Clinical manual of neuropsychiatry / edited by Stuart C. Yudofsky, Robert E. Hales.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yudofsky, Stuart C.

Hales, Robert E.

American Psychiatric Association.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neuropsychiatry.

Mental illness--Pathophysiology.

Mental illness.

Mental Disorders--physiopathology.

Nervous System Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders--physiopathology.

Nervous System Diseases.

Physical Description:

xx, 427 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Yudofsky (neuropsychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine) and Hales (psychiatry and behavioral sciences, U. of California-Davis) compile 12 chapters that show new and experienced psychiatrists, psychologists, neurologists, geriatric physicians, and other clinicians how to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. Neurologists, psychiatrists, and a rehabilitation specialist from the US cover evaluation, clinical and functional imaging, delirium, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, cerebrovascular disorders, brain tumors, HIV-1 infection of the central nervous system, dementias associated with motor dysfunction, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, psychopharmacological treatments, and cognitive rehabilitation and behavior therapy. They include explanation of diagnosis, assessment, treatment, prevention, pathology, and other aspects. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The neuropsychological evaluation / Diane B. Howieson, Muriel D. Lezak

Clinical and functional imaging in neuropsychiatry / Robin A. Hurley, Ronald E. Fisher, and Katherine H. Taber

Delirium / Paula Trzepacz, David J. Meagher

Traumatic brain injury / Jonathan M. Silver, Robert E. Hales, and Stuart C. Yudofsky

Seizure disorders / H. Florence Kim ... [et al.]

Cerebrovascular disorders / Robert G. Robinson, Sergio E. Starkstein

Brain tumors / Trevor R.P. Price, Kenneth L. Goetz, and Mark R. Lovell

HIV-1 infection of the central nervous system / Francisco Fernandez, Brian Giunta, and Jun Tan

Dementias associated with motor dysfunction / Alan J. Lerner, David Riley

Alzheimer's disease and other dementing illnesses / Liana G. Apostolova, Jeffrey L. Cummings

Psychopharmacological treatments for patients with neuropsychiatric disorders / Paul E. Holtzheimer III, Mark Snowden, and Peter P. Roy-Byrne

Cognitive rehabilitation and behavior therapy for patients with neuropsychiatric disorders / Michael D. Franzen, Mark R. Lovell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781585624294

1585624292

OCLC:

745304135