Schizophrenia is being increasingly viewed as a neurological disorder. The Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia addresses the key questions in modern schizophrenia research. How do abnormalities of the brain produce the characteristic signs and symptoms of this most severe and mysterious mental malady? Where are these abnormalities? How do they develop? How can we detect them? What clinical and cognitive effects do they have?
This new book is the first of its kind to tackle these questions in a systematic way from a number of allied perspectives: from phenomenology to physiology,...

For millennia, human beings have reported hearing 'voices'. From Socrates to the Yorkshire to the Yorkshire Ripper, the impact of voices upon human society has been considerable. This work includes a contemporary synthesis of what is known about voices.

Schizophrenia is a unique project reflecting the contribution that Robin M. Murray has made to the field of psychiatry over the past 35 years, with a particular focus on the advances that have been made to the understanding and treatment of schizophrenia.

International contributors have been brought together to pay tribute to Robin Murray's work and explore the latest findings in the area. Sections cover:

• neurodevelopment
• neuroscience and pharmacology
• neuroimaging
• genetics
• cognition
• social psychiatry
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