Psychiatric First Aid in Psychosis: A Handbook for Nurses, Support Workers, Carers and People Distressed by Psychotic Experiences

ISBN-10
0473088347
ISBN-13
9780473088347
Category
Schizophrenics
Pages
60
Language
English
Published
2002
Authors
Mike Smith, John Good

Description

Scientific reason, common sense and the accepted wisdom have always been that psychotic illness (experience) is a major and ongoing medical situation for which the only hope is maintenance of the condition; that regular professional intervention is required; that hospitalisations will be frequent throughout the person's life;that maintenance medication will be indicated for the duration of the person's life; and that something fundamentally wrong with the person's biochemical make-up is the root cause of the psychosis. For some of us, the facts of our life experience are openly challenging this view. Recovery is possible.

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