This lively book explores current dilemmas and debates on the use, effectiveness and adverse effects of psychiatric drugs, from the perspectives of people who have taken them. It includes groundbreaking research into experiences of trying to come off drugs with particular emphasis on interactions between service users and mental health practitioners INDICE: Acknowledgements - List of Tables - List of Critical Reflection Boxes - Introduction - Overview and Key Issues - What People Taking Psychiatric Drugs Have To Say About Them - What Is Known About Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs - Coping With Coming Off b Making The Decision - Coping With Coming Off b The Consequences - Coping With Coming Off b Three Stories - Key Issues, Suggestions and Conclusion - Appendix I: Sources of Practical Information About ComingOff Psychiatric Drugs - Appendix II: Adverse Effects When Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs - References
- ISBN: 978-0-230-54940-1
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 14/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés