Foreword William Carpenter Preface Part I. The Social Epidemiology of Schizophrenia: Introduction 1. Investigating socio-environmental influences in schizophrenia: conceptual and design issues Michaeline Bresnahan and Ezra Susser 2. Geographical variation in incidence, course and outcome in schizophrenia: a comparison of developing and developed countries Michealine Bresnahan, Paulo Menezes, Vijoy Varma and Ezra Susser 3. Temporal variation in the incidence, course and outcome of schizophrenia Michaeline Bresnahan, Jane Boydell, Robin Murray and Ezra Susser 4. Urbanisation, migration and risk of schizophrenia Jane Boydell and Robin Murray Part II. The Developmental Epidemiology of Schizophrenia: Introduction 5. Prenatal and perinatal risk factors for schizophrenia Mary Cannon, Robert Kendell, Ezra Susser and Peter Jones 6. Childhood development and later schizophrenia: evidence from genetic high risk and birth cohort studies Mary Cannon, C. Jane Tarrant, Matti O. Huttunen and Peter Jones 7. Prodrome, onset and early course of schizophrenia Heinz Hafner 8. The value of first-episode studies of schizophrenia Mary Clarke and Eadbhard O'Callaghan 9. Schizophrenia at the extremes of life Kenneth G. D. Orr and David J. Castle Part III. The Genetic Epidemiology of Schizophrenia: Introduction 10. The 'classical' genetic epidemiology of schizophrenia Alastair Cardno and Robin Murray 11. Molecular genetics and epidemiology in schizophrenia: a necessary partnership Stanley Zammit, Glyn Lewis and Michael J. Owen 12. Gene-environment correlation and interaction in schizophrenia Jim van Os and Pak Sham 13. Investigating gene-environment interaction in schizophrenia using neuroimaging Theo G. M. van Erp, Timothy L. Gasperoni, Isabelle M. Rosso and Tyrone D. Cannon Part IV. Special Issues in the Epidemiology of Schizophrenia: Introduction 14. Mortality and physical illness in schizophrenia Preben Bo Mortensen 15. The clinical epidemiology of suicide in schizophrenia Hannele Heila and Jouko Loennqvist 16. What is the relationship between substance abuse and schizophrenia? Robin Murray, Anton Grech, Peter Phillips and Sonia Johnson 17. Criminal and violent behaviour in schizophrenia Elizabeth Walsh and Alec Buchanan Part V. Future Directions and Emerging Issues: Introduction 18. Diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia: categories vs dimensions, distributions vs disease Jim van Os and Helene Verdoux 19. The implications of epidemiology for service planning in schizophrenia Graham Thornicroft and Michele Tansella 20. Prevention of schizophrenia - not an impossible dream John McGrath Glossary Index.
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