Brief prospectus.

(Book Description)

The book takes a comprehensive approach to a disorder which crashes many aspects of the schizophrenia patients’ life and emphasizes the factors that require the serious attention of Health Service providers, local communities and policy makers willing to stop the development of poverty, asocial behaviour, risk mortality of 1% of the population and decrease the financial burden of schizophrenia.

The manuscript provides an introduction to all the clinical and psychological aspects of schizophrenia and society influence on social aspects of patient’s life, describes negative process including refuse of social functioning, social isolation, homeless, unemployment, financial difficulties and decline of quality of life, following-up the progress of schizophrenia disease.

We employ Caring for People/The Care Programme Approach to establish a high-quality source of information and intelligence on the assessment of services and put emphasis on an evidence-based approach to practice.

Anti-discriminatory on the basis of the illness the book is written on the respectful language and Scholarly format, rooted in current research results reflecting the attitude of Social psychiatry in schizophrenia disease and highlighting key points, particularly in health care, social and rehabilitation services reports.

The text has been structured on six chapters and displays a logical construction which makes the process of assimilating information easy and pleasant.

The book has a new modern design and employs tables, figures and the extensive bibliography being up to date and there are targeted reading lists for each chapter.

Introductory chapters focus on recognition of signs and symptoms, classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia with direct ICD and DSM classification assessment and influence of clinical factors on social aspects of schizophrenia patients’ life and factors important for understanding the foundation of social deficit typical for this disease. 

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The author develops the book analysing the environmental factors and measures of outcome of the health care, social and rehabilitation services emphasizing the importance of confidentiality and collaboration between doctors and patients, importance for the relationship be definite by standard guidelines and emphasizes medical education to keep practitioners up to date.

Discussion of treatment includes scientific evidence and practical problems in the management of schizophrenia patients. The text gives full attention to the development of atypical antipsychotic medications.

The publication will help develop new forms of medication treatment and adequate vocational training, rehabilitation programs targeted to improve schizophrenia patients’ symptoms, social and professional skills, and functioning in society and labour market.

The text accomplishes all the study and revision needs of schizophrenia people for the better socialization include the latest evidence and guidelines using a team of expert advisors, with full attention to the ethical and legal issues, useful to medical students, GPs, qualified psychiatrists, and those in related fields who need to keep up to date with current practice in Social psychiatry.

This book will help the public as a consumer-friendly scientific guide to the understanding of psychological and social aspects of schizophrenia people behaviour and motivations, available on the market. It provides a description of all areas of schizophrenia people needs as employment, finance, accommodation, activities of daily living, leisure, recreation, social relationships, family and friendship, meals and self-care.

The recent publication of a detailed set of strategy for health care, social and rehabilitation services specialists will also have accomplishment for medical students, young doctors and schizophrenia people families.

The book will help remove the stigma toward the illness, discrimination and social exclusion for patients with schizophrenia.

November, 2006