Important basic information about schizophrenia, plus straightforward answers to the questions that most deeply concern patient and their families, makes this an indispensable guide for everyone involved with this widespread, often misunderstood illness.
Here are effective ways to deal with day-to-day problems-from coping with symptoms to evaluating and choosing an appropriate treatment, from understanding the advantages and disadvantages of various medications to coping with relapses. Practical advice from healthcare professionals about social behavior, sexual activity marriage, and lifestyle, as well as personal accounts by schizophrenics and their families that will help dispel the fears and frustrations often felt by all whose lives have been disrupted by this disease.
Authoritative, up-to-date, and with comprehensive listings of agencies, services, and supportive self-help groups, this information-filled guide offers the kinds of facts and frank discussion that can truly help relatives, friends, employers, and teachers support the patient during critical times so he or she can find the way to a fulfilling and productive life.