The August issue of the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science, published by the Association for Psychological Science, is a state-of-the-art summary of the latest research on every facet of schizophrenia. Edited by Emory University psychological scientist and schizophrenia expert Elaine Walker, the issue includes overviews of prenatal factors; neurological development; prognosis and recovery; brain abnormalities; social cognition and functioning; and promising new avenues for treatment on these various fronts. Included in this report is a video interview with Elaine Walker who discusses these recent developments and their inclusion in Current Directions, as well as links to each topic’s abstract.
Nearly a century has passed since the term “schizophrenia” was first used to describe what was then considered a hopeless and incurable disorder of thought and emotion. Schizophrenia is still baffling to both scientists and the general public, but it is no longer considered hopeless. Significant advances have been made on several fronts in fathoming and combating this debilitating mental illness – from genetics to neuroscience to the psychosocial aspects of the disorder.
In this special issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science:
Neurodevelopment and Schizophrenia: Broadening the Focus – Elaine Walker, Dan Shapiro, Michelle Esterberg, and Hanan Trotman
Prenatal Factors in Schizophrenia – Suzanne King, Annie St-Hilaire, and David Heidkamp
Current Research on the Genetic Contributors to Schizophrenia – Michael F. Pogue-Geile, and Jessica L.Yokley
Schizophrenia Course, Long-Term Outcome, Recovery, and Prognosis – Thomas H. Jobe and Martin Harrow
Structural and Functional Brain Abnormalities in Schizophrenia – Katherine H. Karlsgodt, Daqiang Sun, and Tyrone D. Cannon
Ventral Hippocampus, Interneurons, and Schizophrenia: A New Understanding of the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia and Its Implications for Treatment and Prevention – Anthony A. Grace
Social Factors in Schizophrenia – Jill M. Hooley
Social Cognition in Schizophrenia – Michael F. Green and William P. Horan
Cognitive Functioning and Disability in Schizophrenia – Philip D. Harvey
Emotion in Schizophrenia: Where Feeling Meets Thinking – Ann M. Kring and Janelle M. Caponigro
Psychosocial Treatments for Schizophrenia – Jean Addington, Danijela Piskulic, and Catherine Marshall
New Opportunities in the Treatment of Cognitive Impairments Associated with Schizophrenia – Mark A. Geyer
Material adapted from Current Directions in Psychological Science.
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