• Schizophrenia is one of the most serious and widespread psychiatric disorders - roughly one person in 100 will develop it at some time in their lives, of whom 25% will make a complete recovery
• About one third of homeless people living in British cities suffer from schizophrenia, with 125,000 living with their parents
• This Facts series book provides a comprehensive and clearly written guide to the causes, symptoms, and available treatments for people suffering from schizophrenia
• Revised to include all the latest findings from new research
• An accessible account of a much misunderstood condition

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