Schizophrenia For Dummies

Jerome Levine, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist whose career has spanned almost 50 years. He is the Deputy Director of the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in Orangeburg, New York. Irene S. Levine, PhD, served as the first Deputy Director of the U.S. Center for Mental Health Services. She is a clinical psychologist and an award-winning freelance journalist and author.

• Introduction 1Part I: Understanding Schizophrenia 7Chapter 1: Understanding Schizophrenia: The Big Picture 9Chapter 2: Causes and Risk Factors 25Chapter 3: Suspecting Schizophrenia 37Part II: Finding Out What’s Wrong and Getting Help 51Chapter 4: Getting a Diagnosis 53Chapter 5: Assembling a Healthcare Team 71Chapter 6: Beginning Treatment 91Chapter 7: Paying for Your Loved One’s Care 117Part III: Treating Schizophrenia 133Chapter 8: Medication and Other Medical Approaches 135Chapter 9: Psychosocial Approaches 165Chapter 10: Finding Help and Hope through Research 189Part IV: Living with Schizophrenia 211Chapter 11: Schizophrenia and the Family 213Chapter 12: Developing Coping Skills 237Chapter 13: Housing Choices: Figuring Out Where to Live 257Chapter 14: Coping with Crises 269Chapter 15: People Are More Than Patients: Addressing the Needs of the Whole Person 289Part V: The Part of Tens 305Chapter 16: Ten Myths about Schizophrenia You Can Forget 307Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Helping Families and Friends Cope and Come Out on Top 317Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Avoid Relapse 327Appendix: Resources 339Index 345