When the Sun Bursts - The Enigma of Schizophrenia (Paperback)

A leading psychoanalyst shares his experiences working with schizophrenic patients to show how effective talk therapy can be as a treatment Many schizophrenics experience their condition as one of radical incarceration, mind-altering medications, isolation, and dehumanization. At a time when the treatment of choice is anti-psychotic medication, world-renowned psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas asserts that schizophrenics can be helped by much more humane treatments, and that they have a chance to survive and even reverse the process if they have someone to talk to them regularly and for a sustained period, soon after their first breakdown. In this sensitive and evocative narrative, he draws on his personal experiences working with schizophrenics since the 1960's. He offers his interpretation of how schizophrenia develops, typically in the teens, as an adaptation in the difficult transition to adulthood. With tenderness, Bollas depicts schizophrenia as an understandable way of responding to our precariousness in a highly unpredictable world. He celebrates the courage of the children he has worked with and reminds us that the wisdom inherent in human beings-to turn to conversation with others when in distress-is the fundamental foundation of any cure for human conflict.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2017
Authors:	Christopher Bollas
Dimensions:	203 x 131 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	226
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-22365-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Abnormal psychology Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-22365-X
Barcode:	9780300223651

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A brilliant writer on the topic of Schizophrenia

Thu, 7 Jul 2022 | Review by: Ava

Informative and written in a style which is both authentic and accessable

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