Surviving Schizophrenia, 6th Edition: A Family Manual

Harper Perennial, 2013. Paperback. Very Good. Updated throughout and filled with all the latest research, the bestselling Surviving Schizophrenia is back, now in its sixth edition. Since its first publication in 1983, Surviving Schizophrenia has become the standard reference book on the disease and has helped thousands of patient s, their families, and mental health professionals. In clear language, this much-praised and important book describes the nature, causes, symptoms, tr eatment, and course of schizophrenia and also explores living with it from both the patient's and the family's point of view. This new, completely upd ated sixth edition includes the latest research findings on what causes the disease, as well as information about the newest drugs for treatment, and answers the questions most often asked by families, consumers, and provider s. Editorial Reviews Review "A comprehensive, realistic, and compassionate approach...Should be of trem endous value to anyone who must confront these questions." (Psychology Time s) "Brilliant.... There is no one writing on psychology today whom I would rat her read." (Los Angeles Times) "[Torrey] is comprehensive in his coverage of topics and thorough in his di scussion." (NAMI Advocate) About the Author E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., is a research psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He is the executive director of the Stanley Medical Research Institute, the founder of the Treatment Advocacy Center, a professor of psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and the author of twenty books. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.