Disembodied spirits and deanimated bodies

the psychopathology of common sense

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Author

Giovanni Stanghellini

Publication

2004 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

56,250 words, Guess

Page Count

225 pages

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL3329493M
ISBN-100198520883
OCLC Control Number56965975
Library of Congress Control Number2004304658
LibraryThing5307823

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Goodreads4667059

Classifications

DDC616.895
LCCRC514 .S7528 2004

Description

"How can we better understand and treat people affected by schizophrenia and manic-depressive illnesses? This important new book takes us into the world of those suffering from such disorders. Using self descriptions, its emphasis is not on how we view sufferers, but on how the patients themselves experience their disorder. Central to the book is the idea that schizophrenic people live like disembodied spirits or deanimated bodies. As disembodied spirits, they feel like abstract entities which contemplate their own existence and the world from outside. As deanimated bodies, schizophrenic people feel deprived of the possibility of living personal experiences - perceptions, thoughts, emotions - as their own."--Jacket.