| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Title Information: |
painful minds |
| Author: |
DeLisiLynn E., |
| Place of Publication: |
Sudbury, Mass. |
| Published: |
Jones and Bartlett Publishers; |
| Year of Publication: |
c2011 |
| Edition: |
2nd ed. |
| Description: |
1 online resource (xxvi, 180 p.)ill. : |
| Series: |
100 questions & answers |
| Subject: |
Schizophrenia - Popular works - |
| Subject: |
Schizophrenia - Miscellanea - |
| Subject: |
Electronic books - |
| Online resource: |
http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=n&CSC=Y&PAGE=booktext&D=books&AN=01437718/2nd_Edition&XPATH=/PG(0) |
| Notes: |
Description based on print version record |
| Summary: |
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, Second edition, provides authoritative, practical answers to your questions about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, sources of support, and much more. Expert psychiatrist Dr. Lynn E. DeLisi has updated her book with new facts, statistics, and helpful information that many patients and their families seek. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical, mental, and emotional turmoil of schizophrenia |
| ISBN: |
9780763789541electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
0763789542electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
alk. paper |
| Content Note: |
The illness and its characteristics Treatment: when, where, by whom, and with what? The consideration of nongenetic risk factors The genetic risk The biology underlying schizophrenia: current research findings Substance abuse and schizophrenia Violence and aggression in schizophrenia Suicidal behavior and schizophrenia Issues for women The homeless and schizophrenia Living with schizophrenia Ethical issues |