CLINICAL HANDBOOK OF SCHIZOPHRENIA - PART 6 potx

... address the cause of the nonadherence. Otherwise, high-potency antipsychotics are often used (ei - ther first- or second-generation drugs), according to either the clinical needs of the patient or ... thirdparties. Psychiatric Clinicsof North Amer - ica, 22(1), 49 60 . Hawthorne, W. B., Green, E. E., Gilmer, T., Garcia, P., Hough, R. L., Lee, M.,et al. (2005). A random - ize...

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... rates of schizophrenia and the perception of discrimination in the adopted country. IS THERE A LATE-ONSET FORM OF SCHIZOPHRENIA? Kraepelin’s original view of dementia praecox was of an early-onset ... articles in peer-reviewed journals and books; and is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of t...

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... themselves experience. DSM-IV-TR DEFINITIONS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND ITS SYMPTOMS According to the text revision of DSM-IV, “The essential features of Schizophrenia are a mixture of characteristic signs ... is part of the neuropathology of schizophrenia, then the components of these connections, particu - larly white matter, should be somehow aberrant in the brains of...

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... mild symptoms 2-1 4-0 7 5-1 0-0 7 Dr. Jones 55 5-5 555 Repeated hospitalizations Assertive community treatment Days in hospital per year Reduction of > 50% compared to prior year 1-1 5-0 7 4-1 4-0 7 Ms. Smith 12 3-4 567 CHAPTER ... Independent Living Skills Sur- vey: A comprehensive measure of the community functioning of severely and persistently men- tally il...

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... is recom - mended in view of the half-life of clozapine. The dose generally need not exceed 450– 60 0 mg/day in most adults < 60 years old in the initial phase of treatment. The maxi - mum recommended ... interven - tion. 3. A long-term commitment to offer a minimum of 10 sessions over a period of about 6 months may be necessary to achieve an effective outcome. Sh...

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... difficulties of the participant. There is little current evidence on the efficacy of computer- versus therapist-driven therapy, because most pro - grams studied have included supervision from a clinical ... (2000). A random - ized controlled trialof cognitive-behavioral therapyfor persistent symptoms inschizophrenia re - sistant to medication. Archives of General Psychiatr...

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... physical health in persons with schizophrenia has been notori - ously inadequate for a variety of reasons (patient-, clinician-, and system-related), clini - cians treating schizophrenia should be especially ... areas of special consideration in the self-care of these specific condi- tions when supporting persons with schizophrenia. The section concludes with a discus- sion...

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... divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the clinical and neurobiological aspects of early-onset psychotic disorders, and the second part focuses on the general principles of treatment, ... information regarding the care of chil - dren and adolescents with psychotic disorders. CLINICAL AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EARLY-ONSET PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS Onset of schi...

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... (20 06) . Randomized controlled trial of the effect on quality of life of second- vs. first-generation antipsychotic drugs in schizophrenia: Cost Utility of the Latest Antipsychotic Drugs in Schizophrenia ... management of schizophrenia. THE NATURE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA ACROSS CULTURES The Cross-Cultural Conflict in Systems of Care Globalization of health care policies manda...

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... flattening, 87–88, 563 African Americans, 61 6 62 3 attitudes toward mental illness, 61 8 61 9 economic resources of, 61 8– 61 9 epidemiology of schizphrenia in, 61 6 61 7 genetic factors, 61 7 61 8, 61 8t healthy ... in, 61 7 key points, 62 2 normal leukocyte counts in, 62 1 overdiagnosis of schizophrenia in, 61 6 61 7 pharmacotherapy for, 62 0 62 2, 62 0t sociocultural...

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