Schizophrenia (Oxford Psychiatry Library)

David Castle, Chair of Psychiatry, St Vincent's Hospital, ,Peter Buckley, Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health,

Professor David J Castle MBChB MSc MD MRCPsych FRANZCP is the Chair of psychiatry at St Vincent's Mental Health and The University of Melbourne, Australia. He has extensive clinical and research experience across a wide array of psychiatric issues. In the area of schizophrenia, he has published widely on aspects as diverse as epidemiology, aetiology, gender differences, the role of substance use, and pharmacological and psychosocial treatments. He has published 12 books, including the British Medical Association Mental Health Book of the Year for 2005, "Marijuana and Madness" (co-edited with Prof Robin Murray, Institute of Psychiatry, London).

Prof. Peter F. Buckley, MD, is a professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, USA. Dr. Buckley completed his medical degree, residency in psychiatry, and schizophrenia fellowship at University College Dublin, School of Medicine in Ireland. His career in psychiatry has focused on the many aspects of schizophrenia, including treatment strategies and the management of treatment refractory schizophrenia, brain imaging, and the pharmacological management of comorbid conditions such as depression, substance abuse, and aggression

Part 1: The Myths and the Science
1. DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION
2. CLINICAL FEATURES
3. COMORBIDITY
4. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LONGITUDINAL COURSE
5. AETIOLOGY
6. SCHIZOPHRENIA AS A BRAIN DISEASE
Part 2: Treatments
7. MODELS OF CARE
8. THE ROLE OF MEDICATION
9. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENTS
10. SPECIAL CLINICAL SITUATIONS
Part 3: INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS AND CARERS.
11. MEDICATION AS PART OF THE TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS AND CARERS
12. COMMON MEDICATIONS IN PSYCHIATRY
13. ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS
14. CLOZAPINE
15. LOOKING AFTER YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH