Psychosis and Personality Disorders [electronic resource] : Unmet Needs in Early Diagnosis and Treatment / edited by Paola Rocca, Silvio Bellino.

Chapter 1) Trajectories toward bipolar disorder or schizophrenia in FEP and high-risk mental state -- Chapter 2) New strategies to improve cognitive symptom domain in the treatment of schizophrenia -- Chapter 3) Psychotic disorders and substance abuse comorbidity: characteristics and treatment -- Chapter 4) Recovery from psychosis: definition, paradoxes, and clinical implications -- Chapter 5) Cluster A personality disorders and potential for early intervention in psychosis: challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 6) Risk factors of early onset of borderline personality disorder: a conceptual model -- Chapter 7) Clinical evaluation and intervention of emerging psychosis: a mentalization-informed perspective -- Chapter 8) Personality disorders and suicidality. .

This volume offers a detailed and up-to-date analysis of the unmet needs of patients with psychoses and personality disorders. These include the needs associated with early detection of ultra-high-risk populations and first-episode psychosis; recognition of the trajectories of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, recovery, early intervention, such as the use of LAIs, the conundrum of differential diagnosis in various personality disorders, and unsatisfactory quality of life, even in the presence of symptom control. Intended for clinical psychiatrists and other practitioners interested in mental health, this book helps them to manage the challenges of the diagnostic uncertainty in first-episode psychosis and timely interventions, since the earlier diagnosis is confirmed, the sooner multidisciplinary treatment can be implemented and plans for psychoeducation, and relapse prevention drawn up.