Entropy of mind and negative entropy a cognitive and complex approach to schizophrenia and its therapy

Schizophrenia is the central problem in the sciences of the mind, not only for its etiological, psychopathological and clinical aspects, but also because of its implications for therapy and rehabilitation. In this volume the author describes a series of new scientific and clinical perspectives for s...

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Autor principal: Scrimali, Tullio (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Karnac 2008.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797998006719
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  • Cover; Copy Right; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Preface; Prologue: The Salt Works, Negentropic Machine; Introduction; PART ONE: MIND, BRAIN, ENTROPY; CHAPTER ONE: Cognitive Therapy and Schizophrenia: From Human Information Processing to the Logic of Complex Systems; CHAPTER TWO: On the Trail of the Entropy of Mind; PART TWO: ENTROPY OF MIND OR PHRENENTROPY; CHAPTER THREE: Etiology and Pathogenesis; CHAPTER FOUR: Psychopathology; PART THREE: NEGATIVE ENTROPY; CHAPTER FIVE; Conceptualization, Diagnosis, Assessment; CHAPTER SIX: Prolegomena for Psychological Therapy of Schizophrenia
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: The Setting CHAPTER EIGHT: The Neuroleptics: Specific Therapy or Remedy for Symptoms?; CHAPTER NINE: Psychotherapy; CHAPTER TEN: Rehabilitation; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Prevention; CHAPTER TWELVE: The Prevention of Stigma; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Piero's Story; Epilogue: Perennial Possession; REFERENCES