Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 2001 Hardcover New 0393703347. FLAWLESS COPY, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--207 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or
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markings to the text. --DESCRIPTION: A modern view of schizophrenia based on neuroscience that goes far beyond the symptoms of the illness. For many years, schizophrenia was considered to be a mystery?beyond the reach of science. In the past ten years, major developments in scientific research have drastically changed the way schizophrenia is viewed. Michael Green, an expert in the neurocognition of schizophrenia, presents an integrated overview of schizophrenia and discusses recent findings from brain imaging, medications, cognitive remediation, and determinants of functional outcome. -REVIEW: New England Journal of Medicine, "According to the latest World Health Organization figures, 24 million people have schizophrenia, a disorder that is often serious, disabling, and relapsing. Perplexing yet intriguing, it beckons experts of an auth
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In this much-needed book, Michael Green, an expert in the neurocognition of schizophrenia, presents an integrated overview of schizophrenia covering a wide range of topics in lively, understandable prose. He outlines a neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia, discusses neurocognitive indicators of genetic vulnerability, the introduction of a new generation of medications, recent findings from brain imaging, cognitive remediation, and the determinants of functional outcome. He presents a modern view of schizophrenia based on neuroscience that goes far beyond the symptoms of the illness.
Schizophrenia Revealed gives the reader an important overview of the most recent developments in our understanding of schizophrenia. It will be of interest to clinicians who are trying to understand the neurocognitive constraints acting on their patients, practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, social work, and nursing, as well as family members and students who want to know how our view of this disease has changed in recent years.
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For clinicians trying to understand their patients and for family members of people affected with schizophrenia, Green (psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, U. of California-Los Angeles) discusses the current understanding of the long-mysterious mental disorder, particularly as revealed by neuroscience. He explains brain development and neurocognitive deficits, the new generation of medication, recent findings from brain imaging, genetics, cognitive rehabilitation, and the determinants of functional outcome. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Product Details
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