The treatment of schizophrenia : status and emerging trends / Hans D. Brenner, Wolfgang Böker, Ruth Genner (editors).

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Brenner, H. D. (Hans D.)

Böker, W. (Wolfgang)

Genner, Ruth, 1951-

Conference Name:

International Symposium on Schizophrenia (5th : 1997 : Bern, Switzerland)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schizophrenia--Treatment.

Schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Schizophrenia--therapy.

Physical Description:

xii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Seattle : Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, [2001]

Contents:

Neurobiological Basis for the Treatment of Schizophrenia

Possible Neurochemical Causes for Structural Changes in Schizophrenia / Fritz A. Henn 3

A Stimulus Barrier Model of Early Onset Schizophrenia: An Integrative Etiological and Therapeutic Approach / Christian Eggers 11

Pharmacotherapy

The State of Evaluation and Clinical Benefits of Atypical Neuroleptics / Hans Jurgen Moller 29

The Pharmacologic Treatment of First Episode Schizophrenia / Brian Sheitman 45

Effect of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs on Cognitive Function in Schizophrenia / Herbert Y. Meltzer, Susan R. McGurk 49

Psychopharmacotherapy in Early Psychosis / Marco C. G. Merlo 60

Sertindole: An Atypical Neuroleptic / Rico Nil, A. Wehnert 67

Psychological and Psychosocial Therapies

Process-Targeted Cognitive Therapy for Schizophrenia: Effects and Mechanisms / William D. Spaulding, Dorie Reed, Mary Sullivan, Shelley Fleming 79

Estimating Rehabilitation Potential in Schizophrenic Subjects / K. H. Wiedl, J. Wienobst, H. Schottke 88

Generalization of Skills Training to the Natural Environment / Robert Paul Liberman, Karen E. Blair, Shirley M. Glynn, Stephen R. Marder, William Wirshing, Donna Ames Wirshing 104

Further Advancement of the Integrated Psychological Therapy Program for Schizophrenic Patients: Intervention Methods and Results / K. Andres, Hans D. Brenner, B. Hodel, M. Pfammatter, V. Roder 121

Treatment of Substance Abuse in Persons with Severe Mental Illness / Gregory J. McHugo, Kim T. Mueser, Robert E. Drake 137

Community Mental Health Services

Urbanicity and Schizophrenia / Hugh Freeman 155

The Effectiveness of Case Management and Assertive Community Treatment for People with Severe Mental Disorders / Max Marshall, Austin Lockwood 181

Comprehensive Care of the Schizophrenics

End of the Revolving-Door Psychiatry? / Wulf Rossler, Anita Riecher-Rossler 195

Changes to the Hospital-Community Balance of Mental Health Care: Economic Evidence from Two UK Studies / Daniel Chisholm, Angela Hallam 210

Vocational Rehabilitation in Schizophrenia

New Findings in Outcome Prediction / H. Hoffmann, Z. Kupper, Barbara Kunz 225.

Notes:

Contributions from the Vth International Schizophrenia Symposium held in Bern in 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0889371954

OCLC:

44039645