This ground breaking 25th anniversary edition includes two new chapters that reflect what Dr. Amador learned in the years since the book’s first publication. These chapters address the challenges of using Dr. Amador’s LEAP™ when you are the subject of a delusion, and another chapter addresses the question of whether you are enabling. In addition, it includes new research and its impact on our evolving understanding of anosognosia—the neurological symptom that prevents so many from recognizing their illness.
'This book fills a tremendous void...' wrote E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., about the first edition of I AM NOT SICK, I Don't Need Help!® Twenty five years later, it still does.
Dr. Amador's research on poor insight was inspired by his success helping his brother Henry, who had schizophrenia, accept treatment. Like tens of millions of others diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and addictions, Henry did not believe he was ill. I AM NOT SICK, I Don't Need Help!® is not just a reference for Mental Health practitioners and Criminal Justice professionals. It is a must-read guide for family members whose loved ones are battling mental illness and addictions.
Read and learn as have hundreds of thousands of others...to LEAP (Listen-Empathize-Agree-