| Description |
1 online resource (165 pages) |
| Series |
Heritage |
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Heritage.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART ONE: BASIC INFORMATION -- 1 What is schizophrenia? -- 2 Inpatient treatment -- 3 Outpatient treatment -- 4 Medications -- 5 How relatives can help -- 6 Outcome -- 7 Support for relatives -- 8 Work and school -- 9 The future -- PART TWO: PERSONAL ACCOUNTS -- 10 A mother's account -- 11 A father's account -- 12 I am a schizophrenic -- 13 A schizophrenic's story -- 14 A mother's point of view -- 15 The doctor's dilemma -- APPENDIX I: Agencies and services -- APPENDIX II: Self-help groups -- APPENDIX III: Neuroleptics -- SUGGESTED READING -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W |
| Summary |
From the medical perspective, the authors explore in detail diagnosis and prognosis and describe the drugs used in the treatment of schizophrenia, with information on their effects and side-effects. The latest research is taken into account, and all is explained in language readily understood by the lay reader |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Schizophrenia.
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Schizophrenic Psychology
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Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Plummer, E
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Seeman, Mary, V
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Thornton, J. F
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| ISBN |
9781442623095 |
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1442623098 |
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