Disembodied Spirits and Deanimated Bodies

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Disembodied Spirits and Deanimated Bodies is written by Giovanni Stanghellini and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0198520891 (ISBN 10) and 9780198520894 (ISBN 13).

How can we better understand and treat those suffering from schizophrenia and manic-depressive illnesses? This important new book takes us into the world of those suffering from such disorders. Using self descriptions, its emphasis is not on how mental health professionals view sufferers, but on how the patients themselves experience their disorder. A new volume in the International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry series, this book will be of great interest to all those working with sufferers from such disorders - helping them to better understand their mental lives, and providing important insights into how best to treat them.