Surviving schizophrenia : a family manual

Title:

Author:

Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937- author.

ISBN:

9780062880802

Personal Author:

Torrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller), 1937- author.

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Harper Perennial, 2019.

Physical Description:

xxii, 496 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Contents:

The inner world of madness: view from the inside -- Defining schizophrenia: view from the outside -- Conditions sometimes confused with schizophrenia -- Onset, course, and prognosis -- The causes of schizophrenia -- The treatment of schizophrenia : getting started -- The treatment of schizophrenia: medical and other --The rehabilitation of schizophrenia -- What good services should look like -- 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.

Abstract:

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. 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 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 those who care for them, Surviving Schizophrenia covers every aspect of the condition and sheds new light on an often-misunderstood illness.

Subject Term:

Schizophrenia -- Popular works.

Schizophrenia. (OCoLC)fst01106752

Schizophrenics -- Family relationships. (OCoLC)fst01106796

Genre:

Popular works.

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2336987

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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.

Author Notes

E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., is a research psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He is the research director of the Stanley Medical Research Institute, the founder of the Treatment Advocacy Center, and a professor of psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is also the author and editor of twenty books, including The Roots of Treason: Ezra Pound and the Secret of St. Elizabeths, which was nominated by the National Book Critics Circle as one of the five best biographies of 1983. He has lectured extensively and has appeared on Oprah, 60 Minutes, and 20/20. Dr. Torrey lives in the Washington, D.C., area.

