Women and Psychosis: A Guide for Women and Their Families: An Information Guide

ISBN-10
0888685491
ISBN-13
9780888685490
Category
Medical
Pages
41
Language
English
Published
2014-05-14
Publisher
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Authors
Mary Violette Seeman, April Collins, Pamela Blake

Description

Psychosis refers to a loss of contact with reality, in which people have trouble distinguishing between what is real and what is not. Psychosis can be frightening, confusing and distressing. This guide is written for women who have had a psychotic episode, and for their families. It explains: what exactly psychosis is what the recovery process is like, especially for women how psychosis affects family and friends how a woman with psychosis can manage her future. This valuable guide gives essential information and support to women with psychosis and the people in their lives.

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