Schizophrenia: A Practical Primer

ISBN-13: 9781498754798 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 208 str.

Dept. of Psych Matcheri S. Keshavan (Harvard Medical School;Vinod Srihari; Ravinder Reddy (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Opis

Schizophrenia is a devastating illness that affects well over 20 million people worldwide and is one of the top ten causes of disability in developed countries. Because patients with schizophrenia are encountered in many health care provider settings, a broad range of health practitioners should to be able to recognize schizophrenia and treat it effectively. This book is for the professional trainee and early career mental health worker (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and nurses) and is written to cover in a concise and accessible way what is of immediate and practical relevance to gain familiarity with schizophrenia.

Recenzje

“This is a rare gem of a book that is engaging, interesting, and instructive to people at all levels of knowledge about schizophrenia. Everyone ranging from established researchers to seasoned clinicians to family members to consumers with lived experience to those with a passing interest in schizophrenia will learn something new and valuable from this engrossing and authoritative book written by a team of experts in the field.”

 Kim T. Mueser, Ph.D., Professor, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University, USA

“For the average person, schizophrenia remains shrouded in mystery. This practical book explains what it is in everyday language and shows how so much can now be done to help the sufferer return to a normal life.”

Sir Robin Murray, FRS, Professor of Psychiatric Research, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, UK

“This is a comprehensive and accessible, up to date summary of what we know and need to know about schizophrenia. I highly recommend this book for clinicians, family members and peers who live with the condition.”

Ken Duckworth, MD, Chief Medical Officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Author of You Are Not Alone, NAMI's bestselling book, USA

Spis treści

Preface

Chapter 1        What is what is not schizophrenia?

Chapter 2        Assessment of schizophrenia

Chapter 3        Social determinants of health affecting assessment

Chapter 4        Schizophrenia, spirituality and religion  

Chapter 5        Putting together the (clinical) pieces

Chapter 6        Talking to patients and families

Chapter 7        Early Intervention and Prevention for schizophrenia

Chapter 8        Managing symptoms and preventing relapse: pharmacological approach

Chapter 9        Psychosocial approaches to improve symptoms and functional outcomes

Chapter 10      Managing treatment-related complications

Chapter 11      Suboptimal treatment response

Chapter 12      Medication nonadherence 

Chapter 13      Managing decompensation and relapse

Chapter 14      Suicide and violence

Chapter 15      Achieving recovery

Chapter 16      History of schizophrenia

Chapter 17      Who gets schizophrenia and why?

Chapter 18      Neurobiology of schizophrenia

Chapter 19      What does the future hold?

Glossary

Helpful Resources

Index

O autorze

Matcheri Keshavan, MD, is Stanley R Cobb Professor and Academic Head of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts Mental Health Center (MMHC); Harvard Medical School. He has an active clinical practice at the Aspire clinic, BIDMC.

Vinod H Srihari, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry, and Director of the Program for Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis (STEP) at the Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC); Yale University School of Medicine.

Ravinder Reddy, MD, is former Health Sciences Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego University School of Medicine; former Psychiatry Training Director at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.