Illustration of Neuron. Courtesy of www.stockxpert.comResource Guide on Schizophrenia

This guide is designed to provide up-to-date information sources on schizophrenia to psychology and social work students, as well as mental health professionals and family members. Included are sources that provide a general overview on this illness, as well as ones that specifically address assessment, pharmacology, and therapy.
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Resources on Psychosocial and Psychopharmacological Treatment

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Recommended Books

Physicians Desk Reference  The PDR is considered the standard prescription drug reference. Medications are listed alphabetically by first, brand and generic name, and second, by product category. A pictorial product identification guide is also included.

Treating Chronic and Severe Mental Disorders: A Handbook of Empirically Supported Interventions  This guide pays particular attention to strategies for integrating psychological and pharmacological interventions, as well as gender and cultural issues in treatment.

Handbook of Social Functioning in Schizophrenia  This review of scholarly and clinical literature includes information on understudied areas such as the patients' view of his disorder and the effects of stigmatization.

Links to Web Sites

American Psychiatric Association - Treating Schizophrenia: A Quick Reference Guide   The official website of the American Psychiatric Association provides an online guide to treating schizophrenia. This pamphlet contains a discussion of medication usage in the different phases of the illness, as well as providing care for the treatment-resistant patient. Guide can be found at http://www.psych.org/psych-pract/treatg/quick_ref_guide/Schizophrenia_QRG.pdf

National Mental Health Information Center "Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery"  This resource is provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This guide provides "toolkits" addressing illness management, assertive community treatment, supported employment, and co-occurring disorders. Guide can be found at http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/communitysupport/toolkits/default.asp

Links to Internet Videos

Cognitive Determinants of Work Status in Schizophrenia    Dr. Susan McGurk examines some of common obstacles to employment and possible solutions for them. Video requires RealPlayer and can be found at http://www.mentalhealth.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/av-npi-rs8?gr011106sm

Improving Cognition and Work Capacity in Schizophrenia   Dr. Morris Bell speaks at Yale University on the topic of how to use cognitive training to improve the work skills of those affected with schizophrenia. This video requires RealPlayer and can be found at http://media.med.yale.edu:8080/ramgen/psych/nuro2003/bell.rm.

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Last Updated on November 30, 2007