Bibliograph

Understanding paranoia, a guide for professionals, families, and sufferers, Martin Kantor

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Understanding paranoia, a guide for professionals, families, and sufferers, Martin Kantor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Understanding paranoia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

230192093

Responsibility statement

Martin Kantor

Sub title

a guide for professionals, families, and sufferers

Summary

"In this insightful book, the author vividly takes the reader inside the minds of people who are paranoid: experiencing delusions of persecution ranging from thinking others are "out to get" them to falsely believing they have physical illnesses. ... Whether one is a paranoiac wanting to recover from the emotional disorder, or a person looking for the best way to deal with a paranoid husband, wife, friend, boss, or acquaintance, this book offers understanding and guidance"--Cover

Table Of Contents

Some prominent characteristics of paranoid individuals -- Delusional disorder -- Paranoid personality disorder -- The adverse ways paranoid individuals affect others -- Covert (hidden) and missed paranoia -- The gray area and the paranoia of everyday life -- Interpersonal-social aspects of paranoia/paranoid violence -- Forensic issues -- The roles society and the family play in causing paranoia -- Psychodynamic causes -- Cognitive-behavioral causality -- Psychodynamic/interpersonal approaches -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy -- Affirmative psychotherapy -- Pharmacotherapy -- Therapeutic cautions, caveats, and errors -- Prognosis -- Ways caretakers can deal effectively and supportively with the paranoid individuals in their lives -- Things to avoid doing with paranoid individuals -- Coping with one's own paranoia

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