Schizotypal Personality [Hardcover]

Adrian Raine (Editor), Todd Lencz (Editor), Sarnoff A. Mednick (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521454220 | ISBN-13: 978-0521454223 | Publication Date: September 29, 1995 | Edition: 1

This book is devoted to examining schizotypal personality and provides a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge. It includes reviews of genetics, neurodevelopment, assessment, psychophysiology, neuropsychology, and brain imaging. Central themes are the exploration of categorical and dimensional approaches to the understanding of schizotypal disorder and its relationship to schizophrenia, by some of the world's leading researchers. Valuable introductory and concluding chapters set in context the sometimes divergent opinions and findings presented by the book's contributors, and there are reviews of methodological issues and assessment schedules for the benefit of researchers in the field. In setting out to answer, from phenomenological, psychological and neurobiological perspectives, the fundamental question of what schizotypal disorder is and to develop coherent etiological models, this book will serve as an authoritative resource for clinicians and researchers interested in this major personality disorder.

Editorial Reviews

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"...its topic coverage is excellent...and its authors are world-class authorities. Each chapter is well written...the book is very readable, stimulating and recommended reading for any scientist or student who desires a clear introduction to the structure, dimensions, and problems of research in the area as well as a summary of the current state of knowledge." William Scheftner, Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

Book Description

This is the first book devoted to schizotypal personality. It provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge from some of the world's leading researchers in the field, and includes reviews of genetics, neurodevelopment, assessment, psychophysiology, neuropsychology and brain imaging. It explores the categorical and dimensional approaches to the understanding of schizotypal disorder, and its relationship to schizophrenia, and reviews methodological issues. Seeking to define schizotypal disorder and to develop coherent etiological models, this book is an authoritative resource for clinicians and researchers interested in this major personality disorder.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 532 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (September 29, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521454220
• ISBN-13: 978-0521454223
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,893,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)