Living with Schizophrenia by Jeffrey Rado

Living with Schizophrenia by Jeffrey Rado

An estimated 51 million people worldwide have schizophrenia, 2.2 million of them in the United States. While early diagnosis and appropriate treatment improve the long-term prognosis, schizophrenia is a disease that is difficult to manage. In Living with Schizophrenia, Drs. Jeffrey Rado and Philip G. Janicak, specialists in treating people who have schizophrenia, offer an easy-to-read primer for people with the disorder, along with their families and other caregivers. Drawing on their combined sixty years of clinical and research experience, Drs. Rado and Janicak * define schizophrenia and explain what is known about its causes* discuss the difference between negative symptoms (such as lack of emotion and social withdrawal) and positive symptoms (such as hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorders)* describe medication and psychosocial and behavioral treatments-and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for better long-term outcomes* explain what people with schizophrenia and their families can do to help keep the person well* explore how schizophrenia affects the entire family* detail medical conditions that people with schizophrenia are more likely than other people to have-including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes * offer key takeaway points for every topic Designed for the lay reader and based on the most recent medical literature, Living with Schizophrenia offers information and understanding to help people coping with this often misunderstood disorder to best achieve recovery and healing.

This text would be an excellent addition for a Health/Wellness and Psychology section in a public library, and its brevity and affordability are huge selling points
—American Reference Books Annual

Jeffrey Rado, MD, is a board-certified internist and psychiatrist. He is an associate professor of psychiatry and internal medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Philip G. Janicak, MD, is the director of the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Center at Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare. An adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, he is the first editor of Schizophrenia: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment.

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ISBN 13	9781421421438
ISBN 10	1421421437
Title	Living with Schizophrenia
Author	Jeffrey Rado
Series	A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Year published	2017-02-27
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.