Chapter 3 Why are psychiatric comorbidities so common in schizophrenia and why are they so often missed in clinical practice? KEY POINTS • The comorbidity of schizophrenia with other psychiatric…
Chapter 11 Understanding and assessing substance use in schizophrenia KEY POINTS • Substance use is very common amongst people with schizophrenia. • Tobacco and alcohol abuse lead the licit substances….
Chapter 9 Post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia KEY POINTS • Schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occur together much more commonly than would be expected by chance. • There is…
Chapter 8 Schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive disorder KEY POINTS • Schizophrenia and OCD occur together much more commonly than would be expected by chance. • The reasons for this association…
Chapter 7 Social anxiety disorder and schizophrenia KEY POINTS • Social anxiety disorder affects around 1 in 5 people with schizophrenia. • Comorbid social anxiety disorder is associated with numerous…
Chapter 4 Autism and schizophrenia: neurodevelopmental ‘playmates’? KEY POINTS • Historical constructions of schizophrenia encompassed autism within their core. • Autism and schizophrenia share certain neurodevelopmental markers, but the emphasis…
Chapter 6 Generalized anxiety and panic disorder in schizophrenia KEY POINTS • Schizophrenia and anxiety disorders occur together much more commonly than would be expected by chance. • There is…
Chapter 1 Psychiatric comorbidities associated with schizophrenia: how should we conceptualize them? KEY POINTS • Schizophrenia carries a high rate of psychiatric comorbidities. • Such comorbidities worsen the longitudinal course…
Chapter 2 Psychiatric comorbidities in schizophrenia: the size of the problem KEY POINTS • There are numerous methodological considerations to bear in mind in interpreting rates of psychiatric comorbidities in…
Chapter 5 Personality disorders and schizophrenia KEY POINTS • Schizophrenia often manifests early in a person’s developmental trajectory and can impact personality development. • There are neurobiological factors that link…
