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Main description:
Written by experts of international standing, this is a concise, critical and clinically orientated review of the current understanding of this distressing disorder and its management. This expanded third edition covers what is new and promising in the understanding of risk factors and of cognitive and brain deficits. It also reviews new drug and non-drug treatment strategies and considers the prospects these hold for better clinical and social outcomes.
This practical and accessible book will serve perfectly to refresh and update the knowledge of the family physician, psychiatrist in training, mental health nurse and medical student.
- Emphasises the need for early diagnosis and intervention
- Includes new drug and non-drug therapies
- Covers the roles of genes, psychosocial factors and drugs of abuse
- Illustrated with useful case histories
- Contains summaries of key points and key references for further reading at the end of each chapter
Contents:
A brief history
Symptoms and diagnosis
Epidemiology
Genetics
Developmental theories and environmental factors
Neuroanatomy and structural imaging
Neuropsychology and functional imaging
Neurochemistry
Pharmacological treatment
Psychosocial interventions and non-drug treatments
Early intervention
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Health Press
Publication date: January, 2007
Pages: 104
Weight: 652g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Psychiatry
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS
This small book is indeed remarkable. It does offer Fast Facts about schizophrenia, and for a person who needs to know much about the disorder, and needs to know it quickly, this is the book. This book is precise and concise ... [it] deals with difficult scientific concepts and breaks them down into plain English. The book is well written and illustrated and will broaden your your understanding of schizophrenia. "I am a specialist psychiatrist and I give copies to my patients to read. They are very informative and give a lot of info out that my patients can discuss. I use the Bipolar and schizophrenia ones. Especially the medication flow charts etc." Quotes received from 2011 customer surveys