The spectrum
of psychotic disorders encompasses as many as 25 different etiologies, ranging
from the primary psychoses through those secondary to medical conditions, drugs
and medications, and sensory impairments. This 2007 book provides a one-stop,
comprehensive review of these disorders and gives quick comparisons for
diagnostic decision-making to help with difficult differential diagnoses. Every
chapter is uniformly structured to show comparisons between each disorder of
presentation, course, and underlying neuropathology. Evidence for each etiology
is also rated, indicating the confidence level the reader can place in the
current findings. The international team of authors also examines data
supporting a unitary neurobiological model of psychosis and the hypothesis that
psychosis is a neurobiological syndrome similar to aphasia or apraxia. This
book represents a paradigm shift in understanding, classifying and diagnosing
these disorders, providing directions for future research and treatment. It
will be of great interest to psychiatrists and neuroscientists alike.
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