Introduction to Mood Disorders
Introduction to Mood Disorders John R. Geddes Mood and disorders of mood The concept of mood is difficult to define. In psychiatry, it has come to mean a pervasive emotional…
Persistent Delusional Symptoms and Disorders
Persistent Delusional Symptoms and Disorders Alistair Munro Introduction Delusional disorder (DSM-IV 297.1 and ICD-10 F22)(1,2) is a psychotic illness with some superficial resemblances to schizophrenia from which, however, it is…
Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders
Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders J. Garrabé F.-R. Cousin Historic introduction Acute and transient psychotic episodes have been described since the end of the nineteenth century. Descriptions have varied from…
Schizoaffective and Schizotypal Disorders
Schizoaffective and Schizotypal Disorders Ming T. Tsuang William S. Stone Stephen V. Faraone Introduction This chapter focuses on two disorders in the schizophrenia ‘spectrum’: schizoaffective disorder and schizotypal personality disorder….
Treatment and Management of Schizophrenia
Treatment and Management of Schizophrenia D. G. Cunningham Owens E. C. Johnstone Introduction Historically, there was no shortage of interventions to ‘treat’ insanity, and later, schizophrenia. Most were palliative, barely…
Course and Outcome of Schizophrenia and Their Prediction
Course and Outcome of Schizophrenia and Their Prediction Assen Jablensky Introduction The course of schizophrenia is as variable as its symptoms. Systematic investigations of course of the psychoses were initiated…
Epidemiology of Schizophrenia
Epidemiology of Schizophrenia Assen Jablensky Introduction Epidemiological research into schizophrenia aims to answer four essential questions. What is the ‘true’ population frequency of the disorder in various populations and how…
Diagnosis, Classification, and Differential Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
Diagnosis, Classification, and Differential Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Anthony S. David The diagnosis of schizophrenia Until the early 1970s, the diagnosis of schizophrenia was one of the most contentious and fraught…
The Clinical Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia
The Clinical Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia Philip D. Harvey Christopher R. Bowie Introduction Impairments in a variety of cognitive functions are found in patients with schizophrenia. These impairments affect a wide…
