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Key book in giving therapists and analysts the necessary tools to
work effectively with psychosis * Provides many clinical vignettes
and examples of how to work in practice with severely disturbed
patients * Useful for practicing clinicians and those in training
Key book in giving therapists and analysts the necessary tools to
work effectively with psychosis * Provides many clinical vignettes
and examples of how to work in practice with severely disturbed
patients * Useful for practicing clinicians and those in training
The spinal cord is a vital part of the central nervous system; even
a small injury can lead to severe disability. In the US, there are
approximately 230,000 people living with traumatic spinal cord
injury (SCI), with over 10,000 more becoming disabled each year.
Learning to live with SCI can be a challenge to any individual,
caregiver or family. To improve their ability to cope, everyone
involved must understand how the body responds to a spinal cord
injury, and educate themselves about treatment and management
issues. "Spinal Cord Injury," the newest title in the critically
acclaimed "American Academy of Neurology Press Quality of Life
Guides," is an authoritative and reliable resource for any patient,
family member or caregiver looking to inform themselves on this
topic.
Written in easy-to-understand language, this excellent overview of
spinal cord injury and its treatment, is essential reading for all
patients desiring a better quality of life, and for family members
and caregivers who need a better understanding of this condition
and its effects. This informative book explains the anatomy of the
spine, the results of injury and the treatment and management
issues encountered during rehabilitation. It contains a glossary
with commonly used terms, and website resources that can aid in
further research. In addition, it includes current research to help
SCI patients make informed medical decisions that promote optimum
healing.
"Spinal Cord Injury" will help patients, caregivers, and family
members cope with SCI and enjoy a better quality of life.
Joe Black was a baseball pioneer, the first black pitcher ever to
win a World Series game. He then became the only Major Leaguer to
become a full-time public school teacher after his baseball career
ended. The Black family lived in a very modest house right next to
the author's father's auto body shop near the railroad tracks in
the poorest part of Plainfield, New Jersey and they knew his late
father, Nathan. The author first met Mr. Black when he came to
Hubbard Junior High School as a teacher and baseball coach and
their forty-five year friendship continued until his death in
2002.As his teacher, coach, and mentor until the end of his life,
Mr. Black became a trusted friend. He greatly influenced the
author's life, his law practice, and his family. Selzer was given
the honor of being the opening speaker at Joe Black's Memorial
Celebration on June 1, 2002. Many of Joe's friends, acquaintances,
and former colleagues contributed stories for this book; among them
are Bill Cosby, Sandy Koufax, Bob Costas, Joe Garagiola, and many
others.
The person with schizophrenia poses a formidable challenge even
to the experienced clinician. Bizarre, unpredictable behavior,
disordered thought patterns, peculiar, even unintelligible speech,
and extreme distrust can drastically limit the clinician's ability
to conduct therapy. It is often seemingly impossible to determine
the cause of these behaviors: Are they a result of the disease, the
side effects of drugs, or the patient's efforts to cope?
In this brilliant and insightful book, Dr. Michael Selzer and
his colleagues offer a radical new perspective on understanding and
treating the schizophrenic person. What is often lacking, they
argue, is a clear understanding of the patient's own experience of
his world. Without a realistic appraisal of the patient's
physiological and psychological vulnerabilities, the effect of
various stresses on him, and his own unique adaptation to these
circumstances, no effective drug or psychotherapeutic treatment
intervention is possible.
This thoughtful, intelligent, and acutely perceptive book is a
major breakthrough for working with persons with schizophrenia. The
authors have shown that therapy with the schizophrenic person is
not only possible but highly rewarding.
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