Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Hong Kong (HB)
內容簡介:This book offers a unique and comprehensive account of serious mental health conditions affecting 3% of the population. The authors' pioneering work in Hong Kong ranges from early intervention to reduce relapse to the renaming of psychosis to reduce stigma. Their research provides novel insights into how deficits encountered in psychotic disorders might be ameliorated. Each topic is divided into a global background, research findings from Hong Kong, and future directions.
ISBN:9789888842858
語言:英文
作者:Eric Yu Hai Chen and Yvonne Treffurth
作者背景:Eric Yu Hai Chen, MD (Edin), FRCPsych (UK), MB ChB (Edin), MA (Oxon), is professor of Psychiatry at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, and senior consultant at the Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. He is internationally recognised for his work in youth mental health, early intervention of psychosis, cognition, psychopathology, and functional outcomes in psychotic disorders.Yvonne Treffurth, MD (Freiburg, Germany), MA (Warw), MRCPsych (UK), State Exam (Göttingen), is a child and adolescent psychiatrist affiliated with the University of Hong Kong. She has an interest in conceptual and cultural aspects of psychiatric practice, psychotherapeutic approaches, early intervention, and innovative models of care.
