Psychopathology: The Evolving Science of Mental Disorder

by Edited by Steven Matthysse , Francine M. Benes , Deborah L. Levy , Jerome Kagan

• ISBN13: 9780521444699
• ISBN10: 0521444691
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-04-26
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The scientific study of mental disorder is exciting today because of discoveries in molecular genetics, cognitive processes, neurochemistry and neuroanatomy. The study of mental disorder has evolved from a primarily descriptive discipline into a mature science that encompasses both biological underpinnings and social and developmental work. Psychopathology combines these fields of research to present a comprehensive picture of psychosis. In this important volume, distinguished investigators from these fields present findings from their laboratories, as well as perspectives on areas of rapid growth and change. The editors also provide thoughtful overviews of four major topics in psychopathology research: brain mechanisms, thinking, development and genetics. This book will appeal to graduate students, clinicians and researchers in the fields of psychiatry, cognitive science and neuroscience.

Table of Contents

Part I. Brain Mechanisms: 1. Editor's introduction Francine Benes

2. The functional parcellation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the heterogeneous facets of schizophrenia Patricia Goldman-Rakic

3. Components of working memory deficit in schizophrenia Sohee Park, and Gillian O'Driscoll

4. Temporal lobe structural abnormalities in schizophrenia: a selective review and presentation of new magnetic resonance findings Martha Shenton

5. Location, location, location: the pathway from behavior to brain locus in schizophrenia Deborah Levy

6. The defects of affect and attention in schizophrenia: a possible neuroanatomical substrate Francine Benes

Part II. Development: 7. Editor's introduction Jerome Kagan

8. Developmental psychopathology: from attribution towards information Sheldon White

9. A paradoxical partnership: some historical and contemporary referents linking adult schizophreniform disorder and resilient children under stress Norman Garmezy

10. A look at the evolution of developmental models of schizophrenia Nikki Erlenmeyer-Kimling

11. Developmental theory: lessons from the study of risk and psychopathology Dante Cicchetti

12. The return of the ancients: on temperament and development Jerome Kagan

Part III. Thinking: 13. Editor's introduction Steven Matthysse

14. The psychometric assessment of schizophrenia proneness Loren, and Jean Chapman

15. Politeness in schizophrenia Roger Brown

16. Neuroleptic treatment effects in relation to psychotherapy, social skills training and social withdrawal in schizophrenics Herbert Spohn

17. Familial factors in the impairment of attention in schizophrenia: data from Ireland, Israel and the District of Columbia, Allan Mirsky

18. Parsing cognitive processes: psychopathological and neurophysiological constraints Ann Sereno

19. Cognitive psychopathology in schizophrenia: explorations in language, memory, associations and movements, Brendan Maher

Part IV. Genetics: 20. Editor's introduction Deborah Levy, Steven Matthysse, and Philip Holzman

21. Genetic and environmental factors in the etiology of schizophrenia Seymour Kety

22. Problems and paradoxes in research on the etiology of schizophrenia Einar Kringlen

23. Epistemological issues in psychiatric research Josef Parnas

24. Searching for major genes in schizophrenia Kenneth Kidd

25. The Drosophila eye and the genetics of schizophrenia Steven Matthysse

Part V. Response and Reflection: 26. Reflections on the developing science of psychopathology Philip Holzman.