Screen LibrarySchizophrenia
Schizophrenia is one of the most complex and disabling diseases to affect mankind. Relatively little is known about its nature and its origins, and available treatments are inadequate for most patients. As a result, there are inevitable controversies about what causes it, how to diagnose it, and how...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444327298 |
| Summary: |
Schizophrenia is one of the most complex and disabling diseases to affect mankind. Relatively little is known about its nature and its origins, and available treatments are inadequate for most patients. As a result, there are inevitable controversies about what causes it, how to diagnose it, and how best to treat it. However, in the past decade, there has been an explosion of new research, with dramatic discoveries involving genetic etiology and epidemiological risk factors. There has also been a catalog of new drugs coming to market, and controversy about the relative advantages and disa |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv, 722 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781444327298 (electronic bk.) 1444327291 (electronic bk.) 9781444327304 (electronic bk.) 1444327305 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | RC514 |
| CLC: | R749.3 |
| Contents: | Front Matter -- Colour Plates -- Descriptive Aspects. Concept of Schizophrenia: Past, Present, and Future / Nancy C Andreasen -- The Schizophrenia Construct: Symptomatic Presentation / Celso Arango, William T Carpenter -- Child and Adolescent Schizophrenia / Chris Hollis, Judith Rapoport -- Late-Onset Schizophrenia / Robert Howard, Dilip Jeste -- The Schizophrenia Spectrum Personality Disorders / Eran Chemerinski, Larry J Siever -- The Prodrome of Schizophrenia / Jean Addington, Sh̥n W Lewis -- Course and Outcome / Wolfram an der Heiden, Heinz H̃fner -- Neurocognitive Impairments in Schizo |