Treating Schizophrenia (The Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique) - Hardcover

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9780787900793: Treating Schizophrenia (The Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique)

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ISBN 10: 0787900796 ISBN 13: 9780787900793

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1995

A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique

This state-of-the-art guide for working with schizophrenic patients describes how to conduct a successful assessment of schizophrenia. It also explores the major treatment methods, including inpatient treatment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and the crucial role of medication.

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In Treating Schizophrenia, expert contributors present the most current theoretical and scientific discoveries in the field and offer invaluable advice for the accurate assessment and effective treatment of the disorder's vast spectrum of symptoms and subtypes.Written for the practicing clinician, Treating Schizophrenia brings together an enormous body of sophisticated research on the causes and mechanisms of schizophrenia. Using illustrative case studies from their own practices, the contributors describe how to conduct a successful assessment of this often elusive disorder, then provide a detailed exploration of the major modes of treatment including inpatient treatment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and the crucial role of medication. The authors also addresses the timely issue of treating schizophrenia in the era of managed care.Treating Schizophrenia is a state-of-the-art guide for managing one of the most pervasive and insidious mental disorders; an invaluable resource for all clinicians who face the daily challenge of working with schizophrenic patients.

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Using case studies from their own practices, the contributors describe how to conduct a successful assessment of schitzophrenia. They then explore in detail the major treatment methods, including inpatient treatment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and the crucial role of medication. The authors also address the timely issue of treating schizophrenia in the era of managed care.

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