Facing Serious Mental Illness: A Guide for Patients and Their Families
Description:
THE BEST INFORMATION SOURCE ABOUT SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS Facing Serious Mental Illness is for anyone whose life is affected by mental illness. Written by leading psychiatrists and a psychologist, Facing Serious Mental Illness combines top-tier medical information and compassionate counsel on the use and tolerability of medications, with a caring and sensible approach to the emotional aspects of living with mental illness and its complications. This book provides easily readable and trustworthy information, which is divided amongst twelve chapters that ask and answer pertinent questions about mental illness and its medical, and psychiatric/psychological components. A glossary of terms provides definitions for medical terminology and jargon; online resources and references are also offered.