Clinical Manual for Treatment of Schizophrenia Paperback / softback
Edited by John, MD Lauriello, Stefano, MD Pallanti
Paperback / softback
Description
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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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:523 pages, 11 Line drawings, black and white; 77 Tables, unspecified
- Publisher:American Psychiatric Association Publishing
- Publication Date:10/03/2012
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- ISBN:9781585623945
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:523 pages, 11 Line drawings, black and white; 77 Tables, unspecified
- Publisher:American Psychiatric Association Publishing
- Publication Date:10/03/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781585623945