Diagnosis: Schizophrenia

Diagnosis Schizophrenia is a very good book interviewing mental health patients to give their views. It gives a very personal feel to the book and I enjoyed reading it very much.

I am a consumer with schizoaffective disorder. I purchase books but do not do much reading. When I got this book out of the public library, I kept it, 'way past its due date. Whenever I am in a waiting room, out comes Diagnosis: Schizophrenia. I wish that this book had been available to me when I first became mentally ill! I spent years in denial and doubt about the medications. The descriptions of symptoms are convincing... Read Full Review

I was looking for books to help my my brother with his newly diagnosed son. After reading two recommended books, which were testaments to survival, but described such horrific experiences, I found this one. The family has been trying to read books and we have just been devastated chapter after chapter. This is a very down-to-earth book. It replaces some of the frightening images of schizophrenia with more hopeful images. ... Read Full Review

I read this book a while ago. At the time I was working with a patient with schizophrenia. I shared some of the stories with this patient. The patient and I both were amazed by the similarities between (the patient's) delusions and those of the clients in the book. It helped me to better understand the world of a person with schizophrenia.

Understanding schizophrenia is a difficult task. By reading this wonderfully written book, the reader can enter into this world and develop an appreciation not only for the complexity of this illness, but it also provides direction and inspires hope.