This is the first book to address the clinical and neurobiological interface between schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). There is growing evidence that obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia are prevalent, persistent and characterized by a distinct pattern of familial inheritance, neurocognitive deficits and brain activation. This text provides guidelines for differential diagnosis of schizophrenic patients with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and patients with primary OCD alongside poor insight, psychotic features or schizotypal personality. Written by a leading expert in the coexistence of obsessive-compulsive and schizophrenic phenomena, Schizo-Obsessive Disorder uses numerous case studies to present diagnostic guidelines and to describe a recommended treatment algorithm, demystifying this complex disorder and aiding its effective management. The book is essential reading for psychiatrists, neurologists and the wider range of multidisciplinary mental health practitioners.

This is the first book to address the clinical and neurobiological interface between schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

About the Author
Michael Poyurovsky is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

Reviews
'... a welcomed addition among books dedicated to schizophrenia ... nicely written so as to appeal to the specialist in schizophrenia as well as to the general psychiatrist.' Peter F. Buckley, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry



Book Information
ISBN 9781107000124
Author Michael Poyurovsky
Format Hardback
Page Count 245
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 160mm * 18mm