Paul Lysaker, John Lysaker

Schizophrenia and the Fate of the Self

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With ever more detailed models of the neurobiological and social systems out of which schizophrenia is born, it is possible to overlook how suffering persons actually experience their symptoms.This book examines the experiences of persons who suffer from schizophrenia. It provides a highly readable and humane examination of this common condition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 319g
• ISBN-13: 9780199215768
• ISBN-10: 0199215766
• Artikelnr.: 23800998

Autorenporträt

Paul Lysaker obtained his doctorate in clinical psychology from Kent State University, Kent Ohio, in 1991. Since then he has been actively involved in clinical practice, teaching and research. Most of these activities have centred around assisting persons with schizophrenia to move towards recovery. Specific areas of study have included neurocognition, rehabilitation and psychotherapy. He is an author of 145 peer reviewed articles in the areas of psychiatric and mental health and has been awarded several national grants in the USA. John Lysaker took his degrees at Kenyon College and Vanderbilt University. Since 1996, he has been at the University of Oregon, working in Philosophy and Comparative Literature on issues in aesthetics, philosophical psychology, and moral and political philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Symptoms and common explanations
2: Sense of self in schizophrenia
3: The self in and as dialogue
4: Dialogical impairment and self diminishment
5: Dialogical compromise and symptoms
6: Dialogical compromise and psychosocial dysfunction
7: Establishing and sustaining dialogue in individual psychotherapy
8: Conclusion