Recovery from Schizophrenia: Psychiatry and Political Economy [Paperback]

Richard Warner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415212677 | ISBN-13: 978-0415212670 | Publication Date: January 9, 2004 | Edition: 3

Recovery from Schizophrenia, from its first publication, was acclaimed as a work of major importance. It demonstrated convincingly, but controversially, how political, economic and labour market forces shape social responses to the mentally ill, mould psychiatric treatment philosophy, and influence the onset and course of one of the most common forms of mental illness.

In this revised and updated third edition, Dr Warner analyses the latest research to extend the conclusions of the original work and tells us whether conditions and outcomes for people with schizophrenia are getting better or worse for people in Britain and America in recent years. In addition, he
* critiques recent approaches to preventing the occurrence of schizophrenia
* suggests innovative strategies for advancing the economic situation of people with mental illness
* describes the latest advances in the rehabilitation of people with schizophrenia
* provides a guide on how to combat the stigma of mental illness at local and national level.

Recovery from Schizophrenia's radical analysis of the factors affecting the outcome of schizophrenia is essential reading for all psychiatrists, mental health professional, mental health advocates, social workers, rehabilitation personnel, and psychologists.

Editorial Reviews

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"This is a useful book for libraries to own ... useful for students in a wide variety of disciplines." -- Choice

"This second edition of Warner's text has been substantially updated and revised to reflect current research and to refine his original arguments." -- Contemporary Psychology --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Richard Warner is the Medical Director of the Mental Health Center of Boulder County, Colorado and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 3 edition (January 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415212677
• ISBN-13: 978-0415212670
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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More About the Author

Richard Warner is a psychiatrist who has specialized in the research and treatment of people with serious mental illness like schizophrenia. The treatment programs he has helped develop are community-based and include residential alternatives to the hospital for acute psychiatric treatment and intensive outpatient models of care and rehabilitation which enable people with these illnesses to live independently in the community and move forward with their lives. His research focuses on social and economic factors which affect recovery from schizophrenia and on the kinds of treatment programs which produce the best results.

Dr. Warner is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado. He was the Medical Director of the Mental Health Center of Boulder County for nearly 30 years and he is now the Director of Colorado Recovery, a residential and intensive outpatient treatment and rehabilitation program for people with serious mental illness. More information about Colorado Recovery is available at www.coloradorecovery.com.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A neglected contribution, December 7, 1999

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Richard Lichtman (The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Recovery from Schizophrenia: Psychiatry and Political Economy (Paperback)

(I have not yet read the second edition of this book but it is reasonable to assume that it is an updated version of the first edition, which is the book I am referring to.) This is an extraordinary book which reviews the entired field of social structure and mental illness. (In fact my only objection to the book is the title, which suggests a far narrower field than is actually covered in the work.) Warner seems to have read all the relevant literature and has the distinct advantage of being able to place studies of mental health in a social, historical and cross-cultural context. His analysis is thorough and creative and he makes a very persuasive case that the predominant causes of mental illness, including schizophrenia, are more deeply rooted in the social system than the myopic, insulated views of most psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists can envision. His arguments against the "social drift" hypothesis and other self serving illusions of contemporary psychotherapeutica reaserch are extremely important. His willingness to incorporate insights from a variety of social thinker, including Marx (yet, that Marx) give the book a deep analyitic resonance. It is not accidental that this book is not widely known for it does not fit easily into the reified bioligical accounts of mental illness that have been playing havoc with the field for the last 25 years or so.