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Juvenile-Onset Schizophrenia: Assessment, Neurobiology, and Treatment

Resource Type

Book

Description

Reflecting the substantial advances of the past decade, Juvenile-Onset Schizophrenia brings together leading experts to review state-of-the-art clinical practices and the latest scientific knowledge regarding adolescent schizophrenia. Contributors assess the developmental hypothesis of the disease, examine the relationship between its onset of and neurobiological changes during adolescence, and take into account genetic and other risk factors. Also addressed are comparisons between neurophysiology and structural neuroimaging in adults and juveniles, psychological development during adolescence, early symptoms of the disease, related psychotic disorders, the responses of adolescents to antipsychotic medications, and the role of psychotherapy and families in treating schizophrenia. In a concluding essay, the editors review ethical and methodological issues and discuss avenues for further research.--JHU Press

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

0801880181

Authors

Robert Findling , S. Charles Schulz M.D.

Publication

2005 Johns Hopkins Univ Press

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