What Is Schizophrenia?

The theme of this book is the search for a definition of schizophrenia whichwould encompass its essence and arrive at the core of its singificance. While more optimistic view of schizophrenia and its outcome dominante the field now than in the past, there is still great controversy on the nature of its etiology, still largely unknown, its bound-
aries, andits nature as a disease.