Understanding Psychosis
Issues, Treatments, And Challenges For Sufferers And Their Families
- Editore:
Rowman & Littlefield
- EAN:
9781442205925
- ISBN:
144220592X
- Pagine:
- 272
- Formato:
- Hardback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Understanding Psychosis
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 relative; rehabilitation and prevention approaches and methods; the nature of delusions and hallucinations; the delusional belief that one is someone else; and the realization of mental stability.