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The clinical psychologist's handbook of epilepsy : assessment and management / edited by Christine Cull and Laura H. Goldstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cull Goldstein Staff, Corporate Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epilepsy--Psychological aspects.
- Epilepsy.
- Clinical psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (244 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Annotation Psychological techniques have a major role to play in the treatment and management of epilepsy. The Clinical Psychologist's Handbook of Epilepsyis the first comprehensive reference text written specifically from a psychological angle. A team of experts review the latest research and give practical advice for the clinician in areas including neuropsychological assessment, the impact of anti-epileptic medication, behaviour problems in children with epilepsy, and the impact of epilepsy in people with learning disabilities. A practical handbook for all psychologists working in the area, whether new to the field or more experienced, The Clinical Psychologist's Handbook of Epilepsywill also provide a useful resource for research.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; An introduction to epilepsy; Causes of epilepsy; Prognosis; Classification of seizure disorders; Investigations; Treatment; Conclusions; Neuropsychological assessment; Executive functions and frontal lobe lesions; Intellectual ability; Other factors influencing cognitive performance; Practical guide; Conclusions; Epilepsy and memory; Risk factors; Other memory studies; Rehabilitation; Memory assessment; Intervention; Conclusions; Assessment for surgery
- The contribution of neuropsychological assessmentSpecific surgical interventions and pre- and post-operative neuropsychology; Practical guide; Psychosocial issues; The role of anti-epileptic drugs: their impact on cognitive function and behaviour; Review of drug effects; Conclusions; Psychological responses to epilepsy: their development, prognosis and treatment; Prevalence of psychological problems in epilepsy; The contribution of the clinical psychologist to the management of psychological problems in epilepsy; Summary; Psychological control of seizures
- Approaches to the psychological management of seizuresNon-epileptic seizures; Practical guide; Conclusions; Quality of life; Quality of life and the patient with epilepsy; Measurement of QoL in patients with epilepsy; Summary; Neuropsychological and cognitive assessment of children with epilepsy; The multifactorial framework of disability; Assessment of children; practical considerations; Conclusion; Assessment and management of behaviour problems in children; Neurobiological factors; Pharmacological factors; Psychosocial factors; The multi-aetiological approach
- Assessment and treatment: clinical considerationsFuture developments; Epilepsy and learning disabilities; The sequelae of epilepsy in learning disabilities; The role of the clinical psychologist in the practical management of people with epilepsy and learning disabilities; Conclusion; The way forward; Psychological interventions; Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs); Behaviour problems in children; Family issues; Appendix; Contributors' addresses; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-79145-3
- 1-134-79146-1
- 0-203-13654-3
- 1-280-32874-6
- 0-203-28834-3
- 9780203136546
- OCLC:
- 560417621
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