Synopses & Reviews
Psychopathology surveys the study of mental disorder, with contributions from pre-eminent scholars in the field.
Review
"This is an excellent and exciting new book, written by internationally recognized authorities in the field...Anyone who wants to keep abreast of developments in the scientific understanding of psychopathology should own this book." Michael J. Schrift, Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal"Psychopathology is a densely packed and thoughful book that focuses on schizophrenia and adds to our knowledge of it through assessment of four different areas....a valuable book for those working on the mechanisms of psychopathology or for those wanting to gain a summary of the field." J.A. Mather, Choice
Synopsis
From psychopathology's beginnings at a descriptive level - cataloguing signs and symptoms - it has become a vigorous, mature, experimental field, making strides in both biological and psychological understanding. In this important volume, scholars review new data and provide recommendations for future research. Their collected work, celebrating the career of Professor Philip Holzman, is an up-to-date account of progress and discussion of major problems in psychopathology. This book covers neuroanatomical, developmental, cognitive and genetic research and theory as they relate to schizophrenia and other psychoses.
Table of Contents
Part I. Brain Mechanisms: 1. Editor's introduction Francine Benes; 2. The functional parcellation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the heterogeneous facets of schizophrenia Patricia Goldman-Rakic; 3. Components of working memory deficit in schizophrenia Sohee Park and Gillian O'Driscoll; 4. Temporal lobe structural abnormalities in schizophrenia: a selective review and presentation of new magnetic resonance findings Martha Shenton; 5. Location, location, location: the pathway from behavior to brain locus in schizophrenia Deborah Levy; 6. The defects of affect and attention in schizophrenia: a possible neuroanatomical substrate Francine Benes; Part II. Development: 7. Editor's introduction Jerome Kagan; 8. Developmental psychopathology: from attribution towards information Sheldon White; 9. A paradoxical partnership: some historical and contemporary referents linking adult schizophreniform disorder and resilient children under stress Norman Garmezy; 10. A look at the evolution of developmental models of schizophrenia Nikki Erlenmeyer-Kimling; 11. Developmental theory: lessons from the study of risk and psychopathology Dante Cicchetti; 12. The return of the ancients: on temperament and development Jerome Kagan; Part III. Thinking: 13. Editor's introduction Steven Matthysse; 14. The psychometric assessment of schizophrenia proneness Loren Chapman and Jean Chapman; 15. Politeness in schizophrenia Roger Brown; 16. Neuroleptic treatment effects in relation to psychotherapy, social skills training and social withdrawal in schizophrenics Herbert Spohn; 17. Familial factors in the impairment of attention in schizophrenia: data from Ireland, Israel and the District of Columbia Allan Mirsky; 18. Parsing cognitive processes: psychopathological and neurophysiological constraints Ann Sereno; 19. Cognitive psychopathology in schizophrenia: explorations in language, memory, associations and movements Brendan Maher; Part IV. Genetics: 20. Editor's introduction Deborah Levy, Steven Matthysse and Philip Holzman; 21. Genetic and environmental factors in the etiology of schizophrenia Seymour Kety; 22. Problems and paradoxes in research on the etiology of schizophrenia Einar Kringlen; 23. Epistemological issues in psychiatric research Josef Parnas; 24. Searching for major genes in schizophrenia Kenneth Kidd; 25. The Drosophila eye and the genetics of schizophrenia Steven Matthysse; Part V. Response and Reflection: 26. Reflections on the developing science of psychopathology Philip Holzman.