Christopher Donald Frith

The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia (Classic Edition)

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a classic edition of Christopher Frith's award winning book on cognitive neuropsychology and schizophrenia, which now includes a new introduction from the author. The book explores the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia using the framework of cognitive neuropsychology, looking specifically at the cognitive abnormalities that underlie these symptoms. The book won the British Psychological Society book award in 1996, and is now widely seen as a classic in the field of brain disorders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Psychology Press
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9781138811614
• ISBN-10: 1138811610
• Artikelnr.: 41610810

Autorenporträt

Christopher D. Frith is Emeritus Professor at University College London, UK, Visiting Professor at Aarhus University, Denmark, and Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford, UK. In 2009 he was awarded the Fyssen Foundation Prize for his work on neuropsychology.

Inhaltsangabe

1.Introduction 2. The Nature of Schizophrenia 3. Brain Abnormalities in
Schizophrenia 4. Linking the Mind and the Brain 5. Behavioural
Abnormalities 6. Positive Symptoms, Abnormal Experiences 7. Communication
in Schizophrenia 8. Schizophrenia as a Disorder of Self-Awareness