Overview

This is the first book to address the clinical and neurobiological interface between schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). There is growing evidence that obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia are prevalent, persistent and characterized by a distinct pattern of familial inheritance, neurocognitive deficits and brain activation. This text provides guidelines for differential diagnosis of schizophrenic patients with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and patients with primary OCD alongside poor insight, psychotic features or schizotypal personality. Written by a leading expert in the coexistence of obsessive-compulsive and schizophrenic phenomena, Schizo-Obsessive Disorder uses numerous case studies to present diagnostic guidelines and to describe a recommended treatment algorithm, demystifying this complex disorder and aiding its effective management. The book is essential reading for psychiatrists, neurologists and the wider range of multidisciplinary mental health practitioners.

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Author:   Michael Poyurovsky
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9781107000124

ISBN 10:   1107000122
Pages:   245
Publication Date:   17 January 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword; Preface; 1. Schizophrenia and OCD: comparative characteristics; 2. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: conceptual history; 3. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: epidemiological and clinical aspects; 4. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: psychopathological characteristics; 5. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: prodrome; 6. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: across life span; 7. OCD-spectrum disorders in schizophrenia; 8. Schizotypal OCD; 9. OCD with poor insight; 10. Neurobiology of schizo-obsessive disorder; 11. Treatment of schizophrenia with obsessive-compulsive symptoms; 12. Antipsychotic drug-induced obsessive-compulsive symptoms; 13. Conclusions and future directions; Index.

Reviews

This book, focusing exclusively on the comorbid condition of obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms in schizophrenia, is a welcomed addition among books dedicated to schizophrenia and is nicely written so as to appeal to the specialist in schizophrenia as well as to the general psychiatrist. - The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Author Information

Michael Poyurovsky is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

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