Current Schizophrenia, second edition, provides a concise but comprehensive resource for clinicians in the management of schizophrenia.

The book opens by reviewing the most current topics in schizophrenia, including the latest formulations of second-generation antipsychotic drugs, both as extended release oral preparations and as intramuscular injection. This is followed by an extensively revised chapter on all aspects of care, from its overall organization, through phase-specific treatments, to management of relapses and dealing with side effects of antipsychotic drugs. Psychosocial interventions are included, and throughout the book attention is paid to optimising adherence to therapy.

The book closes with a quick reference section that summarizes the current consensus on causes, epidemiology and diagnosis of schizophrenia, along with a section on useful resources and further reading.

The concise handbook format and ample tables and algorithms make Current Schizophrenia an invaluable reference for primary care physicians who wish to keep up to date in the management of all phases of schizophrenia and in the prevention of relapses.

Dieter Naber has been Director of the Psychiatric University Hospital in Hamburg, Germany, since 1995. After studying medicine in Göttingen and Bonn, Germany, Professor Naber worked at the Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Munich, Germany from 1977 to 1995 as a ward doctor then senior physician. In 1987, he gained a postdoctoral lecturing qualification with his lecture 'The etiological and therapeutic significance of endorphins in endogenous psychosis'. Professor Naber carried out research work during two periods at the National Institute of Mental Health, in 19781980 and again in 19841985. His current research concentrates on neuroleptic longterm treatment, efficacy and side effects of second-generation neuroleptics, and the subjective effects of neuroleptics.

Zusammenfassung

A brief, detailed overview of current standards of care in schizophrenia.

- Presents current guidelines as clearly as possible in the context of relevant clinical treatment issues
- Includes figures to provide clinicians with algorithms and summaries of most important information for practical treatment and understanding of schizophrenia
- Includes a reference section, useful resources and continued reading to enhance further study