Scrimali, Tullio,

Entropy of mind and negative entropy : a cognitive and complex approach to schizophrenia and its therapy / Tullio Scrimali ; preface by Arthur Freeman ; [translated by Nancy Triolo]. - xviii, 412 pages ; 23 cm

Originally published in Italian under the title, Entropia della mente ed entropia negativa, by Franco Angeli, Milan, 2006--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-412).

Prologue: The Salt Works, Negentropic Machine -- Introduction -- Mind, Brain, Entropy: -- On the Trail of the Entropy of the Mind -- Clinical Psychophysiology of Schizophrenia -- Entropy of Mind Or Phrenentropy: -- Etiology and Pathogenesis -- Psychopathology -- Negative Entropy: -- Conceptualization, Diagnosis, Assessment -- Prolegomena for a Psychological Therapy for Schizophrenia -- The Setting -- The Neuroleptics: Specific Therapy or Remedy for Symptoms? -- Psychotherapy -- Rehabilitation -- Prevention -- The Prevention of Stigma -- Piero's Story -- Epilogue: Perennial Possession. Part One. 1. 2. Part Two. 3. 4. Part Three. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

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Schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia--Treatment
Psychology, Pathological

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