
Schizophrenia
A Very Short Introduction
Oxford University Press
Published on 22. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-19-280221-7 (ISBN)
Description
Schizophrenia is the archetypal form of madness. Schizophrenia is a common disorder and has a devastating effect on sufferers and their families-patients typically hear voices in their heads and hold bizarre beliefs. The schizophrenic patient presented to the public in sensational press reports and lurid films bears little resemblance to reality of the illness. This book describes what schizophrenia is really like, how the illness progresses, and the treatments that have been applied. It also summarizes the most up-to-date knowledge available about the biological bases of this disorder. Finally it attempts to give some idea of what it is like to have schizophrenia and what this disorder tells us about the relationship between mind and brain.
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Reviews / Votes
a short but mind-expanding book * Philip Graetzel, Focus *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
numerous halftones
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 87 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
195 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-280221-7 (9780192802217)
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Persons
Chris Frith FRS is Professor in Neuropsychology at University College London and deputy director of the Functional Imaging Laboratory at the Institute of Neurology. He is a Wellcome Principal Research Fellow and uses brain imaging techniques to investigate the neural correlates of consciousness in health and disease. He has published over 200 scientific papers and his book The cognitive neuropsychology of schizophrenia (Psychology Press, 1992) was awarded the 1996 Book Award by the British Psychological Society.
Eve C. Johnstone MD, FRCP, FRCPsych is Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Edinburgh. In addition to an extensive clinical practice she conducts large scale research on all aspects of schizophrenia designed to improve treatment and identify risk factors. She has published over 300 scientific papers and among other books, is senior editor of the Companion to Psychiatry Studies (Harcourt, Brace, 1998) and Schizophrenia: Concepts and Clinical management CUP, 1999.
Eve C. Johnstone MD, FRCP, FRCPsych is Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Edinburgh. In addition to an extensive clinical practice she conducts large scale research on all aspects of schizophrenia designed to improve treatment and identify risk factors. She has published over 300 scientific papers and among other books, is senior editor of the Companion to Psychiatry Studies (Harcourt, Brace, 1998) and Schizophrenia: Concepts and Clinical management CUP, 1999.
Author
, Professor in Neuropsychology at University College London and deputy director of the Functional Imaging Laboratory at the Institute of Neurology
, Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Edinburgh
Content
1. CASE STUDIES PAST AND PRESENT; 4. SCHIZOPHRENIA AND DRUGS; 7. UNDERSTANDING THE SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA