Psychiatric Aspects of Neurologic Diseases

Psychiatric Aspects of Neurologic Diseases: Practical Approaches to Patient Care is targeted at neurologists, psychiatrists, and other physicians who care for patients with the most common neurologic diseases ranging from Alzheimer's to stroke to headaches to multiple sclerosis to epilepsy. The book provides a practical approach to the evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric conditions that affect the vast majority of these patients and are as disabling as the neurologic symptoms. Drawing from the collective wisdom and clinical expertise of the faculty of the Johns Hopkins Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, one of the largest and most well known faculties in this specialized field, the book provides a wealth of useful clinical information for physicians who care for these patients. The volume is divided into three parts: the first part (2 chapters) provides a detailed approach to the evaluation and differential diagnosis of the neurologic patient with psychiatric symptoms followed by a discussion of the common psychiatric syndromes seen in these patients.The second part discusses in detail the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of psychiatric conditions in 12 neurologic diseases, written by experts in each of these diseases. The third discusses in depth the range of psychiatric treatments, both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic, available to treat the psychiatric aspects of neurologic diseases, specifically tailored to their use with the neurologic patient. The book is intended to serve as a practical reference for clinicians and is written in clear language, with distinct separated text segments, linked to the frequent use of tables. A glossary of terms, used throughout the book, is provided at the end for easy reference.

ISBN 019530943X   Pages 456 ISBN13 9780195309430 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc   Weight (grammes) 482 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc   Published in New York Format Hardback   Height (mm) 202 Publication date 21 Feb 2008   Width (mm) 134 Library of Congress 2007024220   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY 616.80475   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

Pt. I		Psychiatric Assessments and Syndromes
1		The Psychiatric Examination of the Neurologic Patient by Constantine G. Lyketsos		3
2		Overview of Psychiatric Symptoms and Syndromes by Peter V. Rabins and Phillip R. Slavney		41
Pt. II		Psychiatric Aspects of Neurologic Diseases
3		Stroke by Hochang Ben Lee and John R. Lipsey		67
4		Traumatic Brain Injury by Vani Rao		83
5		Headaches and Chronic Pain by Michael R. Clark		101
6		Multiple Sclerosis by Adam I. Kaplin and Katherine A. L. Carroll		131
7		Epilepsy by Laura Marsh		159
8		Parkinson's Disease by Laura Marsh		189
9		Alzheimer's Disease by Martin Steinberg		217
10		Frontotemporal Dementia by David M. Blass		235
11		Huntington's Disease by Adam Rosenblatt		251
12		Cerebellar Diseases by Russell L. Margolis		267
13		Tourette's Syndrome by John T. Walkup and Benjamin N. Schneider		281
14		Brain Tumors, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, HIV/AIDS, and Wilson's Disease by Constantine G. Lyketsos		305
Pt. III		Psychiatric Treatments
15		Antidepressants by John R. Lipsey		323
16		Stimulants and Dopamine Augmenters by Chiadi U. Onyike		335
17		Neuroleptics by Deirdre Johnston		345
18		Mood Stabilizers by Susan W. Lehmann		357
19		Anxiolytics by Deirdre Johnston		369
20		Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine by Constantine G. Lyketsos		375
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"This is a comprehensive and useful book covering the neuropsychiatric care of patients...Written and edited by nationally recognized experts in neuropsychiatry, this is a welcome addition to the psychiatric literature."--Doody's" I would suggest that this volume is an excellent practical guide and core text for the psychiatric education of the neurology trainee." --Psychosomatics

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