Psychopathology: The Evolving Science of

The scientific study of mental disorder is exciting today because of discoveries in molecular genetics, cognitive processes, neurochemistry and neuroanatomy. The study of mental disorder has evolved from a primarily descriptive discipline into a mature science that encompasses both biological underpinnings and social and developmental work. Psychopathology combines these fields of research to present a comprehensive picture of psychosis. In this important volume, distinguished investigators from these fields present findings from their laboratories, as well as perspectives on areas of rapid growth and change. The editors also provide thoughtful overviews of four major topics in psychopathology research: brain mechanisms, thinking, development and genetics. This book will appeal to graduate students, clinicians and researchers in the fields of psychiatry, cognitive science and neuroscience.

List of contributors
Preface
Brain Mechanisms
Editor+s introduction: from controversy to connectivity
The functional parcellation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the heterogeneous facets of schizophrenia
Components of working memory deficit in schizophrenia
Temporal lobe structural abnormalities in schizophrenia: a selective review and presentation of new magnetic resonance findings
Location, location, location: the pathway from behavior to brain locus in schizophrenia
The defects of affect and attention in schizophrenia: a possible neuroanatomical substrate
Development
Editor+s introduction: methods in the developmental study of madness
Developmental psychopathology: from attribution toward information
Comments
A paradoxical partnership: some historical and contemporary referents linking adult schizophreniform disorder and resilient children under stress
A look at the evolution of developmental models of schizophrenia
Developmental theory: lessons from the study of risk and psychopathology
The return of the ancients: on temperament and development
Thinking
Editor+s introduction: Upward toward phenomenology m downward toward physiology
The psychometric assessment of schizophrenia proneness
Politeness in schizophrenia
Comments
Neuroleptic treatment effects in relation to psychotherapy, social skills training and social withdrawal in schizophrenics
Comments
Familial factors in the impairment of attention in schizophrenia: data from Ireland, Israel and the District of Columbia
Parsing cognitive processes: psychopathological and neurophysiological constraints
Cognitive psychopathology in schizophrenia: explorations in language, memory, associations and movements
Genetics
Editor+s introduction: contemporary issues in the genetics of psychopathological disorders
Genetic and environmental factors in the etiology of schizophrenia
Problems and paradoxes in research on the etiology of schizophrenia
Comments
Epistemological issues in psychiatric research
Searching for major genes in schizophrenia
The Drosophila eye and the genetics of schizophrenia
Response and Reflections
Reflections on the developing science of psychopathology
Author index
Subject index
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Psychopathology: The Evolving Science of Mental Disorder

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