Readership: Relatives of people with schizophrenia, schizophrenics themselves: nurses, doctors, psychologists and community health care workers who are involved in the treatment of schizophrenia.
Ming T. Tsuang, Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry; Superintendent and Head, Harvard Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Brockton, USA, and Stephen V. Farraone
Preface Section 1: What is Schizophrenia? 1.: Introduction 2.: Defining the terms 3.: Diagnosis 4.: Symptoms Section 2: Schizophrenia: The Central Questions 5.: Introduction 6.: How common is schizophrenia? 7.: Is schizophrenia inherited? 8.: How does the environment affect schizophrenia? 9.: Is schizophrenia a disease? Section 3: Meeting the Challenge of Schizophrenia 10.: Introduction 11.: Treating schizophrenia 12.: Biological therapies 13.: Non-biological therapies 14.: The role of the hospital in modern mental health care Section 4: Caring and Coping in a Changing Social Environment 15.: Introduction 16.: What special problems does the schizophrenic patient face? 17.: Prognosis 18.: Summary Further reading Useful addresses Index