Schizophrenia: Challenging the Orthodox focuses on the most salient current
issues in the etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of schizophrenia, and
critically analyses the evidence supporting many of the conventional opinions
about the disease. Chapters by leading basic science and clinical researchers
address some of the more controversial issues in schizophrenia research,
including the usefulness of early intervention in psychosis, the role of social
environment in the disease, and the future of genetic research. Based on
lectures presented as part of the first European Foundation for Psychiatry at
the Maudsley (EFPM) meeting, this book will stimulate discussion and debate on
novel views as it questions the dogmas of existing