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In First Person Accounts of Mental Illness, case studies of individuals experiencing schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, and other mental ailments will be provided for students studying the classification and treatment of psychopathology. All of the cases are written from the perspective of the mentally ill individual, providing readers with a unique perspective of the experience of living with a mental disorder.

Instructors are always searching for rele... MOREvant case studies that can supplement their course material and increase students' understanding of topics being covered. In First Person Accounts of Mental Illness, case studies of individuals experiencing schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, and other mental ailments will be provided for students studying the classification and treatment of psychopathology. All of the cases are written from the perspective of the mentally ill individual, providing readers with a unique perspective of the experience of living with a mental disorder.

"In their book First Person Accounts of Mental Illness and Recovery, LeCroy and Holschuh offer the student, researcher, or layperson the intimate voice of mental illness from the inside. First Person Accounts of Mental Illness and Recovery is a wonderful book, and it is an ideal, even indispensable, companion to traditional mental health texts. I am grateful that they have given the majority of this book to the voices that are too often unheard." --John S. Brekke, PhD , Frances G. Larson Professor of Social Work Research, School of Social Work, University of Southern California; Fellow, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare "This is absolutely a must-read for anyone who has been touched by someone with a mental illness, whether it be personal or professional. It is imperative that this book be required reading in any course dealing with psychopathology and the DSM, whether it be in psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing, or counseling." --Phyllis Solomon, PhD , Professor in the School of Social Policy & Practice and Professor of Social Work in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania A unique volume of first person narratives written from the perspective of individuals with a mental illness Drawing from a broad range of sources, including narratives written expressly for this book, self-published accounts, and excerpts from previously published memoirs, this distinctive set of personal stories covers and illustrates a wide spectrum of mental disorder categories, including: Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders Mood disorders Anxiety disorders Personality disorders Substance-related disorders Eating disorders Impulse control disorders Cognitive disorders Somatoform disorders Dissociative disorders Gender identity disorders Sleep disorders Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence Reflecting a recovery orientation and strengths-based approach, the authentic and relevant stories in First Person Accounts of Mental Illness and Recovery promote a greater appreciation for the individual's role in treatment and an expansion of hope and recovery.

Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia The Best Medicine
Recovery as Discovery
Understanding Health as a Continuum
Psychiatry and Oppression: A Personal Account of Compulsory Admission and Medical Treatment
Powerful Choices: Peer Support and Individualized Medication Self-Determination
Schizoaffective Disorder Snapshots: The First Symptoms of Psychosis	... MORE
Why Having a Mental Illness is not like Having Diabetes (Anonymous..)
Mood Disorders
Depressive Disorders Depression: Disease, Loneliness, Social Isolation, Suicide, Negative Thoughts
My Confession: My Life Had Come to a Stop
Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey through Depression
I Wish I Had Gotten Help Sooner: My Struggle with Postpartum Depression
My Journey Through Postpartum Depression
Bipolar Disorder Living with the Dragon: The Long Road to Self-Mangement of Bipolar II
On Madness: A Personal Account of Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder (Anonymous..)
Random Scribblings on Bipolar Disorder
Being Bipolar: Living on Both Sides of the Coin
Anxiety Disorders
Panic Disorder You have anxiety?
Susan's Story
Phobias On the Outside Looking In
Mysophobia
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Flux
Rituals, Routines, and Recovery: Living with OCD
"It'll be Okay": How I kept Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) from Ruining my Life
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Emotional Triangle
Panic, Anxiety, PTSD, and My Experiences of Healing Through Multiple Avenues of Psychotherapy
The Demons of War are Persistent: A Personal Story of Prolonged PSTD
Personality Disorders
My Path to Recovery
A "Classic" Case of Borderline Personality Disorder
Loud in the House of Myself
Substance-Related Disorders
Goodbye Johnny Walker
Untitled
A Nurse's Journey through Loss, Addiction, and Recovery
Eating Disorders
Dying by Inches
Big Little
Binging and Purging to Stay Alive (Anonymous)
Life with an Eating Disorder
Impulse Control Disorders
The Numbers of My Obsession
Memoirs of a Compulsive Firesetter
Dan's Story (Anonymous)
Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
Before it is Too Late
Poor Memory: A Case Report
Parkinson's: A Patient's View
Somatoform and Factitious Disorders
A Psychosomatic Study of Myself
Bigorexia: Bodybuilding & Muscle Dysmorphia (Anonymous)
Hypochondria
Dissociative Disorders
Coping Strategies
Family Talk
Fractured Mind, One Heart?
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
Sexual Pain Disorders Vaginismus: The Blessing of Botox
The Armed Robbery Orgasm: A Lovemap Autobiography of Masochism
Gender Identity Disorders A Rose in Bloom
Time for a Good Transgender Story
Sleep Disorders
An Insomniac's Slant on Sleep
My Story of Narcolepsy
Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
Pervasive Developmental Disorders Communication Impairment
Alien: A Story of Asperger's Syndrome
The Experience of Infantile Autism
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The Only Me That We Have Ever Known
Tic Disorders The Unwelcome Companion
Searching for Answers
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CRAIG WINSTON LeCROY, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. He also holds an appointment at the University of Arizona in the John & Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Family Studies and Human Development division. He is the author of over 100 scholarly publications including ten previous books on a wide range of topics, such as mental health, the social work profession, home visitation, and research methodology.

JANE HOLSCHUH, PhD, is Professor Emerita in the Department of Social Work at Humboldt State University and currently teaches in the MSW program at Arizona State University.

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