| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xi, 182 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The facts |
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Oxford medical publications |
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Facts (Oxford, England)
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Oxford medical publications.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 170) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Section 1: What is schizophrenia? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Defining the terms -- 3. Diagnosis -- 4. Symptoms -- Section 2: Schizophrenia : the central questions -- 5. Introduction -- 6. How common is schizophrenia? -- 7. Is schizophrenia inherited? -- 8. How does the environment affect schizophrenia? -- 9. Is schizophrenia a disease of the brain? -- Section 3: Meeting the challenge of schizophrenia -- 10. Introduction -- 11. Treating schizophrenia -- 12. Biological therapies -- 13. Non-biological therapies -- 14. The role of the hospital in modern mental health care -- Section 4: Caring and coping in a changing social environment -- 15. Introduction -- 16. What special problems does the schizophrenic patient face? -- 17. Prognosis -- 18. Summary -- Appendix 1 : list of family and patient support groups -- Further reading -- Index |
| Subject |
Schizophrenia.
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Schizophrenia.
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| Added Author |
Faraone, Stephen V.
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Johnson, Peter D. C.
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| ISBN |
0192627600 |
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9780192627605 |
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