[.ca] Schizophrenia Revealed (ISBN 0393704181)

An excellent overview of schizophrenia:
Michael Foster Green's Schizophrenia Revealed discusses the extent of schizophrenia symptoms, from the influence of genetics and how the brain works to treatments, biological versus social influences, and the latest research on the condition. An excellent overview of schizophrenia.

"Schizophrenia Revealed" is an excellent up-to-date summary:
Michael Foster Green is a Ph.D. in the UCLA Dept. of Psychiatry and is the sole author of this book (as well as innumerable papers on this subject in the scientific literature). While his prior book on schizophrenia was clearly aimed at a professional audience, this current one is eminently suitable for both lay and medical audiences. It is up-to-the-minute in explaining this complex disease in cause, diagnostic testing, and treatment. Physicians will find many useful clues in making this difficult diagnosis and in how to structure therapy. Of even greater value, this is the first down-to-earth, very readable (and humorous) book to explain to families why this has happened to loved ones. It is a very good book, and very well written.