Understanding and Treating Schizophrenia

Understanding and Treating Schizophrenia: Contemporary Research, Theory, and Practice presents a comprehensive review of evidence concerning the epidemiology and course and outcome of schizophrenia based on theoretical groupings and levels of analysis. The book examines the evolution of diagnostic criteria and guidelines, as well as stress-vulnerability and diathesis-stress models, providing critical reviews of biological, genetic, cognitive-behavioral, and phenomenological, approach to understanding and treating schizophrenia. Topics addressed include: the history of the concept of schizophrenia; the writings of Emil Kraepelin and Eugene Bleuler ; changes in diagnostic guidelines in the last 50 years ; General System Theory Perspective ; diagnostic and statistical manuals ; and Schneider's first rank symptoms.