Cognition in Schizophrenia

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It is well known that cognitive functioning is impaired in schizophrenia; however, the implications of this impairment have only recently been clearly understood. This book, with contributions from the major international names in the field, reviews the most recent research on the impairment of cognitive functioning in schizophrenia, covering: what it is, how wide-ranging it can be, what the clinical implications are, and how it can be treated. The book is divided into three sections. The first section provides background information on the important aspects of cognitive functioning in schizophrenia. The second section outlines the correlates of cognitive functioning, examining classical symptoms of the illness, as well as social and adaptive functional deficits. The final section describes the treatment of cognitive functioning in schizophrenia, from the older less effective treatments with conventional antipsychotics, to the development of treatment strategies using experimentál... Tovább

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It is well known that cognitive functioning is impaired in schizophrenia; however, the implications of this impairment have only recently been clearly understood. This book, with contributions from the major international names in the field, reviews the most recent research on the impairment of cognitive functioning in schizophrenia, covering: what it is, how wide-ranging it can be, what the clinical implications are, and how it can be treated. The book is divided into three sections. The first section provides background information on the important aspects of cognitive functioning in schizophrenia. The second section outlines the correlates of cognitive functioning, examining classical symptoms of the illness, as well as social and adaptive functional deficits. The final section describes the treatment of cognitive functioning in schizophrenia, from the older less effective treatments with conventional antipsychotics, to the development of treatment strategies using experimentál compounds. The development of a clear insight into cognitive deficit is the key to understanding why previous treatments have failed, and the key by which new treatments may change this terrible illness, treatments likely to prove significantly more effective than earlier interventions. RELATED TITLES The Neuropathology of Schizophrenia R Harrison and G. Roberts (eds) New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry M. Gelder et al. (eds) Neurobiology of Mentái Illness D. Charney et al. (eds) Vissza