I am not sick, I don't need help!

Dr. Xavier Amador is an internationally sought-after speaker, clinical psychologist, professor at Columbia University Teachers College in New York City, the Founder and Director of the LEAP™ Institute and author of eight books including the national best seller I’m Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help!™

In this video he talks about dealing with anosognosia, the lack of insight regarding a mental illness. The video was recorded during the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia's Annual Conference in 2005.

For a PowerPoint presentation on Dr. Amador's Listen-Empathize-Agree-Partner (LEAP) approach, click here.

Part 1 of 2 (57 minutes)

Part 2 of 2 (53 minutes)

This video was reviewed by Schizophrenia.com on December 27, 2006. To read the review, please click here.


Other videos featuring Dr. Amador:

Cambridge Talk on Helping People with Mental Illness - October 2, 2012 (NAMI Cambridge Chapter)

Keynote speech to the annual convention of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (May 2011)

2011 Nordic Psychiatry Academy Interview with Dr. Amador

"I am not Sick, I don't need help!" presentation at the 2011 Nordic Psychiatry Academy

Anosognosia Workshop — July 3, 2010 (NAMI Conference)

Also see:

I am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! How to help someone with mental illness accept treatment. 10th Anniversary Edition

New videos featuring Dr. Xavier Amador

Dr. Xavier Amador has links to two new videos posted on his website:

2011 Nordic Psychiatry Academy Interview with Dr. Amador

"I am not Sick, I don't need help!" presentation at the 2011 Nordic Psychiatry Academy

To view Dr. Amador's presentation at the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia's 2005 Annual Conference, please click here.

To order the book, I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help, please click here or here.

Also see the following videos:

Anosognosia 1 of 2 (Recorded July 3, 2010)

Anosognosia 2 of 2 (Recorded July 3, 2010)

Media Interviews for "Living with Schizophrenia" Documentary

From Ashley Smith's blog, Overcoming Schizophrenia:

May 2011, Ashley Smith and Dr. Xavier Amador shared their experience with being a part of the [Living with Schizophrenia: A Call for Hope and Recovery] documentary on radio and television interviews across the United States.

Also see:

Living with Schizophrenia: A Call for Hope and Recovery

The Tavis Smiley Show (Radio interview with Ashley Smith)

Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia's 22nd Annual Conference

Dr. Xavier Amador speaks about anosognosia

New film -- Living with Schizophrenia: A Call for Hope and Recovery

I highly recommend this film.

From this website:

This film is dedicated to the approximately two million Americans living with schizophrenia, and to the people supporting them in their journeys of recovery.

"Living with Schizophrenia: A Call for Hope and Recovery" explores the lives of three people living with schizophrenia, a chronic brain disorder that can be severe and disabling and often is misunderstood and stigmatized. The documentary reveals their daily struggles, personal insights about the illness, and paths the mental health recovery process.

These are the stories of hope that aren’t making headlines.

"Living with Schizophrenia" was funded and produced by Janssen Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The people featured in the film present their own stories and ideas and were not compensated by Janssen to appear in the film. Janssen does not endorse any organization, source of information or project named in the film. Janssen products are not named or promoted in the film.

To view the film, please click here.

Also see:

"Living with Schizophrenia" Documentary Shines Spotlight on People with Schizophrenia: A Misunderstood and Stigmatized Illness

Overcoming Schizophrenia

Embracing My Mind, Inc. (EMM)

Rebecca Lyn Phillips (on Twitter)

Dr. Xavier Amador

"I'm Right, You're Wrong, Now What?"

Dear Friends and Readers,

My latest book, "I'm Right, You're Wrong, Now What?" (Hyperion, 2008) was just released last week. I thought you might be interested as it is my most in depth book on LEAP with many more tools and examples to help readers learn LEAP [Listen-Empathize-Agree-Partner] more easily in a wide range of situations. It grew out of 8 years of doing LEAP seminars and so the book is in many respects the result of a collaboration with thousands of readers and seminar attendees.

If you are interested it is available in bookstores or you can read more about it at www.DrAmador.com (or purchase it there or on Amazon.com).

All the best,

Xavier F. Amador, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Columbia University