When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness A Handbook for Family, Friends, and Caregivers, Revised and Expanded

Name: When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness A Handbook for Family, Friends, and Caregivers, Revised and Expanded
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ISBN: 9780874776959

ISBN-10: 0874776953

ISBN-13: 9780874776959

Edition: 2003

Authors: Rebecca Woolis, Agnes B. Hatfield

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/18/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Quick Reference Guides


Acknowledgments


Foreword


Preface



The World of Mental Illness



Understanding Treatments and the Course of Mental Illness



Essential Skills for Getting Along With People With Mental Illness



Handling the Basic Symptoms - Hallucinations, Delusions, and Confused Thinking - and Minimizing Relapses



Managing More Severe Symptoms and Problems: Bizarre Behavior, Violence, Substance Abuse, and Suicide



Coping With Your Own Feelings



Balancing Family Needs With the Patient's Needs



Working With Mental-Health Professionals and Choosing Facilities



Dealing With Practical Matters: Housing, Jobs, Money, and Stigma


Appendix: Medications


Resources


Index