"Schizophrenia: Recent Advances and Patient-Centered Treatment Perspectives" ed. by Jane Yip

The authors of this book discuss neurochemistry, animal models and antipsychotic models of schizophrenia to arrive at a personalized medicine approach for patients with schizophrenia.New treatment prospects from pharmacogenetic and neurotechnology research bring hope to clinicians and patients alike that, with continuing scientific studies, precisely targeted care is becoming available, with the potential of further alleviating the symptoms. This book will benefit researchers, clinicians, patients and family members needing a compact state-of-the-art reference resource.

Patients with schizophrenia need a personalized medicine approach where the pharmacological and neurological mechanism is understood from the perspective of the patient’s own experience and symptoms. Even though genetics play a role in the etiology, there are other important contributing risk factors. Schizophrenia is not a single-disease entity but has overlapping neurobiological and clinical profiles with other disorders such as autism and stress-related disorder. This expanded conceptualization benefits not only scholars but also diagnosing clinicians, as the diagnosis of schizophrenia is not always straightforward.
Music therapy and patient-centered nursing practice are important aspects of clinical care as new directions are explored. Knowledge is not only empowering but consoling, as our collective efforts to advance our understanding will translate into better treatment outcomes and the promise of a freer life for the patient.

Contents
1. Neurobiological Perspective and Personalized Treatment in Schizophrenia
2. New Directions for Symptoms and Diagnosis in Schizophrenia
3. Nursing Care for Schizophrenic Clients: Recent Advances and Client-Centred Nursing Care Perspectives
4. Music as a Psychosocial Intervention with People Suffering from Schizophrenia: Challenges in Practice and Research
5. Sex Differences in and Pharmacotherapy of Schizophrenia
6. Clinical and Biological Overlap between Schizophrenia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders: The Three-Tree Model of SCZ-ASD-TSRD
7. Сlinical and Psychopathological Phenomenology of Mild Acute Drug-Induced Akathisia


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