| Description |
xii, 136 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List offigures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- -- Introduction: what is schizophrenia? -- -- -- PART I -- Individual level -- -- 1 Obstetric complications -- Intervention no. 1: An educational campaign on the -- risks of obstetric complications 20 -- -- 2 Substance use -- Intervention no. 2: Individualizedsubstance-use -- counseling 27 -- -- 3 Social stress -- Intervention no. 3: Cognitive-behavioral therapyfor -- psychotic symptoms 32 -- Intervention no. 4: Use benzodiazepines to reduce -- stress-inducedpsychotic symptoms 35 -- -- 4 Access to power -- Intervention no. 5: Consumer involvement at all levels -- of serviceprovision 41 -- -- -- -- -- -- PART 2 -- Domestic level -- -- 5 Living with famnily Intervention no. 6: Tax.-free support payments for -- caregivers 52 -- -- 6 Domestic stress Intervention no. 7: Marketing thefamily psychoeducational -- approach 58 -- -- 7 Alienating environments Intervention no. 8: Domestic alternatives to the hospital -- for acute treatment 60 -- -- -- PART 3 -- Community level -- -- 8 Work availability -- Intervention no. 9: Socialfirms: consumer-employing -- businesses 76 -- -- 9 Economic disincentives to work -- Intervention no. 10: Modifying disability pension -- regulations 81 -- Intervention no. 1I: Wage subsidies 83 -- -- 10 Stigma -- Intervention no. 12: Lobbying the news and -- entertainment media 98 -- Intervention no. 13: A global anti-stigma campaign 101 -- -- Summary and conclusions -- -- -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"There is now a body of evidence suggesting that the occurrence and course of schizophrenia are affected by a variety of environmental factors. The Environment of Schizophrenia draws on our knowledge of these factors in order to design innovations that will decrease its incidence and severity, while enhancing the quality of life for sufferers and their relatives."--Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-127) and index |
| Subject |
Schizophrenia -- Environmental aspects.
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Schizophrenia -- Treatment.
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Schizophrenics -- Rehabilitation.
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Schizophrenia -- etiology.
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Schizophrenia -- rehabilitation.
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Social Environment.
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| LC no. |
00032843 |
| ISBN |
0203373731 |
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0415223067 (cased) |
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0415223075 (paperback) |
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