Schizophrenia: Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment

Learn about a pioneering alternative to antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia! In Schizophrenia: Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment, Dr. Colin A. Rossfounder of the Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Traumapresents a new theory of the existence of a dissociative subtype of schizophrenia. Dr. Ross determines that some patients diagnosed with schizophrenia have symptoms closely related to dissociative identity disorderor multiple personality disorderand have a history of psychological trauma. In these cases, this unprecedented book proposes that the disorder is treatableperhaps even curableusing psychotherapy rather than drugs. Schizophrenia: Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment will revolutionize the profession of psychology with data, arguments, and a review of previously published literature to support Dr. Ross’s theory. Traditionally, schizophrenia is considered manageable only by a lifetime of psychotropic drugsexpensive, harmful, and often ineffectual. This book offers an alternative free of damaging chemicals to improve quality of life for patients with schizophrenia whose symptoms may be trauma-based. Schizophrenia: Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment offers specific, detailed ideas and research on: genetic studies showing that while there is a genetic connection, it is not prevalent enough for biology to be the only predisposing factor in all cases of schizophrenia a comparison of the definitions of psychosis, schizophrenia, and dissociationfrom the DSM-IV-TR and other textsto determine relationships between the three disorders proposed diagnostic criteria for dissociative schizophreniadissociative amnesia, depersonalization, the presence of two or more distinct personalities/identities, auditory hallucinations, extensive comorbidity, and severe childhood trauma the principles of psychotherapy for dissociative schizophreniawhen to start therapy, trauma therapy, how to establish communication with the patient, and therapeutic neutrality and more! With an extensive bibliography of literatures on trauma, dissociation, and psychosis, as well as numerous tables and case studies, this volume presents a strong case for a fresh methodology in the treatment of this psychological abnormality. The theory provided by Dr. Ross brings hope for recovery to individuals with dissociative schizophrenia. This one-of-a-kind book is a must-read for psychiatrists, psychologists, and other professionals involved in research and/or treatment of schizophrenia. Its comprehensible text makes it useful for patients with schizophrenia and their family members as well.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments A Statement of the Problem PART I: A DISSOCIATIVE SUBTYPE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA Chapter 1. Assumptions and Logic Underlying the Dissociative Subtype of Schizophrenia A Model of Gene-Environment Interaction Implications of Monozygotic Twin Data The Triangle of Recovery Chapter 2. Characteristics of the Dissociative Subtype of Schizophrenia The Spectrum from Nondissociative Subtypes of Schizophrenia to Dissociative Identity Disorder PART II: PSYCHOSIS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA Chapter 3. Definitions of Psychosis and Schizophrenia DSM-IV-TR Definitions of Psychosis DSM-IV-TR Text and Criteria for Schizophrenia Chapter 4. The Genetic Model of Schizophrenia The Genome As a Minor Contributor to the Causes of Schizophrenia Evidence for the Toxic and Protective Effects of the Psychosocial Environment Chapter 5. The Efficacy of Antipsychotic Medication Chapter 6. Psychosis and Trauma (John Reed and Colin A. Ross) Childhood Trauma and General Psychopathology The Base Rate of Child Abuse Among Psychiatric Inpatients Childhood Trauma and Psychosis Failure of Most Research on Schizophrenia to Consider Psychological Trauma PART III: DISSOCIATION AND DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER Chapter 7. Definition and Scientific Status of Dissociation Errors of Logic and Scholarship Concerning Dissociation Diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder General Errors of Logic and Scholarship Chapter 8. Dissociation and Trauma A Continuum of Dissociation Versus Discrete Pathological States The Trauma-Dissociation Model Chapter 9. Dissociative Identity Disorder Reliability and Validity Etiology Epidemiology Phenomenology PART IV: DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA Chapter 10. Bleuler’s Description of Schizophrenia Analysis of Bleuler’s 1991 Text on Schizophrenia The Fundamental Role of Dissociation in Schizophrenia Chapter 11. Positive Symptoms in Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder Distinction Between Schizophrenia and DID in the Schizophrenia Literature Data on the Overlap Between Schizophrenia and DID A Prospective Study of the Dissociative Subtype of Schizophrenia Chapter 12. Case Examples of Dissociative Schizophrenia From August Hoch, MD From Sheila Cantor, MD From Patricia J. Ruocchio From Barbara A. Turner From Janice C. Jordan From Leslie Greenblat Chapter 13. Hysterical and Reactive Psychoses Chapter 14. Proposed Diagnostic Criteria for Dissociative Schizophrenia 295.40 Dissociative Type Diagnostic Criteria for 295.40 Dissociative Type PART V: TREATMENT Chapter 15. Treatment Outcome Data Subjects and Treatment Provided Methodological Limitations of the Study Limitations of the Literature Treatment Outcomes Chapter 16. Principles of Psychotherapy for Dissociative Schizophrenia Principles of Trauma Therapy Chapter 17. Talking to the Voices Bibliography Index Reference Notes Included