Download or read book Chapters in the Mind of a Schizophrenic written by YM Mehanni and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-01-06 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essence of my book I lost my mind And got it back with time My mind is a complex thing Only I know what it is like within Concealed in my skull It’s anything but dull I tried to keep it sane But it has its own brain I lost control and got it back But it’s that trust I lack Not knowing what comes next I converted my thoughts to text To try and understand Before I’m buried in the sand I kind of know how you tick But to society I am sick Labelled as mentally ill But I have a strong will To conquer my brain And learn how to maintain A level of sanity Enough to have clarity And function within the norm Without causing a storm I lost you twice As I rolled the dice Gambling with my mind Because I didn’t know what kind Of illness I was dealing with Now I know schizophrenia it is I try to make my peace With a mind that is never at ease Now I wrote this book And that much suffering it took To describe my mind But I think now it is perfectly timed To share this book With all the pain and sweat it took I hope to spark a conversation That puts us on track to that far destination Where acceptance is key And we can all live free By YM Mehanni

Download or read book Malady of the Mind written by Jeffrey A. Lieberman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most important book about schizophrenia in decades, and perhaps ever…a total game-changer.” —Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind A comprehensive, deeply researched, and highly readable portrait of schizophrenia—its history, its various manifestations, and how today’s treatments have promising and often lifesaving potential. This “incredibly captivating” (Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies) portrait of schizophrenia, the most malignant and mysterious mental illness, by renowned psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman, interweaves cultural and scientific history with dramatic patient profiles and clinical experiences to impart a revolutionary message of hope. For the first time in history, we can effectively treat schizophrenia, limiting its disabling effects—and we’re on the verge of being able to prevent the disease’s onset entirely. Drawing on his four-decade career, Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman expertly illuminates the past, present, and future of this historically dreaded and devastating illness. Interweaving history, science, and policy with personal anecdotes and clinical cases, Malady of the Mind is a rich, illuminating experience written in accessible, fluid prose. From Dr. Lieberman’s vantage point at the pinnacle of academic psychiatry, informed by extensive research experience and clinical care of thousands of patients, he explains how the complexity of the brain, the checkered history of psychiatric medicine, and centuries of stigma combined with misguided legislation and health care policies have impeded scientific advances and clinical progress. Despite this, there is reason for optimism: by offering evidence-based treatments that combine medication with psychosocial services and principles learned from the recovery movement, doctors can now effectively treat schizophrenia by diagnosing patients at a very early stage, achieving a mutually respectful therapeutic alliance, and preventing relapse, thus limiting the progression of the illness. Even more promising, decades of work on diagnosis, detection, and early intervention have pushed scientific progress to the cusp of prevention—meaning that in the near future, doctors may be able to prevent the onset of this disorder. A must-read for those interested in medical history, psychology, and those whose lives have been affected by schizophrenia, this “penetrating, important” (Andrew Solomon, author of Noonday Demon) work offers a comprehensive scientific portrait, crucial insights, sound advice for families and friends, and most importantly, hope for those sufferers now and future generations.

Download or read book Schizophrenic Mind written by Travis Gront and published by Vincent Noot. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I personally know some people in my immediate circles who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, so I decided to analyze this disorder and really align the most important things you need to know about it. I don’t know what prompted you to pick up this book; whether you already know people with a schizophrenic mind or just got curious, just in case you do meet someone who is dealing with this disorder. Let me assure you that schizophrenia is prevalent enough that you’ll be confronted with an individual or two at some point in life, and that is does help to learn more about it. With this book, you’ll deepen your understanding, and you’ll be more inclined to comprehend the complicated processes in a person’s mind who innocently gets haunted by some of the difficult symptoms of schizophrenia. The information in this book is correct and accurate, and you will find that it will make sense, especially when you observe these symptoms in an individual you know or meet. Additionally, I will provide possible solutions for handling the disorder. As with many disorders, every person is different, and some solutions may only minimize the negative effects of the brain’s malfunctioning. Others may help you work “miracles” as you notice significant process in the individual’s happiness and fulfilment in life. I encourage you to read through the pointers and notes in this comprehensive guide to understanding schizophrenia.

