Living with Schizophrenia: The Carers’ Story

Synopsis: An introductory video resource covering
Introductory material for carers and professionals who look after someone with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, looking at the psychological and practical elements of care such as extreme behaviour, suicide, returning to work and the effectis on family members. Discusses the prognosis, treatment and causes of schizophrenia and the process of care. Produced under the supervision of two consultant psychatrists, the video tells the stories of five carers and includes contributions from the professionals they consulted and from two of the people for whom they care.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1997
Availability: out of distribution
Documentation: Accompanying booklet with background information and guidelines for carers, a bibliography and list of organisations providing help and advice.
Uses: Carers, GPs, primary health care teams, mental health professionals.
Subjects: Psychiatry; Social welfare
Keywords: schizophrenia

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Notes: A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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Notes: Print and video/DVD-based training materials on topics in health and social care. Areas covered include learning disability, mental health, young people and children, drugs and alcohol, vulnerable adults, and older people.

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