100 questions & answers about schizophrenia : painful minds / Lynn Eleanor DeLisi, MD.
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TextPublisher: Burlington, MA : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2017Edition: Third editionDescription: xxvii, 230 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781284065763 [paperback]Other title: One hundred questions & answers about schizophreniaSubject(s): Schizophrenia -- Popular works| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Part 1: The illness and its characteristics -- Part 2: Treatment: when, where, by whom, and with what? -- Part 3: Genetic risk -- Part 4: Nongenetic risk factors -- Part 5: Substance abuse and schizophrenia -- Part 6: The biology underlying schizophrenia: current research findings -- Part 7: Violence and aggression in schizophrenia -- Part 8: Suicidal behavior and schizophrenia -- Part 9: Issues for women -- Part 10: The homeless and schizophrenia -- Part 11: Legal and ethical issues -- Part 12: Living with schizophrenia and recovery.
"Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe mental illness that can be devastating for patients and their loved ones. Whether you are a newly diagnosed patient or a relative of someone suffering from this condition, this book offers help. 100 Questions & Answers About Schizophrenia: Painful Minds, Third Edition provides authoritative, practical answers to your questions about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, sources of support, and much more. Expert psychiatrist Dr. Lynn Eleanor DeLisi has updated her book with new facts, statistics, and helpful information that many patients and their families seek, including new progress in genetics, updates on medication use and other new treatments, new emphasis on early detection and treatment, as well as new diagnostic structures with DSM-V, and for research, the RDoC. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical, mental, and emotional turmoil of schizophrenia." —Backcover
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