Schizophernia Into Later Life: Treatment, Research, and Policy

Abstract

Reviews the book, "Schizophrenia Into Later Life: Treatment, Research, and Policy," edited by Carl I. Cohen (see record 2003-00335-000). This book succeeds in pointing out not only the specific needs of older people with schizophrenia but also the meaning of comprehensive clinical care-not just controlling symptoms but improving quality of life. This book provides comprehensive reviews of biological, psychological, and social domains of treatment modalities and stresses the importance of integration of all modalities to provide optimal care. It also deals with the strengths and weaknesses of the existing health care policies for people with mental illnesses and provides future research directions. This book is easy to read and deals with a broad spectrum of services needed for the comprehensive clinical care of people with schizophrenia. Thus, it will be a valuable reference to clinicians (e.g., physician, social worker, psychologist, case manager) and students as well as consumers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)