Insight And Psychosis: Awareness of Illness in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198525680 ISBN 13: 9780198525684

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2004

Synopsis

The insight a patient shares into their own psychosis is fundamental to their condition - it goes to the heart of what we understand "madness" to be. Can a person be expected to accept treatment for a condition that they deny they have? Can a person be held responsible for their actions if those actions are inspired by their own unique perceptions and beliefs - beliefs that no one else shares? The new edition of this unique bok shows how we can better understand the patient's view of their illness, and provides valuable advice for all those involved in the treatment of mental illness.

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The insight patients shares into their own psychosis is fundamental to their condition, it goes to the heart of what we understand 'madness' to be. This edition shows how we can better understand the patient's view of their illness, and provides advice for those involved in the treatment of mental illness.

Review:

This is the second edition of Amador and David's enormously influential book and contains much new material - notably on neuropsychological research and the clinical relevance of stakeholders, including service users and carers. The quality of the papers is outstanding: in particular Jolley and Gartey on cognitive psychological approaches to delusions, Fulford's philosophical analysis, Torrey on violence and insight, McEvoy on compliance with medication and Frese's first-person perspective. Reading this book has changed my understanding of the concept of insight. I can no longer think of it simply as agreeing with the doctor. This is a book that should be read by all mental health professionals. Carers and service users, and those who work in philosophy or the social sciences and are interested in disability, awareness, and mental health, would also find it of interest. (Mental Health Today)

This is possibly the most comprehensive book on insight available and it tackles an enormous task extremely well . . . this is a book to be highly recommended to anyone seeking a broader view of the many facets of insight that might arise during their clinical work. It would be well placed as a book of reference for students, general practitioners, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists who wish to delve into this fascinating subject. (Primary Care Psychiatry, Vol 9, No 4)

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0198525680
• ISBN 13: 9780198525684
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Amador Xavier F.