Childhood Schizophrenia [Hardcover]

Sheila Cantor (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0898627133 | ISBN-13: 978-0898627138 | Publication Date: June 3, 1988 | Edition: 1

This original and powerful book illuminates a perennially controversial subject via detailed case histories of 54 children with schizophrenia. The book begins with a review of 130 years of the psychiatric literature on psychosis in childhood. Cantor then presents a detailed analysis of the developmental and family histories of the children in her study, comparing some of the data to a non-schizophrenic control group and yielding suggestive insights on the roots of vulnerability to mental illness.The difficulties involved in assessment and treatment are examined in depth, and useful diagnostic methods are discussed. Also presented are ideas and tools for monitoring change in the child's clinical state and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The concept that a child could have a serious or chronic mental illness has always been difficult for health and mental health professionals to accept or understand. With autistic children, it is not possible to deny the seriousness of the disorder. For other psychotic children, those who look normal and in many ways act normal, it may be difficult to see the child as psychotic or to accept the seriousness of the disorder. Cantor addresses these children. She reviews the literature--a literature that reflects this ambivalence--and then presents her clinical concepts and approaches to treatment for childhood schizophrenia, based on a review of other clinicians' work and on her clinical and research experiences. Perhaps the greatest value of her book is that Cantor forces us to think clearly about this serious and chronic childhood disorder." --Larry B. Silver, MD

"Cantor has written a book on childhood schizophrenia that is personal, sensitive, and humane, and at the same time a scholarly history, a careful report on research, a trenchant evaluation of the work already done in this difficult field, and a brief guide to the treatment and management of this profoundly disorganizing condition....With the help of Cantor's findings, it may now be possible to achieve more precise diagnosis at a much earlier age and hence to institute earlier treatment....[This is an] authoritative and immensely useful book that should be on the shelf of every child mental health practitioner." --Joseph D. Noshpitz, MD

About the Author

Shelia Cantor ,M.D. Medical Director , Schizophrenia Treatment and Research Foundation of Manitoba.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 193 pages
• Publisher: Guilford Press; 1 edition (June 3, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898627133
• ISBN-13: 978-0898627138
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,587,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Totally Outdated... what more can I say?, September 25, 2008

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This review is from: Childhood Schizophrenia (Hardcover)

Outdated. The whole diagnosis of childhood schizophrenia is outdated. Most or all of these kids have some type of developmental disability such as Aspergers or high functioning Autism. This book is 20 years old! Amazon shouldn't even be selling this book.