Recovery From Schizophrenia: Psychiatry and Political Economy, 2nd Edition

The first edition of __Recovery of Schizophrenia__ was acclaimed on publication as a work of major importance. It demonstrated convincingly, but controversially, how political, economic and labour market forces shape social responses to the mentally ill, mould psychiatric treatment philosophy, and influence the onset and course of one of the most common forms of mental illness. In this revised and fully updated edition, Dr Warner examines the changes in approach to schizophrenia since publication of his original book and analyses new research to answer the question: `Are they advances or not?' Does Social Class Or The State Of The Economy Influence Whether People With Schizophrenia Recover From Their Illness? Has Industrial Development Affected The Number Of People With This Illness Who Become Severely Disabled? Does The Level Of Economic Development Determine Which Citizens Become Insane? These Questions Are At The Heart Of Recovery From Schizophrenia. Acclaimed As A Major Work On Its First Publication, This Fully Revised And Updated Second Edition Draws On New Research And Experience To Consider Whether Recent Changes In Approach To Treatment Are Really An Advance. The Author Argues That We Have Been Too Pessimistic About The Course Of Untreated Schizophrenia And Overconfident About The Benefits Of Modern Treatment. Despite The Increased Use Of New Antipsychotic Drugs And Massive Annual Investment In The Treatment Of Schizophrenia, The Outcome From The Illness In Modern Industrial Society Is No Better Than In The Third World. Much Of What Is Called Community Treatment Is, In Fact, The Antithesis Of Treatment, Resulting In People With Psychosis Living A Life In Which Even Basic Needs, Such As Food And Shelter, Are Not Met. To Explain How Society Has Come To Respond In This Way To The Person With Schizophrenia, Richard Warner, A Psychiatrist, Anthropologist And Medical Director Of A Public Mental Health System, Steps Outside The Usual Confines Of The Mental Health Field And Draws On Information From Sociology, History And Economics As Well As Medicine To Make His Case. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. What Is Schizophrenia? -- 2. Health, Illness And The Economy -- 3. Recovery From Schizophrenia -- 4. Deinstitutionalization -- 5. Madness And The Industrial Revolution -- 6. Labor, Poverty And Schizophrenia -- 7. Schizophrenia In The Third World -- 8. The Person With Schizophrenia In Western Society -- 9. The Incidence Of Schizophrenia -- 10. Antipsychotic Drugs: Use, Abuse And Non-use -- 11. Work -- 12. Desegregating Schizophrenia -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index. Richard Warner. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Recovery from Schizophrenia, from its first publication, was acclaimed as a work of major importance. It demonstrated convincingly, but controversially, how political, economic and labour market forces shape social responses to the mentally ill, mould psychiatric treatment philosophy, and influence the onset and course of one of the most common forms of mental illness. In this revised and updated third edition, Dr Warner analyses the latest research to extend the conclusions of the original work and tells us whether conditions and outcomes for people with schizophrenia are getting better or worse for people in Britain and America in recent years. In addition, he • critiques recent approaches to preventing the occurrence of schizophrenia• suggests innovative strategies for advancing the economic situation of people with mental illness• describes the latest advances in the rehabilitation of people with schizophrenia• provides a guide on how to combat the stigma of mental illness at local and national level. Recovery from Schizophrenia's radical analysis of the factors affecting the outcome of schizophrenia is essential reading for all psychiatrists, mental health professional, mental health advocates, social workers, rehabilitation personnel, and psychologists. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Introduction......Page 11 What is schizophrenia?......Page 16 Health, illness and the economy......Page 43 Recovery from schizophrenia......Page 70 Deinstitutionalization......Page 95 Madness and the Industrial Revolution......Page 115 Labor, poverty and schizophrenia......Page 142 Schizophrenia in the Third World......Page 162 The schizophrenic person in Western society......Page 185 The incidence of schizophrenia......Page 205 Antipsychotic drugs: use, abuse and non-use......Page 228 Work......Page 258 Desegregating schizophrenia......Page 278 Notes......Page 303 Bibliography......Page 354 Name index......Page 359 Subject index......Page 363 The first edition of Recovery from Schizophrenia was acclaimed on publication as a work of major importance. It demonstrated convincingly, but controversially, how political, economic and labor market forces shape social responses to the mentally ill, mold psychiatric treatment philosophy and influence the onset and course of one of the most common forms of mental illness. In this revised and fully updated edition, Dr. Warner examines the changes in approach to schizophrenia since publication of his original book and analyzes new research to answer the question: ``Are they advances or not?'' Demonstrates how political, economic and labour market forces shape social responses to the mentally ill, mould psychiatric treatment philosophy, and influence the onset and course of schizoprenia. In this revision, Warner examines recent changes and analyzes new research.