Reviewing the breadth of current knowledge on schizophrenia, this handbook provides clear, practical guidelines for effective assessment and treatment in diverse contexts. Leading authorities have contributed 61 concise chapters on all aspects of the disorder and its clinical ma…
'Recovery from Schizophrenia' demonstrates convincingly, but controversially, how political, economic and labour market forces shape social responses to the mentally ill, mould psychiatric treatment philosophy, and influence the onset and course of one of the most common forms o…
Recovery from Schizophrenia demonstrates convincingly, but controversially, how political, economic and labour market forces shape social responses to the mentally ill.
'Recovery from Schizophrenia' demonstrates convincingly, but controversially, how political, economic and labour market forces shape social responses to the mentally ill, mould psychiatric treatment philosophy, and influence the onset and course of one of the most common forms o…
Researchers from the US, Canada, Australia, and Israel provide advice to help clinicians work more effectively with patients and families dealing with a first episode of schizophrenia. An afterword synthesizes the various views into a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to…
The nature and causes of schizophrenia have been debated since it was first defined in the nineteenth century. In this book, an international team of leading researchers and clinicians provide the first comprehensive, epidemiological overview of this multifaceted and still perpl…
A thorough overview of all neurotransmitters involved in schizophrenia.
Early intervention in psychotic disorders, particularly schizophrenia, has been increasingly recognized as important by clinicians and policymakers alike. The benefits to patients and their carers include timely treatment, minimization of secondary morbidity and prevention of re…
"This book will be valuable to researchers in psychiatry and neurobiology, students in medicine and psychology, and all mental health practitioners."--Jacket.
This volume focuses on how genetic models for schizophrenia, that is manipulation in genetic susceptibility factors for the disease, have potential in opening a new window of better understanding of etiology-relevant mechanisms. In addition, these models can provide a new platfo…
'Models of Madness' shows that hallucinations & delusions are understandable reactions to life events & circumstances rather than symptoms of a supposed genetic predisposition or biological disturbance.
Does social class or the state of the economy influence whether people with schizophrenia recover from their illness? Has industrial development affected the number of people with this illness who become severely disabled? Does the level of economic development determine which c…
This book focuses on major current issues in the aetiology, pathogenesis and treatment of schizophrenia, and critically analyses the evidence supporting many of the conventional opinions about the disease.
In this groundbreaking and innovative book, Chris Harrop and Peter Trower outline a whole new way of understanding schizophrenia. Controversially, they argue that symptoms seen as psychosis can be linked to the typical psychological development of adolescence and, in particular,…
