others their experiences with the illness and how they have coped with and
solved problems. The initial experience of schizophrenia can be frightening,
and the chapters that follow, told by people “who have been there,” are de-
signed to help chart a path toward recovery.

We hope that Diagnosis: Schizophrenia will find a place in hospital waiting
rooms, in social workers' offices, and in the back pockets of patients and their
families who have just heard the diagnosis of schizophrenia for the first time.
Its purpose is to develop and strengthen understanding and offer tools for pa-
tients, their families, and those who provide treatment. The chapters are short
and to the point, and they cover a wide range of issues from hospitalization
to rehabilitation. Dip in and read a chapter that deals with a current problem,
or read the book cover to cover. Diagnosis: Schizophrenia brings a new per-
spective to the information on coping with mental illness that is available
through a range of sources.

Nina Schooler, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Hillside Hospital
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

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