- Paperback: 168 pages
- Publisher: Vida Press; 2 edition (January 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0967718929
- ISBN-13: 978-0967718927
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #186,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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I strongly recommend this to families and therapists of seriously mentally ill patients. -- AARON T. BECK, M.D., Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychiatry
The focus throughout is on building mutual understanding and trust, so involuntary treatment can be avoided,if possible. -- LAURIE FLYNN, Executive Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
This book fills a tremendous void in the literature on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. -- E. FULLER TORREY, M.D., Director of the Stanley Foundation Research Programs on Schizophrenia and Manic-Depression;Author of Surviving Schizophrenia. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
The focus throughout is on building mutual understanding and trust, so involuntary treatment can be avoided,if possible. -- LAURIE FLYNN, Executive Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
This book fills a tremendous void in the literature on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. -- E. FULLER TORREY, M.D., Director of the Stanley Foundation Research Programs on Schizophrenia and Manic-Depression;Author of Surviving Schizophrenia. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Book Description
About 50% of all people with schizophrenia and manic-depression do not understand that they are ill and refuse treatment.
Whether you are a family member or a therapist, in this book you will find hope in what the new research is revealing about the problem of poor insight into illness.
Prepare to be surprised and to have new hope. There is much you can do to conquer denial. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Nearly everyone is aware of the problem, if only from the newspaper headlines: Many people with mental illness are in denial that they are ill and, therefore, refuse treatment. Read the first page
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Nearly everyone is aware of the problem, if only from the newspaper headlines: Many people with mental illness are in denial that they are ill and, therefore, refuse treatment. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
the target audience,
By Lilith (NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help! (Paperback)
Not all people will know how to use the humanistic approach when helping ill family members; this book introduces it as a more effective way of handling a situation. Amador's book is written in a way that is comprehensive to any person going through such an event. The author's personal experience with his brother and as a therapist create an empathetic tone that makes the book relatable.
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Title says it all,
By Carla Jacobs (Orange, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help! (Paperback)
The title says it all. As an advocate for people with mental illness, daily I get calls from family members asking, "Why won't my loved one accept--seek--help." Amador's book answers that question: Because the person is suffering from a brain disorder, they think, "I'm not sick; I don't need help." Mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are brain disorders. As such, they may impact the person's ability to make viable judgement about treatment and, in many cases, even preclude the victim of the illness from recognizing they have a treatable medical condition. And, if you do not think you are ill, why would anyone accept treatment? Amador's book explains in layman's terms the aspects of mental illness known as "lack of insight". At one time, lack of insight was considered to be the results of stigma, and indeed there is stigma surrounding mental illness. Today, science recognizes in some people lack of insight is the result of brain dysfunction itself. Simply put, the brain can recognize when the leg is broken, but the leg cannot take over for the computer of the body and recognize when the brain is not functioning correctly. Amador does not stop with the explainations. Instead, he gives easy to follow advice on how to help someone you love with amental illness who does not recognize his/her own need for treatment. This book is a bible and a tutorial for people trying to help their very ill relative.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Where has this book been hiding?,
This review is from: I Am Not Sick I Don't Need Help! (Paperback)
Be sure to read all the reviews posted here. Take all the 5 star reviews, add them together, and you will begin to have a feel for what I thought of this book. I learned a lot of things I needed to know but hadn't (leaving me to wonder why aren't all mental health professionals knowledgable about the new research and trained in the type of therapies written about in this book?), and the advice Dr. Amador gives worked. Thank you!
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