Schizophrenia and Psychotic Spectrum Disorders

S. Charles Schulz, MD, began his career in Schizophrenia Research at NIMH and began the Schizophrenia Program at Medical College of Virginia. He became Director of Schizophrenia Branch at NIMH and cofounded the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research. He has been Department Chair at Case Western Reserve University and University of Minnesota.Michael F. Green, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Director of the Veterans Administration (VA) Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) on Enhancing Community Integration for Homeless Veterans. Dr. Green directs a laboratory (greenlab.npih.ucla.edu) that has explored the relationship between cognitive and social cognitive impairments in schizophrenia and activities of daily living, as well as the neural mechanisms of cognitive and social cognitive dysfunction.Katharine J. Nelson, MD, is certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and serves as Vice Chair for Education and Program Director of the Psychiatry Residency in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Nelson practices inpatient psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Dr. Nelson is an Honors graduate of the University of Minnesota-Morris, and received her medical degree and psychiatry residency training from the University of Minnesota Medical School.

• ForewordContributorsSection 1: Background and PhenomenologyChapter 1: Overview of Schizophrenia and Treatment ApproachesMatthew Kruse and S. Charles SchulzChapter 2: Clinical diagnosis and differential diagnosis of schizophreniaOliver FreudenreichChapter 3: Epidemiology and Risk Factors Influencing SchizophreniaEric A. Epping and Donald W. BlackChapter 4: The Psychosis Prodrome and Its ImplicationsPatrick D. McGorry and Sherilyn GoldstoneChapter 5: Schizophrenia in Children and AdolescentsCarolyn Howell, Krista Baker, and Robert FindlingChapter 6: Psychoticism Due to Personality Disorders or Stress-Related PhenomenaJonathan Homans and Katharine J. NelsonChapter 7: Cognitive Processes in SchizophreniaNaomi T. Tabak and Michael F. GreenSection 2: Pathophysiology and Future OutlookChapter 8: Genetics of SchizophreniaAmanda B. Zheutlin, Rebecca Fortgang, and Tyrone D. CannonChapter 9: Neuroimaging in SchizophreniaSuzanne Jasberg and Kelvin O. LimChapter 10: The Role of Neurotransmitters in SchizophreniaKathryn M. Gill and Anthony A. GraceChapter 11: The Role of Neuropeptides in SchizophreniaWanlop Atsariyasing and Morris GoldmanChapter 12: Brain Structural Abnormalities and Animal Models of Schizophrenia: A Neurodevelopmental PerspectiveS. Hossein Fatemi, Timothy D. Folsom, and Afshan AnjumSection 3: TreatmentChapter 13: Medication Treatment Strategies for PsychosisPhilip G. Janicak and Kumail HussainChapter 14: Factors Influencing Adherence to Treatment PlansDawn I. VelliganChapter 15: Overview of Cognitive Remediation in SchizophreniaIan S. Ramsay, Tasha M. Nienow, and Angus W. Macdonald IIIChapter 16: Family PsychoeducationAlex KopelowiczChapter 17: Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-InjuryRyan Coon and S. Charles SchulzChapter 18: Emergency Management of the Aggressive and Violent PatientStephen Miller, Matthew Kruse, and Robert HaightChapter 19: Vocational Rehabilitation and RecoveryMorris D. BellChapter 20: Stigma and Its Impact On Schizophrenia and Related DisordersSue Abderholden, Laura Pientka, and S. Charles Schulz