Cognition in Schizophrenia : Impairments, Importance and Treatment Strategies

ISBN-13: 9780192629937 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 376 str.

Tonmoy Sharma; Philip Harvey

Opis

Although it has been known for 100 years that cognitive functioning is impaired in schizophrenia, the implications of this impairment have o nly recently been clearly understood. While in the past, cognitive def icits were thought to be the result of other aspects of the illness, s uch as poor co-operation, or as a result of the treatment of the illne ss, it is now known that these factors exert only a very minor influen ce on cognitive deficit. This book, with contributions from the major international names in the field, reviews the most recent research on the impairment of cognitive functioning in schizophrenia, covering: wh at it is, how wide-ranging it can be, what the clinical implications a re, and how it can be treated? A detailed insight into cognitive defic it is the key to understanding why previous treatments have failed, an d the key by which new treatments may change this terrible illness, tr eatments significantly more effective than earlier interventions.

Recenzje

Overall, this is a useful and up-to-date volume, which anyone with an interest in schizophrenia would do well to possess.