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Clinical Handbook of Schizophrenia

• Edited by Kim T. Mueser, Dilip V. Jeste

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• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 650
• Published by: Guilford Press
• Publication Date: 31st May 2008
• ISBN: 978-1-59385-652-6

About the Book

Reviewing the breadth of current knowledge on schizophrenia, this Handbook provides clear, practical guidelines for effective assessment and treatment in diverse contexts. Leading authorities have contributed 61 concise chapters on all aspects of the disorder and its clinical management. In lieu of exhaustive literature reviews, each chapter summarizes the current state of the science; highlights key points the busy practitioner needs to know; and lists recommended resources, including seminal research studies, invaluable clinical tools, and more. Comprehensive, authoritative, and timely, the volume will enable professionals in any setting to better understand and help their patients or clients with severe mental illness

Reviews

"The last 20 years have seen extraordinary breakthroughs in our understanding and treatment of schizophrenia. This handbook manages to capture both the breadth and depth of these advances with impressive scholarship and élan. Written by international leaders in the field, this volume is an essential addition to the libraries of scientists and clinicians." - Max Birchwood, DSc, Professor of Mental Health, University of Birmingham, UK

"It would not surprise me if this handbook quickly became the 'go-to' book' on schizophrenia for researchers, clinicians, and students. This is one of those rare volumes that combine excellent depth (via the leading schizophrenia researchers in the world) with a breadth of topics that is second to none." - David L. Penn, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

"This handbook is a landmark effort to give the working clinician portals of entry to the vast scientific and clinical literature on schizophrenia. The chapters provide accessible summaries, efficiently and sensibly organized by topic—from basic science, to assessment and treatment, to service systems, policy, law, and ethics. There is no other volume available with comparable breadth, accessibility, and sensitivity to the needs of the clinical practitioner." - Will Spaulding, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA

"Although I have read (and written) many books about schizophrenia, I was highly impressed by the extensive array of topics that this volume addresses....The volume is distinctive in the way it interweaves scientific knowledge and practical living issues, medical and functional features, individual and population aspects, and somatic and rehabilitative interventions....This book informs, enriches, and inspires." - Henry A. Nasrallah, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, USA

'This book provides comprehensive, up-to-date, easy-to-access information on every aspect of schizophrenia that clinically oriented readers would want in a single source. It reflects well the diverse and extensive experience of Mueser and Jeste, who are clinicians, researchers, and educators of great distinction.' - Herbert Y. Meltzer, Division Director, Psychopharmacology, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA

Table of Contents

Part I: Core Science and Background Information. Lavretsky, History of Schizophrenia as a Psychiatric Disorder. Castle, Morgan, Epidemiology. Downar, Kapur, Biological Theories. Eyler, Brain Imaging. Stewart, Davis, Neuropathology. Glatt, Genetics. Ellman, Cannon, Environmental Pre- and Perinatal Influences in Etiology. Bebbington, Kuipers, Psychosocial Factors. Vahia, Cohen, Psychopathology. Savla, Moore, Palmer, Cognitive Functioning. Häfner, an der Heiden, Course and Outcome. Part II: Assessment and Diagnosis. Rudnick, Roe, Diagnostic Interviewing. Wohlheiter, Dixon, Assessment of Co-occurring Disorders. Lecomte, Corbière, Briand, Assessment of Psychosocial Functioning. Miller, Velligan, Treatment Planning. Part III: Somatic Treatment. Kutscher, Antipsychotics. Dolder, Side Effects of Antipsychotics. Sajatovic, Madhusoodanan, Fuller, Clozapine. Arey, Marder, Other Medications. McClintock, Ranginwala, Husain, Electroconvulsive Therapy. Part IV: Psychosocial Treatment. Velligan, Miller, Environmental Supports. Barrowclough, Lobban, Family Intervention. Morrison, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Tenhula, Bellack, Social Skills Training. Wykes, Cognitive Rehabilitation. Becker, Vocational Rehabilitation. Mueser, Gingerich, Illness Self-management Training. McQuaid, Group Therapy. Ridgway, Supported Housing. Frese III, Self-help Activities. Part V: Systems of Care. Sherrer, O’Hare, Clinical Case Management. Rapp, Goscha, Strengths-based Case Management. DeLuca, Moser, Bond, Assertive Community Treatment. Soliman, Santos, Lohr, Emergency Room, Inpatient, and Residential Treatment. Peters, Sherman, Osher, Treatment in Jails and Prisons. Part VI: Special Populations and Problems. D. Addington, J. Addington, First-episode Psychosis. Nelson, Yung, Treatment of the Schizophrenia Prodrome. Meeks, Jeste, Older Individuals. Haddock, Shaw, Understanding and Working with Aggression, Violence, and Psychosis. Felix, Herman, Susser, Housing Instability and Homelessness. Rystedt, Bartels, Medical Comorbidity. Ferrell, McAllister, Intellectual Disability and Other Neuropsychiatric Populations. Rosenberg, Mueser, Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Syndromes. Kavanagh, Management of Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders. Nicholson, Miller, Parenting. Cottone, Kumra, Children and Adolescents. Heisel, Suicide. Part VII: Policy, Legal, and Social Issues. Samnaliev, Clark, The Economics of Schizophrenia. Bindman, Thornicroft, Involuntary Commitment. Morrissey, Cuddeback, Jail Diversion. Corrigan, Larson, Stigma. Merrens, Drake, Evidence-based Practices. V. N. Vahia, I. V. Vahia, Schizophrenia in Developing Countries. Part VIII: Special Topics. Fischer IV, Carpenter, Jr., Remission. Roe, Davidson, Recovery. Seeman, Gender. Priebe, Fakhoury, Quality of Life. Fallot, Spirituality and Religion. Kopelowicz, Liberman, Stolar, Sexuality. Lawson, Schizophrenia in African Americans. Rudnick, Weijer, Ethics.

About the Author(s)

Edited by Kim T. Mueser, PhD, Dartmouth Medical School, USA and Dilip V. Jeste, MD, University of California, San Diego, USA

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