Advances in Schizophrenia Research 2009

• Epidemiology And Risk Factors.- Incidence and Outcome of Schizophrenia Across the Globe.- Gene–Environment Interactions for Searchers: Collaboration between Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics.- The Natural History of the Course and Outcome of Schizophrenia.- Impact of Contextual Environmental Mechanisms on the Incidence of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses.- Pathophysiology.- Disinhibition of Prefrontal Cortex Neurons in Schizophrenia.- Brain Anatomical Abnormalities in Schizophrenia: Neurodevelopmental Origins and Patterns of Progression over Time.- The Neuropathology of Schizophrenia: Central Role for the Hippocampus?.- Molecular Neuroimaging, Pathophysiological Mechanisms, and Drug Discovery.- Genetics.- Animal Models of Schizophrenia: Focus on Hippocampal Disruption of Dopamine System Regulation.- Genetic and Proteomic Studies in Schizophrenia.- Neurogenetic Risk Mechanisms of Schizophrenia: An Imaging Genetics Approach.- Progress in Genetic Studies of Schizophrenia.- Psychopathology, Cognition, Outcome.- Prediction of Psychosis Through the Prodromal Syndrome.- Schizophrenia as a Cognitive Disorder: Recent Approaches to Identifying its Core Cognitive Components to Aid Treatment Development.- Cognitive and Social Processes in Psychosis: Recent Developments.- The Impact of Early Intervention in Schizophrenia.- The Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Architecture of Schizophrenia: Significance for Diagnosis and Intervention?.- Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders: Boundaries and Similarities.- Continua or Classes? Vexed Questions on the Latent Structure of Schizophrenia.- Integrating the Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia from the Street to the Striatum: Integrating the Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia.- Cannabis: A Clue or aDistraction in the Search for ‘Causes’ of Psychosis?.- The ‘Totality’ of Psychosis: Epidemiology and Developmental Pathobiology.- Treatment.- Comparative Efficacy and Safety of First - and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: Facts and Fiction.- Long-Acting Antipsychotic Medication and the Outcome of Schizophrenia.- Modern Community Care Strategies for Schizophrenia Care: Impacts on Outcome.- Does Stigma Impair Treatment Response and Rehabilitation in Schizophrenia? The “Contribution” of Mental Health Professionals.- Treatment of Schizophrenia: Discussion.

From the reviews: "The book is a comprehensive update of the recent developments in schizophrenia research ... . book represents the state of affairs in schizophrenia research. ... The target audience includes 'professionals in clinical psychology, psychiatry, neuropsychology, and other mental health workers.' ... This book will provide readers with the current research findings in schizophrenia from the 'one diseasers' (analogous to the flat earthers!). However, researchers in schizophrenia will find it a useful reference." (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody's Review Service, May, 2010)