Integrating social and clinical psychology, Corrigan (psychiatry, U. of Chicago) and Penn (psychology, U. of N. Carolina-Chapel Hill) present 11 contributions from Australia, Great Britain, and
the U.S. outlining theoretical and conceptual issues related to social cognition and schizophrenia and describing some of the clinical applications of these theories. The text concludes with a
summary of what further research is needed. Of interest to mental health practitioners and social psychologists who wish to understand the breadth of disabilities and the explanations for those
disabilities that impede people with schizophrenia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
