Schizophrenia |
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| Editor:
| Kasper, Siegfried
Papadimitriou, George N. |
| Series title: | Medical Psychiatry Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4200-8004-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | CRC Press LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $240.00 |
Book Description:
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Edited by the president of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry and featuring an international list of world-renown contributors, Schizophrenia, Second Edition provides psychiatrists, neurologists, and psychologists with a comprehensive handbook on the latest schizophrenia research and management from diagnosis through treatment.
New features in this user-friendly Second Edition:
Edited by the president of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry and featuring an international list of world-renown contributors, Schizophrenia, Second Edition provides psychiatrists, neurologists, and psychologists with a comprehensive handbook on the latest schizophrenia research and management from diagnosis through treatment.
New features in this user-friendly Second Edition:
- Two-thirds new content, including 20 chapter additions
- detailed coverage of interviewing, symptomatology evaluation, and cognitive assessment strategies to ensure accurate differential diagnosis
- An in-depth discussion of both pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment options
- A section on the neurobiology of schizophrenia, covering the latest in genetic and epigenetic factors, brain abnormalities, neuroimaging, biochemical alterations, and social cognition
- Treatment options for management of the disease, including treatment of the first schizophrenic episode, pharmacogenetic approaches, comparative efficacy of older vs. new antipsychotic medication, managing side-effects, psychosocial and cognitive rehabilitation, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation strategies