(Wiley Series on Personality Processes.) Edited by Charles G. Costello. New York, John Wiley, 1993. $39.95. ISBN 0-471-54875-8.
This book seeks to summarize research on the symptoms of schizophrenia,as opposed to the syndrome of schizophrenia. Such an approachseems very reasonable, since the syndrome is not only difficultto diagnose reliably but also of uncertain validity. Indeed,in his introductory chapter the editor notes that "it is understandablethat many well-established researchers, who have no allegiancewith radical antipsychiatry groups, have questioned the validityof the concept of schizophrenia." He goes on to quote the conclusionsof Bentall: "Given that schizophrenia appears to be a disorderwith no particular symptoms, no particular course, no particularoutcome, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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