Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients, and Providers
Since its first publication in 1983, Surviving Schizophrenia has become the standard reference book on the disease and has helped thousands of patients, their families and mental health professionals. In clear language, this much?praised and important book describes the nature, causes, symptoms, treatment and course of schizophrenia and also explores living with it from both the patient and the family's point of view. This new, completely updated fifth edition includes the latest research findings on what causes the disease as well as information about the newest drugs for treatment and answers to the questions most often asked by families, consumers and providers.
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ProductReviews89/100 (47 Reviews)
Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-07-2009
- Thanks to Dr. Torrey
There is no greater educator or advocate for schizophrenia then Dr. Fuller Torrey. How he finds the time to write all the books that he does while being involved in research and advocacy is astounding but we are all the better for it....
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-17-2008
- Transparently Unsophisticated
Simply put -- this is just another misinterpretation of psychotic thought processes, guided by the overly simplistic medical model. If you need a pacifier, this will do. But in terms of advancing our knowledge of Schizophrenia and...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-24-2008
- Very helpful
We found this book to be quite educational and overall very helpful. Having said that, in places it gives far more medical information than we could grasp / digest.
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-12-2008
- Outdated, Somewhat Helpful but Incomplete
This book has a little bit of everything... from history of schizophrenia to progresses in modern treatment. But for someone who wanted a greater insight into how I can better help a schizophrenic, it wasn't very helpful. For example,...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-07-2009
- Thanks to Dr. Torrey
There is no greater educator or advocate for schizophrenia then Dr. Fuller Torrey. How he finds the time to write all the books that he does while being involved in research and advocacy is astounding but we are all the better for it....
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-12-2008
- Outdated, Somewhat Helpful but Incomplete
This book has a little bit of everything... from history of schizophrenia to progresses in modern treatment. But for someone who wanted a greater insight into how I can better help a schizophrenic, it wasn't very helpful. For example,...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-17-2008
- Transparently Unsophisticated
Simply put -- this is just another misinterpretation of psychotic thought processes, guided by the overly simplistic medical model. If you need a pacifier, this will do. But in terms of advancing our knowledge of Schizophrenia and...
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