First Episode Psychosis

Suitable for psychiatrists, neurologists, primary care practitioners and health care professional working in psychiatry, this handbook discusses the presentation and assessment of the first psychotic episode. It reviews the appropriate use of antipsychotic agents and psychosocial approaches in effective management.

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First Episode Psychosis, Second Edition is written by an international team of highly respected authors for psychiatrists, neurologists, and primary care practitioners, providing the reader with a very broad scope of assessment. This authoritative text discusses first psychotic episodes and reviews the appropriate use of antipsychotic agents and psychosocial approaches.

Topics include:



before the onset of frank psychosis
psychopharmacology
prescribing for psychotic symptoms
prescribing for affective, anxiety, and other comorbid symptoms
recovery and rehabilitation
key service elements and models

First Episode Psychosis offers a concise and valuable guide to those wishing to review the latest proposals for the treatment of first-episode psychosis supported by up-to-date references, in a single-source publication.