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Understanding psychosis : issues and challenges for sufferers, families, and friends /
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 u...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield,
©2010.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | 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. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (viii, 273 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442205949 1442205946 1282820567 9781282820562 9786612820564 661282056X |