Agartz I. Adolescent Psychosis. Clinical and Scientific Perspectives 2023 torrent

Textbook in PDF format

Adolescent Psychosis: Clinical and Scientific Perspectives presents new methodologies and novel scientific findings, with a comprehensive orientation into the genetics, phenomenology, nosology, and long-term outcome of adolescent early-onset psychosis research. This volume discusses recent epidemiological studies, along with co-morbid aspects associated with other neurodevelopmental syndromes and somatic diseases. The book also provides suggestions for future research using a translational perspective, from genes to the clinic to and relevant phenotypes, biomarkers, treatment options and etiological aspects. Topics discussed bring together expert researchers in the field to represent different perspectives and future possibilities.
Introduction to psychotic disorders in adolescence
The epidemiology of early-onset psychosis
Genetics of psychotic disorders with focus on early-onset psychosis
Early risk factors in early-onset psychosis
Adolescent psychosis and transdiagnostic delimitations to other clinical syndromes
Cognitive functioning in early-onset psychosis
The immunopsychiatry of early-onset psychosis
Structural brain imaging in early-onset psychosis
Functional brain imaging in early-onset psychosis
Adolescence as a vulnerable period for psychosis development
Current treatment options in early-onset psychosis
Long-term development and outcome of early-onset psychosis
Ethical considerations and current research practices in adolescent psychosis