IDENTIFYING, ASSESSING, AND TREATING EARLY ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA

By X. RANIO

CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION WHY SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS SHOULD READ THIS BOOK EARLY ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA EOS AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES PURPOSE AND PLAN OF THIS BOOK 2 CAUSES GENETICS CONCLUDING COMMENTS REGARDING THE ROLE OF GENETICS ENVIRONMENT PRENATAL RISKS PERINATAL RISKS POSTNATAL RISKS TRAUMA STIGMA CONCLUDING COMMENTS REGARDING THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT NEUROBIOLOGY BRAIN STRUCTURE BRAIN CHEMISTRY CONCLUDING COMMENTS REGARDING THE ROLE OF NEUROBIOLOGY CONCLUDING COMMENTS 3 PREVALENCE, INCIDENCE, AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ADJUSTMENT AND OUTCOMES 4 CASE FINDING AND SCREENING PRODROMAL STAGE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA CASE FINDING RISK FACTORS WARNING SIGNS SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS CONTENTS ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR THE ATTENUATED POSITIVE SYMPTOMS OF THE PRODROMAL STAGE ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR THE BASIC SYMPTOMS OF THE PRODROMAL STAGE SCREENING INSTRUMENTS SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 5 DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA SYMPTOM ONSET DEVELOPMENTAL COURSE ASSOCIATED FEATURES AGE SPECIFIC FEATURES GENDER RELATED FEATURES DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS DEVELOPMENTAL, HEALTH, AND FAMILY HISTORY PRENATAL, PERINATAL, AND POSTNATAL RISK FACTORS DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES MEDICAL HISTORY DIAGNOSTIC HISTORY INDIRECT ASSESSMENT DIRECT ASSESSMENT 6 PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT TESTING CONSIDERATIONS, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS CONSIDERATIONS BASED ON THE SUBTYPE CONSIDERATIONS BASED ON THE PHASE COMMUNICATE WITH CAREGIVERS AND/OR MEDICAL PROVIDERS PREPARING THE STUDENT FOR THE EVALUATION SPECIFIC PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT PRACTICES BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION, FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT, AND INTERVIEWS COMPREHENSIVE FILE REVIEW PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL TESTING SUMMARY 7 TREATMENT TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS MULTI-PHASE CONSIDERATIONS EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS PHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY SKILLS TRAINING CONTENTS FAMILY INTERVENTIONS ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS IN THE SCHOOL SETTING