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Coping with schizophrenia : a guide for families / Kim T. Mueser, Susan Gingerich ; foreword by Harriet P. Lefley.

By: Mueser, Kim Tornvall.
Contributor(s): Gingerich, Susan.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oakland, Calif. : New Harbinger Publications, 1944Description: xvii, 355 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1879237792; 1879237784 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Schizophrenia | SchizophreniaDDC classification: 616.898/2
Contents:
An overview of schizophrenia -- Diagnosis and symptoms -- Medication -- Early warning signs of relapse -- Community resources -- Communicating effectively -- Solving problems -- Managing stress -- Establishing household rules -- Persistent positive and negative symptoms -- Depression and anxiety -- Alcohol and drug abuse -- Preventing and responding to crises -- Improving quality of life -- The importance of siblings -- Planning for your relative's future.
Summary: Provides detailed, step-by-step help for people close to someone who suffers from schizophrenia.
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Bibliography: p. [337]-355.

An overview of schizophrenia -- Diagnosis and symptoms -- Medication -- Early warning signs of relapse -- Community resources -- Communicating effectively -- Solving problems -- Managing stress -- Establishing household rules -- Persistent positive and negative symptoms -- Depression and anxiety -- Alcohol and drug abuse -- Preventing and responding to crises -- Improving quality of life -- The importance of siblings -- Planning for your relative's future.

Provides detailed, step-by-step help for people close to someone who suffers from schizophrenia.

Young Adult

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