Understanding psychosis : issues and challenges for sufferers, families, and friends / Donald Capps.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Capps, Donald, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoses--Case studies.

Psychoses.

Families of the mentally ill.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2014.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Severe mental illness afflicts many men and women throughout their lives, often without warning, and almost always with devastating results. This book takes a look at psychosis, and contends that although the delusions and hallucinations of the psychotic person are misguided and confused, they are understandable when viewed in the context of a person's life. Using real life examples, Capps covers the prevalence of psychotic illness; the long-range effects of deinstitutionalization on mentally ill persons, their families, and their communities; family members' responses to their mentally ill re

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One; The Epidemic of Psychotic Illness; Chapter Two; The Deinstitutionalization Era: Its Personal and Social Impact; Chapter Three; How Family Members Cope with Serious Mental Illness; Chapter Four; Rehabilitation Strategies for the Seriously Mentally Ill; Chapter Five; Prevention Strategies for Persons at Risk; Chapter Six; The Emergence of Psychotic Illness: The Role of Acute Identity Confusion; Chapter Seven; The Symptoms of Psychotic Illness: Delusions and Hallucinations; Chapter Eight; The Symptoms of Psychotic Illness: The Assumed Identity

Chapter NineAchieving Equilibrium: Personal Strengths and Social Supports; Resources; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-265), mental health resources, and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41952-5

979-82-16-21743-5

1-282-82056-7

9786612820564

1-4422-0594-6

OCLC:

688504247