Diagnosis: Schizophrenia Book

	Foreword
	Introductory Note
	Acknowledgments
	About the Authors
	Using this Book
	Introduction: So They Say We Have Schizophrenia	1
1	In the Beginning	5
2	So Many Questions: The Quick Reference Guide	18
3	How the Brain Works	27
4	What Is Schizophrenia?	35
5	Why Me?	42
6	Diagnosing Schizophrenia	50
7	What Will People Think of Me Now?	55
8	Medication	68
9	Out of the Hospital and Staying Well	82
10	Coping with Positive and Negative Symptoms	95
11	Coping with Other Symptoms and Side Effects	104
12	Drugs, Alcohol, and Safer Sex	114
13	Under the Microscope	129
14	Zelda's Story	136
15	Who Am I Now?	146
16	Getting the Social Services You Need	155
17	Vocational Rehabilitation	166
App. 1	Client Assistance Program Directory	173
App. 2	Vocational Rehabilitation Directory	177
	App. 3: Other Resources	187
	Index	191