First Episode Psychosis

Eva M. Tsapakis, Katherine J. Aitchison, Robin M. Murray, Patrick J. Power (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

2010 | 2nd edition
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-84184-426-8 (ISBN)

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Suitable for psychiatrists, neurologists, primary care practitioners and health care professional working in psychiatry, this handbook discusses the presentation and assessment of the first psychotic episode. It reviews the appropriate use of antipsychotic agents and psychosocial approaches in effective management.

First Episode Psychosis, Second Edition is written by an international team of highly respected authors for psychiatrists, neurologists, and primary care practitioners, providing the reader with a very broad scope of assessment. This authoritative text discusses first psychotic episodes and reviews the appropriate use of antipsychotic agents and psychosocial approaches.

Topics include:

before the onset of frank psychosis
psychopharmacology
prescribing for psychotic symptoms
prescribing for affective, anxiety, and other comorbid symptoms
recovery and rehabilitation
key service elements and models

First Episode Psychosis offers a concise and valuable guide to those wishing to review the latest proposals for the treatment of first-episode psychosis supported by up-to-date references, in a single-source publication.

1. Why focus on the first episode? 2. The presentation and assessment of the first psychotic episode 3. Before the onset of frank psychosis 4. Antipsychotics - psychopharmacology 5. Prescribing for psychotic symptoms 6. Prescribing for affective, anxiety, and other comorbid symptoms 7. Recovery and rehabilitation I: The acute episode and its aftermath 8. Recovery and rehabilitation II: Enhancing recovery and relapse prevention 9. Key service elements and models used to date

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.5.2010
Zusatzinfo	15 Tables, black and white; 10 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychosen
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10	1-84184-426-8 / 1841844268
ISBN-13	978-1-84184-426-8 / 9781841844268
Zustand	Neuware