Schizophrenia, Sleep, and Acupuncture

Preface; Note on the Translation of Chinese Medical Terms; 1. An Introduction to Schizophrenia, Hugo A. Jorgensen & Erik Johnsen; 2. Schizophrenia: What Do we Know from Neuroimaging Research? Maurits van den Noort & Peggy Bosch; 3. The Pharmacotherapy of Schizophrenia: Past, Present, and Possible Future, Bart A. Ellenbroek; 4. Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia in Practice: Emphasizing Early Warning Symptoms, Dick Brouwer, Annita Bosveld, Ineke van der Lans, & Dzelal Dani; 5. A Cross-Cultural Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Schizophrenia, Leila Kozak, Lorin D. Boynton, Arushi Sinha, & Jake Bentley; 6. What is Sleep and What Can Go Wrong with Sleep? Anton M.L.Coenen; 7. Sleep of Patients with Schizophrenia on and off Melatonin Treatment: Contradictions and Hypothesis, Vadim S. Rotenberg; 8. An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine, LiPing Han; 9. What is the Philosophy Behind Traditional Chinese Medicine, and How Does this Philosophy Affect Life? Stan Switala; 10. Acupuncture Modalities, Methodology, and Key Problems for Western Scientific Research, Peggy Bosch, Brigitte Ausfeld, & Maurits van den Noort; 11. The Search for the Mechanism Behind Acupuncture: Research with Neuroimaging, Peggy Bosch & Maurits van den Noort; 12. Acupuncture and the Dopaminergic System, Sabine Lim, Seung Youn, & Chihyoung Son; 13. Acupuncture and Sleep: Can Acupuncture be Used in the Treatment of Insomnia and Schizophrenia? Peggy Bosch, Anton M.L. Coenen, Bart A. Ellenbroek,& Maurits van den Noort; 14. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Psychological Disorders, Yifan Yang; 15. Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatments for Schizophrenia, and Sleep Disturbances, Ding Qinzhang, Yan Junying, & Ma Yixiong; 16. Acupuncture in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: A Case Study, Patricia Ronan, Neil Quinton, & Dominic Harbinson; Conclusions; Contributors; Index.

"The editors are to be commended. This book is a scholarly work which calls for the scientific evaluation of acupuncture and the role that it may have in improving the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia."Hagen Rampes, FRCPsych (Associate Medical Director & Consultant Psychiatrist at Springwell Centre, Barnet Hospital, London, UK) and Flavio Dantas, MD, LLB, MBA, DSc (Professor of Homeopathy at Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil and Vice President of the Brazilian Medical Acupuncture Association)"Schizophrenia, Sleep, and Acupuncture emerges from three well-established disciplines: psychiatry, clinical psychopharmacology, and sleep medicine. Written by an international cadre of researchers and clinicians, this timely volume gives an up-to-date summary of the diagnosis and treatment of of schizophrenia in Western countries. It stresses, in addition, the importance of crosscultural issues in order to reach an appropriate diagnosis, and to integrate complementary therapies such as acupuncture.Insomnia is a common feature of schizophrenia. In this respect, severe insomnia is often seen during exacertation of schizophrenia, and may actually precede the appearance of other symptoms of relapse. Chapters in this volume discuss sleep and the effects of antipsychotic drugs on sleep in schizophrenia patients. A theoretical background of the effect of acupuncture on sleep in normal subjects and in schizophrenia patients with sleep disorders is also discussed in detail. The role of dopamine and glutamate in sleep disruption of schizophrenia patients and the connection between dopamine and acupuncture are also highlighted. Peggy Bosch and Maurits van den Noort have edited a book that is clear, comprehensive, well balanced and remarkably complete. This volume will be of interest to a wide circle of readers including psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists and sleep medicine specialists, who evaluate and/or treat patients with