Fallacies of a family member: recovery in progress.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hassan, Sabrina
- Source
- Psychosis. Feb2014, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p80-84. 5p.
- Subject
- *PEOPLE with mental illness
*MENTAL health
*SCHIZOPHRENIA
*CLINICAL psychology
*HUMILITY
- Language
- ISSN
- 1752-2439
I have worked in mental healthcare with people living with serious mental illness for almost 12 years, and I am in my third year of doctoral training in clinical psychology. My brother has lived with “schizophrenia” for over 10 years. I write from the perspectives of a training clinician and a family member – a family member who did not realize how clinically insensitive her experiences with her brother were until now. This is an essay of humility and hope. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]