Schizophrenia and Psychotic Spectrum Disorders [Paperback]

Schizophrenia and Psychotic Spectrum Disorders is an accessible introduction to what is generally considered to be one of the most complicated and severe psychiatric disorders. It aims to engage students and trainees in psychiatry, psychology, nursing, and social work so that they will become well informed about this significant illness.Schizophrenia and Psychotic Spectrum Disorders aims to engage young caregivers in psychiatry, psychology, nursing and social work so that they will be able to become well informed about this significant--and at times confusing--illness. Because schizophrenia is considered to be one of the most complicated and severe psychiatric disorders, this book has the goal of summarizing key issues of the illness, such as its presentation, frequency and age of onset, and diagnostic characteristics. It also contains informative chapters about the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, ranging from brain development issues, genetics, and likely abnormalities in neurotransmitters. This book will give young professionals and those joining the field an excellent and accessible background to treatment. In this area, Schizophrenia and Psychotic Spectrum Disorders provides a comprehensive approach to diagnosis, treatment initiation, strategies for non-response, approaches of therapy, and importantly, ways to provide family therapy and support.ForewordContributorsSection 1: Background and PhenomenologyChapter 1: Overview of Schizophrenia and Treatment ApproachesMatthew Kruse and S. Charles SchulzChapter 2: Clinical diagnosis and differential diagnosis of schizophreniaOliver FreudenreichChapter 3: Epidemiology and Risk Factors Influencing SchizophreniaEric A. Epping and Donald W. BlackChapter 4: The Psychosis Prodrome and Its ImplicationsPatrick D. McGorry and Sherilyn GoldstoneChapter 5: Schizophrenia in Children and AdolescentsCarolyn Howell, Krista Baker, and Robert FindlingChapter 6: Psychoticism Due to Personality Disorders or Stress-Related PhenomenaJonaló