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• Title:Coping with schizophrenia : a guide for patients, families and caregivers / Steven Jones and Peter Hayward.
  
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• Author/Creator:Jones, Steven (Steven H.)
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Hayward, Peter.
  
• Published/Created:Oxford, England : Oneworld, ©2004.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WM203 .J66 2004
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Schizophrenia.
  Schizophrenics--Family relationships.
  
• Medical Subjects: Caregivers--Popular Works.
  Family--Popular Works.
  Schizophrenia--Popular Works.
  
• Description:xii, 195 pages ; 22 cm.
  
• Summary:A lecturer in clinical psychology and a psychiatrist offer a guide to this debilitating disease written for both patient and caregiver and use case studies to encourage schizophrenics to take charge of their own treatment.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (page 190) and index.
  
• ISBN:1851683445 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:1. Is this book for you?
  2. How common is schizophrenia and how does it affect people's lives?
  3. How is schizophrenia diagnosed and what are its symptoms?
  4. Myths about schizophrenia
  5. Treatments for schizophrenia - professional help
  6. role of medication
  7. Cognitive behavioural therapy
  8. Importance of self-help in dealing with issues associated with schizophrenia
  9. Work and practical issues (the importance of valued activities and goals)
  10. role of the family
  11. Living with it
  App. Relaxation methods.