Author:

Kim T. Mueser (ed) and Nicholas Tarrier

Publisher:

Allyn & Bacon

Publication Date:

1998

Edition:

First

Binding:

Hardcover

Category:

Disease-specific > Schizophrenia

Description:

This book reviews the scholastic and clinical literature and summarizes the clinical advances in a wide range of areas related to the assessment, development, psychological aspects and treatment of impaired social functioning. Readers will examine the nature and role of social functioning in schizophrenia. The book contains twenty-five chapters. They are divided into Five Sections. The following are the content sections:

Section I: Assessment and Description
1.Social Functioning in the Community
2.Social Functioning in Residential and Institutional Settings
3.Social Adjustment of Patients Living at Home
4.Quality of Life
5.Psychopathology and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia
6.Social Skills
7.Phenomenological Perspective on the Social Functioning of People with Schizophrenia
Section II: Developmental Course
8.Developmental Origins of Interpersonal Deficits in Schizophrenia
9.Long-Term Outcome of Social Functioning
Section III: Psychological Factors and Individual Differences
10.Gender Differences in Social Functioning
11.Affect and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia
12.Affect Perception and Social Knowledge in Schizophrenia
13.Cognitive Factors and Social Adjustment in Schizophrenia
Section IV: Social, Environmental, and Economic Factors
14.Sexuality and Family Planning
15.Social Networks and Schizophrenia
16.Stigma
17.Substance Use Disorders and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia
18.Economics of Social Dysfunction
Section V: Treatment and Rehabilitation
19.Social Skills Training
20.Social Functioning and Family Interventions
21.Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia
22.Models of Case Management and Their Impact on Social Outcomes of Severe Mental Illness
23.The Role of Social Functioning in Vocational Rehabilitation
24.Pharmacological Treatments in Schizophrenia
25.Social Functioning and Challenging Behavior

Types of Information or Instruments:

This handbook defines many measures of schizophrenia outcomes. There are many instruments described in detail. Some of the tests mentioned in the text are as follows: Role Activity Performance Scale (RAPS), Social Dysfunction Index, Community Ability Scale (CAS), Disability Rating Form, and the Social Problem Solving Assessment Battery (SPSAB). This book stresses the social functioning of schizophrenia. The book into issues such as quality of life, sexuality, and measuring change.

Quantity of Instruments:

There are over 60 instruments referenced in this book.

Quality of Instrument Descriptions:

This book contains full descriptions of the instruments used to assess schizophrenia. The instrument descriptions include author(s), publication date, item scaling, item content, references, and psychometric information where available.

Quality of Psychometric Information:

The book uses a variety of scales to measure schizophrenia. It mentions the developmental process of some of the scales. The book examines the history, purpose, and the result of the initial utilization of the instrument. Reliability and validity information is provided.

Scale Accessibility:

The book does not provide full scales.

Book Provides Actual Scale Items:

The book does not contain actual scale items.

User-friendly Navigation:

The book is easy to navigate.

Other Types of Information:

The book contains an Author and Subject Index.

Hints:

None.