Clinical Handbook of Schizophrenia

Kim T. Mueser, Dilip V. Jeste

Guilford Press, Mar 27, 2008 - Psychology - 650 pages

Reviewing the breadth of current knowledge on schizophrenia, this handbook provides clear, practical guidelines for effective assessment and treatment in diverse contexts. Leading authorities have contributed 61 concise chapters on all aspects of the disorder and its clinical management. In lieu of exhaustive literature reviews, each chapter summarizes the state of the science; highlights key points the busy practitioner needs to know; and lists recommended resources, including seminal research studies, invaluable clinical tools, and more. Comprehensive, authoritative, and timely, the volume will enable professionals in any setting to better understand and help their patients or clients with severe mental illness.

Contents

• History of Schizophrenia as a Psychiatric Disorder: 3
• Epidemiology: 14
• Biological Theories 25: 25
• Brain Imaging: 35
• Neuropathology: 44
• Genetics: 55
• Environmental Pre and Perinatal Influences in Etiology: 65
• Psychosocial Factors: 74
• Psychopathology: 82
• Cognitive Functioning: 91
• Course and Outcome: 100
• Diagnostic Interviewing: 117
• Assessment of CoOccurring Disorders: 125
• Assessment of Psychosocial Functioning: 135
• Treatment Planning: 145
• Antipsychotics: 159
• Side Effects of Antipsychotics: 168
• Clozapine: 178
• Other Medications: 186
• Electroconvulsive Therapy: 196
• Environmental Supports: 207
• Family Intervention: 214
• CognitiveBehavioral Therapy: 226
• Social Skills Training: 240
• Cognitive Rehabilitation: 249
• Vocational Rehabilitation: 261
• Illness SelfManagement Training: 268
• Group Therapy: 279
• Supported Housing: 287
• SelfHelp Activities: 298
• Clinical Case Management: 309
• StrengthsBased Case Management: 319
• Assertive Community Treatment: 329
• Emergency Inpatient and Residential Treatment: 339
• Treatment in Jails and Prisons: 354
• FirstEpisode Psychosis: 367
• Treatment of the Schizophrenia Prodrome: 380
• Older Individuals: 390
• Understanding and Working with Aggression Violence: 398
• Housing Instability and Homelessness: 411
• Medical Comorbidity: 424
• Intellectual Disability and Other Neuropsychiatric Populations: 437
• Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Syndromes: 447
• Management of CoOccurring Substance Use Disorders: 459
• Parenting: 471
• Children and Adolescents: 481
• Suicide: 491
• The Economics of Schizophrenia: 507
• Involuntary Commitment: 516
• Jail Diversion: 524
• Stigma: 533
• EvidenceBased Practices: 541
• Schizophrenia in Developing Countries: 549
• Remission: 559
• Recovery: 566
• Gender: 575
• Quality of Life: 581
• Spirituality and Religion: 592
• Sexuality: 604
• Schizophrenia in African Americans: 616
• Ethics: 624
• Index: 631

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About the author

Kim T. Mueser, PhD, is Executive Director of the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Boston University. Dr. Mueser's clinical and research interests include psychiatric rehabilitation for persons with severe mental illnesses, intervention for co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders, and the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. He has served on numerous editorial boards, has published many journal articles and book chapters, and has coauthored over 10 books. His book The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia (with Susan Gingerich) received the National Alliance on Mental Illness NYC Metro Ken Book Award.

Dilip V. Jeste, MD, is the Estelle and Edgar Levi Chair in Aging, Director of the Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is also Director of the Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research at UCSD and of the John A. Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Psychiatry. Dr. Jeste is the Principal Investigator on several research and training grants, has published 8 books and over 500 articles and book chapters, and is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. His work has been recognized with many honors and awards, including, most recently, the American Psychiatric Association’s Research Award.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Clinical Handbook of Schizophrenia
• Editors: Kim T. Mueser, Dilip V. Jeste
• Publisher: Guilford Press, 2008
• ISBN: 1606237667, 9781606237663
• Length: 650 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Psychiatry / General; Psychology / Clinical Psychology; Psychology / Psychopathology / Schizophrenia