Schizophrenia

Autor*innen

• Siegfried Kasper
• George N. Papadimitriou

Parameter

• 386 Seiten
• 14 Lesestunden

• Psychologie

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Edited by Siegfried Kasper, current 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 and concise handbook on the latest schizophrenia research and management from diagnosis through treatment.New features in this user-friendly Second Edition: two-thirds brand-new content, including 20 chapter additions detailed coverage of interviewing, syptomatology 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

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Einband: Hardcover