Changing outcomes in psychosis; collaborative cases from practitioners, users and carers.9781405126410 Changing outcomes in psychosis psychosis (sīkō`sĭs), in psychiatry, a broad category of mental disorder encompassing the most serious emotional disturbances, often rendering the individual incapable of staying in contact with reality. ; collaborative cases from practitioners, users and carers. Ed. by Richard Velleman et al. Blackwell Publishing 2007 268 pages $59.95 Paperback RC512 A series of case studies, each written collaboratively by a practitioner and either a person with psychosis or their carer carer Noun a person who looks after someone who is ill or old, often a relative: the group offers support for the carers of those with dementia carer n → or both, demonstrate that people diagnosed as psychotic psychotic /psy·chot·ic/ (si-kot´ik) 1. pertaining to, characterized by, or caused by psychosis. 2. a person exhibiting psychosis. psy·chot·ic adj. are not necessarily condemned to eternal torment at best and deteriorating conditions at worst with no hope of reprieve reprieve (rĭprēv`): in law, see pardon. . Among the issues they tackle are positive risk-taking within family intervention, women's experiences, and collaboration between carers and practitioners in research and evaluation. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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