Disembodied Spirits and Deanimated Bodies: The Psychopathology of Common Sense

by Giovanni Stanghellini

How can we better understand and treat those suffering from schizophrenia and manic-depressive illnesses? This important new book takes us into the world of those suffering from such disorders. Using self-descriptions, its emphasis is not on how mental health professional's view sufferers, but on how the patients themselves experience their disorder. Central to the book is the idea that schizophrenic persons live like disembodies spirits or deanimated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198520891
• ISBN13: 9780198520894
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.2"