Download or read book Hidden Valley Road written by Robert Kolker and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY • The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease. "Reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us face: mental illness." —Oprah Winfrey Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins--aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony--and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a different story: psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, hidden abuse. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. How could all this happen to one family? What took place inside the house on Hidden Valley Road was so extraordinary that the Galvins became one of the first families to be studied by the National Institute of Mental Health. Their story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother to the search for genetic markers for the disease, always amid profound disagreements about the nature of the illness itself. And unbeknownst to the Galvins, samples of their DNA informed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment, prediction, and even eradication of the disease for future generations. With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family's unforgettable legacy of suffering, love, and hope.

Download or read book Sound of Mind written by Professor Mustard and published by Scribl. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sound of Mind - adventures in schizophrenia is a book I wrote about my mental illness, and the nature of my thoughts and delusions. It is my experience of being committed in a mental asylum before I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. I hope this may help you understand insanity a little better. I would like to show how far I fell, and since then, how successful my treatment has been and how important it is to never give up hope.

Download or read book The Mind in Chains written by William L. Moore and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 Reprint of 1955 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this classic account of schizophrenia, Moore describes his struggle with madness. "How does it feel to be treated as mad? How do things look to you? And, above all, how do you preserve hope and dignity and keep your identity in a hospital for the insane? This unique and powerful book is authored by an ex-Marine and graduate student who suddenly finds himself stigmatized as a schizophrenic and committed to an insane asylum. It lays bare the secrets and hiding places of the soul with a frankness that will astonish the reader." From Dust Jacket. The "Mind in Chains" combines the interest of a study of schizophrenia with the fascination of a detective story.

Download or read book The Collected Schizophrenias written by Esmé Weijun Wang and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Dazzling ... in her kaleidoscopic essays, memoir has been shattered into sliding and overlapping pieces ... mind-expanding' The New York Times Book Review Esmé Weijun Wang was officially diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in 2013, although the hallucinations and psychotic episodes had started years before that. In the midst of a high functioning life at Yale, Stanford and the literary world, she would find herself floored by an overwhelming terror that 'spread like blood', or convinced that she was dead, or that her friends were robots, or spiders were eating holes in her brain. What happens when your whole conception of yourself is turned upside down? When you're aware of what is occurring to you, but unable to do anything about it? Written with immediacy and unflinching honesty, this visceral and moving book is Wang's story, as she steps both inside and outside of her condition to bring it to light. Following her own diagnosis and the many manifestations of schizophrenia in her life, she ranges over everything from how we label mental illness to her own use of fashion and make-up to present herself as high-functioning, from the failures of the higher education system to how factors such as PTSD and Lyme disease compounded her experiences. Wang's analytical, intelligent eye, honed as a former lab researcher at Stanford, allows her to balance research with haunting personal narrative. The Collected Schizophrenias cuts right to the core and provides unique insight into a condition long misdiagnosed and much misunderstood.

Download or read book Divided Minds written by Pamela Spiro Wagner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-08-08 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the stories of a pair of identical twin sisters, a schizophrenic and a psychiatrist, in an account that traces the deterioration of the favored sister into mental illness, and the other's emergence from her troubled sibling's shadow.

