First Person Accounts of Mental Illness and Recovery

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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In First Person Accounts of Mental Illness, case studies of individuals experiencing schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, and other mental ailments will be provided for students studying the classification and treatment of psychopathology. All of the cases are written from the perspective of the mentally ill individual, providing readers with a unique perspective of the experience of living with a mental disorder. "In their book First Person Accounts of Mental Illness and Recovery, LeCroy and Holschuh offer the student, researcher, or layperson the intimate voice of mental illness from the inside. First Person Accounts of Mental Illness and Recovery is a wonderful book, and it is an ideal, even indispensable, companion to traditional mental health texts. I am grateful that they have given the majority of this book to the voices that are too often unheard."—John S. Brekke, PhD, Frances G. Larson Professor of Social Work Research, School of Social Work, University of Southern California; Fellow, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare"This is absolutely a must-read for anyone who has been touched by someone with a mental illness, whether it be personal or professional. It is imperative that this book be required reading in any course dealing with psychopathology and the DSM, whether it be in psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing, or counseling."—Phyllis Solomon, PhD, Professor in the School of Social Policy & Practice and Professor of Social Work in Psychiatry at the University of PennsylvaniaA unique volume of first person narratives written from the perspective of individuals with a mental illnessDrawing from a broad range of sources, including narratives written expressly for this book, self-published accounts, and excerpts from previously published memoirs, this distinctive set of personal stories covers and illustrates a wide spectrum of mental disorder categories, including: Schizophrenia and other psychotic disordersMood disordersAnxiety disordersPersonality disordersSubstance-related disordersEating disordersImpulse control disordersCognitive disordersSomatoform disordersDissociative disordersGender identity disordersSleep disordersDisorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescenceReflecting a recovery orientation and strengths-based approach, the authentic and relevant stories in First Person Accounts of Mental Illness and Recovery promote a greater appreciation for the individual's role in treatment and an expansion of hope and recovery.

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-08-14
Mått:147 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt:612 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:512
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470444528

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Klinisk psykologi inom Medicin
Psykisk hälsovård inom Medicin

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CRAIG WINSTON LeCROY, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. He also holds an appointment at the University of Arizona in the John & Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Family Studies and Human Development division. He is the author of over 100 scholarly publications including ten previous books on a wide range of topics, such as mental health, the social work profession, home visitation, and research methodology.JANE HOLSCHUH, PhD, is Professor Emerita in the Department of Social Work at Humboldt State University and currently teaches in the MSW program at Arizona State University.

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Acknowledgments xvIntroduction xviiAbout the Editors xxxi1 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 1Schizophrenia 6The Best Medicine 6Susan A. SalsmanRecovery as Discovery 9Paolo ScottiUnderstanding Health as a Continuum 14Leslie GreenblatPsychiatry and Oppression: A Personal Account of Compulsory Admission and Medical Treatment 19Benjamin GrayPowerful Choices: Peer Support and Individualized Medication Self-Determination 25Corinna WestSchizoaffective Disorders 38Snapshots: The First Symptoms of Psychosis 38Kristen B. FowlerWhy Having a Mental Illness Is Not Like Having Diabetes 43Anonymous2 Mood Disorders 49Depressive Disorders 53Depression: Disease, Loneliness, Social Isolation, Suicide, Negative Thoughts . . . 53Bec MorrisonMy Confession: My Life Had Come to a Stop 57Leo TolstoiWillow Weep for Me: A Black Woman’s Journey Through Depression 61Meri Nana-Ama DanquahI Wish I Had Gotten Help Sooner: My Struggle With Postpartum Depression 66Marcie RamirezMy Journey Through Postpartum Depression 72Jessica Rodrigo-DunicanBipolar Disorders 76Living with the Dragon: The Long Road to Self-Management of Bipolar II 76Peter AmselOn Madness: A Personal Account of Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder 91AnonymousRandom Scribblings on Bipolar Disorder 97Michael NapiorkowskiBeing Bipolar: Living on Both Sides of the Coin 101Susan Michele Vale3 Anxiety Disorders 105Panic Disorder 108You Have Anxiety? 108Kelly OrbisonSusan’s Story 115Susan LudemanPhobias 122On the Outside Looking In 122Daniela GraziaMysophobia 133Catherine TaylorObsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 142Flux 142Frank R. DeFulgentisRituals, Routines, and Recovery: Living With OCD 153Jared Douglas Kant with Martin Franklin and Linda Wasmer Andrews“It’ll Be Okay.” How I Kept Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) From Ruining My Life 160Shannon ShyPosttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 175Emotional Triangle 175Blazie HollingPanic, Anxiety, PTSD, and My Experiences of Healing Through Multiple Avenues of Psychotherapy 181Catherine McCallThe Demons of War Are Persistent: A Personal Story of Prolonged PTSD 189Art W. Schade4 Personality Disorders 197My Path to Recovery 199Melanie GreenA “Classic” Case of Borderline Personality Disorder 203Lynn WilliamsLoud in the House of Myself 207Stacy Pershall5 Substance-Related Disorders 215Goodbye, Johnnie Walker 217Neil DavidsonUntitled 228Aaron J. FrenchA Nurse’s Journey Through Loss, Addiction, and Recovery 232Michelle Walter6 Eating Disorders 237Dying by Inches 239Emily TrosciankoBig Little 263Priscilla BeckerBinging and Purging to Stay Alive 276AnonymousLife With an Eating Disorder 281Laura Bette7 Impulse Control Disorders 285The Numbers of My Obsession 286Mia ZamoraMemoirs of a Compulsive Firesetter 294Sarah WheatonDan’s Story 298Anonymous8 Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders 303Before It’s Too Late 306Jane McAllisterPoor Memory: A Case Report 310Malcolm L. MeltzerParkinson’s: A Patient’s View 317Sidney Dorros9 Somatoform Disorders 323A Psychosomatic Study of Myself 325F. WerthamBigorexia: Bodybuilding and Muscle Dysmorphia 339AnonymousHypochondria 341Heather Menzies Jones10 Dissociative Disorders 345Coping Strategies 348Ruth DeeFamily Talk 358Barbara HopeFractured Mind, One Heart? 361Robert B. Oxnam11 Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders 365Sexual Pain Disorders 369Vaginismus: The Blessing of Botox 369RachelParaphilias 374The Armed Robbery Orgasm: A Lovemap Autobiography of Masochism 374Ronald Keys and John MoneyGender Identity Disorders 377A Rose in Bloom 377April Rose SchneiderTime for a Good Transgender Story 388Kam Wai Kui12 Sleep Disorders 401An Insomniac’s Slant on Sleep 404Gayle GreeneMy Story of Narcolepsy 414Patricia Higgins13 Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence 421Pervasive Developmental Disorders 426Communication Impairment 426John Elder RobisonAlien: A Story of Asperger’s Syndrome 431Stephanie MayberryThe Experience of Infantile Autism 440Tony W.Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 444The Only Me That We Have Ever Known 444Katy RollinsTic Disorders 450A Tourette Story 450Rick FowlerSearching for Answers 455Crystal ThomasIndex 467

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