Coping with Psychosis and Schizophrenia: Family Stories of Hope and Recovery

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Juliana Onwumere (King's College London) David Shiers OBE (University of Manchester)

Coping with Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Family Stories of Hope and Recovery

Juliana Onwumere (King's College London), David Shiers OBE (University of Manchester), Elizabeth Kuipers OBE (King's College London)

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RCPsych/Cambridge University Press
30 May 2024

Clinical psychology

Supporting a relative living with a psychotic disorder can be uniquely challenging when compared to other health conditions, leaving many family carers isolated and struggling with questions: Why us? How do others cope? Is it my fault? How much more can I take? This collection of personal accounts provides family carers with a helpful framework to make sense of their individual experiences and support their own coping and wellbeing. It details the myriad of positives, challenges and life-changing experiences that families encounter following the development of a psychotic illness in a loved one. The authors of these accounts are varied and include the parents, partners, siblings and children of those experiencing psychosis. This book will also serve as an excellent resource for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, social workers, GPs and students who should find the book relevant both for their own practice and for those families they support.

Edited by: Juliana Onwumere (King's College London), David Shiers OBE (University of Manchester), Elizabeth Kuipers OBE (King's College London)
Imprint: RCPsych/Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781911623694
ISBN 10: 1911623699
Pages: 110
Publication Date: 30 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dr Juliana Onwumere is a reader in clinical psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London, and a consultant clinical psychologist in the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Dr David Shiers OBE is an honorary reader in early psychosis with the University of Manchester, an honorary research consultant with the Psychosis Research Unit of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, and an honorary senior research fellow at the School of Medicine, Keele University. Elizabeth Kuipers OBE is Professor Emerita of Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London.

Reviews for Coping with Psychosis and Schizophrenia: Family Stories of Hope and Recovery

'When feeling bewildered and alone, with a sense of responsibility for a much loved relative affected by psychosis, the testimonies of others with caring experiences can be a lifeline. Professionals and students will also deepen their understanding by learning from carers. The authors have assembled, in this slim volume, a richly varied selection of personal accounts of caring, which will prove an invaluable resource for anyone concerned with compassionate care.' Philippa Garety, Professor of Clinical Psychology, King's College London