Schizophrenia : A New Guide for Clinicians

ISBN-13: 9780824706425 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 352 str.

Csernansky; John G. Csernansky; John G. Csernansky

Opis

Provides the latest information on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of schizophrenia. Highlights modern diagnostic tools and current therapeutic advances for the prevention of hallucinations, though disorganization, and negative symptoms.

Recenzje

"
…reads as a state-of-the-art review of where we are, what to do, and where to go.
"-E-streams

Anyone interested in acquiring clinically practical knowledge about schizophrenia"…would be delighted with this book.
…deals with essential information regarding the etiology and clinical management of schizophrenia.
"-Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

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ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS

Interviewing the Patient with Schizophrenia
C. Peter Rosenbaum
Symptom Clusters in Schizophrenia
William O. Faustman and Shelley Fleming Ficek
Differential Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
Del D. Miller and Susan K. Schultz
Cognitive Assessment in Schizophrenia Patients
Anne L. Hoff
Laboratory Tests to Aid in the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
Jose Mathews and John G. Csernansky

TREATMENT

Treatment of Acute Psychotic Episodes
Michael D. Jibson and Rajiv Tandon
Maintenance Treatment for Schizophrenia Patients
John G. Csernansky
Management of Treatment-Refractory Patients
Robert R. Conley
Psychosocial and Cognitive Rehabilitation
Gitry Heydebrand
Antipsychotic-Drug Side Effects: Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention
Gary Remington, Shitij Kapur, and Robert Zipursky

SPECIAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Violence and Forensic Issues in Schizophrenia
John Rabun and Susan K. Boyer
Impact of Substance Abuse and Dependence on Patients with Schizophrenia
Collins E. Lewis
Family Education: A Guide for Developing a Program
Mary Will
Schizophrenia from the Life-Cycle Perspective
John Lauriello, William P. Horan, and Juan Bustillo

Index

O autorze

John G. Csernansky