Psychosis: Stories of Recovery and Hope
Quay Books,a division of Mark Allen Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85642-420-2 (ISBN)
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This book aims to capture a range of individual stories about patients living with psychosis; it presents their illness history, personal circumstances and what makes their particular story of treatment and recovery so unique and inspiring. This book provides an overview of psychosis and schizophrenia and demonstrates the range of experiences and recovery approaches. Approximately 600,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with psychosis however many face discrimination about their condition and may not receive the best care. This book aims to provide a greater understanding of psychosis and present a positive outlook for patients and their carers. This book should appeal to general market e.g volunteers, carers, family and friends. It is illustrated throughout with photos of service users.
Dr Holloway is a leading consultant psychiatrist with over 30 years clinical experience, who has co-edited one of the leading textbooks in this area. Dr Carson qualified as a clinical psychologist 26 years ago. He has been involved in a number of pioneering recovery initiatives.
Presents 15 individual stories by service users providing a personal account of their experience, the different healthcare approaches and * Will provide clinical account for the diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder, rather than schizophrenia. * Highlights many of the specific difficulties faced by individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. * Explores recovery approaches and its implications for working with service users * Project sponsored by Guy's and St. Thomas' Charity * The authors Dr Holloway and Dr Carson are leading specialists in the field and lend great credibility to this project with strong links in the medical and mental health field to market and sell the book to charities such as Rethink and Mind.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2011 |
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Zusatzinfo | illustrations |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 346 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren |
Pflege ► Studiengänge ► Pflegewissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 1-85642-420-0 / 1856424200 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-85642-420-2 / 9781856424202 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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