1st Edition

Schizophrenic Women Studies in Marital Crisis

By Robert D. Towne Copyright 2005
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

Schizophrenic Women is a fascinating report on the lives of seventeen families that suffered the experiences associated with the hospitalization of the wife and mother for mental illness. A description and analysis of representative experiences is presented here in an attempt to investigate various key issues--the patterns of family living preceding the crisis leading to medical... Read more
1: The Crisis and Its Context; 2: Mary Yale; 3: Family Processes; 4: Kate White; 5: Becoming a Mental Patient; 6: Crisis Resolutions; 7: Conclusion

Biography

Harold Sampson, Sheldon L. Messinger, Robert D. Towne