Clinical Manual for Treatment of Schizophrenia
- 523 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Clinical Manual for Treatment of Schizophrenia
About this book
The Clinical Manual for the Treatment of Schizophrenia provides a wide-ranging, empirically based review of assessment and treatment issues in schizophrenia, offered from a multicultural and supremely patient-centered perspective. The following features reflect the care taken in developing this manual, as well as the inclusive nature of the contents: • The initial chapter offers a thorough introduction to the disease -- its history, etiology, epidemiology, risk factors, and social aspects -- seen through the lens of a case study. The chapter ends with an overview of the diagnostic process, allowing the reader to place what follows into context. • The basic science underlying schizophrenia is explained next, with coverage of biological markers; brain structure, function, and cytology; the dopamine and glutamate hypotheses; and the neurodevelopmental model of the disease. • The chapter on clinical assessment focuses on making the differential diagnosis according to established criteria, with emphasis on a person-oriented approach that takes into account early trauma, stressful events, and the subjective well-being of the patient. • Subsequent chapters explore cognition, comorbidity, substance abuse, and treatment-resistant symptoms in schizophrenia. • Finally, chapters on the pharmacological and psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia compare and contrast these approaches, ensuring that the reader is completely up-to-date and knowledgeable about available treatment options. Clinicians who work with schizophrenic patients in a variety of settings -- from private practice to emergency departments -- will benefit from the scholarship and experience of this manual's astute and insightful authors.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Disclosure of Competing Interest
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction to Schizophrenia
- 2 Basic Science Underlying Schizophreni
- 3 Prodromal Phase and First-Episode Schizophreni
- 4 Clinical Assessment in Schizophrenia
- 5 Cognition and Schizophrenia
- 6 Comorbidity in Schizophrenia
- 7 Substance Use Disorders and Schizophrenia
- 8 Pharmacological Treatment of Schizophrenia
- 9 Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
- 10 Psychological Interventions for Schizophrenia
- 11 Family Issues and Treatment in Schizophrenia
- 12 Remission in Schizophrenia
- Index