recent Origin?	p. 18
Deinstitutionalization: A Cradle for Catastrophe	p. 21
The Inner World of Madness: View from the Inside	p. 27
Alterations of the Senses	p. 30
Inability to Interpret and Respond	p. 38
Delusions and Hallucinations	p. 49
Altered Sense of Self	p. 62
Changes in Emotions	p. 64
Changes in Movements	p. 69
Changes in Behavior	p. 70
The Diagnosis of Schizophrenia: View from the Outside	p. 83
Defining Schizophrenia	p. 84
Schizophrenia Subtypes and Paranoid Disorders	p. 87
Schizoaffective Disorder	p. 89
Where Does Schizophrenia Begin? Schizotypal, Paranoid, and Schizoid Personality Disorders	p. 90
Onset and Early Symptoms	p. 93
Male-Female Differences	p. 95
Childhood Schizophrenia	p. 96
Late-Onset Schizophrenia	p. 98
What Is the Ideal Diagnostic Workup?	p. 98
What Schizophrenia Is Not	p. 104
A "Split Personality"	p. 104
Mental Retardation	p. 105
Manic-Depressive Psychosis	p. 105
Borderline Personality Disorder	p. 108
Brief Psychotic Disorder	p. 109
Street Drug Psychosis	p. 110
Prescription Drug Psychosis	p. 111
Psychosis Due to Other Diseases	p. 114
Psychosis Following Childbirth	p. 117
Psychosis Following Trauma	p. 118
Infantile Autism	p. 119
Culturally Induced or Hysterical Psychosis	p. 120
Creativity, Schizophrenia, and Famous People	p. 121
Prognosis and Possible Courses	p. 125
Predictors of Outcome	p. 125
Possible Courses: Ten Years Later	p. 129
Possible Courses: Thirty Years Later	p. 133
Why Do People with Schizophrenia Die at a Younger Age?	p. 136
What Causes Schizophrenia?	p. 139
What Is Known	p. 141
Major Theories	p. 154
Minor Theories	p. 160
Obsolete Theories	p. 164
Funding for Schizophrenia Research	p. 171
The Treatment of Schizophrenia	p. 174
How to Find a Good Doctor	p. 175
Hospitalization: Voluntary and Involuntary	p. 179
Alternatives to Hospitalization	p. 187
Antipsychotic Drug Treatment	p. 189
Other Drugs Used to Treat Schizophrenia	p. 210
Cost of Medications and Use of Generics	p. 215
Nondrug Treatments of Schizophrenia	p. 217
The Rehabilitation of Schizophrenia	p. 219
Medication and Counseling	p. 220
Money, Food, and Housing	p. 224
Employment	p. 230
Friendship	p. 234
Medical Care	p. 236
Services for Children	p. 237
Services in Rural Areas	p. 238
Examples of Good Services	p. 240
Quality of Life Measures	p. 246
The Need for Asylum	p. 247
Six Major Problems	p. 250
Cigarettes and Coffee	p. 250
Alcohol and Street Drugs	p. 253
Sex, Pregnancy, and AIDS	p. 256
Medication Noncompliance	p. 261
Assaultive and Violent Behavior	p. 268
Suicide	p. 270
Questions Asked by Consumers and Families	p. 274
Does Schizophrenia Change the Underlying Personality?	p. 274
Are People with Schizophrenia Responsible for Their Behavior?	p. 276
What Should Be the Right Attitude Toward the Disease?	p. 279
How Can Relapses Be Reduced?	p. 287
How Can Consumers Survive Schizophrenia?	p. 290
How Can Families Survive Schizophrenia?	p. 292
Is EE Expressed Emotion or Erudite Eructations?	p. 301
What Is the Effect of Schizophrenia on Siblings, Children, and Spouses?	p. 303
Should People with Schizophrenia Drive Motor Vehicles?	p. 306
What About Safety Issues?	p. 307
How Do Religious Issues Affect People with Schizophrenia?	p. 308
Why Is Confidentiality a Problem?	p. 310
Should You Tell People That You Have Schizophrenia?	p. 311
Genetic Counseling: What Are the Chances of Getting Schizophrenia?	p. 312
What Will Happen When the Parents Die?	p. 314
How To Be An Advocate	p. 318
The Politics of Neglect	p. 319
How to Decrease Stigma	p. 321
How to Advocate for More Research	p. 324
How to Improve Services	p. 325
How to Organize for Advocacy	p. 329
Appendix A: Readings on Schizophrenia: The 15 Best and the 15 Worst	p. 331
Appendix B: Useful Videotapes	p. 341
Appendix C: Useful Resources on Schizophrenia	p. 347
Appendix D: Contacts for the Alliance for the Mentally Ill by State	p. 356
Notes	p. 362
Index	p. 399
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