Schizophrenia : a new guide for clinicians

Author(s)

• Csernansky, John G.

Bibliographic Information

Schizophrenia : a new guide for clinicians

edited by John G. Csernansky

（Medical psychiatry, 16）

Marcel Dekker, c2002

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Contains guidelines and recommendations-in tabular form for quick reference-on patient evaluation and optimal treatment for long-term care! Based on evidence from recent systematic clinical research studies, this comprehensive reference provides the latest information on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of schizophrenia-highlighting modern diagnostic tools and current therapeutic advances for the prevention of hallucinations, thought disorganization, and negative symptoms. Emphasizes family education and psychoeducation, and community-centered treatments for patient rehabilitation and adherence to management programs! With consideration of the chronic nature of the disease, Schizophrenia details the effect of substance abuse and drug dependence on rehabilitation and treatment second-generation antipsychotic drugs, including olanzapine, quetiapine, risperiodone, and ziprasidone contemporary strategies to prevent depression and suicide patterns of patient compliance and noncompliance violence and forensic hospitalization With over 600 useful references, Schizophrenia is an essential source for psychiatrists and psychopharmacologists, clinical neurologists and neuropsychopharmacologists, psychologists, primary care physicians, social workers, nurses, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.

Table of Contents

ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS Interviewing the Patient with Schizophrenia C. Peter Rosenbaum Symptom Clusters in Schizophrenia William O. Faustman and Shelley Fleming Ficek Differential Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Del D. Miller and Susan K. Schultz Cognitive Assessment in Schizophrenia Patients Anne L. Hoff Laboratory Tests to Aid in the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Jose Mathews and John G. Csernansky TREATMENT Treatment of Acute Psychotic Episodes Michael D. Jibson and Rajiv Tandon Maintenance Treatment for Schizophrenia Patients John G. Csernansky Management of Treatment-Refractory Patients Robert R. Conley Psychosocial and Cognitive Rehabilitation Gitry Heydebrand Antipsychotic-Drug Side Effects: Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention Gary Remington, Shitij Kapur, and Robert Zipursky SPECIAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES Violence and Forensic Issues in Schizophrenia John Rabun and Susan K. Boyer Impact of Substance Abuse and Dependence on Patients with Schizophrenia Collins E. Lewis Family Education: A Guide for Developing a Program Mary Will Schizophrenia from the Life-Cycle Perspective John Lauriello, William P. Horan, and Juan Bustillo Index

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Details

• NCID: BA6006839X
• ISBN:
  • 0824706420
• LCCN: 2001058274
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 334 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 616.89
  • LCC : RC514 .S334228
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Schizophrenia
  • MESH : Schizophrenia -- diagnosis
  • MESH : Schizophrenia -- therapy
  • MESH : Schizophrenic Psychology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA22653861