Insight and Psychosis
Awareness of Illness in Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 22 July 2004
- ISBN 9780198525684
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages416 pages
- Size 239x167x23 mm
- Weight 691 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous tables, 4 graphs and line drawings 0
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Short description:
The insight a patient shares into their own psychosis is fundamental to their condition - it goes to the heart of what we understand 'madness' to be. Can a person be expected to accept treatment for a condition that they deny they have? Can a person be held responsible for their actions if those actions are inspired by their own unique perceptions and beliefs - beliefs that no-one else shares? The new edition of this unique book shows how we can better understand the patient's view of their illness, and provides valuable advice for all those involved in the treatment of mental illness.
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The insight a patient shares into their own psychosis is fundamental to their condition - it goes to the heart of what we understand 'madness' to be. Can a person be expected to accept treatment for a condition that they deny they have? Can a person be held responsible for their actions if those actions are inspired by their own unique perceptions and beliefs - beliefs that no-one else shares?
The topic of insight in schizophrenia and related disorders has become a major focus of research in psychiatry and psychology. It has important clinical implications in terms of outcome, treatment adherence, competence, and forensic issues.
In order to study 'insight' a broad perspective is required. This involves applying knowledge from the cognitive and brain sciences, as well as from philosophy and the social sciences.
Insight and Psychosis comprises a series of in-depth, well-referenced, scholarly overviews from each of these perspectives with a strong empirical foundation - including in some cases the presentation of new data and meta-analysis of the published literature. These are integrated and synthesised by the editors, both acknowledged experts in the field. The scope is truly international and spans theoretical perspectives, clinical practice, and consumer views. The book will act as a source for students and researchers interested in pursuing any number of questions and controversies around lack of insight and awareness, and will guide clinical psychologists and psychiatrists who seek a broader view of the many facets of insight that might arise during their day-to-day work.
This is the second edition of Amador and David's enormously influential book and contains much new material - notably on neuropsychological research and the clinical relevance of stakeholders, including service users and carers. The quality of the papers is outstanding: in particular Jolley and Gartey on cognitive psychological approaches to delusions, Fulford's philosophical analysis, Torrey on violence and insight, McEvoy on compliance with medication and Frese's first-person perspective. Reading this book has changed my understanding of the concept of insight. I can no longer think of it simply as agreeing with the doctor. This is a book that should be read by all mental health professionals. Carers and service users, and those who work in philosophy or the social sciences and are interested in disability, awareness, and mental health, would also find it of interest.
Table of Contents:
Part I - Phenomenology and Psychology
Understanding and assessing insight
Insight and psychosis: a conceptual history
Insight and delusion: from Jaspers to Kraepelin and back again via Austin
Cognitive insight: theory and assessment
Insight and delusions: a cognitive psychological approach
Insight in mood disorders: an empirical and conceptual review
Part II - Neuropsychology
The neuropsychology of insight in psychiatric and neurological disorders
Neural correlates of unawareness of illness in psychosis
Neuropsychological studies of insight in psychosis
Part III - Insight, Culture and Society
Inside knowledge: cultural constructions of insight in psychosis
Japanese attitudes towards insight in schizophrenia
Relationship of insight to violent behaviour and stigma
Why lack of insight should have a central place in mental health law
Part IV - Clinical and Personal Implications of Poor Insight
Delusions, action and insight
The relationship between insight into psychosis and compliance with medications
Awareness of illness in schizophrenia: advances from psychosocial rehabilitation research
Inside 'Insight' - a personal perspective on insight in psychosis
The clinical importance of insight: an overview
