Experiences of Schizophrenia: An Integration of the Personal, Scientific, and Therapeutic

The Groundwork. Introduction. What is Schizophrenia? A Hierarchical Systems Model for Mental Illness. Data and Methodology. Part II: Cases I. The Extremes of Outcome. Case I: Emily: An Unusually Successful Treatment. Case 2: Edward: A Multi-System Failure. Part III: Viewpoints on Schizophrenia: A Pluralistic Model. The Perspective of Neuroscience. Constitutional Vulnerability and an Epigenetic Model. Introduction to a Psychoanalytic Systems Perspective. The Psychology System. The Family System. Society and Culture. Part IV: The Treatment of Schizophrenia. Evaluation and Treatment Planning from a Systems Perspective. Studies of the Efficacy of Psychological Treatment. Psychotherapeutic Technique and Process. The Psychological Perspective: Stages of Therapy. Treatment in the Mental Hospital. Illustrations of Crises in Hospital Treatment and Considerations of Family Treatment. Treatment of the Organism Under Stress. Part V: Cases II. The Middle Range of Outcome. Case 4: Joanna: A Positive Outcome. Case 3: Rachel: The Choice to Remain Ill. Case 5: Celia: Treatment of a Chronic Schizophrenic. Part VI: Conclusion. Systems and Interventions in Schizophrenia: A Reprise. References.