Neurodevelopment and Schizophrenia

"This is an excellent book on the relationship between early developmental brain abnormalities and schizophrenia, integrating the developmental and cognitive neurosciences together with genomics/proteonomics. I hope that this book is a step towards the phenomics (phenotyping and diagnosing specific subtypes) and differential therapeutics of schizophrenia. I highly recommend it."
-Doody's Review ServiceG

"In all, an excellent book that delivers a scientific map of recent neurodevelopmental concepts."
-British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

"The book is highly recommended as an addition to the libraries of those professionals involved in clinical care or research with individuals with severe psychiatric disability. It is dense, thought provoking, and worth the effort."
-JINS, Bernice A. Marcopulos, PhD, University of Virginia

"The editors of Neurodevelopment and Schizophrenia have tapped the talents of some 56 authorities ... to produce one of the most richly rewarding reading experiences that I have had in some time. Without exception, the contributors to this volume provide fresh, interesting, and valuable material from which all persons with a serious interest in schizophrenia can benefit."
-Psychiatric Services, Frederick J. Frese, PhD

Over the past decade, developmental neurobiology has made important strides towards elucidating the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. Nowhere has this link between basic science and clinical insights become clearer than in the field of schizophrenia research. In this volume, the editors bring together some of the most active investigators in this field. Each contributor provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relevant research, including directions for further investigation. The book will be valuable to researchers in psychiatry and neurobiology, students in psychology, and all mental health practitioners.