Early Clinical Intervention and Prevention in Schizophrenia

"The purpose of this book is to present a multidimensional and interdisciplinary description of the current efforts to "attenuate prodromal and incipient psychotic symptoms." The editors and chapter authors have produced a superb review of this important literature. This is a first rate book covering an extremely important area of emerging research in the prevention of schizophrenia. Anyone interested in this issue should buy this book!"-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal "...if you are looking for a comprehensive book with a clear style and current updates on interventions and prevention in schizoprenia, this is the one for you." -Primary Care Psychiatry "This book can be recommended to all researchers with an interest in the prevention of schizophrenia."-The New England Journal of Medicine

• I. The Etiology and Genetics of Schizophrenia.- 1 The Genetic Basis of Schizophrenia.- 2 Early Environmental Determinants of Schizophrenia.- 3 Obstetric Risk Factors for Schizophrenia and Their Relationship to Genetic Predisposition: Following Ariadne’s Double-Stranded Thread Through Early Development.- II. The Vulnerability to Schizophrenia.- 4 The Nature of the Prodrome in Schizophrenia.- 5 The Nature of Schizotaxia.- 6 A Neuropsychological Perspective on Vulnerability to Schizophrenia: Lessons From High-Risk Studies.- 7 Neurocognitive Deficits in the Biological Relatives of Individuals With Schizophrenia.- 8 The Nature and Origin of Socioemotional Deficits in Schizophrenia.- 9 Neuroimaging Studies of Nonpsychotic First-Degree Relatives of People With Schizophrenia: Toward a Neurobiology of Vulnerability to Schizophrenia.- 10 Neurophysiological Endophenotypes in Early Detection of Schizophrenia.- 11 Is the Development of Schizophrenia Predictable?.- III. Early Intervention and Prevention of Schizophrenia.- 12 Prevention of Schizophrenia and Psychotic Behavior: Definitions and Methodological Issues.- 13 The Treatment of Schizotaxia.- 14 Treatment of the Schizophrenia Prodrome.- 15 The Role of Genetic Counseling.- IV. Challenges for the Near Future.- 16 The Biology of Schizotaxia.- 17 Molecular Medicine and the Prospects for Prevention and Early Intervention in Schizophrenia.