I Am Not Sick I Don’t Need Help! How to Help Someone with Mental Illness Accept Treatment
I Am Not Sick I Don’t Need Help! How to Help Someone with Mental Illness Accept Treatment
This book fills a tremendous void… wrote E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., about the first edition of I AM NOT SICK, I Don t Need Help! Ten years later, it still does. Dr. Amador s research on poor insight was inspired by his attempts to help his brother Henry, who developed schizophrenia, accept treatment. Like tens of millions of others diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Henry did not believe he was ill. I AM NOT SICK, I Don t Need Help! is not just a reference for professionals. It is a must-read guide for family members whose loved ones are battling mental illness. Read and learn as have hundreds of thousands of others…to LEAP Listen, Empathize, Agree, and Partner and help your patients and loved ones accept the treatment they need.
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theotherone said,
Wrote on July 4, 2011 @ 3:10 pm
Good book. Bad edits,
Very helpful and insightful. Sure needs a new copy-editor. The book is full of typos, but easy to look past those because the content is great. Provides practical, concrete counsel on how to relate to a loved one who needs mental health help but doesn’t recognize it. Important to know it’s not just that they are being stubborn or are in denial, but are actually incapable of seeing their need. We have changed our approach with our adult son and see evidence that we are building the trust needed before the next steps.
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|Joan said,
Wrote on July 4, 2011 @ 3:51 pm
New Hope,
Some things are beyond belief. I could not believe that my intelligent son thought such weird things about being ‘set-up and persecuted’ when he could explain the second Law of Thermodynamics to anybody who would listen.
Xavier Amador explains how the brain can function in some areas but not others.
Better still, in this book he taught me how to communicate and keep my relationship working in spite of difficulties. Xavier is a superb communicator, no ‘jargon’, warmly affirming.
This book should be on the shelf of every family who cares for someone who does not want to accept treatment for mental illness. It turned my life around.
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|cas1 said,
Wrote on July 4, 2011 @ 4:37 pm
A “must read” for parents,
As a parent of a 26 year old son with bi-polar disorder I was very intrigued by the title (as this would be exactly what my son says) and so bought the book not knowing what to expect. I have read it at least twice now and definitely recommend this to any parent or professional dealing with someone suffering from a mental illness who insists that they “are not sick”. A very eye-opening read!
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