“If a paradigm shift is accomplished with DSM-V, it will be based on identifying meaningful pathological domains within syndromes. This book, with a terrific group of authors, provides the basis for deconstructing psychotic syndromes.”– “William T. Carpenter Jr., M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Director of Maryland Psychiatric Research Center”
“Shining new light on our traditional diagnostic framework for psychotic disorders, this collection of papers brings together authoritative and incisive views from around the globe. “Deconstructing Psychosis” represents just one step in the long path of DSM-V deliberations that began over a decade ago. This path may lead to greater validity of our diagnostic constructs through careful development of complementary categorical and dimensional representations of psychotic disorders as well as the integration of emerging knowledge from areas such as genetics, neuroimaging and cognitive neuroscience.”– “Susan K. Schultz, M.D., University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa”
For the many psychiatrists, psychologists, and other clinicians and researchers striving to bring symptom relief to patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other psychoses, this volume provides an all-important summary of the latest research about the diagnosis and pathophysiology of psychosis. Deconstructing Psychosis: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-V gives the reader an inside look at how psychotic phenomena are represented in the current diagnostic system and how DSM-V might better address the needs of patients with such disorders.
This volume presents a selection of papers reporting the proceedings of a conference titled “Deconstructing Psychosis” convened by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The conference was designed to be a key element in the multiphase research review process for the fifth revision of DSM. This book is one in a series of ten that reflects some of the most current and critical examinations of psychiatric disorders and psychotic syndromes.
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For the many psychiatrists, psychologists, and other clinicians and researchers striving to bring symptom relief to patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other psychoses, this volume provides an all-important summary of the latest research about the diagnosis and pathophysiology of psychosis. Deconstructing Psychosis: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-V gives the reader an inside look at how psychotic phenomena are represented in the current diagnostic system and how DSM-V might better address the needs of patients with such disorders.
This volume presents a selection of papers reporting the proceedings of a conference titled “Deconstructing Psychosis” convened by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The conference was designed to be a key element in the multiphase research review process for the fifth revision of DSM. This book is one in a series of ten that reflects some of the most current and critical examinations of psychiatric disorders and psychotic syndromes.
About the Author
Carol A. Tamminga, M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry and Interim Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Paul J. Sirovatka, M.S., (1947-2007), was Director of Research Policy Analysis at the Division of Research and American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education at the American Psychiatric Association. Darrel A. Regier, M.D., M.P.H., is Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education and Director of the Division of Research at the American Psychiatric Association in Arlington, Virginia. Jim van Os, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology in the Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology at the South Limburg Mental Health Research and Teaching Network, European Graduate School for Neuroscience at Maastricht University in Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Visiting Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology in the Division of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, England.
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