Hallucinations: The Science of Idiosyncratic Perception - Hardcover

Aleman, Andre; Laroi, Frank

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1433803119 ISBN 13: 9781433803116

Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn, 2008

Synopsis

In this book, authors Andre Aleman and Frank Laroi review the latest research on the cognitive and neural bases of hallucinations and outline their unique neurobiology by drawing on evidence from brain imaging and neurotransmission studies. Detailed attention is paid to hallucination characteristics in different forms of psychosis as well as other clinical groups and conditions, such as brain damage, Charles Bonnet syndrome, dementia, and chemical substance abuse.The authors integrate the wealth of recent findings into a cohesive framework and put forward a comprehensive, multicomponent model of hallucinations. Finally, treatment of hallucinations is discussed, ranging from pharmacotherapy and cognitive therapy to transcranial magnetic stimulation. A comprehensive list of available hallucination questionnaires and scales is also included as a handy clinical assessment resource.

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About the Author

André Aleman is a Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry at the University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands. He obtained his MSc in neuropsychology and his PhD from the University of Utrecht. His research foci include the cognitive and neural basis of hallucinations, emotional processing in schizophrenia and depression and the psychological and neural underpinnings of poor illness awareness in psychosis.

Frank Larøi works in the Cognitive Psychopathology Unit at the University of Liège, Belgium. He obtained his BSc from the University of Bath, his cand.psychol degree in clinical psychology from the University of Oslo, and his PhD from the University of Liège. In addition to hallucinations, his research interests include schizophrenia, delusions, cognitive remediation, awareness of illness, and emotional processing in psychopathology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1433803119
• ISBN 13: 9781433803116
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 317