If Your Adolescent Has Schizophrenia: An Essential Resource for Parents

US: Oxford University Press, 2006. Paperback. Good. Schizophrenia is a disease that afflicts some 2.2 million persons of all ag es. It has a wide-ranging impact on the lives of not just the people who ha ve it, but also the people who love them. In an era of de-institutionalizat ion and managed care, parents and other adults, such as teachers and coache s, will become the first line of defense against this serious disease that typically attacks people the late teens or early twenties. If Your Adolescent Has Schizophrenia is an informative guide, written speci fically to help adults spot the warning signs and seek appropriate treatmen t for the young people in their lives. Parents will find a clear definition of the disease, including early indicators of the disease as well as infor mation on how to arrange for the proper diagnosis and treatment. Using the experiences of parents with children who have the illness themselves, this book will provide an insiders survival guide for those now facing this illn ess in their own children. While enormous strides have been made toward identifying likely causes and effective remedies of schizophrenia in recent decades, no one therapeutic regimen works perfectly in all cases. If Your Adolescent Has Schizophrenia will offer readers trusted information and support that will enable them to confront this disorder head on and get their children meaningful medical and psychosocial help in order to mitigate its effects.