It is intended for people suffering from schizophrenia, for their relatives who bear responsibility for the lives and health of their loved ones, and for everyone interested in the topic of mental illness. It will also be useful for beginner psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and psychologists working on treatment and rehabilitation of people with mental disorders.
Natalya Kerre is a defectologist with enormous experience and a family psychological counselor. In her work, she has repeatedly encountered incorrect and untimely diagnosis of schizophrenia, including in children and adolescents—and has seen what consequences this leads to. She has helped many patients and their loved ones develop a proper attitude toward the diagnosis, learn to live with it, and live a full life.
The authors cover a very wide range of topics: various theories of schizophrenia’s origins, characteristic symptoms, methods of diagnosis and treatment, and ways of social rehabilitation. There are also real stories of people with this diagnosis.
A special section is devoted to answers to practical questions: how to accept the illness, how to live with it, and what to do to minimize the risk of exacerbation. In an accessible form, it explains how to understand the specific features of the condition, how to relate to people with this diagnosis, how to interact with them, and how to achieve improvements in their condition.