Originally published in 1992, Borderline presents a unique study of
the disturbed mind. Professional psychologist Peter Chadwick draws
upon his own personal experience of madness to provide a valuable
exploration of the psychology of paranoia and schizophrenia. The
book goes beyond a narrowly focused analytical approach to examine
schizophrenia from as many perspectives as possible. Using
participant observation, introspection, case study and experimental
methods, Chadwick shows how paranoid and delusional thinking are
only exaggerations of processes to be found in normal cognition.
Impressed by the similarities between the thinking of mystics and
psychotics, he argues that some forms of madness are closely
related to profound mystical experience and intuition, but that
these are expressed in a distorted form in the psychotic mind. He
explores the many positive characteristics and capabilities of
paranoid patients, providing a sympathetic account which balances
the heavily negative constructions usually put on paranoia in the
research literature. Borderline provides many novel insights into
madness and raises important questions as to how psychosis and
psychotics are to be evaluated. It will be essential reading for
all practising professionals and students in clinical psychology
and psychiatry, and for everyone involved in the treatment,
understanding and management of schizophrenia.
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