Rethinking Madness
Towards a Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding and Treatment of Psychosis
by Paris Williams · first published 2012
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In Rethinking Madness, Dr. Paris Williams takes the reader step by step on a highly engaging journey of discovery, exploring how the mainstream understanding of schizophrenia has become so profoundly misguided. He reveals the findings of his own pioneering research of people who have fully recovered from schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, weaving the stories of these participants into the existing literature and crafting a surprisingly clear and coherent vision of the entire psychotic process, from onset to full recovery.
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Checkout the book Rethinking Madness by Dr. Paris Williams, this book saved my life by helping me understand psychosis and schizophrenia.
on “The antidepressant effect of sleep deprivation” ↗…psychosis. So given the current landscape, it makes sense that outcomes are so poor. It takes resources of time and emotional capacity to make it through. Dr. Paris Williams has an incredible book called Rethinking Madness that was instrumental in helping me adopt a framework to complete a psychosis.
on “Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit” ↗For those interested to explore this subject in more depth, I recommend 'Rethinking Madness' by Paris Williams [1]. The author makes the same point and discusses the evidence for it along with possible explanations. I found the book fascinating. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Madness-Understanding-Trea...
on “Researchers listen to people who hear voices” ↗Rethinking Madness by Dr. Paris Williams. Helped me to understand psychosis as a natural process, then when supported, results in a more sane, connected and healthier individual — and that that modern medical world is…
on “Ask HN: What are the most eye-opening textbooks you have ever read?” ↗…in and out of suicidal depression and manic psychosis. In 2012 I started a process of exploration and growth to heal without medications. 13 years later mission accomplished. Dr. Paris Williams book Rethinking Madness was a huge help, and recently become a friend and mentor. Curious to check out your book and approach and to compare notes sometime.
on “Show HN: Engineering Schizophrenia: Trusting Yourself Through Byzantine Faults” ↗…I also encourage the folks who care about the person to examine their own lives and see what might be connected and to work on healing it. A fantastic book on this topic that was really helpful was Rethinking Madness by Dr. Paris Williams (you can download the PDF for free). There are also some incredible results happening with a process called Open Dialog in which the community gets together and speaks the truth…
on “Understanding schizophrenia: What exactly is schizophrenia?” ↗…Williams: http://brainblogger.com/2012/08/07/schizophrenia-and-psychos... http://brainblogger.com/2012/06/23/is-schizophrenia-really-a... http://brainblogger.com/2012/05/29/full-recovery-from-schizo... He also has a book called "Rethinking Madness" which is amazing. Basically, there is no medical evidence for classifying schizophrenia as a disease. He believes that it is a state the mind creates for itself when it's surroundings stress the person…
on “How I Fell in Love with a Schizophrenic” ↗