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    Schizophrenia

    $7.47
    36 Pages | 9,008 Words

    This e-Book contains an extensive overview of schizophrenia. It focuses on the biologic, psychological, and social theories of causation and innovations. It contains a detailed discussion about the positive symptoms (including hallucinations and delusions), the negative symptoms (such as loss of motivation and reduced emotional expression), and the disorganized symptoms such as confused speech and thinking). A description of treatments focuses on pharmacologic management and psychosocial innovations. The e-Book concludes with a summary of the treatment outcomes and continuum of care.

    This book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate college students. Students majoring in Psychology, in particular, will benefit from this e-Book, because it contains details about schizophrenia explained in terms of the biologic, psychological, and social theories of causation and intervention. This easy-to-understand e-book can be a student?s best reference for the epidemiology, etiology, and interventions for schizophrenia.