Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD, is Lawrence C. Kolb Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Director at the New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York, New York.Robin M. Murray, MD, DSc, FRCPsych, is Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, University of London, in London, UK.

I would recommend this book for use in the busy, everyday clinical life. It is succinct and up to date so can be used as a reference book when encountering clinical issues.

• Contributors ; 1. Course and Outcome of Schizophrenia ; 2. Pathobiology of Schizophrenia: Implications for Treatment ; 3. Diagnosis and Management of Child and Adolescent Onset Schizophrenia ; 4. Detection and Management of Early Psychosis ; 5. Pharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 6. Treatment of Chronic and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia ; 7. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis ; 8. Rehabilitative Therapies ; 9. Community Treatments for People with Schizophrenia ; 10. Assessment and Management of Medication Nonadherence in Schizophrenia ; 11. Clinical Management of Suicidal Behavior in Schizophrenia ; 12. Understanding and Managing Violence in Schizophrenia ; 13. Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse ; 14. Managing Medical Comorbidity in Schizophrenia ; 15. Clinical Interactions with Patients and Families ; 16. Gender and Schizophrenia ; 17. Genetic Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 18. Economic Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 19. First Person Accounts ; Index

Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD, is Lawrence C. Kolb Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Director at the New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York, New York.Robin M. Murray, MD, DSc, FRCPsych, is Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, University of London, in London, UK.

I would recommend this book for use in the busy, everyday clinical life. It is succinct and up to date so can be used as a reference book when encountering clinical issues.

• Contributors ; 1. Course and Outcome of Schizophrenia ; 2. Pathobiology of Schizophrenia: Implications for Treatment ; 3. Diagnosis and Management of Child and Adolescent Onset Schizophrenia ; 4. Detection and Management of Early Psychosis ; 5. Pharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 6. Treatment of Chronic and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia ; 7. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis ; 8. Rehabilitative Therapies ; 9. Community Treatments for People with Schizophrenia ; 10. Assessment and Management of Medication Nonadherence in Schizophrenia ; 11. Clinical Management of Suicidal Behavior in Schizophrenia ; 12. Understanding and Managing Violence in Schizophrenia ; 13. Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse ; 14. Managing Medical Comorbidity in Schizophrenia ; 15. Clinical Interactions with Patients and Families ; 16. Gender and Schizophrenia ; 17. Genetic Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 18. Economic Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 19. First Person Accounts ; Index

Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD, is Lawrence C. Kolb Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Director at the New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York, New York.Robin M. Murray, MD, DSc, FRCPsych, is Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, University of London, in London, UK.

I would recommend this book for use in the busy, everyday clinical life. It is succinct and up to date so can be used as a reference book when encountering clinical issues.

• Contributors ; 1. Course and Outcome of Schizophrenia ; 2. Pathobiology of Schizophrenia: Implications for Treatment ; 3. Diagnosis and Management of Child and Adolescent Onset Schizophrenia ; 4. Detection and Management of Early Psychosis ; 5. Pharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 6. Treatment of Chronic and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia ; 7. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis ; 8. Rehabilitative Therapies ; 9. Community Treatments for People with Schizophrenia ; 10. Assessment and Management of Medication Nonadherence in Schizophrenia ; 11. Clinical Management of Suicidal Behavior in Schizophrenia ; 12. Understanding and Managing Violence in Schizophrenia ; 13. Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse ; 14. Managing Medical Comorbidity in Schizophrenia ; 15. Clinical Interactions with Patients and Families ; 16. Gender and Schizophrenia ; 17. Genetic Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 18. Economic Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Schizophrenia ; 19. First Person Accounts ; Index