Schizophrenia [Hardcover]

Steven R. Hirsch (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0632032766 | ISBN-13: 978-0632032761 | Publication Date: January 15, 1995 | Edition: 1

Schizophrenia is one of the most complex and puzzling diseases to affect mankind. For the average practicing psychiatrist, making sense of the vast body of information on the subject and filtering out what is of clinical relevance can be difficult. This book is aimed at these practicing psychiatrists. The book consists of four sections: descriptive aspects, causative aspects, physical treatments, and psychological, behavioural, and social treatments. The Editors are both highly respected clinical psychiatrists who are leading experts on schizophrenia. They have brought together a strong group of contributors from the USA, UK and Europe to produce what will be an essential reference for the trainee and practicing psychiatrist. The result is a comprehensive textbook and research guide about schizophrenia, including up-to-date chapters reviewing current biology of the disorder, phenomenology, clinical characteristics, and treatment, both medical and psychosocial.

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".this is an excellent book, drawing together a vast range of knowledge...It is a must for medical and university libraries, some chapters should be read by all psychiatric trainees and it ought to be on the shelves of any jobbing psychiatrists." Frank Holloway, Psychological Medicine

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Schizophrenia is one of the most complex and puzzling diseases to affect mankind. For the average practising psychiatrist seeing schizophrenics on a regular basis, making sense of the vast body of information on the subject and filtering out what is of clinical relevance can be very difficult. It is to these doctors that Schizophrenia is aimed. The book consists of four sections; descriptive aspects, causative aspects, physical treatments, and psychological, behavioural, and social treatments. The Editors are both highly respected clinical psychiatrists who are leading experts on schizophrenia. They have

Product Details

• Hardcover: 760 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0632032766
• ISBN-13: 978-0632032761
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,642,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than a textbook, December 25, 1999

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Adolf "Liao" (Taiwan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schizophrenia (Hardcover)

Prof. Hirsch and Prof. Weinberger are the admirable international figures in psychiatric research. As the editors, they conjoined the most famous contributors of every subtitle in schizophrenia research. Reading it in 1999, some of the contents seemed a little out of date. However, to consolidate current findings and concepts on schizophrenia, it is not only a textbook but also a historical masterpiece. Next edition of such an encyclopedia on schizophrenia may not be composed until next decade.