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Schizophrenia : medicine's mystery, society's shame / Marvin Ross.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Marvin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schizophrenia.
- Medical Subjects:
- Schizophrenia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- [Dundas, Ont.] : Bridgeross, 2008
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written by a medical writer who has a family member suffering from schizophrenia, this book outlines all of the issues involved with schizophrenia and its treatment including stigma, history, causes, physiological changes in the brain, and best treatments.
- Contents:
- The lack of progress in the care and treatment of schizophrenia
- Individual examples
- A legacy of ignorance; philosophy, Freud and neurobiology
- Theories of causation/treatment
- Beyond chlorpromazine
- Treatment strategies
- Stigma
- The naysayers
- Creativity, mental illness and famous people with schizophrenia.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-172) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-927637-15-5
- 0-9866522-3-7
- OCLC:
- 760412390
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