Vulnerability to Psychosis by Paolo Fusar-Poli, Stefan J. Bor... - 9781032927640

Vulnerability to PsychosisFrom Neurosciences to Psychopathology\nAuthor(s): Paolo Fusar-Poli, Stefan J. Borgwardt, Philip McGuire\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Psychology Press Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781032927640, 978-1032927640\nSynopsis\nEarly 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.\n\nIn 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 their first episode. Contributors consider unaffected family members and twin studies as well as the individuals data before and after the onset of the illness. The environmental factors that contribute to a psychotic episode are also examined.\n\nVulnerability to Psychosis presents neurobiological findings in the c.