Schizophrenia: a practical primer

by Reddy, Ravinder

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Full title :Schizophrenia : a practical primer / Ravinder Reddy, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, Matcheri Keshavan, MD, Associate Chair and Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, Wayne State University ; foreword by Professor Robin M. Murray.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2006

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):CRC Press, Informa healthcare
Place of Publication:Boca Raton, Fla
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 211 pages : : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; : [between 23 and 29 cm]

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781841845296, 1841845299
oclc:ocn910943399
LC Classification:RC514
Dewey Decimal:616.8982

1. What is and is not schizophrenia? -- 2. Assessment of schizophrenia -- 3. Non-illness related factors affecting assessment -- 4. Schizophrenia, spirituality, and religion -- 5. Putting together the (clinical) pieces -- 6. Talking to patients and families -- 7. Prognostication -- 8. Phase-specific treatment -- 9. Managing symptoms : pharmacological approach -- 10. Managing symptoms : psychosocial approaches -- 11. Rehabilitation : road to recovery -- 12. Managing treatment-related complications -- 13. Suboptimal treatment response -- 14. Treatment non-adherence -- 15. Managing decompensation and relapse -- 16. Suicide and violence -- 17. Achieving recovery -- 18. History of schizophrenia -- 19. Who gets schizophrenia and why? -- 20. Neurobiology of schizophrenia -- 21. What does the future hold?