Schizophrenia Scientific Progress

PART I: Classification and Epidemiology

1. Domains of Psychopathology Relevant to the Study of Etiology and Treatment in Schizophrenia, W. T. Carpenter and R. W. Buchanan

2. Drawing the Boundary of the Schizophrenia Spectrum:

About the Author
S. Charles Schulz, M.D., is Chief, Pharmacologic and Somatic Treatments Program, Schizophrenia Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health. Carol A. Tamminga, M.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center.

Classification and Epidemiology
Domains of Psychopathology Relevant to the Study of Etiology and Treatment in Schizophrenia
Drawing the Boundary of the Schizophrenia Spectrum: Evidence from a Family Study
Comparison of Winter and Summer Born Schizophrenics and Winter and Summer Born Affectives
Cultural Variations in the Treated Prevalence Rate and Symptomatology among Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and White Schizophrenic Patients in Hawaii
The Epidemiology of Schizophrenia: Questions Needing Answers
Vulnerability Factors
Obstetric Complications and Schizophrenia: Methodology and Mechanisms
Disturbances of Fetal Neural Development and Adult Schizophrenia
Neurological Soft Signs in an Epidemiologic Sample of First-Admission Psychotic Patients: A Preliminary Analysis
Attentional Markers of Schizophrenia: Evidence from the New York High Risk Study
Neuropsychology and Neurophysiology
Sustained, Focused Attention Under High Processing Loads: Relevance to Vulnerability to Schizophrenia
Cognitive Markers for Schizophrenia: An Appraisal
Eye Tracking and Skin Conductance in Schizophrenia: The Role of Neuroleptics and Tardive Dyskinesia
Oculomotor Performance in Schizophrenic Illness, G. K. Thaker, et al.
Sensorimotor Gating and the Neurobiology of Schizophrenia: Human and Animal Model Studies
Basic Studies and Animal Models
Animal Models of Schizophrenic Disorders
The Phencyclidine Receptor Complex: Interaction with Excitatory Amino Acids and Endogenous Ligands
Limbic System: Localization of PCP Drug Action in Rat and Schizophrenic Manifestations in Humans
Schizophrenia and Epilepsy
A Possible Animal Model of Defect State Schizophrenia
Imaging and Localization
Cerebral Ventricular Enlargement in Schizophrenia: Prevalence and Correlates
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Schizophrenia: An Update
Limbic and Paralimbic Pathology in Schizophrenia: Interaction with Age and Stress Related factors
The Prefrontal Cortex in Schizophrenia
Relative Metabolic Rate in Frontal Lobes of Normals and Schizophrenics Assessed by Positron Emission Tomography
Neurochemistry
Postmortem Neurochemistry Studies in Schizophrenia
Quantification of Neuroreceptors in Living Human Brain: Implications for Schizophrenia Research
Clinical and Biochemical Effects of Neuroleptic Treatment: Implications for the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia
Clozapine: Clinical Advantages and Biological Mechanisms
Some Clinical and Biochemical Predictors of Early Neuroleptic Response
Treatment
Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia
Haloperidol Plasma Lev
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.