Download or read book Imaginary Things Inside the Mind of a Schizophrenic from Darkness to Lunacy to Light written by Michael Nicholas and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2016-07-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schizophrenia: A long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation. -Oxford Dictionary. I'd like to say I just have a big imagination, but at the age of 23 I was diagnosed with this illness. I live in a nice neighborhood in Mahwah, NJ. My father is an optometrist, and my mother a successful dog breeder. I am the oldest of three children, having a younger brother and sister. I had a good and relatively normal childhood. I graduated from Full Sail University in Florida with a degree in recording arts, as I have a passion for music. The events I'm going to describe took place when I came back home from school. You might say things got out of hand and I took on a world of my own. In this account, you will travel with me as I navigate and grow through my struggle. I want you to take a journey through the eyes and mind of a schizophrenic. On the outside, it probably looked so simple: He was depressed, angry at life, frustrated, and had a breakdown. He just lost it. Going through a tough break up, barely making it through college, and now back home struggling to find a job. He couldn't deal with it. The pressure was too high, and life was too heavy. Shattering a mirror in the bathroom with a baseball bat, and then a cop car's window later on. Driving all over town like a maniac and not pulling over for the police. You might say "eluding the police," which is what the charges stated. Being held at gunpoint in front of his family home, while waving the bat at police. Ending it all by spending the night in the Bergen County Jail. It was quite a day to say the least, and a lot led up to it. However, it was the beginning of a new life and the birth of a new creature. It wasn't like I just snapped, which is what some might think. It was a gradual build up of insanity from feeling a lack of meaning and purpose in my life, which ultimately resulted in triggering all the symptoms of schizophrenia. From this point on I want to take you into the mind of the schizophrenic. As you travel with me into that day and the days that followed, keep in mind that there were many days before this that I was suffering from the illness. I chose to start from this day because it changed everything.

Download or read book Mind Without a Home written by Kristina Morgan and published by Hazelden Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the inner world of a woman with schizophrenia in this brutally honest, lyrical memoir. Have you ever wondered what it is like in the mind of a person with Schizophrenia? How can one survive day after day unable to distinguish between one’s inner nightmares and the everyday realities that most of us take for granted? In her brutally honest, highly original memoir, Kristina Morgan takes us inside her head to experience the chaos, fragmented thinking, and the startling creativity of the schizophrenic mind. With the intimacy of private journal-like entries and the language of a poet, she carries us from her childhood to her teen years when hallucinations began to hijack her mind and into adulthood where she began abusing alcohol to temper the punishing voices that only she could hear. This is no formulaic tale of tragedy and triumph: We feel Kristina’s hope as she pursues an education and career and begins to build strong family connections, friendships and intimacy—and her devastation as the insistent voices convince her to throw it all away, destroying herself and alienating everyone around her. Woven through the pages of her life are stories of recovery from alcoholism and the search for her sexual identity in relationships with both women and men. Eventually, her journey takes her to a place of relative peace and stability where she finds the inner resources and support system to manage her chronic illnesses and live a fulfilling life.

Download or read book Schizophrenia A Very Short Introduction written by Chris Frith and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2003-05-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schizophrenia is the archetypal form of madness. Schizophrenia is a common disorder and has a devastating effect on sufferers and their families-patients typically hear voices in their heads and hold bizarre beliefs. The schizophrenic patient presented to the public in sensational press reports and lurid films bears little resemblance to reality of the illness. This book describes what schizophrenia is really like, how the illness progresses, and the treatments that have been applied. It also summarizes the most up-to-date knowledge available about the biological bases of this disorder. Finally it attempts to give some idea of what it is like to have schizophrenia and what this disorder tells us about the relationship between mind and brain. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Download or read book Whispers written by Crystal Drake Toennis and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whispers: Behind the Eyes and Mind of a Schizophrenic is a true story. This is my story of what it's like living with schizophrenia. Since I was a young girl, I experienced a lot of unexplained abnormal activities. As I got older, my symptoms got worse, and I was in and out of hospitals. Over the past six years, I've learned to deal with my illness. I can now pass along some of my daily life experiences that will give others a better understanding of this far-reaching mental illness. The information in the book explains what you or a loved one are living through and how you can survive. There's no longer a need to hear the Whispers behind your back. Here are the facts from someone who's been there! Ever since I was a little girl, I've had abnormal activities happen to me that I could not explain. I was in a battle within myself. At one point I thought that I was seeing the devil and he would not leave me alone. I was tormented. This was a hard secret to keep. If I would have told someone the truth, they either would not believe me or would think that I was crazy. Until now I kept my secret of hearing voices and seeing apparitions to myself. I dealt with my illness by myself. I had no one by my side to help me through my hard times and that was a real challenge. I was twenty-seven when I had the episode that would change who I was, now and forever. I finally got so sick that I ended up in a hospital and that's when I first told about how my life has been. I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, bipolar, social anxiety disorder, depression, and multiple personality disorder. I believe that my struggles and sacrifices throughout my life and teaching myself how to handle uncomfortable situations has made me a stronger person and gave me the courage to be able to tell my story to everyone. My goal is to help people learn the signs of this disorder and know how to help loved ones in their time of need. I hope that my life story is influential and inspirational to others and I hope that people find this book helpful in some way. About the Author: Crystal Drake Toennis was born on an Army base in Alaska and was raised in Ogden, Utah. She moved back to Alaska to raise her family. She writes with deep emotion about her life from childhood to present day and hopes her book will help others. "I can't wait to tell my story." Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/CrystalDrakeToennis