Photographs and Illustrations	p. xvii
Preface to the Seventh Edition	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
1 The Inner World of Madness: View from the Inside	p. 1
Alterations of the Senses	p. 4
Inability to Interpret and Respond	p. 13
Delusions and Hallucinations	p. 24
Altered Sense of Self	p. 35
Changes in Emotions	p. 37
Changes in Movements	p. 42
Changes in Behavior	p. 44
Decreased Awareness of Illness: Anosognosia	p. 47
The Black-Red Disease	p. 49
Recommended Further Reading	p. 52
2 Defining Schizophrenia: View from the Outside	p. 54
Official Criteria for Diagnosis	p. 55
Subtypes of Schizophrenia	p. 58
The Schizophrenia Spectrum: Do We All Have a Little?	p. 60
Schizoaffective Disorder and Bipolar Disorder	p. 64
Recommended Further Reading	p. 69
3 Conditions Sometimes Confused with Schizophrenia	p. 70
A "Split Personality"	p. 70
Psychosis Caused by Street Drugs: Can Marijuana Use Cause Schizophrenia?	p. 71
Psychosis Caused by Prescription Drugs	p. 74
Psychosis Caused by Other Diseases	p. 74
Psychosis Caused by Head Trauma	p. 78
Psychosis with Mental Retardation	p. 79
Infantile Autism	p. 80
Antisocial Personality Disorders and Sexual Predators	p. 82
Culturally Sanctioned Psychotic Behavior	p. 83
Recommended Further Reading	p. 83
4 Onset, Course, and Prognosis	p. 85
Childhood Precursors	p. 86
Onset and Early Symptoms	p. 87
Childhood Schizophrenia	p. 90
Postpartum Schizophrenia	p. 91
Late-Onset Schizophrenia	p. 92
Predictors of Outcome	p. 93
Male-Female Differences	p. 95
Possible Courses: Ten Years Later	p. 96
Possible Courses: Thirty Years Later	p. 101
Do People with Schizophrenia in Developing Countries Really Have a Better Outcome?	p. 104
The Recovery Model	p. 105
Successful Schizophrenia	p. 107
Causes of Death: Why Do People with Schizophrenia Die at a Younger Age?	p. 110
Recommended Further Reading	p. 113
5 The Causes of Schizophrenia	p. 115
The Normal Brain	p. 116
How Do We Know That Schizophrenia Is a Brain Disease?	p. 118
Structural and Neuropathological Changes	p. 118
Neuropsychological Deficits	p. 119
Neurological Abnormalities	p. 120
Electrical Abnormalities	p. 121
Known Risk Factors	p. 122
Brain Disease Deniers	p. 125
What Parts of the Brain Are Affected?	p. 127
When Does the Disease Process Begin?	p. 128
Theories About the Causes of Schizophrenia	p. 129
Genetic Theories	p. 131
Inflammatory, Infectious, and Immunological Theories	p. 133
Neurochemical Theories	p. 135
Developmental Theories	p. 136
Nutritional Theories	p. 138
Endocrine Theories	p. 139
Childhood Trauma and Stress Theories	p. 140
Obsolete Theories	p. 142
Recommended Further Reading	p. 144
6 The Treatment of Schizophrenia: Getting Started	p. 147
How to Find a Good Doctor	p. 148
What Is an Adequate Diagnostic Workup?	p. 153
Hospitalization: Voluntary and Involuntary	p. 158
Alternatives to Hospitalization	p. 167
Payment for Treatment, Insurance Parity, and Health Care Reform	p. 168
Recommended Further Reading	p. 170
7 The Treatment of Schizophrenia: Medication and Other	p. 171
Do Antipsychotics Work?	p. 172
Whose Information Can You Trust?	p. 173
Which Antipsychotic Should You Use?	p. 174
A Treatment Plan for First-Break Psychosis	p. 181
Dose and Duration	p. 184
Clozapine: The Most Effective Antipsychotic	p. 186
Monitoring: Is the Person Taking the Antipsychotic?	p. 188
Long-Acting Antipsychotic Injections	p. 189
Medications to Try When All Else Fails	p. 190
Drug Costs and the Use of Generics	p. 193
Criticism of Antipsychotics	p. 194
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)	p. 196
Herbal Treatments	p. 197
Psychotherapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy	p. 198
RAISE and the Early Treatment of Schizophrenia	p. 201
Recommended Further Reading	p. 203
8 The Rehabilitation of Schizophrenia	p. 205
Money and Food	p. 206
Housing	p. 210
Employment	p. 214
Friendship and Social Skills Training	p. 217
Medical and Dental Care	p. 220
Exercise	p. 221
Peer Support Groups but Not the Hearing Voices Network	p. 221
Recommended Further Reading	p. 223
9 What Good Services Should Look Like	p. 225
Psychiatric Inpatient Beds	p. 226
The Need for Asylum	p. 227
Outpatient Services	p. 229
Rehabilitation	p. 234
Quality of Life Measures	p. 235
Recommended Further Reading	p. 236
10 Ten Major Problems	p. 238
Cigarettes and Coffee	p. 239
Alcohol and Street Drugs	p. 242
Sex, Pregnancy, and AIDS	p. 246
Victimization	p. 252
Confidentiality	p. 254
Medication Noncompliance	p. 258
Assisted Treatment	p. 264
Assaultive and Violent Behavior	p. 273
Arrest and Jail	p. 277
Suicide	p. 279
Recommended Further Reading	p. 282
11 How Can Patients and Families Survive Schizophrenia?	p. 284
The Right Attitude	p. 285
The Importance of Education	p. 294
Survival Strategies for Patients	p. 294
Survival Strategies for Families	p. 297
Effects of Schizophrenia on Siblings, Children, and Spouses	p. 308
Minimizing Relapses	p. 312
Recommended Further Reading	p. 315
12 Commonly Asked Questions	p. 322
Does Schizophrenia Change the Underlying Personality?	p. 322
Are People with Schizophrenia Responsible for Their Behavior?	p. 324
Does Schizophrenia Affect the Person's IQ?	p. 327
Should People with Schizophrenia Drive Vehicles?	p. 328
How Do Religious Issues Affect People with Schizophrenia?	p. 329
Should You Tell People That Von Have Schizophrenia?	p. 331
Genetic Counseling: What Are the Chances of Getting Schizophrenia?	p. 332
Why Do Some Adopted Children Develop Schizophrenia?	p. 334
What Will Happen When the Parents Die?	p. 335
Recommended Further Reading	p. 337
13 Schizophrenia in the Public Eye	p. 339
Schizophrenia in the Movies	p. 340
Schizophrenia in Literature	p. 348
Schizophrenia, Creativity, and Famous People	p. 355
The Problem of Stigma	p. 360
Recommended Further Reading	p. 363
14 Dimensions of the Disaster	p. 364
How Many People Have Schizophrenia in the United States?	p. 369
Do Some Groups Have More Schizophrenia Than Others?	p. 371
Is Schizophrenia Increasing or Decreasing?	p. 375
Is Schizophrenia of Recent Origin?	p. 376
Deinstitutionalization: A Cradle for Catastrophe	p. 379
What Is the Cost of Schizophrenia?	p. 385
Recommended Further Reading	p. 389
15 Issues for Advocates	p. 390
Advocacy Organizations	p. 391
NIMH and SAMHSA	p. 394
Educating the Public	p. 396
Decreasing Stigma	p. 398
How to Organize for Advocacy	p. 399
Recommended Further Reading	p. 401
Appendix A An Annotated List of the Best and the Worst Books on Schizophrenia	p. 403
Appendix B Useful Online Resources on Schizophrenia (by D.J. Jaffe)	p. 421
Notes	p. 429
Index	p. 461

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