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Schizophrenia: Through the Maze and Fighting Back by Georgina Wakefield

Georgie has written, 'Once the story had been told, I felt the need to try to help others in a similar situation. This book is primarily to help carers to hold on to some hope through the very bleak years. I'm hoping it will encourage them to stand up for their rights and insist on the very best possible care for the sufferer. Like the first book, I'm also hoping that sufferers obtain some respect, and carers far more support.

Professionals working in this field will find this book a valuable resource, giving them a far better insight. So much of their training is theory-based, so perhaps this book will fill at least a little of the huge divide between theory and practice.

Finally, perhaps it will go someway to educating the general public; in our experience, we are still living in the dark ages. Carers will not feel able to speak out until this horrendous situation is addressed and attitudes change.

Schizophrenia - Through the maze and fighting back
A book for carers
by Georgina Wakefield
Publication: Feb 2004
Paperback: 100 pages

The book costs £13.95 and is available from www.georginawakefield.com