Schizotypy: Implications for Illness and Health [Hardcover]

Gordon Claridge (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 019852353X | ISBN-13: 978-0198523536 | Publication Date: July 10, 1997 | Edition: 1

The central theme of this book presents a challenging and controversial new view of psychosis--that the features of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia actually lie on a continuum with, and form part of, normal behavior and experience. The dispositional or "schizotypal" traits associated with psychotic disorders, while increasing one's chances for mental illness, also lead to positive outcomes such as enhanced creativity or spiritual experience. Each aspect of this theme is supported by extensive experimental and clinical evidence, questioning the conventional medical wisdom that treats psychotic illness in the narrow context of neurological disease. The result is an authoritative and provocative overview of an important topic in psychological research and clinical practice.

Editorial Reviews

Review

" ... highly original and extremely thought-provoking. Researchers studying disorders related to schizotypy will find it a useful reference, and clinicians and clinician-teachers will benefit from reading the theoretical chapters." Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (1998)

About the Author

Gordon Claridge is at Oxford University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (July 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019852353X
• ISBN-13: 978-0198523536
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,381,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)