Schizophrenia: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment is a major addition to the literature, offering practical, comprehensive coverage of diagnosis and treatment options, genetic issues, neuroimaging, long-term management of schizophrenia, and future directions and predictions of how clinical care of schizophrenia will change.  The book is divided into five sections. Section 1 summarizes the present state of knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia. This includes recent changes in the DSM 5 categorization of schizophrenia and its implications for treatment. Section 2 considers recent discoveries into its pathoetiology, including the status of biological markers, genetics and neuroimaging as they relate to diagnosis and potential novel therapeutic approaches. Section 3 explores the optimization of present therapeutic approaches; novel treatments; and management of the substantial risks associated with both the illness and its present therapies. Section4 discusses progress in the long-term management of schizophrenia, focusing on biological and psychotherapeutic strategies to improve functioning and facilitate recovery.  Section 5 considers future directions and predictions of how diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia will change.  An invaluable addition to the field, Schizophrenia: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment is a definitive resource that will be of great interest to all clinicians caring for patients with schizophrenia.

An invaluable resource for psychiatric practitioners, psychiatry residents, psychologists, and psychiatric nurses but also students, researchers, and policy makers

Section 1: Overview 1.      IntroductionPhilip G. Janicak, Stephen R. Marder, Rajiv Tandon and Morris B. Goldman       2.      The Evolving Nosology of Schizophrenia: Relevance for TreatmentRajiv Tandon and Dawn M. Bruijnzeel Section 2: Recent Research into the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia  3.      Overview of NeurobiologyRajiv Tandon and Morris B. Goldman 4.      Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia Jaya Padmanabhan and Matcheri S. Keshavan 5.      Genetics of SchizophreniaAlan R. Sanders 6.      Recent Advances in Neuroimaging Biomarkers of SchizophreniaLei Wang and John G. Csernansky Section 3: Medical Management of Schizophrenia 7.      Acute Management of  SchizophreniaPhilip G. Janicak 8.      Therapeutic Neuromodulation for Treatment of Schizophrenia Jeffrey T. Rado and Edgar I. Hernandez  9.      Pharmacogenetics in the Treatment of SchizophreniaBill W. Massey, Jiang Li, and Herbert Y. Meltzer 10.  Management of Comorbid Medical Conditions in Schizophrenia Jeffrey T. Rado 11.  Management of Water Imbalance in SchizophreniaMorris B. Goldman and Pichai Ittasakul 12.  Management of Medication-Related Adverse Effects Wanlop Atsariyasing and Morris B. Goldman Section 4: Management of Schizophrenia and its Long-Term Complications 13.  Long-Term Pharmacological Management of SchizophreniaStephen R. Marder 14.  Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Psychotherapy ApproachesRobert S. Kern ,William P. Horan, Shirley M. Glynn, L. Felice Reddy, Jason Holden, Eric Granholm, Luana R. Turner, Mary E. Sullivan and William D. Spaulding Section 5: Future Directions and Implications  15.   Conclusion Philip G. Janicak, Stephen R. Marder, Rajiv Tandon, and Morris B. Goldman