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Frontmatter
Contents
Foreword by Professor Sir Robin Murray
Foreword by Professor William G. Honer
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Cover Design
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I: The Impact of Psychosis on the Lives of Patients
1. The Experience of Psychosis as One of the Most Devastating Illnesses
2. The Stigma of Psychosis: How It Affects Illness Outcome
3. Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes in Psychotic Disorders as Ultimate Intervention Targets
Part II: Early Intervention for Psychosis
4. Early Intervention in Psychosis: A Paradigm Shift
5. The Naming of Psychosis: Concepts Matter in Community Education
6. Delays in Help-Seeking: Duration of Untreated Psychosis and Its Determinants
7. Prevention Starts from Risk States: Risk States and Psychotic-Like Experiences
8. Can Early Intervention Improve Long-Term Outcomes? Evidence from Hong Kong
Part III: Psychopathology and Clinical Pathways
9. Pharmacological Treatments: What They Can and Cannot Do
10. Relapse in Psychotic Disorders: Prediction, Prevention, and Management
11. Treatment-Refractory States: An End-Game Scenario?
12. Ideas of Reference: Complexities in the Most Common Symptom in Psychosis
13. Mortality and Suicide: Silent Killers in Psychosis
Part IV: Neurocognitive Dysfunctions
14. Cognitive Dysfunctions: The Hidden Impediments of Psychosis
15. Semantic Dysfunctions: The Central Role of Language Processes in Psychosis
16. Neurological Soft Signs: A Simple Enough Clinical Sign in Psychosis
Part V: Recovery
17. Ways to Improve Cognition: Beyond Medications
18. Remission and Recovery: The Journeys towards Getting Well
Epilogue
Index
Contents
Foreword by Professor Sir Robin Murray
Foreword by Professor William G. Honer
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Cover Design
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I: The Impact of Psychosis on the Lives of Patients
1. The Experience of Psychosis as One of the Most Devastating Illnesses
2. The Stigma of Psychosis: How It Affects Illness Outcome
3. Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes in Psychotic Disorders as Ultimate Intervention Targets
Part II: Early Intervention for Psychosis
4. Early Intervention in Psychosis: A Paradigm Shift
5. The Naming of Psychosis: Concepts Matter in Community Education
6. Delays in Help-Seeking: Duration of Untreated Psychosis and Its Determinants
7. Prevention Starts from Risk States: Risk States and Psychotic-Like Experiences
8. Can Early Intervention Improve Long-Term Outcomes? Evidence from Hong Kong
Part III: Psychopathology and Clinical Pathways
9. Pharmacological Treatments: What They Can and Cannot Do
10. Relapse in Psychotic Disorders: Prediction, Prevention, and Management
11. Treatment-Refractory States: An End-Game Scenario?
12. Ideas of Reference: Complexities in the Most Common Symptom in Psychosis
13. Mortality and Suicide: Silent Killers in Psychosis
Part IV: Neurocognitive Dysfunctions
14. Cognitive Dysfunctions: The Hidden Impediments of Psychosis
15. Semantic Dysfunctions: The Central Role of Language Processes in Psychosis
16. Neurological Soft Signs: A Simple Enough Clinical Sign in Psychosis
Part V: Recovery
17. Ways to Improve Cognition: Beyond Medications
18. Remission and Recovery: The Journeys towards Getting Well
Epilogue
Index