Fast Facts: Schizophrenia - Softcover

Buchanan, Robert W; Lewish, Shôn W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903734932 ISBN 13: 9781903734933

Publisher: Health Press Limited, 2007

Synopsis

Written by experts of international standing, this is a concise, critical and clinically orientated review of the current understanding of this distressing disorder and its management. This expanded third edition covers what is new and promising in the understanding of risk factors and of cognitive and brain deficits. It also reviews new drug and non-drug treatment strategies and considers the prospects these hold for better clinical and social outcomes. This practical and accessible book will serve perfectly to refresh and update the knowledge of the family physician, psychiatrist in training, mental health nurse and medical student. Emphasises the need for early diagnosis and intervention Includes new drug and non-drug therapies Covers the roles of genes, psychosocial factors and drugs of abuse Illustrated with useful case histories Contains summaries of key points and key references for further reading at the end of each chapter Contents: A brief history; Symptoms and diagnosis; Epidemiology; Genetics; Developmental theories and environmental factors; Neuroanatomy and structural imaging; Neuropsychology and functional imaging; Neurochemistry; Pharmacological treatment; Psychosocial interventions and non-drug treatments; Early intervention.

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Review

'This small book is indeed remarkable. It does offer Fast Facts about schizophrenia, and for a person who needs to know much about the disorder, and needs to know it quickly, this is the book. --World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders, 2007

Any clinician who needs to keep up to date in schizophrenia should read and refer to this book . --Doody's Health Sciences Review

Synopsis

"Fast Facts - Schizophrenia" is a concise and authoritative overview of the latest thinking on this distressing condition and its management. This expanded edition will bring the busy physician fully up to date with advances in treatment strategies and in the understanding of risk factors, symptoms and cognitive and brain deficits. The value of early intervention is emphasized, and new drug and non-drug therapies are described. This accessible and sharply focused handbook will refresh and update the knowledge of family physicians, psychiatrists in training, mental health nurses and medical students.

About this edition

• Publisher: Health Press Limited
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1903734932
• ISBN 13: 9781903734933
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 104