The spectrum of psychotic disorders : neurobiology, etiology, and pathogenesis

The spectrum of psychotic disorders encompasses as many as 25 different etiologies, ranging from the primary psychoses through those secondary to medical conditions, drugs and medications, and sensory impairments. This 2007 book provides a one-stop, comprehensive review of these disorders and gives quick comparisons for diagnostic decision-making to help with difficult differential diagnoses. Every chapter is uniformly structured to show comparisons between each disorder of presentation, course, and underlying neuropathology. Evidence for each etiology is also rated, indicating the confidence level the reader can place in the current findings. The international team of authors also examines data supporting a unitary neurobiological model of psychosis and the hypothesis that psychosis is a neurobiological syndrome similar to aphasia or apraxia. This book represents a paradigm shift in understanding, classifying and diagnosing these disorders, providing directions for future research and treatment. It will be of great interest to psychiatrists and neuroscientists alike Introduction : is psychosis a neurobiological syndrome? / Daryl E. Fujii and Iqbal Ahmed Schizophrenia / Gerald Goldstein, Daniel N. Allen, and Gretchen L. Haas Schizophrenia among children and adolescents / Jason Schiffman Late-life schizophrenia / Katerine Osatuke, John W. Kasckow, and Somaia Mohamed Schizoaffective disorder / Daniel J. Abrams and David B. Arciniegas Schizophreniform disorder and brief psychotic disorder : the acute and transient psychoses / Andreas Marneros and Frank Pillman Delusional disorder / Theo Manschrek Psychosis in bipolar disorder / Deborah Yurgelun-Todd Psychosis in major depression / Eric G. Smith ... [et al.] Psychosis with intellectual disabilities / Colin P. Hemmings and Nick Bouras Velo-cardio-facial syndrome / Wendy R. Kates and Wanda Fremont Psychosis in autism / Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, Laura Stoppelbein, and Dirk M. Dhossche Psychotic disorder due to traumatic brain injury / Daryl E. Fujii, Nikki Panasci Armstrong, and Iqbal Ahmed Schizophrenia-like psychosis and epilepsy / Perminder Sachdev Psychosis following cerebrovascular accident / James A. Bourgeois Psychosis in patients with brain tumors / Tamara Dolenc and Teresa Rummans Psychosis secondary to infections / Sarah Reading and John T. Little Psychosis secondary to inflammatory and demyelinating disease / Katherine H. Taber and Robin A. Hurley Cannabis-induced psychosis / Luis Alfonso Nuñez Domingo Cocaine / Daryl E. Fujii and Erin Y. Sakai Methamphetamine / Liz Jacobs and William Haning III Medication-induced psychosis / Junji Takeshita, Diane Thompson, and Stephen E. Nicolson Psychosis secondary to Alzheimer's disease / Robert A. Sweet and James E. Emanuel Dementia with Lewy bodies / Sasha Ericksen and Debby Tsuang Parkinson's disease / David L. Sultzer and George Webster Ross Psychosis associated with sensory impairment / Suzanne Holroyd Conclusion / Daryl E. Fujii and Iqbal Ahmed This book provides a one-stop, comprehensive review of the spectrum of psychotic disorders, giving quick comparisons for diagnostic decision-making, evidence for each etiology, and examining the data describing a unitary neurobiological model of psychosis along with the hypothesis that psychosis is a neurobiological syndrome similar to aphasia or apraxia.