Since the pioneering pharmacotherapy for treatment of schizophrenia in 1950s by
antipsychotics, only a few major innovations have been made, pointing on a
general stagnation in the field of pharmacology of schizophrenia. Drug Discovery
for Schizophrenia will cover new insights in the field of schizophrenia with an
aim to advance scientists and clinicians understanding in this area and to fuel
drug discovery. The book will outline a change in the way schizophrenia is
treated by moving away from focusing only on treating symptoms in patients.
Innovative drugs will emerge from deeper comprehension of the pathological
processes that emerge earlier in life, hence, providing strategies for
preventative therapy to