Current Schizophrenia (PDF)

Martin Lambert is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Hamburg, where he is the head of the Psychosis Center, which includes the Psychosis Early Detection and Intervention Center (PEDIC). He performed his psychiatric training at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Medical Center in Hamburg, Germany. During his training, he spent 2 years at the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) in Melbourne, Australia. Professor Lambert's current research interests include the pharmacological and psychosocial treatment of schizophrenic, bipolar, and first-episode psychosis patients, and, especially, aspects of integrated care, remission and recovery, quality of life, and subjective wellbeing. Professor Lambert is the head of the network for a better mental health in Hamburg, which was founded by the German Research Association. He is the editor and author of several books about schizophrenia and has published various articles on schizophrenia and first-episode psychosis. Dieter Naber has been the director of the Psychiatric University Hospital in Hamburg, Germany, since 1995. After studying medicine in Göttingen and Bonn, Germany, Professor Naber worked at the Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Munich, Germany, from 1977 to 1995 as a ward doctor and then as a senior physician. In 1987, he gained a postdoctoral lecturing qualification with his lecture "The etiological and therapeutic significance of endorphins in endogenous psychosis." Professor Naber conducted research during two periods at the National Institute of Mental Health, in 1978-1980 and again in 1984-1985. His current research concentrates on long-term neuroleptic treatment, efficacy and side effects of second-generation neuroleptics, and the subjective effects of neuroleptics.

From the reviews of the third edition:“This is the third edition of a book designed to provide valuable information and guidance for clinicians involved in the care of people with schizophrenia and their relatives. … It is targeted at clinicians (both primary care physicians and psychiatrists), as well as other mental health professionals. … This is a valuable addition to the psychiatric literature that enables clinicians to quickly obtain current, useful information about schizophrenia treatment.” (Marcos Modiano-Esquenazi, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2013)