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1. Experiencing Psychosis

   Personal and Professional Perspectives

   Edited by Jim Geekie, Patte Randal, Debra Lampshire, John Read

   Series: The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series

   Extensive scientific research has been conducted into understanding and learning more about psychotic experiences. However, in existing research the voice of subjective experience is rarely taken into consideration. In this book, first-person accounts are brought centre-stage and examined alongside...

   Published July 28th 2011 by Routledge
2. Making Sense of Madness

   Contesting the Meaning of Schizophrenia

   By Jim Geekie, John Read

   Series: The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series

   The experience of madness – which might also be referred to more formally as ‘schizophrenia’ or ‘psychosis’ – consists of a complex, confusing and often distressing collection of experiences, such as hearing voices or developing unusual, seemingly unfounded beliefs. Madness, in its various forms...

   Published May 5th 2009 by Routledge