Book Review April 15, 2003

Comprehensive Care of Schizophrenia: A Textbook of Clinical Management

J Clin Psychiatry 2003;64(4):490

Article Abstract

From our regular book review column.

In recent years, there have been major advances in the effectiveness of treatment for individuals with schizophrenia. This book, edited by 2 internationally recognized leading experts in the treatment of schizophrenia, is a useful contribution to the literature. It brings together the latest information about cutting-edge knowledge of schizophrenia, including its course, outcome, and effective treatment modalities—psychopharmacologic, psychosocial, and rehabilitative. Most of the chapter contributors are distinguished experts from the United States, United Kingdom, other European countries, and Australia.