Talking to Families About Mental Illness by Galynker, Igor -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication CONTENTS EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction

Why is this Book Important? Who is this Book For?

PART I: GENERAL RULES AND APPROACHES

1. Key Skills

Before You Talk With Families When You Talk With Families

2. Every Family Is Different

Family Involvement Knowledge Attitude

3. Communication Strategies

How to Talk to Different Family Members Fostering Better Communication Among Family Members

PART II: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

4. Diagnosis and Prognosis

Why? The Future Diagnostic Uncertainty

5. Psychiatric Symptoms

Distinguishing the Illness from the Person Stigma and What to Tell Outsiders Patient/Family Denial

6. Treatment

Referring a Loved One to a Psychiatrist Mental Illness as Medical Illness Medication versus Talk Therapy Finding the Right Therapist Proactive versus Reactive Treatments Changing Doctors and Second Opinions

7. How to Talk About Suicide and Deal With Emergencies

Following an Unsuccessful Suicide Attempt Following a Suicide Families Who Worry Families Who Minimize or Deny Talking to the Families About Repeated Suicidal Threats Repeated Self-Injurious Behavior Receiving a Call About a Psychiatric Emergency

PART III: COMMON DISORDERS

8. Schizophrenia

Before the First Schizophrenic Break Adjusting to the Chronic Course of the Illness Psychosis Thought Disorder Cognitive Decline Isolation Hygiene and Dress Social Skills Aggression

9. Bipolar Mood Disorder

Different Subtypes and Diagnostic Confusion Learning to Recognize Early Signs Discouraging Risky and Harmful Behaviors Encouraging Protective and Healthy Behaviors Moodiness and Irritability Sexual Behavior Cannabis Use and Bipolar Illness

10. Major Depressive Disorder

Endogenous versus Reactive Depression Recognizing and Dealing With Mild Depression Recognizing and Dealing With Worsening Depression Recognizing and Coping With Severe Depression Psychotic Depression Snapping Out Of It Antidepressants and Other Medications Electroconvulsive Therapy How Depression Improves and Resolves Risk of Future Depressions Protecting the Emotional and Physical Health of the Family

11. Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder

12. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 13. Personality Disorders

PART IV: REAL-LIFE ISSUES

14. Stress Management

Coping with Stress as a Family

15. School and Work

School Work and Careers

16. Real-Life Relationships and Planning Families

Whether to Live with an Adult Child Whether to Marry a Bipolar Boyfriend or Girlfriend Whether to Stay with a Bipolar Spouse Whether to Have Children

Epilogue References