Csernansky Schizophrenia

A New Guide for Clinicians
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-8247-4414-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten

Reihe: Medical Psychiatry Series

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Csernansky, John G.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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