TY - BOOK ID - 698284 TI - Schizophrenia : Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment AU - Janicak, Philip G. AU - Marder, Stephen R. AU - Tandon, Rajiv. AU - Goldman, Morris. PY - 2014 SN - 1493906569 1493906550 PB - New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Schizophrenia KW - Diagnosis. KW - Treatment. KW - Psychiatry. KW - Psychopharmacology. KW - Psychotherapy. KW - Medicine and psychology KW - Mental health KW - Psychology, Pathological KW - Psychagogy KW - Therapy (Psychotherapy) KW - Mental illness KW - Clinical sociology KW - Mental health counseling KW - Behavioral pharmacology KW - Drugs KW - Chemotherapy KW - Pharmacology KW - Psychotropic drugs KW - Treatment KW - Psychotropic effects KW - Psychotherapy . UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:698284 AB - Schizophrenia: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment is a major addition to the literature, offering practical, comprehensive coverage of diagnosis and treatment options, genetic issues, neuroimaging, long-term management of schizophrenia, and future directions and predictions of how clinical care of schizophrenia will change. The book is divided into five sections. Section 1 summarizes the present state of knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia. This includes recent changes in the DSM 5 categorization of schizophrenia and its implications for treatment. Section 2 considers recent discoveries into its pathoetiology, including the status of biological markers, genetics and neuroimaging as they relate to diagnosis and potential novel therapeutic approaches. Section 3 explores the optimization of present therapeutic approaches; novel treatments; and management of the substantial risks associated with both the illness and its present therapies. Section 4 discusses progress in the long-term management of schizophrenia, focusing on biological and psychotherapeutic strategies to improve functioning and facilitate recovery. Section 5 considers future directions and predictions of how diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia will change. An invaluable addition to the field, Schizophrenia: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment is a definitive resource that will be of great interest to all clinicians caring for patients with schizophrenia. ER -