Download or read book Interpretation of Schizophrenia written by Silvano Arieti and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Experiences of Schizophrenia written by Michael Robbins (M.D.) and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1993-07-30 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important new volume, Michael Robbins presents an exploration of schizophrenia unique in both its breadth and depth. His work renders this mysterious condition much more comprehensible, and offers both theoreticians and clinicians of different scientific orientations new possibilities for treatment and interdisciplinary collaboration. The book interweaves an explication of the nature and treatment of schizophrenia, drawn from interlocking perspectives including organic, psychological, interpersonal, familial, and socio-cultural, with five of the most detailed case reports of treatment to be found in the literature. Part I introduces the work by covering basic definitions of schizophrenia, the hierarchical systems model for mental illness, issues concerning the data presented in the book, and the methodology used to gather information. Representing the extremes in outcome, Part II comprises two extensive case studies: One is the story of an unusually successful treatment; the other is a case that proved to be a multisystem failure. Chapters in Part III synthesize what is known about the disorder from the perspectives of neuroscience, psychology and psychoanalysis, family systems, and society and culture, incorporating Dr. Robbins' original ideas in these areas. The contributions of such factors as constitutional vulnerability are also explored. Chapters on treatment issues in Part IV cover evaluation and treatment planning from a systems perspective, and review studies of the efficacy of a psychological approach. Technique, process, and the stages of psychotherapy are discussed in detail, as are issues of hospital treatment, pharmacologic and somatic modalities, and family treatment. Part V consists of three complete case studies that are illuminating reading for professionals and students alike. Covering the cases from inception to termination, and spanning the gamut of clinical experience, they include one case that had a positive outcome, one in which the patient seemed to choose to remain ill, and one successful treatment of a chronic schizophrenic. Rounding out the volume is a chapter that summarizes the work and points the way for future research. This thought-provoking book is basic reading for all human science professionals interested in the study and treatment of mental illness, in philosophical and practical questions about the relationships among the scientific disciplines, or in broad questions about the connections among the individual, the family, and social structure.

Download or read book Cognitive Therapy of Schizophrenia written by David G. Kingdon and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2004-11-15 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the authors' decades of influential work in the field, this highly practical volume presents an evidence-based cognitive therapy approach for clients with schizophrenia. Guidelines are provided for collaborative assessment and case formulation that enable the clinician to build a strong therapeutic relationship, establish reasonable goals, and tailor treatment to each client's needs. Described in thorough, step-by-step detail are effective techniques for working with delusional beliefs, voices, visions, thought disorders, and negative symptoms; integrating cognitive therapy with other forms of treatment; reducing relapse risks; and enhancing client motivation. Special features include reproducible client handouts and assessment tools.

Download or read book Reconceiving Schizophrenia written by Man Cheung Chung and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schizophrenia has been investigated predominantly from psychological, psychiatric and neurobiological perspectives. This text examines it from a philosophical point of view.

Download or read book Essential Psychiatry written by Robin M. Murray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 1385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a major international textbook for psychiatrists and other professionals working in the field of mental healthcare. With contributions from opinion-leaders from around the globe, this book will appeal to those in training as well as to those further along the career path seeking a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of effective clinical practice backed by research evidence. The book is divided into cohesive sections moving from coverage of the tools and skills of the trade, through descriptions of the major psychiatric disorders and on to consider special topics and issues surrounding service organization. The final important section provides a comprehensive review of treatments covering all of the major modalities. Previously established as the Essentials of Postgraduate Psychiatry, this new and completely revised edition is the only book to provide this depth and breadth of coverage in an accessible, yet authoritative manner.