Title The psychosis-risk syndrome : handbook for diagnosis and follow-up / Thomas H. McGlashan, Barbara C. Walsh, Scott W. Woods

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) : illustrations Contents Psychosis-risk syndromes for first psychosis : a history of the concept -- Development of the structured interview for psychosis-risk syndromes (SIPS) -- Reliability and validity of the SIPS -- Symptom classes and factors in the SIPS -- Psychosis-risk syndromes and psychosis in the SIPS -- The "other" symptoms of the risk syndromes : negative, disorganized, and general -- Characteristics of SIPS psychosis-risk samples -- Pathways to the risk syndrome clinic -- Initial interview : the SIPS and SOPS evaluation -- Initial evaluation : informing patients and families of risk status and options -- Rating positive and other psychosis-risk symptoms with the SOPS -- Rating actual cases : baseline assessment -- Differential diagnosis of the psychosis-risk syndrome -- Psychosis-risk patients over time -- Rating baseline cases for practice Summary Using the authors' over thirteen years of experience at the psychosis-risk clinic at Yale University School of Medicine, The Psychosis-Risk Syndrome presents a concise handbook that details the diagnostic tools and building blocks that comprise the Structural Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes, or SIPS. Clear and to the point, this volume provides an in-depth description of this new clinical high-risk population, along with instructions on how to use the SIPS to evaluate persons for psychosis-risk. The handbook's main section takes the reader step-by-step through the SIPS evaluation, track Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Psychoses -- Diagnosis Psychoses -- Risk factors Diagnosis, Differential. Psychotic Disorders -- diagnosis Interview, Psychological -- methods Risk Factors Diagnosis, Differential MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General. PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- General. PSYCHOLOGY -- Clinical Psychology. PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness. MEDICAL -- Mental Health. Diagnosis, Differential Psychoses -- Diagnosis Form Electronic book Author Walsh, Barbara, 1952- Woods, Scott, 1953- ISBN 9780199774357 0199774358

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