{"product_id":"living-with-schizophrenia-a-family-guide-to-making-a-difference-9781421421438","title":"Living with Schizophrenia: A Family Guide to Making a Difference","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA concise, up-to-date consumer guide for people who have schizophrenia and their families.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn estimated 51 million people worldwide have schizophrenia, 2.2 million of them in the United States. While early diagnosis and appropriate treatment improve the long-term prognosis, schizophrenia is a disease that is difficult to manage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLiving with Schizophrenia\u003c\/i\u003e, Drs. Jeffrey Rado and Philip G. Janicak, specialists in treating people who have schizophrenia, offer an easy-to-read primer for people with the disorder, along with their families and other caregivers. Drawing on their combined sixty years of clinical and research experience, Drs. Rado and Janicak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e define schizophrenia and explain what is known about its causes\u003cbr\u003e discuss the difference between negative symptoms (such as lack of emotion and social withdrawal) and positive symptoms (such as hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorders)\u003cbr\u003e describe medication and psychosocial and behavioral treatments--and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for better long-term outcomes\u003cbr\u003e explain what people with schizophrenia and their families can do to help keep the person well\u003cbr\u003e explore how schizophrenia affects the entire family\u003cbr\u003e detail medical conditions that people with schizophrenia are more likely than other people to have--including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes \u003cbr\u003e offer key takeaway points for every topic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for the lay reader and based on the most recent medical literature, \u003ci\u003eLiving with Schizophrenia\u003c\/i\u003e offers information and understanding to help people coping with this often misunderstood disorder to best achieve recovery and healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Rado,Philip G. Janicak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421421438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Rado, MD, \u003c\/b\u003eis a board-certified internist and psychiatrist. He is an associate professor of psychiatry and internal medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. \u003cb\u003ePhilip G. Janicak, MD, \u003c\/b\u003e is the director of the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Center at Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare. An adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, he is the first editor of \u003ci\u003eSchizophrenia: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44436199997555,"sku":"9781421421438","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8dd0121b-4592-4238-9a31-fd89db6cda6e.jpg?v=1772893108","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/living-with-schizophrenia-a-family-guide-to-making-a-difference-9781421421438","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}