Psychiatric Aspects of Neurologic Diseases: Practical Approaches to Patient Care - Softcover

Lyketsos, Constantine G.; Lipsey, John R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019530943X ISBN 13: 9780195309430

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Phillip Slavney is Eugene Meyer III Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine and Director of General Hospital Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Constantine Lyketsos is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Peter Rabins is a Professor of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019530943X
• ISBN 13: 9780195309430
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 435
• Editor: Rabins Peter V., Slavney Phillip R.