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Vulnerability to Psychosis From Neurosciences to Psychopathology

206 Pages 8 Color & 2 B/W Illustrations

by Psychology Press

206 Pages 8 Color & 2 B/W Illustrations

by Psychology Press

206 Pages 8 Color & 2 B/W Illustrations

by Psychology Press

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Early clinical intervention in psychosis is now a major objective of mental health services and the development of specialist intervention services has greatly facilitated research on the early phases of this disorder. In this book, contributors provide a review of the neurobiological research in people at high risk of psychosis, focusing on the transition from being at a high risk state to... Read more

Borgwardt, Fusar-Poli, McGuire, Introduction. Broome, Dale, Marriott, Merino, Bortolotti, Neuroscience, Continua and the Prodromal Phase of Psychosis. Yung, Wood, Nelson, Defining the Risk for Psychosis: Can Neuroscience Help Psychopathology? Piccchioni, Toulopoulou, Genetic Determinants of the Vulnerability to Psychosis: Findings from Twin Studies. Day, Pariante, Stress and Cortisol in the Pre-psychotic Phases. Pukrop, Ruhrmann, Neurocognitive Indicators of High-risk States for Psychosis. Borgwardt, Fusar-Poli, Riecher- Rössler, McGuire, Grey Matters: Mapping the Transition to Psychosis. Fusar-Poli, Agosti, Borgwardt, Functional MRI in Prodromal Psychosis. Stone, Glutamate: Gateway to Psychosis? Howes, Does Dopamine Start the Psychotic "Fire"? Chrossley, Bramon, Neurophysiological Alterations in the Pre-psychotic Phases. Yang, Wonpat-Borja, Opler, Compton, Kelly, Purdie-Vaughns, Corcoran, Stigma in Early Stages of Psychotic Illness: Connections with Cognitive Neuroscience. McGuire, Conclusions.