Water Balance in Schizophrenia (Progress in Psychiatry Series, No 48) [Hardcover]

David B. Schnur (Editor), Darrell G. Kirch (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0880484853 | ISBN-13: 978-0880484855 | Publication Date: May 1996 | Edition: 1

The association between disturbances in water balance and schizophrenia has long been recognized and heavily researched. Water Balance in Schizophrenia represents the first attempt to provide clinicians with a consolidated guide to polydipsia-hyponatremia, associated with schizophrenia. Here, some of the foremost experts in the field address a variety of issues pertinent to both researchers and clinicians. The first portion of the book focuses on the history of polydipsia-hyponatremia and related conditions. Subsequent chapters are devoted to recent research developments that range from the cellular physiology of thirst and water homeostasis to the behavioral determinants of polydipsia. Additional chapters address recent findings and their implications for understanding schizophrenia. The final portion of the book confronts the problem of clinical management, stressing both behavioral and pharmacological techniques. All clinicians who treat schizophrenic patients will find Water Balance in Schizophrenia an indispensable reference. Whenever possible, the editors provide details regarding methodology and explicit management guidelines. They even include a detailed description of an inpatient polydipsia unit, as well as a comprehensive review of drug treatment.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Water Balance In Schizophrenia represents the first attempt to provide clinicians with a consolidated guide to polydipsia-hyponatremia, associated with schizophrenia. Here, some of the foremost experts in the field address a variety of issues pertinent to both researchers and clinicians. Water Balance In Schizophrenia is an indispensable reference book providing details regarding methodology and explicit management guidelines. Also featured is a detailed description of an inpatient polydipsia unit, as well as a comprehensive review of drug treatment. -- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

David B. Schnur, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York and Chief of the Clinical Research Unit in the Department of Psychiatry at Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, New York. Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Dean of the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta. He was formerly Acting Scientific Director, National Institute of Mental Health.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 278 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880484853
• ISBN-13: 978-0880484855
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,407,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)