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| Illustrations | |
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| Preface to the Fifth Edition | |
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| Preface to the First Edition, 1983 | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Inner World of Madness: View from the Inside | |
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| Alterations of the Senses | |
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| Inability to Interpret and Respond | |
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| Delusions and Hallucinations | |
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| Altered Sense of Self | |
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| Changes in Emotions | |
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| Changes in Movements | |
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| Changes in Behavior | |
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| Decreased Awareness of Illness | |
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| The Black-Red Disease | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| Defining Schizophrenia: View from the Outside | |
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| Official Criteria for Diagnosis | |
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| Subtypes of Schizophrenia | |
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| Delusional Disorders | |
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| Schizotypal, Schizoid, Paranoid, and Borderline Personality Disorders | |
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| Schizoaffective Disorder and Manic-Depressive Illness | |
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| "Manicdephrenia" | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| Conditions Sometimes Confused with Schizophrenia | |
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| A "Split Personality" | |
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| Psychosis Caused by Street Drugs | |
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| Psychosis Caused by Prescription Drugs | |
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| Psychosis Caused by Other Diseases | |
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| Psychosis Caused by Head Trauma | |
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| Psychosis with Mental Retardation | |
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| Infantile Autism | |
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| Antisocial Personality Disorders and Sexual Predators | |
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| Culturally Sanctioned Psychotic Behavior | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| Onset, Course, and Prognosis | |
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| Childhood Precursors | |
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| Onset and Early Symptoms | |
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| Childhood Schizophrenia | |
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| Postpartum Schizophrenia | |
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| Late-Onset Schizophrenia | |
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| Predictors of Outcome | |
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| Male-Female Differences | |
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| Possible Courses: Ten Years Later | |
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| Possible Courses: Thirty Years Later | |
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| The "Recovery Model" | |
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| Causes of Death: Why Do People with Schizophrenia Die at a Younger Age? | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| Research Findings on the Causes of Schizophrenia | |
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| The Normal Brain | |
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| The Brain with Schizophrenia | |
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| The disease is familial | |
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| There may be neurochemical changes | |
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| There are structural and neuropathological changes | |
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| There are neuropsychological deficits | |
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| There are neurological abnormalities | |
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| There are electrical abnormalities | |
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| There are immunological and inflammatory abnormalities | |
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| Individuals with schizophrenia are born disproportionately in the winter and spring | |
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| Individuals with schizophrenia are born and/or raised disproportionately in urban areas | |
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| Other abnormalities: pregnancy and birth complications, minor physical anomalies, and an absence of rheumatoid arthritis | |
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| What Parts of the Brain Are Affected? | |
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| When Does the Brain Damage Begin? | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| Theories About the Causes of Schizophrenia | |
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| Genetic Theories | |
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| Neurochemical Theories | |
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| Developmental Theories | |
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| Infectious and Immune Theories | |
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| Nutritional Theories | |
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| Endocrine Theories | |
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| Stress Theories | |
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| Obsolete Theories | |
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| Masturbation and Demons | |
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| Bad Mothers | |
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| Bad Families | |
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| Bad Cultures | |
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| Thomas Szasz | |
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| Ronald Laing | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| The Treatment of Schizophrenia: Non-Medication Aspects | |
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| How to Find a Good Doctor | |
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| What Is an Adequate Diagnostic Workup? | |
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| Hospitalization: Voluntary and Involuntary | |
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| Alternatives to Hospitalization | |
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| Payment for Treatment and Insurance Parity | |
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| Outpatient Treatment and Managed Care | |
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| Services for Children | |
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| Services in Rural Areas | |
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| Counseling, or Supportive "Psychotherapy" | |
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| Insight-oriented Psychotherapy | |
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| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | |
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| Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) | |
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| Dietary Treatments | |
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| Herbal Treatments | |
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| Experimental Treatments: TMS and VNS | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| The Treatment of Schizophrenia: Medications | |
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| First-Generation Antipsychotics | |
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| Adverse Effects | |
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| Second-Generation Antipsychotics | |
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| Adverse Effects | |
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| Clozapine (Clozaril, Leponex) | |
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| Olanzapine (Zyprexa) | |
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| Risperidone (Risperdal) | |
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| Quetiapine (Seroquel) | |
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| Ziprasidone (Geodon) | |
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| Aripiprazole (Abilify) | |
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| Which Antipsychotic Should You Try? The Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry on Prescribing Patterns | |
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| Which Antipsychotic Should You Try? The Bottom Line | |
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| Interactions of Antipsychotics with Other Medications | |
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| Other Drugs to Try If Antipsychotics Fail | |
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| New Medications on the Horizon | |
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| Drug Prices and the Use of Generics | |
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| Medications for Early Treatment or Prevention | |
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| The Medication-Savvy Consumer and Family | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| The Rehabilitation of Schizophrenia | |
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| Money and Food | |
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| Housing | |
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| Employment | |
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| Friendship and Social Skills Training | |
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| Medical and Dental Care | |
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| Quality of Life Measures | |
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| The Need for Asylum | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| Ten Major Problems | |
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| Cigarettes and Coffee | |
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| Alcohol and Street Drugs | |
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| Sex, Pregnancy, and AIDS | |
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| Victimization | |
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| Confidentiality | |
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| Medication Noncompliance | |
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| Assisted Treatment | |
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| Assaultive and Violent Behavior | |
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| Arrest and Jail | |
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| Suicide | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| How Can Patients and Families Survive Schizophrenia? | |
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| The Right Attitude | |
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| The Importance of Education | |
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| Survival Strategies for Patients | |
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| Survival Strategies for Families | |
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| Effects of Schizophrenia on Siblings, Children, and Spouses | |
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| Minimizing Relapses | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| Commonly Asked Questions | |
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| Does Schizophrenia Change the Underlying Personality? | |
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| Are People with Schizophrenia Responsible for Their Behavior? | |
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| Does Schizophrenia Affect the Person's IQ? | |
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| Should People with Schizophrenia Drive Vehicles? | |
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| How Do Religious Issues Affect People with Schizophrenia? | |
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| Should You Tell People That You Have Schizophrenia? | |
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| Genetic Counseling: What Are the Chances of Getting Schizophrenia? | |
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| Why Do Some Adopted Children Develop Schizophrenia? | |
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| What Will Happen When the Parents Die? | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| Schizophrenia in the Public Eye | |
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| Schizophrenia in the Movies | |
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| Schizophrenia in Literature | |
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| Schizophrenia, Creativity, and Famous People | |
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| The Problem of Stigma | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| Dimensions of the Disaster | |
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| How Many People Have Schizophrenia in the United States? | |
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| Where Are They? | |
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| Do Some Groups Have More Schizophrenia Than Others? | |
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| Is Schizophrenia Increasing or Decreasing? | |
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| Is Schizophrenia of Recent Origin? | |
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| Deinstitutionalization: A Cradle for Catastrophe | |
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| What Is the Cost of Schizophrenia? | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| Issues for Advocates | |
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| Congress, State Government, and the Politics of Neglect | |
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| Scientologists, Anti-Psychiatrists, and "Consumer Survivors" | |
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| NIMH and Research Funding | |
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| Educating the Public | |
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| Decreasing Stigma | |
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| Improving Services | |
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| How to Organize for Advocacy | |
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| Recommended Further Reading | |
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| An Annotated List of the Best and the Worst Books on Schizophrenia | |
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| Useful Web sites on Schizophrenia | |
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| Other Useful Resources on Schizophrenia | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |