Book, Schizophrenia: learning to live[LS]

Language: Brazilian Portuguese. Suddenly, that person you've lived with for years presents significant changes in behavior and begins to mix reality with delusions and hallucinations. In general, schizophrenia manifests itself in late adolescence and early adulthood. It is a chronic, lifelong disease that will bring a series of challenges to the individual, their family members and caregivers. It is estimated that around 1% of the Brazilian population, around 2 million people, is affected by the disease. Many of them, however, are not even diagnosed or receive adequate treatment. In Schizophrenia, renowned psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Edwin Fuller Torrey, PhD, describes in a scientific way – and at the same time understandable to those who are not health professionals – the concept of schizophrenia, symptoms, changes in behavior, impacts about the individual and the family; as well as treatments, medications, therapies and other care that will help both the patient, family members and caregivers to deal with the disease in a more adequate and prepared way. Health professionals will find in this book, in addition to fundamental concepts for understanding schizophrenia, a series of scientific references to deepen their studies and professional practice in offices, clinics and hospitals. Working directly or indirectly with patients and families, these professionals will be able to provide more effective and humanized assistance. In a significant majority of cases, schizophrenia manifests itself in adolescence – therefore, teachers and other education professionals who work in the school environment can benefit from this book to act as a support network for patients and their families. This can happen by identifying the first signs of the disease, a decisive factor in the effectiveness of the treatment, and also by providing support so that young people affected by schizophrenia are welcomed in schools and adequately instructed to be able to develop their full potential and their abilities. social skills. Finally, you will see that you are not alone. Millions of families around the world live with people affected by schizophrenia and, still, manage to adapt to the challenges and have quality of life. The fundamental thing for this to happen is to seek quality information, in addition to having determination, patience and empathy to learn to live with the disease.