Early Clinical Intervention and Prevention in Schizophrenia

by William S. Stone (Editor), Stephen V. Faraone (Editor), Ming T. Tsuang (Editor)

Overview

Leading and internationally recognized researchers review what is known about the liability to schizophrenia, how it progresses, what it looks like clinically-with an emphasis on a specific (proposed) syndrome of liability (schizotaxia)-and how best it might be treated now and in the near future. The authors summarize the latest findings on the genetic, early environmental, and neurodevelopmental origins of schizophrenia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781468498332
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	07/21/2012
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Pages:	374
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

I. The Etiology and Genetics of Schizophrenia.- 1 The Genetic Basis of Schizophrenia.- 2 Early Environmental Determinants of Schizophrenia.- 3 Obstetric Risk Factors for Schizophrenia and Their Relationship to Genetic Predisposition: Following Ariadne’s Double-Stranded Thread Through Early Development.- II. The Vulnerability to Schizophrenia.- 4 The Nature of the Prodrome in Schizophrenia.- 5 The Nature of Schizotaxia.- 6 A Neuropsychological Perspective on Vulnerability to Schizophrenia: Lessons From High-Risk Studies.- 7 Neurocognitive Deficits in the Biological Relatives of Individuals With Schizophrenia.- 8 The Nature and Origin of Socioemotional Deficits in Schizophrenia.- 9 Neuroimaging Studies of Nonpsychotic First-Degree Relatives of People With Schizophrenia: Toward a Neurobiology of Vulnerability to Schizophrenia.- 10 Neurophysiological Endophenotypes in Early Detection of Schizophrenia.- 11 Is the Development of Schizophrenia Predictable?.- III. Early Intervention and Prevention of Schizophrenia.- 12 Prevention of Schizophrenia and Psychotic Behavior: Definitions and Methodological Issues.- 13 The Treatment of Schizotaxia.- 14 Treatment of the Schizophrenia Prodrome.- 15 The Role of Genetic Counseling.- IV. Challenges for the Near Future.- 16 The Biology of Schizotaxia.- 17 Molecular Medicine and the Prospects for Prevention and Early Intervention in Schizophrenia.

Editorial Reviews

"The purpose of this book is to present a multidimensional and interdisciplinary description of the current efforts to "attenuate prodromal and incipient psychotic symptoms." The editors and chapter authors have produced a superb review of this important literature. This is a first rate book covering an extremely important area of emerging research in the prevention of schizophrenia. Anyone interested in this issue should buy this book!"-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

"...if you are looking for a comprehensive book with a clear style and current updates on interventions and prevention in schizoprenia, this is the one for you." -Primary Care Psychiatry

"This book can be recommended to all researchers with an interest in the prevention of schizophrenia."-The New England Journal of Medicine

From the Publisher

4 Stars! from Doody

Reviewer: Michael Schrift, DO (University of Washington School of Medicine)
Description: This is an outstanding new book covering an important emerging issue of early clinical prevention and intervention in individuals at risk for developing schizophrenia. Written and edited by prominent researchers in this area, the book is a most valuable contribution to the psychiatric literature.
Purpose: The purpose of this book is to present a multidimensional and interdisciplinary description of the current efforts to "attenuate prodromal and incipient psychotic symptoms." The editors and chapter authors have produced a superb review of this important literature.
Audience: The intended audience is researchers of schizophrenia. Psychologists, psychiatrists, and trainees in psychiatry residencies would benefit from reading this book.
Features: The book is divided into four parts and 17 chapters with an index section and a bonus CD-ROM version that can be viewed on a desktop computer or a PDA. Part 1 covers etiology and genetics with excellent chapters on risk factors, genetics, and environmental determinants. Part 2 focuses on vulnerability issues with chapters on prodromal features, neuropsychological and neurocognitive features, socioeconomic deficits, and neuroimaging studies. Part 3 is on the main theme of the book: early intervention and prevention and includes chapters on the treatment of schizotaxia, prodrome, and genetic counseling. The final section gives a view of the future in the prevention of schizophrenia with chapters on the biology of schizotaxia and molecular medicine.
Assessment: This is a first rate book covering an extremely important area of emerging research in the prevention of schizophrenia. Anyone interested in this issue should buy this book!

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