| The Overlap of Affective and Schizophrenic Spectra Contributor(s): Marneros, Andreas (Editor), Akiskal, Hagop S. (Editor), Andreas, Marneros (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521108713 ISBN-13: 9780521108713 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: An international team of experts examine the overlap between schizophrenic and affective spectra to provide guidance for clinicians and researchers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Medical | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.898 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.1 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many clinicians and researchers are convinced that there is an overlap between affective and schizophrenic spectra. In this book, an international team of experts discuss aspects of comorbidity, genetic models, clinical course, phenomenology and therapies. This is the first comprehensive overview of the schizoaffective spectra. Challenging cases presenting clinical and paraclinical features of both spectra are surprisingly numerous. Not only the phenomenology but also the course, outcome and treatment of such cases have their own characteristics. Recent research shows that the overlap also involves genetics and biological processes related to psychotic disorders. Within the overlap of affective and schizophrenic spectra it is possible to identify some groups of disorders having similar clinical and non-clinical features: the 'schizoaffective' group, 'Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorder' or 'Brief Psychosis', and other groups found in so-called 'Atypical Forms'. |
Contributor Bio(s): Marneros, Andreas: - Andreas Marneros is Professor and Head of the Psychiatric Department of the Martin Luther University Halle, Germany.Akiskal, Hagop S.: - Hagop S. Akiskal is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the International Mood Center, University of California at San Diego. |