Schizophrenia For Dummies by Jerome Levine (PDF)

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Practical tools for leading a happy, productive life Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling mental disorder that afflicts one percent of the population, an estimated 2.5 million people in America alone. The firsthand advice in this reassuring guide will empower the families and caregivers of schizophrenia patients to take charge, offering expert advice on identifying the warning signs, choosing the right health professional, understanding currently available drugs and those on the horizon (as well as their side effects), and evaluating traditional and alternative therapies.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Inside Flap From diagnosis to recovery, take charge of care and enhance quality of lifeAre you looking for comprehensive, user-friendly information on schizophrenia? This respectful guide empowers families and caregivers to understand the disorder, as well as help their loved ones make the best healthcare decisions and live more independent lives. You get practical tools for supporting loved ones, staying optimistic, and keeping the whole family informed.Grasp the ins and outs of schizophrenia — understand the causes and risk factors; recognize the symptoms and behaviorsFind the best professional help — get an accurate diagnosis, assemble a healthcare team, and ease into treatmentEvaluate treatment options — from medication to therapy to alternative methods, choose the treatments that best meet your loved one’s needsManage day-to-day life — find housing, foster independence, and cope with crisesKeep the family involved — support a spouse, parent, or adult child with schizophrenia; help children understand, manage fears, and plan for the futureLearn about the latest research — discover the new, promising directions of treatment that are providing help and hope”This book is easily read and provides an informative road map that can help everyone to orient themselves and navigate uncertain terrain, as part of a journey toward recovery.” —Ken Duckworth, MD, Medical Director, National Alliance on Mental IllnessOpen the book and find:The differences between schizophrenia and other mental illnessesHow to get past the shame and stigmaTips for coping with medication side effectsAdvice on navigating financial and legal issuesWays to avoid relapse and prevent a breakdownThe benefits and risks of clinical trialsSources of support for patients and families From the Back Cover From diagnosis to recovery, take charge of care and enhance quality of lifeAre you looking for comprehensive, user-friendly information on schizophrenia? This respectful guide empowers families and caregivers to understand the disorder, as well as help their loved ones make the best healthcare decisions and live more independent lives. You get practical tools for supporting loved ones, staying optimistic, and keeping the whole family informed.Grasp the ins and outs of schizophrenia — understand the causes and risk factors; recognize the symptoms and behaviorsFind the best professional help — get an accurate diagnosis, assemble a healthcare team, and ease into treatmentEvaluate treatment options — from medication to therapy to alternative methods, choose the treatments that best meet your loved one’s needsManage day-to-day life — find housing, foster independence, and cope with crisesKeep the family involved — support a spouse, parent, or adult child with schizophrenia; help children understand, manage fears, and plan for the futureLearn about the latest research — discover the new, promising directions of treatment that are providing help and hope”This book is easily read and provides an informative road map that can help everyone to orient themselves and navigate uncertain terrain, as part of a journey toward recovery.” —Ken Duckworth, MD, Medical Director, National Alliance on Mental IllnessOpen the book and find:The differences between schizophrenia and other mental illnessesHow to get past the shame and stigmaTips for coping with medication side effectsAdvice on navigating financial and legal issuesWays to avoid relapse and prevent a breakdownThe benefits and risks of clinical trialsSources of support for patients and families About the Author Jerome Levine, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist whose career has spanned almost 50 years. He is the Deputy Director of the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in Orangeburg, New York. Irene S. Levine, PhD, served as the first Deputy Director of the U.S. Center for Mental Health Services. She is a clinical psychologist and an award-winning freelance journalist and author. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I have mental illness and wanted to know what I was dealing with I still haven’t completed it cause some things just didn’t seem right do they really know how to treat mental illness and put it in a book

⭐This review is for the e-book Schizophrenia For Dummies.I purchased this e-book a while back when I had a family member get diagnosed. This book helps you get a good understanding of the disease, what the common symptoms are, and how to deal with the person. What’s interesting is how the symptoms manifest into very similar if not identical situations and stories. This book is a must read for anyone who has a friend or family member dealing with this disease, it helped my sanity.

⭐The book helps you gain a basic understanding of the disease through providing you with what are the common symptoms and how to deal with the individual. Provides some concrete stories. This is a must read for anyone with a friend or family member dealing with this disease,Let’s you know you are not experiencing this disease yourself.

⭐The first couple of chapters talks about the symptoms and signs of schizophrenia. There are a few vignettes in the book, but not many. Most of the book focuses on the treatment and recovery of this debilitating disease, and it appears that the book is written for families of those who suffer and the patients themselves. Overall, it is a good book covering everything you need to know about the illness. I wish there were more vignettes so I could lean about real people who suffer from it and how they recovered.

⭐Great great book even my doctors I’ve been seeing since 1988 haven’t explained what was in these books thank you for sending it to me and helping us deal with schizophrenia which is an ongoing battle daily and Elsa it would help out more people if they knew about it thanks again Happy Holidays be be safe

⭐This is a comprehensive and respectful explanation of schizophrenia, and a good overview of the illness and where to start when looking for treatment.

⭐Good general knowledge. I was hoping for something more geared toward the patient themselves, but this had a good starting point.

⭐thank you!

⭐Very basic, ideal for helping to understand schizophrenia, lacking more in depth info

⭐I’m happy with all aspects of purchase. Top seller! A *****

⭐Good general overview of schizophrenia to help you get to grips with the disease, however if you have a grounding in the subject it does not go into great depth but i don’t think that is expected from a “For Dummies” book. Very pleased with it.

⭐Super good breakdowns if symptoms, helpful ways to deal with a schizophrenic loved one, although not geared so much towards a spouse dealing with their mate. I do recommend this though, especially to families with I’ll ones.

⭐A must book for anybody with a schizofrenic relative. A lot of bulleted content and fat-printed summary hits a very familiar note. If it does not, then you have been spared learning by living it.

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