| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 273 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The epidemic of psychotic illness -- The deinstitutionalization era : its personal and social impact -- How family members cope with serious mental illness -- Rehabilitation strategies for the seriously mentally ill -- Prevention strategies for persons at-risk -- The emergence of psychotic illness : the role of acute identity confusion -- The symptoms of psychotic illness : delusions and hallucinations -- The symptoms of psychotic illness: the assumed identity -- Achieving equilibrium : personal strengths and social supports. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Psychoses -- Popular works.
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Psychoses. |
| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Capps, Donald. Understanding psychosis. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2010 9781442205925 (DLC) 2010018471 (OCoLC)624030782 |
| ISBN |
9781442205949 (electronic book) |
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1442205946 (electronic book) |
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9781442205925 |
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144220592X |
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