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1 online resource (xvi, 164 pages) : color illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative
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Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 157) and index. |
| Note |
"The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania." |
| Contents |
A fragmented mind: overview of schizophrenia -- First encounters with Them: symptoms and paranoia -- In the grip of Them: losing touch with reality -- Naming and facing the enemy: diagnosis and treatment -- Beating the enemy: recovery from schizophrenia -- Putting the pieces back together: my life today. |
| Summary |
During his second semester at college, Kurt Snyder became convinced that he was about to discover a fabulously important mathematical principle, spending hours lost in daydreams about numbers and symbols. In time, his thoughts took a darker turn, and he became preoccupied with the idea that cars were following him, or that strangers wanted to harm him. Kurt's mind had been hijacked by schizophrenia, a severe mental disorder that typically strikes during the late teen or young adult years. In Me, Myself, and Them, Kurt, now an adult, looks back from the vantage point of recovery and eloquently describes the debilitating changes in thoughts and perceptions that took hold of his life during his teens and twenties. As a memoir, this book is remarkable for its unvarnished look at the slow and difficult process of coming back from severe mental illness. Yet Kurt's memoir is only half the story. With the help of psychiatrist Raquel E. Gur, and veteran science writer Linda Wasmer Andrews, Kurt paints the big picture for others affected by adolescent schizophrenia. Drawing on the latest scientific and medical evidence, he explains how to recognize warning signs, where to find help, and what treatments have proved effective. Kurt also offers practical advice on topics of particular interest to young people, such as suggestions on managing the illness at home, school, and work, and in relationships with family and friends. Part of the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series of books written specifically for teens and young adults, My, Myself, and Them offers hope to young people who are struggling with schizophrenia, helping them to understand and manage the challenges of this illness and go on to lead healthy lives. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Snyder, Kurt -- Mental health.
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Snyder, Kurt. |
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Mental health. |
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Snyder, Kurt -- Mental health. |
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Schizophrenics -- United States -- Biography.
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Schizophrenics. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Schizophrenia in adolescence -- United States.
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Schizophrenia in adolescence. |
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Schizophrenia. |
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Adolescent. |
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Gur, Raquel E.
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Andrews, Linda Wasmer.
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Annenberg Public Policy Center.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Snyder, Kurt. Me, myself, and them. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 9780195311235 019531123X (DLC) 2007016619 (OCoLC)123767096 |
| ISBN |
9780198042518 (electronic book) |
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0198042515 (electronic book) |
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1281374857 |
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9781281374851 |
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019531123X (Cloth) |
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0195311221 (Paper) |
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9780195311235 |
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9780195311228 (alkaline paper) |
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