PMID: 9427015Jan 14, 1998Paper

Lost time, found hope and sorrow: the search for self, connection, and purpose during "awakenings" on the new antipsychotics

Harvard Review of Psychiatry
K DuckworthS M Goldfinger

Abstract

The novel antipsychotic medications clozapine and olanzapine provide well-documented clinical improvement for some patients with psychosis. We interviewed 15 patients with chronic psychosis who demonstrated significant improvement on these new medications and offer a conceptual framework to organize their narratives. In our conceptual model, our patients' descriptions are divided into three broad areas: sense of self, sense of connection, and sense of purpose. We also highlight the opportunities for psychotherapy with this population.

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Aug 27, 2004·Schizophrenia Research·Paul H LysakerNicole L Hunter
Jun 26, 2001·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing·T Rudge, K Morse
Oct 31, 2002·Psychiatry·Paul H LysakerDustin E Wright
Feb 18, 2006·Issues in Mental Health Nursing·Paul H Lysaker, Kelly D Buck
Apr 2, 2003·Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences·Koji HoriToshiya Inada

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