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.
Table of Contents
ForewordContributorsSection 1: Background and PhenomenologyChapter 1: Overview of Schizophrenia and Treatment ApproachesMatthew Kruse and S. Charles SchulzChapter 2: Clinical diagnosis and differential diagnosis of schizophreniaOliver FreudenreichChapter 3: Epidemiology and Risk Factors Influencing SchizophreniaEric A. Epping and Donald W. BlackChapter 4: The Psychosis Prodrome and Its ImplicationsPatrick D. McGorry and Sherilyn GoldstoneChapter 5: Schizophrenia in Children and AdolescentsCarolyn Howell, Krista Baker, and Robert FindlingChapter 6: Psychoticism Due to Personality Disorders or Stress-Related PhenomenaJonathan Homans and Katharine J. NelsonChapter 7: Cognitive Processes in SchizophreniaNaomi T. Tabak and Michael F. GreenSection 2: Pathophysiology and Future OutlookChapter 8: Genetics of SchizophreniaAmanda B. Zheutlin, Rebecca Fortgang, and Tyrone D. CannonChapter 9: Neuroimaging in SchizophreniaSuzanne Jasberg and Kelvin O. LimChapter 10: The Role of Neurotransmitters in SchizophreniaKathryn M. Gill and Anthony A. GraceChapter 11: The Role of Neuropeptides in SchizophreniaWanlop Atsariyasing and Morris GoldmanChapter 12: Brain Structural Abnormalities and Animal Models of Schizophrenia: A Neurodevelopmental PerspectiveS. Hossein Fatemi, Timothy D. Folsom, and Afshan AnjumSection 3: TreatmentChapter 13: Medication Treatment Strategies for PsychosisPhilip G. Janicak and Kumail HussainChapter 14: Factors Influencing Adherence to Treatment PlansDawn I. VelliganChapter 15: Overview of Cognitive Remediation in SchizophreniaIan S. Ramsay, Tasha M. Nienow, and Angus W. Macdonald IIIChapter 16: Family PsychoeducationAlex KopelowiczChapter 17: Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-InjuryRyan Coon and S. Charles SchulzChapter 18: Emergency Management of the Aggressive and Violent PatientStephen Miller, Matthew Kruse, and Robert HaightChapter 19: Vocational Rehabilitation and RecoveryMorris D. BellChapter 20: Stigma and Its Impact On Schizophrenia and Related DisordersSue Abderholden, Laura Pientka, and S. Charles Schulz
