The Neuropsychopathology of Schizophrenia
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- Synopsis
- Oneof the first major theoretical reviews of schizophrenia since the publicationof the 5th edition of the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the DSM-5, thisvolume is a landmark in the history of schizophrenia research. It assembles recentgroundbreaking developments in research on schizophrenia and reaffirms itscentral place in the mental health research agenda. Significantly, this volumereflects theparadigmatic shift in schizophrenia research applied in parallel to newapproaches in psychiatric diagnosis. New models and findingsfrom across disciplines in recent years reflect a new and greater understandingof the workings of the brain, which, in turn, helps develop our knowledge ofthe neuro and psychological processes in schizophrenia. Consequently, thisvolume illustrates a historicalconvergence of psychology, psychopathology and the neurosciences inschizophrenia. World-renownedleaders of theschizophrenia research community in fields such as neuroscience,psychiatry, neuropsychology, and clinical psychology offer clear suggestionsfor further advances in psychological and medical interventions, assessment, preventionstrategies, and research. And in keeping with other titles in the NebraskaSymposium on Motivation series, these papers are noteworthy for their depth ofdetail, scientific rigor, and clinical relevance. Includedamong the topics: Cognitive organization as a dimension of individual differences and psychopathology. Neurodevelopmental genomic strategies in the study of the psychosis spectrum. Multimodal brain and behavior indices of psychosis risk. The NIMH Research Domain Criteria Project: new approaches to classifying psychotic spectrum disorders. The Neuropsychopathology of Schizophrenia is one of the mostforward-thinking and engaging treatments of the field in recent years, and isan indispensable text for all researchers, academics, and clinicians who treator study mental illness, especially psychiatrists, psychologists, mental healthpractitioners, and neuroscientists specializing in schizophrenia.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783319305967
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing, Cham
- Date of Addition:
- 10/07/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.