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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan M. Meyer , Henry A. NasrallahPublisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing Imprint: American Psychiatric Association Publishing Edition: Second Edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9781585623464ISBN 10: 1585623466 Pages: 471 Publication Date: 30 April 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Inactive Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() Table of ContentsContributors Disclosure of Interests Preface Part I: Public Health Issues for Schizophrenia Patients Chapter 1. Improving Physical Health Care for Patients With Serious Mental Illness Chapter 2. Excessive Mortality and Morbidity Associated With Schizophrenia Chapter 3. Medical Outcomes From the CATIE Schizophrenia Study Part II: Metabolic Disease, Heart Disease, and Related Conditions Chapter 4. Obesity and Schizophrenia Chapter 5. Glucose Intolerance and Diabetes in Patients With Schizophrenia Chapter 6. Effects of Antipsychotics on Serum Lipids Chapter 7. The Spectrum of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Schizophrenia Chapter 8. Behavioral Treatments for Weight Management of Patients With Schizophrenia Chapter 9. Nicotine and Tobacco Use in Patients With Schizophrenia Part III: Special Topics and Populations Chapter 10. HIV and Hepatitis C in Patients With Schizophrenia Chapter 11. Substance Abuse and Schizophrenia Chapter 12. Sexual Dysfunction and Schizophrenia Chapter 13. Managing the Health Outcomes of Schizophrenia Treatment in Children and Adolescents Chapter 14. Medical Health in Aging Persons With Schizophrenia Chapter 15. Managing Health Outcomes of Women With Schizophrenia During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding IndexReviewsI would highly recommend this book to all physicians, nurses, and trainees who treat patients with schizophrenia, either in the psychiatric or the primary care setting. In addition to its value as a continuing education resource, this volume is a great quick reference when dealing with the myriad medical problems our patients face every day. Psychiatric Services,Marie Hobart M.D., Every trainee and clinician should have access to this volume. I am glad that our field now has a book called, Medical Illness and Schizophrenia. The existence of this book signifies unmistakably that mens sana in corpore sano is an appropriate guiding principle for any healthcare professional who is involved in the care of patients with schizophrenia. Two thumbs-up from me for this book. Psychosomatics, Oliver Freudenreich, M.D This second edition of this superb book on the healthcare problems associated with the diagnosis of schizophrenia is an informative and valuable reference and is essential reading for all psychiatrists involved in the care of patients with this severe psychiatric disorder. * Doody Enterprises * I would highly recommend this book to all physicians, nurses, and trainees who treat patients with schizophrenia, either in the psychiatric or the primary care setting. In addition to its value as a continuing education resource, this volume is a great quick reference when dealing with the myriad medical problems our patients face every day. -- Marie Hobart M.D. * Psychiatric Services * Every trainee and clinician should have access to this volume. I am glad that our field now has a book called, Medical Illness and Schizophrenia. The existence of this book signifies unmistakably that mens sana in corpore sano is an appropriate guiding principle for any healthcare professional who is involved in the care of patients with schizophrenia. Two thumbs-up from me for this book. -- Oliver Freudenreich, M.D. * Psychosomatics * I would highly recommend this book to all physicians, nurses, and trainees who treat patients with schizophrenia, either in the psychiatric or the primary care setting. In addition to its value as a continuing education resource, this volume is a great quick reference when dealing with the myriad medical problems our patients face every day. * Psychiatric Services,Marie Hobart M.D., * Every trainee and clinician should have access to this volume. I am glad that our field now has a book called, Medical Illness and Schizophrenia. The existence of this book signifies unmistakably that mens sana in corpore sano is an appropriate guiding principle for any healthcare professional who is involved in the care of patients with schizophrenia. Two thumbs-up from me for this book. * Psychosomatics, Oliver Freudenreich, M.D * Author InformationJonathan M. Meyer, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, and Staff Psychiatrist at the San Diego VA Medical Center in La Jolla, California. Henry A. Nasrallah, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |