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Schizophrenia : a life-course developmental perspective /

Schizophrenia: A Life-Course Developmental Perspective covers research findings and ideas concerning the entire life course of schizophrenia. The book discusses research on life-span development in schizophrenia; the genetic and perinatal factors in the etiology of schizophrenia; as well as the neur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Walker, Elaine F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press, �1991.
Colección:Personality, psychopathology, and psychotherapy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Schizophrenia: A Life-Course Developmental Perspective; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapetr 1. Research on Life-Span Development in Schizophrenia; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH ON SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; PART I: Perinatal Factorsand Infancy; Chapter 2. Genetic and Perinatal Factors in the Etiology of Schizophrenia; INTRODUCTION; THE COPENHAGEN HIGH-RISK STUDY; A RESEARCH FRAMEWORK: GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; AN EMPIRICAL TEST; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES
  • Chapter 3. Neurobehavioral Development of Infants at Risk for Schizophrenia: A ReviewOVERVIEW OF EXISTING STUDIES; NEONATAL BEHAVIOR; POSTNEONATAL BEHAVIOR; RELATION OF OTHER BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS TO INFANT BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION FROM INFANCY TO LATER BEHAVIOR; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Early Social and Affective Development in Schizophrenic Offspring; EVIDENCE FOR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE: SOCIAL INTERACTION; EVIDENCE FOR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE: CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS
  • QUALITY OF PARENTING BY SCHIZOPHRENICS AND ITS ROLE IN CHILDREN'S SOCIAL AND AFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENTCONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; PART II: Childhood and Adolescence; Chapter 5. Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia: Developmental Perspectives on Schizophrenic Disorders; CLINICAL PRESENTATION; ONSET, PRECURSOR STATES, AND EARLY SYMPTOM DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL HETEROGENEITY; CLINICAL HETEROGENEITY; COURSE; TREATMENT; THE SEARCH FOR ETIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS; THE SEARCH FOR ETIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES
  • Chapter 6. The Prediction of Psychiatric Disorders in Late AdolescenceTHE NEW YORK HIGH-RISK PROJECT; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSES OF ATTENTION; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSES OF ATTENTION; EARLY ATTENTIONAL DEVIANCE AND ADOLESCENT ADJUSTMENT; EARLY ATTENTIONAL DEVIANCE AND ADOLESCENT ADJUSTMENT; SUMMARY; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Cognitive and Linguistic Functions of Adolescent Children at Risk for Schizophrenia; STUDY OF LANGUAGE AND COGNITIONIN THE HIGH-RISK PARADIGM; SPECIFIC CONTENT AREAS INVESTIGATED IN ADOLESCENTS; CONSISTENCY OF DEVIANCE ACROSS MEASURES
  • EARLY ATTENTION DEFICITS AS A PREDICTOR OF LATER MALADJUSTMENTPROFILE OF PERFORMANCE DURING THE ADOLESCENT RISK PERIOD; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Longitudinal Studies of Premorbid Development of Adult Schizophrenics; DATED CONCEPTIONS OF THE LONGITUDINAL COURSE OF SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS; CONTEMPORARY STUDIES OF DEVELOPMENTAL PRECURSORS, PROGNOSTIC SIGNS, AND OUTCOME; THE MOST PROMISING LEADS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ON PREMORBID DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCES; PART III: Adulthood: The Onset and Course of Clinical Symptoms