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category: Family & Relationships
published: Mar 2009
ISBN:9781770523821
publisher: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Promoting Recovery from First Episode Psychosis

A Guide for Families

by Sabrina Baker, with Lisa Martens

tagged: schizophrenia, mental illness
Description

Family members can play a signi?cant role in helping to identify early signs of psychosis, in seeking prompt and appropriate treatment for their relative, and in promoting the recovery process. This guide describes the symptoms and treatment of psychosis strategies for supporting the person with psychosis and self-care for family members.

About the Authors
Sabrina Baker, MSW, RSW, has almost forty years of experience as a certified social worker providing family-centred mental health care, including eight years with the First Episode Division at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). She currently works in private practice with a special focus on working with families affected by mental health and addiction to promote their recovery through education, support and counseling. Her work also includes teaching and writing for publication.

Lisa Martens, MSW, RSW, worked at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) with the First Episode Division of the Early Psychosis Unit.

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