Main description:

Schizophrenia and Psychotic Spectrum Disorders aims to engage young caregivers in psychiatry, psychology, nursing and social work so that they will be able to become well informed about this significant-and at times confusing-illness. Because schizophrenia is considered to be one of the most complicated and severe psychiatric disorders, this book has the goal of summarizing key issues of the illness, such as its presentation, frequency and age of onset, and
diagnostic characteristics. It also contains informative chapters about the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, ranging from brain development issues, genetics, and likely abnormalities in neurotransmitters. This book will give young professionals and those joining the field an excellent and accessible
background to treatment. In this area, Schizophrenia and Psychotic Spectrum Disorders provides a comprehensive approach to diagnosis, treatment initiation, strategies for non-response, approaches of therapy, and importantly, ways to provide family therapy and support.

Contents:

Foreword
Contributors

Section 1: Background and Phenomenology

Chapter 1: Overview of Schizophrenia and Treatment Approaches
Matthew Kruse and S. Charles Schulz
Chapter 2: Clinical diagnosis and differential diagnosis of schizophrenia
Oliver Freudenreich
Chapter 3: Epidemiology and Risk Factors Influencing Schizophrenia
Eric A. Epping and Donald W. Black
Chapter 4: The Psychosis Prodrome and Its Implications
Patrick D. McGorry and Sherilyn Goldstone
Chapter 5: Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents
Carolyn Howell, Krista Baker, and Robert Findling
Chapter 6: Psychoticism Due to Personality Disorders or Stress-Related Phenomena
Jonathan Homans and Katharine J. Nelson
Chapter 7: Cognitive Processes in Schizophrenia
Naomi T. Tabak and Michael F. Green

Section 2: Pathophysiology and Future Outlook

Chapter 8: Genetics of Schizophrenia
Amanda B. Zheutlin, Rebecca Fortgang, and Tyrone D. Cannon
Chapter 9: Neuroimaging in Schizophrenia
Suzanne Jasberg and Kelvin O. Lim
Chapter 10: The Role of Neurotransmitters in Schizophrenia
Kathryn M. Gill and Anthony A. Grace
Chapter 11: The Role of Neuropeptides in Schizophrenia
Wanlop Atsariyasing and Morris Goldman
Chapter 12: Brain Structural Abnormalities and Animal Models of Schizophrenia: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective
S. Hossein Fatemi, Timothy D. Folsom, and Afshan Anjum

Section 3: Treatment

Chapter 13: Medication Treatment Strategies for Psychosis
Philip G. Janicak and Kumail Hussain
Chapter 14: Factors Influencing Adherence to Treatment Plans
Dawn I. Velligan
Chapter 15: Overview of Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia
Ian S. Ramsay, Tasha M. Nienow, and Angus W. Macdonald III
Chapter 16: Family Psychoeducation
Alex Kopelowicz
Chapter 17: Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Ryan Coon and S. Charles Schulz
Chapter 18: Emergency Management of the Aggressive and Violent Patient
Stephen Miller, Matthew Kruse, and Robert Haight
Chapter 19: Vocational Rehabilitation and Recovery
Morris D. Bell
Chapter 20: Stigma and Its Impact On Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Sue Abderholden, Laura Pientka, and S. Charles Schulz