Sections
Neurobiology of Schizophrenia: Introduction | Neurobehavioral Deficits | Electrophysiology | Neuroimaging | Genetics | Neuropathology | Genes Associated With Schizophrenia: Implications
for Neuropathology | Conclusion | References
Excerpt
Schizophrenia is a complex disorder defined
by positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder),
negative symptoms (apathy, alogia, anhedonia, blunted affect), and
deterioration of the patient's personal, social, and occupational
functioning. Recent advances in elucidating the neurobiology of
schizophrenia have capitalized on progress in clinical and basic
neuroscience that has contributed to the integration of neurobiology
with the clinical features of the disorder.