1st Edition
Living With Schizophrenia
In the words of two individuals suffering from schizophrenia (Geiser and Emmons), this book gives first-hand insight into the process and effects of the disease. Throughout the narratives, poetry, and artwork, Kaplan and Harrow (psychotherapists who have worked professionally with people with schizophrenia) add comments illuminating the meaning and psychological significance of the stories. This is the second book in the psychological disorders series, each covering a single mental health disorder from the perspective of the sufferers themselves. It is written in a manner that will make the information accessible to family, friends, caretakers, mental health workers, and in this particular book those who actually have schizophrenia.
Biography
Stuart Emmons was born in west Michigan and enjoyed his youth. After graduating cum laude, he did further college work in three more colleges. He was in and out of four hospitals with schizophrenia from 1965 to 1969, during which time he also taught in two schools. Today Stuart reads, writes poetry, and goes out for hot tea at restaurants with friends. Craig Geiser was born in 1959 in Holland, Michigan. Three different times he has had relapses, and he was off medication for five years. He thought he was of the third that got better [weil], but now feels he was wrong. Divorce was equally as difficult for him as dealing with schizophrenia. Craig's son and Craig's fiancee help him Iook to the future. Kaiman J. Kaplan, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Wayne State University and Director of the Center for Suicide and Self-destructive Behaviors at Columbia-Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center where he is an attending psychologist. Martin Harrow, Ph.D., is a widely cited expert on schizophrenia, is Professor and Director of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
"It is an enlightening read for anybody who knows or works with people affected by schizophrenia, because it offers an insight into the difficulties that schizophrenic patients might encounter throughout their lives." -- Lisa Bortolotti, Metapsychology: Mental Health Net's Bookstore, www.mentalhealth.net/books
