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Recent Advances in Schizophrenia

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Authors:
  1. Anthony Kales

    1. Department of Psychiatry, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA
      Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA

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  2. Costas N. Stefanis

    1. Department of Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
      World Psychiatric Association, USA

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  3. John A. Talbott

    1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
      Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, USA

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Conceptualization of Schizophrenia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Schizophrenia: Historical Perspectives

      • Anthony Kales, Joyce D. Kales, Antonio Vela-Bueno
      Pages 3-23

    3. On the Concept of Schizophrenia

      • Costas N. Stefanis
      Pages 25-57

    4. Modular Disjunction in Schizophrenia: A Framework for a Pathological Psychophysiology

      • John M. Cleghorn, Martin L. Albert
      Pages 59-80

    5. Meaning of Structural Changes in the Brain in Schizophrenia

      • Timothy J. Crow
      Pages 81-94

    6. Conceptual Approaches to the Study of Schizophrenia

      • William T. Carpenter Jr., Brian Kirkpatrick, Robert W. Buchanan
      Pages 95-113

  3. Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Schizophrenia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Risk Factors in Schizophrenia: Interaction Between Genetic Liability and Environmental Factors

      • Fini Schulsinger, Josef Parnas
      Pages 117-129

    3. The Role of Molecular Genetics in Psychiatry: Unraveling the Etiology for Schizophrenia

      • Lynn E. Delisi, Michael Lovett
      Pages 131-161

    4. Diagnostic Advances in Anatomical and Functional Brain Imaging in Schizophrenia

      • Jörg J. Pahl, Victor W. Swayze, Nancy C. Andreasen
      Pages 163-189

    5. Risk Factors and Prevention in Schizophrenia

      • Michael J. Goldstein
      Pages 191-212

    6. Psychosocial Interventions in Schizophrenia

      • Kim T. Mueser, Robert P. Liberman, Shirley M. Glynn
      Pages 213-234

    7. Clozapine: Mechanism of Action in Relation to its Clinical Advantages

      • Herbert Y. Meltzer
      Pages 237-256

    8. Psychopharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia

      • John M. Kane
      Pages 257-276
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About this book

I am honored to introduce readers to this extraordinary volume, the first in the annual International Perspectives Series: Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neurosciences. This particular volume on the Recent Advances In Schizophrenia stems from the Third Annual Pennsylvania Conference on Schizophrenia, held in March, 1988. At that international meeting, some of the most esteemed researchers in the field surveyed our current under­ standing of schizophrenia. Collectively, their presentations capture the excitement of a research field launching into a stage of rapid worldwide advancement. The last decade has seen an enormous refocusing of scientific effort on schizophrenia, directed, in large measure, by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Our understanding of this mysterious, disabling disorder in all its diversity has been enhanced by a host of technologies, including new neuroimaging techniques, cognitive psychology, molecular genetics, and anatomical, biochemical, and molecular neuropathology. The resulting growth spurt in our knowledge constitutes the essence of the conference and of this volume. As the following pages amply docu­ ment, it has been a decade of great progress, one in which we can take great pride. The science of our field has matured to the point that a major research thrust is now feasible-one likely to have enormous benefits for schizophrenic patients and their families. It is a very exciting time to be in this field and to participate in accelerating its advances.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA

    Anthony Kales

  • Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA

    Anthony Kales

  • Department of Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece

    Costas N. Stefanis

  • World Psychiatric Association, USA

    Costas N. Stefanis

  • Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

    John A. Talbott

  • Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, USA

    John A. Talbott

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Recent Advances in Schizophrenia

  • Authors: Anthony Kales, Costas N. Stefanis, John A. Talbott

  • Series Title: Studienreihe Informatik

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3248-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-97221-3Published: 18 December 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3248-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-8792

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 416

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Originally published in the International Perspectives Series

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general

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