Comprehensive Treatment of Schizophrenia

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVII

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2. Neurobehavioral Characteristics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Keynote Lecture: Life-Oriented Approach to Treatment and Simple Functional Tests for Clinical Practice

      • Hiroshi Utena

      Pages 3-12

   3. Efficacy of Semantic Cues in Schizophrenic Patients and Patients with Frontal Lesions from the Standpoint of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

      • Haruo Kashima

      Pages 13-19

   4. Neuropsychological Investigation of the Effects of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Strategies for Schizophrenia

      • Masafumi Mizuno, Haruo Kashima

      Pages 20-27

   5. Coping with Interpersonal Stressors in Schizophrenia

      • Joseph Ventura, Keith H. Nuechterlein, Kenneth L. Subotnik

      Pages 28-37

3. Social Cognition

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39

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   2. Social Cognitive Problem-Solving Skills in Schizophrenia

      • Chiyo Yamashita, Masafumi Mizuno, Haruo Kashima

      Pages 41-47

   3. Social Cognition in Schizophrenia

      • Massimo Casacchia, Monica Mazza, Alessandro De Risio, Rita Roncone

      Pages 48-53

   4. Emotion Perception and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia

      • David L. Penn

      Pages 54-62

   5. Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia: Research Update and Empirical Results

      • Volker Roder, Hans D. Brenner, Daniel Müller, Marc Lächler, Rosa Müller-Szer, Peter Zorn

      Pages 63-79

4. Expressed Emotion and Psychoeducation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81

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   2. Keynote Lecture: Relatives’ Expressed Emotion: From Measurement Technique to Practical Help for Families

      • Julian Leff

      Pages 83-93

   3. Expressed Emotion Studies in Japan

      • Shinji Shimodera, Shimpei Inoue, Yoshio Mino, Hirokazu Fujita

      Pages 94-99

   4. Family Psychoeducation with Schizophrenic Patients and Their Families from the Viewpoint of Empowerment

      • Junichiro Ito, Iwao Oshima, Kazumi Tsukada, Hiraku Koisikawa

      Pages 100-106

5. Insight

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. The Psychopathological Foundation of Insight in Schizophrenia

      • Yoshiharu Kim

      Pages 109-113

   3. Insight: Theory and Practice

      • Anthony S. David

      Pages 114-122

6. Pharmacotherapy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123

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   2. Factors Affecting Drug Compliance Among Patients in Japan with Schizophrenia

      • Koichiro Watanabe, Masafumi Mizuno, Gohei Yagi, Haruo Kashima

      Pages 125-131

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that can devastate the lives of patients and their families. The condition is chronic and may persist throughout patients' lives, disrupting education and work and greatly reducing the quality of life. Affecting nearly 0.8% of the population worldwide, schizophrenia is a serious public health problem demanding improved treatment. Recent progress in neuroscience and biological studies of schizophrenia is promising. However, to understand the concomitant behavioral characteristics and implement effective treatment programs, multifaceted approaches are required. "Comprehensive Treatment of Schizophrenia" was the subject of the 8th Keio University International Symposium for Life Sciences and Medicine, held in Tokyo. From the symposium, 40 papers were chosen to be included here in nine sections covering the broad spectrum of recent clinical progress in the treatment of schizophrenia and allied disorders.

• Emotion
• Intervention
• Rehabilitation
• community based psychiatry
• psychiatric rehabilitation
• psychiatry
• schizophrenia
• severe mental illness

• Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

  Haruo Kashima, Masafumi Mizuno, Masahiro Asai

• School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

  Ian R. H. Falloon

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