| |
| |
| Illustrations | |
| |
| |
| Preface to the Third Edition | |
| |
| |
| Preface to the First Edition | |
| |
| |
| Acknowledgments | |
| |
| |
| Dimensions of the Disaster | |
| |
| |
| How Many People Have Schizophrenia in the United States? | |
| |
| |
| Where Are They? | |
| |
| |
| How Many People Have Schizophrenia Elsewhere in the World? | |
| |
| |
| Is Schizophrenia Increasing or Decreasing? | |
| |
| |
| What Is the Cost of Schizophrenia? | |
| |
| |
| Is Schizophrenia of Recent Origin? | |
| |
| |
| Deinstitutionalization: A Cradle for Catastrophe | |
| |
| |
| The Inner World of Madness: View from the Inside | |
| |
| |
| Alterations of the Senses | |
| |
| |
| Inability to Interpret and Respond | |
| |
| |
| Delusions and Hallucinations | |
| |
| |
| Altered Sense of Self | |
| |
| |
| Changes in Emotions | |
| |
| |
| Changes in Movements | |
| |
| |
| Changes in Behavior | |
| |
| |
| The Diagnosis of Schizophrenia: View from the Outside | |
| |
| |
| Defining Schizophrenia | |
| |
| |
| Schizophrenia Subtypes and Paranoid Disorders | |
| |
| |
| Schizoaffective Disorder | |
| |
| |
| Where Does Schizophrenia Begin? Schizotypal, Paranoid, and Schizoid Personality Disorders | |
| |
| |
| Onset and Early Symptoms | |
| |
| |
| Male-Female Differences | |
| |
| |
| Childhood Schizophrenia | |
| |
| |
| Late-Onset Schizophrenia | |
| |
| |
| What Is the Ideal Diagnostic Workup? | |
| |
| |
| What Schizophrenia Is Not | |
| |
| |
| A "Split Personality" | |
| |
| |
| Mental Retardation | |
| |
| |
| Manic-Depressive Psychosis | |
| |
| |
| Borderline Personality Disorder | |
| |
| |
| Brief Psychotic Disorder | |
| |
| |
| Street Drug Psychosis | |
| |
| |
| Prescription Drug Psychosis | |
| |
| |
| Psychosis Due to Other Diseases | |
| |
| |
| Psychosis Following Childbirth | |
| |
| |
| Psychosis Following Trauma | |
| |
| |
| Infantile Autism | |
| |
| |
| Culturally Induced or Hysterical Psychosis | |
| |
| |
| Creativity, Schizophrenia, and Famous People | |
| |
| |
| Prognosis and Possible Courses | |
| |
| |
| Predictors of Outcome | |
| |
| |
| Possible Courses: Ten Years Later | |
| |
| |
| Possible Courses: Thirty Years Later | |
| |
| |
| Why Do People with Schizophrenia Die at a Younger Age? | |
| |
| |
| What Causes Schizophrenia? | |
| |
| |
| What Is Known | |
| |
| |
| Major Theories | |
| |
| |
| Minor Theories | |
| |
| |
| Obsolete Theories | |
| |
| |
| Funding for Schizophrenia Research | |
| |
| |
| The Treatment of Schizophrenia | |
| |
| |
| How to Find a Good Doctor | |
| |
| |
| Hospitalization: Voluntary and Involuntary | |
| |
| |
| Alternatives to Hospitalization | |
| |
| |
| Antipsychotic Drug Treatment | |
| |
| |
| Other Drugs Used to Treat Schizophrenia | |
| |
| |
| Cost of Medications and Use of Generics | |
| |
| |
| Nondrug Treatments of Schizophrenia | |
| |
| |
| The Rehabilitation of Schizophrenia | |
| |
| |
| Medication and Counseling | |
| |
| |
| Money, Food, and Housing | |
| |
| |
| Employment | |
| |
| |
| Friendship | |
| |
| |
| Medical Care | |
| |
| |
| Services for Children | |
| |
| |
| Services in Rural Areas | |
| |
| |
| Examples of Good Services | |
| |
| |
| Quality of Life Measures | |
| |
| |
| The Need for Asylum | |
| |
| |
| Six Major Problems | |
| |
| |
| Cigarettes and Coffee | |
| |
| |
| Alcohol and Street Drugs | |
| |
| |
| Sex, Pregnancy, and AIDS | |
| |
| |
| Medication Noncompliance | |
| |
| |
| Assaultive and Violent Behavior | |
| |
| |
| Suicide | |
| |
| |
| Questions Asked by Consumers and Families | |
| |
| |
| Does Schizophrenia Change the Underlying Personality? | |
| |
| |
| Are People with Schizophrenia Responsible for Their Behavior? | |
| |
| |
| What Should Be the Right Attitude Toward the Disease? | |
| |
| |
| How Can Relapses Be Reduced? | |
| |
| |
| How Can Consumers Survive Schizophrenia? | |
| |
| |
| How Can Families Survive Schizophrenia? | |
| |
| |
| Is EE Expressed Emotion or Erudite Eructations? | |
| |
| |
| What Is the Effect of Schizophrenia on Siblings, Children, and Spouses? | |
| |
| |
| Should People with Schizophrenia Drive Motor Vehicles? | |
| |
| |
| What About Safety Issues? | |
| |
| |
| How Do Religious Issues Affect People with Schizophrenia? | |
| |
| |
| Why Is Confidentiality a Problem? | |
| |
| |
| Should You Tell People That You Have Schizophrenia? | |
| |
| |
| Genetic Counseling: What Are the Chances of Getting Schizophrenia? | |
| |
| |
| What Will Happen When the Parents Die? | |
| |
| |
| How To Be An Advocate | |
| |
| |
| The Politics of Neglect | |
| |
| |
| How to Decrease Stigma | |
| |
| |
| How to Advocate for More Research | |
| |
| |
| How to Improve Services | |
| |
| |
| How to Organize for Advocacy | |
| |
| |
| Appendix A: Readings on Schizophrenia: The 15 Best and the 15 Worst | |
| |
| |
| Appendix B: Useful Videotapes | |
| |
| |
| Appendix C: Useful Resources on Schizophrenia | |
| |
| |
| Appendix D: Contacts for the Alliance for the Mentally Ill by State | |
| |
| |
| Notes | |
| |
| |
| Index | |