Schizophrenia
by Steven M Silverstein, William D Spaulding, and Anthony A Menditto
"This is a terrific book: moving, clear, and compassionate. It not only illustrates the way psychiatric illness is shaped by culture, but also suggests that social environments can be used to improve the course and outcome of the illness. Well worth reading." — T. M. Luhrmann, author of Of Two Minds: An Anthropologist looks at American Psychiatry Bethel House, located in a small fishing village in northern Japan, was founded in 1984 as an intentional community for people with schizophrenia and o...
In 1976, Ben Martini was diagnosed with Schizophrenia. A decade later, his brother Olivier was told he had the same disease. The past thirty years have seen the Martini family struggle to understand and cope with a devastating illness, frustrated at turns by a health care system lacking in resources and empathy, the imperfect science of medication, and the strain of mental illness on familial relationships. Throughout it all, Olivier, an accomplished visual artist, drew - sketches, comic strips,...
The World is Full of Laughter (Memoir on Mental Distress S., #2)
by Dolly Norah Sen
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by Juan Francisco Rodriguez-Testal, Salvador Perona-Garcelan, and Maria Cristina Senin-Calderon
Covers the major issues surrounding schizophrenia including a consideration of case histories, recent research, current treatments, and effects upon the patient, family, and friends from a non-technical viewpoint.
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Psychosis
by Maggie Mullen
Powerful and effective skills to help you manage psychosis, take charge of your emotions, and get back to living your life. Based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), this first-of-its-kind workbook offers real skills to help you balance your emotions and stay grounded in reality. You'll find self-assessments, worksheets, and guided activities to help you understand your symptoms and manage them in day-to-day life. You'll also gain self-awareness, learn to navigate difficult or stressful sit...
Selfhood, Autism and Thought Insertion (Journal of Consciousness Studies)
This book, a reprint of a special issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies, presents engaging and informative analysis of three interrelated notions, namely: selfhood, the first-person pronoun 'I', and the first-person perspective. Philosophers have long debated about these notions on non-empirical grounds, often focusing on the question of whether the first-person pronoun 'I', beyond its role as a grammatical term, has an underlying implication for the ontology of selfhood. Philosophers co...
Named one of Kirkus Reviews' Best 100 Indie Books of 2023 'Intricate and affecting, Kasdan's debut finds hope in the saddest of stories.' - Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW What happens to sibling relationships when your older sister, the budding poet you loved and admired as a child, falls prey to severe mental illness? When Deborah Kasdan's sister returns from a gap year in Israel, she dazzles friends and family with her sophistication and beauty. In three years, however, Rachel is committed to a...
