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I am not sick I don't need help
by Xavier Amador
from Vida Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A Valuable Resource
  One of the most frustrating aspects of dealing with someone with schizophrenia is their lack of insight into their disease. This makes it difficult for family and doctors to convince them of the need for treatment and medication. In one case that I was involved with, the individual vehemently denied that he had schizophrenia but did take his medications. When he was well on his road to recovery, I asked why he did even though he denied that he was sick. "Because they made me feel better", he said. He was... more info

• Gives hope to seemingly hopeless problem
  This book made me not want to give up on our loved one with schizophrenia. He may never believe that he is ill but he may agree to accept treatment anyway. This book has helped show us a possibility and give us hope.

• moderately helpful
  Moderately helpful to those with siblings with Schizophrenia. Not so helpful to those who have a parent with the disease as the family dynamics are much different.

• A key contribution to the literature of mental disorders
  What most laypeople call "denial" is a key feature of several mental disorders. Xavier Amador recognized the paucity of literature on the subject and began a decades long inquiry into what is now recognized, not as "denial," but as "lack of insight" -- the inability of a person to recognize the "self".
  While the brain biology (or chemistry) that leads to this result is as yet not completely understood, Dr. Amador's approach to diagnosis, understanding, and potential management of this single factor is... more info

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