This book includes memorable case vignettes along with research findings and is recommended for clinicians, students, teachers of mental health and those in public policy involved in creating effective treatment methods.
Preface and Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Three patients -- General notes on schizophrenia -- The origins of schizophrenia: an attempt at synthesis -- Contemporary ways of treating schizophrenia and psychotherapy research -- Need-adapted treatment of schizophrenic psychoses: development, principles, and results -- Therapeutic experiences -- Treatment of schizophrenia and society