Schizophrenia without fear. A book for people with the diagnosis and everyone around.

The book is aimed at people suffering from schizophrenia, their relatives who are responsible for the lives and health of their loved ones, and anyone interested in the topic of mental illnesses. It will also be useful for aspiring psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and psychologists involved in the treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill patients. Natalia Kerre is a defectologist with extensive experience, a family psychologist-consultant. In her work, she has repeatedly encountered incorrect and untimely diagnosis of schizophrenia, including in children and adolescents, and has seen the consequences of this. She has helped many patients and their families develop the right attitude towards the diagnosis, learn to live with it, and lead a full life. The book covers a wide range of topics: various theories of the onset of schizophrenia, characteristic symptoms, methods of diagnosis and treatment, and ways of social rehabilitation. The book also includes real stories of people with the diagnosis. A special section is dedicated to practical questions: how to accept the illness, how to live with it, what to do to minimize the risk of exacerbation. In an accessible form, it explains how to understand the peculiarities of the disease, how to relate to people with the diagnosis, how to interact with them, and how to improve their condition. The book includes drawings of people with mental disorders in the appendix, helping to better understand their inner world.