Description
Book SynopsisThe second edition of this popular volume has been thoroughly updated, offering new information on the advances in research and management since the publication of the first edition a decade ago.
Trade ReviewI would recommend this book for use in the busy, everyday clinical life. It is succinct and up to date so can be used as a reference book when encountering clinical issues. * Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, May 2013 *
Overall, the second edition of Comprehensive Care of Schizophrenia is a carefully prepared, authoritative, compact, readable, and very useful overview. * Journal of Clinical Psychiatry *
Table of ContentsContributors ; 1. Course and Outcome of Schizophrenia ; 2. Pathobiology of Schizophrenia: Implications for Treatment ; 3. Diagnosis and Management of Child and Adolescent Onset Schizophrenia ; 4. Detection and Management of Early Psychosis ; 5. Pharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 6. Treatment of Chronic and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia ; 7. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis ; 8. Rehabilitative Therapies ; 9. Community Treatments for People with Schizophrenia ; 10. Assessment and Management of Medication Nonadherence in Schizophrenia ; 11. Clinical Management of Suicidal Behavior in Schizophrenia ; 12. Understanding and Managing Violence in Schizophrenia ; 13. Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse ; 14. Managing Medical Comorbidity in Schizophrenia ; 15. Clinical Interactions with Patients and Families ; 16. Gender and Schizophrenia ; 17. Genetic Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 18. Economic Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 19. First Person Accounts ; Index
