Schizophrenia

This comprehensive introduction to schizophrenia is an ideal starting point for students. It covers the theoretical foundations of different perspectives of schizophrenia, including medical, evolutionary and social, to give readers a solid grounding and then discusses the various forms of treatments and the arguments surrounding each perspective.>

List of contents

1. What is Schizophrenia?
2. Inheriting Schizophrenia
3. Neurotransmitter Explanations
4. Brain Correlates of chizophrenia
5. Alternative Biological and Evolutionary Explanations
6. Social and Cognitive Explanations
7. Psychodynamic Explanations and Family Functioning
8. Biological Treatments
9. Psychosocial Approaches to Treatment.

About the author

Kevin Silber

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Silber
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.07.2014
• EAN: 9780230299863
• ISBN: 978-0-230-29986-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Palgrave Insights in Psychology Series; Macmillan Insights in Psychology series; Macmillan Insights in Psychology series; Palgrave Insights in Psychology series; Palgrave Insights in Psycholog; MacMillan Insights in Psycholo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; B, Behavioral Science and Psychology, Psychopathology, Psychology, Pathological