*Edited by T.H.J. Burne*

Schizophrenia is a poorly understood but very disabling group of brain disorders. While hallucinations and delusions (positive symptoms of schizophrenia) feature prominently in diagnostic criteria, impairments of memory and attentional processing (cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia) are attracting increasing interest in modern neuropsychiatry. Schizophrenia in the 21st Century brings together recent findings on this group of devastating disorders. We are still a long way from having effective treatment options, particularly for cognitive symptoms, and lack effective interventions and ways to prevent this disease. This volume covers various current options for therapy, clinical research into cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia and preclinical research in animal models.

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Schizophrenia in the 21st Century

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## Schizophrenia in the 21st Century

*Edited by T.H.J. Burne*

**SCHIZOPHRENIA** 

Edited by **T.H.J. Burne** 

**IN THE 21ST CENTURY** 

## **SCHIZOPHRENIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY**

Edited by **T.H.J. Burne** 

#### **Schizophrenia in the 21st Century**

http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/1669 Edited by T.H.J. Burne

#### **Contributors**

Robert Hunter, Tomiki Sumiyoshi, Takashi Uehara, Setsuko Hanzawa, Rafael Penades, Luciana Carvalho Monteiro, Paula Andreia Martins, Marisa Crivelaro, Mario Louzã, David Paul McAllindon, Philip Tibbo, Ales Stuchlik, Tomas Petrasek, LUkas Rambousek, Karel Vales, Tereza Nekovarova, Hana Hatalova, Liesl Jones, Martin Lorenzo Vargas

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