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Therapeutic Strategies in Schizophrenia [electronic resource].

Mortimer, A. M. (Author). McKenna, P. (Added Author).

Summary:

Updates the reader on the therapeutic options available for the management of schizophrenia, aiding the clinician to translate scientific evidence into improved outcomes. This book also presents a thorough discussion of the new generation of 'atypical' antipsychotic drugs - their mode of action and their clinical efficacy in a range of applications. These new agents are compared with existing medications, guiding the reader on their use in combination with other treatments as part of an integrated programme of patient management. Additional special topics covered include metabolic side-effects.

Record details

ISBN: 9781846926129
ISBN: 1846926122
ISBN: 9781846920356 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1846920353 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (251 pages).
Publisher: Oxford : Clinical Pub., 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Contents; Editors; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Medical side-effects of antipsychotic agents: hyperprolactinaemia and metabolic disorders; Chapter 2: Dual diagnosis; Chapter 3: Long-acting antipsychotic injections; Chapter 4: Novel antipsychotic drugs: the current climate; Chapter 5: Cognitive therapy for schizophrenia: does it work?; Chapter6: Treatment strategies in early psychosis; Chapter 7: Structural and functional brain imaging in schizophrenia: implications for pathophysiology; Chapter 8: Functional imaging with ligands in schizophrenia: therapeutic inferences. Chapter 9: When monotherapy is insufficient: the role and effectiveness of additional drugs in schizophreniaChapter 10: The current status of clozapine in and beyond treatment-resistant schizophrenia; Chapter 11: Neurochemical theories of schizophrenia; Chapter 12: Second-generation atypical versus first generation conventional antipsychotic drug treatment in schizophrenia: another triumph of hope over experience?; Chapter 13: Second-generation antipsychotic drugs: mechanistically distinct or minor variants?; Chapter 14: Disturbed behaviour and its management; Abbreviations; Index.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.