Cognition in Schizophrenia: Impairments, Importance, and Treatment Strategies [Paperback]

Tonmoy Sharma (Editor), Philip Harvey (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 019262993X | ISBN-13: 978-0192629937 | Publication Date: December 15, 2000 | Edition: 1

Although it has been known for 100 years that cognitive functioning is impaired in schizophrenia, the implications of this impairment have only recently been clearly understood. While in the past, cognitive deficits were thought to be the result of other aspects of the illness, such as poor co-operation, or as a result of the treatment of the illness, it is now known that these factors exert only a very minor influence on cognitive deficit. This book, with contributions from the major international names in the field, reviews the most recent research on the impairment of cognitive functioning in schizophrenia, covering: what it is, how wide-ranging it can be, what the clinical implications are, and how it can be treated? A detailed insight into cognitive deficit is the key to understanding why previous treatments have failed, and the key by which new treatments may change this terrible illness, treatments significantly more effective than earlier interventions.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a useful book for anyone with a serious interest in the study or treatment of schizophrenia. The writing is clearand several authors manage to treat this often-arid material in a lively and engaging way." The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

"This is an important and informative book. As the phenomena of cognitive impairment is increasingly being recognized as a central component of schizophrenic illness, a complex research literature involving many disciplines is accruing at a great rate. This book successfully gives a critical overview of much of this work by addressing the nature of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia, the importance and correlates of such impairments, and the treatment and remediation of cognitive deficits in the disease. ... In summation, this is a useful book for anyone with a serious interest in the study or treatment of schizophrenia. The writing is clear, most chapters end with succinct summaries, and several authors manage to treat this often arid material in a lively and engaging way."--Donald Young, Ph.D., Ed.D., Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, and Ellen Rumm, M.D., Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto

About the Author

Philip D Harvey PhD Department of Psychiatry Box 1229 Mt Sinai School of Medicine New York NY 10029 USA Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Dr Tonmoy Sharma Section of Cognitive Psychopharmacology Institute of Psychiatry De Crespigny Park Denmark Hill London SE5 8AF Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

Product Details

• Paperback: 363 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (December 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019262993X
• ISBN-13: 978-0192629937
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #688,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)