The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Schizophrenia
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (908 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585621919 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 435 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kandel, M.D., Fred Kavli Professor and Director, Kavli Institute for Brain Science, and Senior Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Department of Psychiatry, Biochemistry, and Physiology, Columbia University, New York, New York" . Perhaps the best thumbnail sketches of the realities confronted by public health officials, case managers, and clinicians are the chapters on epidemiology, social/vocational impairments (including the sole reference to stigmatization), and the psychosocial therapies."- "The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease," "March 2007""I was delighted to see this book arrive. Lieberman, Stroup, and Perkins now provide us with the textbook th
mixed bag Hubert SteelerFan The book is not as densely layered with information as one might expect. It approximates the Kaplan and Saddock style. There are only a few illustrations and tables, and chapters that require graphs etc are even printed on a different kind of paper.The depth of information contained could and should be more extensive; the
Lieberman, M.D., is Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University; Director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute; Director of the Lieber Center for Schizophrenia Research; and Psychiatrist-in-Chief at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.T. Scott Stroup, M.D., M.P.H., is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Caro
Squarely confronting a disease that has long afflicted and baffled human society, this textbook will serve as a dependable source of knowledge for a generation of students, scientists, and clinicians to come.. - Optimal treatment approaches for first episodes -- including individual, group, and family therapies -- to increase the likelihood of full recovery.- Special considerations for treatment of chronic schizophrenia, addressing frequently asked questions faced by psychiatrists in their daily encounters with patients. Although there are many books that consider aspects of schizophrenia such as research or clinical care, now there is a single resource that puts the many facets of this widely misunderstood disorder in perspective. While its causes and cure remain elusive, schizophrenia can be better understood with the help of the authoritative knowledge collected