1st Edition
The Environment of Schizophrenia Innovations in Practice, Policy and Communications
By Richard Warner
Copyright 2000
148 Pages
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Routledge
152 Pages
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Routledge
152 Pages
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Routledge
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There is now a body of evidence suggesting that the occurrence and course of schizophrenia are affected by a variety of environmental factors. The Environment of Schizophrenia draws upon our knowledge of these factors in order to design innovations that will decrease its incidence and severity, while enhancing the quality of life for sufferers and their relatives. Examining environmental forces... Read more
Part 1: Individual Level. Obstetric Complications. Intervention No.1: An Educational Campaign on the Risks of Obstetric Complications. Substance Use. Intervention No.2: Individual Substance Use Counseling. Social Stress. Intervention No.3: Cognitive-behavioural Therapy for Psychotic Symptoms. Intervention No.4: Benzodiazepines to Reduce Stress-included Psychotic Symptoms. Access to Power. Intervention No.5: Consumer Involvement at all Levels of Service Provision. Part 2: Domestic Level. Living with Family. Intervention No.6: Tax-free Support Payments for Caregivers. Domestic Stress. Intervention No.7: Marketing the Family Psychoeducational Approach. Alienating Environments. Intervention No.8: Domestic Alternatives to the Hospital for Acute Treatment. Part 3: Community Level. Work Availability. Intervention No.9: Economic Disincentives to Work. Intervention No.10: Modifying Disability Pension Regulations. Intervention No.11: Wage Subsidies. Stigma. Intervention No.12: Lobbying the News and Entertainment Media. Intervention No.13: A Global Anti-stigma Campaign. Summary and Conclusions. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Richard Warner is the Medical Director of the Mental Health Center of Boulder Country, Colorado, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Anthropolgy at the University of Colorado. He is the author of Recovery from Schizophrenia (Routledge, 1994) and numerous other publications on the epidemiology and community treatment of schizophrenia.
