Juvenile-Onset Schizophrenia: Assessment, Neurobiology, And Treatment - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0801880181 ISBN 13: 9780801880186

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2005

Riassunto

Once thought to be extremely rare, juvenile-onset schizophrenia occurs in almost one-third of all persons with schizophrenia. Clinically, adolescents tend to have different, usually poorer, outcomes than adults with schizophrenia, and they respond differently to treatments. Because their age precludes them from functioning independently, adolescents are generally considered more vulnerable, and they require age-appropriate psychosocial interventions. From a scientific perspective, the fact that adolescents appear to have a more severe form of the disease may provide researchers with useful insights into its neurobiology.

Reflecting the substantial advances of the past decade, Juvenile-Onset Schizophrenia brings together leading experts to review state-of-the-art clinical practices and the latest scientific knowledge regarding adolescent schizophrenia. Contributors assess the developmental hypothesis of the disease, examine the relationship between its onset of and neurobiological changes during adolescence, and take into account genetic and other risk factors. Also addressed are comparisons between neurophysiology and structural neuroimaging in adults and juveniles, psychological development during adolescence, early symptoms of the disease, related psychotic disorders, the responses of adolescents to antipsychotic medications, and the role of psychotherapy and families in treating schizophrenia. In a concluding essay, the editors review ethical and methodological issues and discuss avenues for further research.

This comprehensive overview of the phenomenology, epidemiology, pathology, and treatment of juvenile-onset schizophrenia will be useful to clinicians, researchers, and students.

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Recensione:

"Timely, comprehensive, and well-written by an outstanding group of authors, many of whom are leaders and pioneers in their respective field of study."

(Jeremy Silverman, Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine)

"A substantial breadth of material is well presented on state-of-the-art clinical care and cutting-edge science."

(Psychiatric Services)

"I have enjoyed reading it and will undoubtedly use it... I would recommend this to practising clinicians who, even if infrequently, see patients with early-onset schizophrenia."

(Rachel Upthegrove British Journal of Psychiatry)

L'autore:

Robert L. Findling, M.D., is a professor and director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University.S. Charles Schulz, M.D., is professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota.

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• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0801880181
• ISBN 13: 9780801880186
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 311
• Redattore: Findling Robert L., Schulz S. Charles