[Loial]

I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good books about schizophrenia... I was thinking more along the lines of about the illness or coping with it rather than memoirs.

I've read:

Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction - a slightly more academic book that pretty much covers everything from history, theories, to diagnosis & symptoms etc.

The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia - I thought this might be useful for seeing the illness from another perspective, particularly with how to cope with it. Although there were useful sections, it read a bit too much like a wordy self-help style book.

There was some other book I came across that I was considering which has supposedly been the definitive go-to book for like 20+ years or something. I can't remember what it was anymore.

[Sometimes psychotic]

As far as an encylopedia like work there is e fuller torrey's surviving schizophrenia-----I'm not a fan of torrey but in this case his opinions are thoughtful and well balanced. There is not much on coping with it---some of the cbt type guides may be better for that-----

[Loial]

That was the book I was referring to!

I'm trying to find out as much as I can whilst I'm not too bad. I never researched anything before because I was so bad.

I've already learned a fair amount from those books I've read & websites. Should help me to deal with things better this time around. I'm shocked at how little I knew apart from the symptoms despite dealing with it on & off for just over 2 years...

[Sometimes psychotic]

Originally Posted by Lawscot

That was the book I was referring to!

I'm trying to find out as much as I can whilst I'm not too bad. I never researched anything before because I was so bad.

I've already learned a fair amount from those books I've read & websites. Should help me to deal with things better this time around. I'm shocked at how little I knew apart from the symptoms despite dealing with it on & off for just over 2 years...

Its a really definitive book if you read that you will know everything important....

[Mikeyboy]

Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic

As far as an encylopedia like work there is e fuller torrey's surviving schizophrenia-----I'm not a fan of torrey but in this case his opinions are thoughtful and well balanced. There is not much on coping with it---some of the cbt type guides may be better for that-----

I just finished this last week and would also recommend it. I am not schizophrenic, but am very interested in schizophrenia just because I experience psychotic symptoms from time to time. I found it to be a pretty elucidating book and well thought book.

http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Schi...dp_ob_title_bk