Treating the "untreatable": Healing in the Realms of Madness

by Ira Steinman

Book Overview

In this era of treating schizophrenic and delusional patients with a primarily antipsychotic drug oriented approach, a more thorough exploration of the meaning to the patient of his psychosis--with judicious antipsychotic use, when indicated--leads to internal character and external behavioral change that is far more lasting than with antipsychotic use alone. With such a psychodynamic approach, some of these previously chaotic, disturbed and heavily...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855756099
• ISBN13: 9781855756090
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Karnac Books
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"