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Schizophrenia
Contributor(s): Fried, Bernard (Author), Kasper, Siegfried (Editor), Sherma, Bernard (Author)
ISBN: 1420080040     ISBN-13: 9781420080049
Publisher: CRC Press
OUR PRICE:   $247.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: Edited by Siegfried Kasper, current president of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry, and an international list of world-renown contributors, "Schizophrenia, Second Edition" provides psychiatrists, neurologists, and psychologists with a comprehensive and concise handbook on the latest schizophrenia research and management from diagnosis through treatment.

New features in this user-friendly "Second Edition "include:
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Psychiatry - General
- Medical | Neurology
- Psychology | Mental Health
Dewey: 616.898
Series: Medical Psychiatry
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.62 lbs) 400 pages
 
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Edited by the president of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry and featuring an international list of world-renown contributors, Schizophrenia, Second Edition provides psychiatrists, neurologists, and psychologists with a comprehensive handbook on the latest schizophrenia research and management from diagnosis through treatment.

New features in this user-friendly Second Edition:

  • Two-thirds new content, including 20 chapter additions
  • detailed coverage of interviewing, symptomatology evaluation, and cognitive assessment strategies to ensure accurate differential diagnosis
  • An in-depth discussion of both pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment options
  • A section on the neurobiology of schizophrenia, covering the latest in genetic and epigenetic factors, brain abnormalities, neuroimaging, biochemical alterations, and social cognition
  • Treatment options for management of the disease, including treatment of the first schizophrenic episode, pharmacogenetic approaches, comparative efficacy of older vs. new antipsychotic medication, managing side-effects, psychosocial and cognitive rehabilitation, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation strategies