Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction

Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction

by Christopher Frith, Eve Johnstone
ISBN-10:
0192802216
ISBN-13:
9780192802217
Pub. Date:
09/25/2003
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0192802216
ISBN-13:
9780192802217
Pub. Date:
09/25/2003
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction

Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction

by Christopher Frith, Eve Johnstone

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780192802217
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 09/25/2003
Series: Very Short Introductions , #89
Pages: 216
Sales rank: 693,270
Product dimensions: 7.88(w) x 3.44(h) x 0.52(d)
Lexile: 1310L (what's this?)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

List of illustrationsix
1The experience of schizophrenia1
2The concept of schizophrenia24
3Intellectual functioning in schizophrenia47
4Schizophrenia and drugs72
5Biological factors92
6Environmental factors108
7Understanding the symptoms of schizophrenia123
8The importance of schizophrenia145
References171
Further reading185
Index189
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