Making the Connection Between Brain and Behavior: Coping with Parkinson's Disease - Softcover

Friedman MD, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936303531 ISBN 13: 9781936303533

Publisher: Demos Health, 2013

Synopsis

Fully Revised and Updated

The only complete and up-to-date book addressing the most common behavioral symptoms of ParkinsonÌs Disease (PD), including depression, anxiety, hallucinations, disrupted sleep, and compulsive behavior.

When people think about PD they usually picture tremor, shuffling, and other physical changes. But as many as 90% of all ParkinsonÌs patients also live with behavioral symptoms that few families are prepared to handle. In this fully revised and updated edition of Making the Connection Between Brain and Behavior, Dr. Joseph H. Friedman, a leading expert in PD, explains the most common behavioral issues in down-to-earth, straightforward language, offers the most current research on available therapies and medications, and provides guidance on ways to communicate with your healthcare team for effective treatment.

Now, fully updated and revised throughout and including three new chapters and two new appendices, Making the Connection Between Brain and Behavior includes even more information on a variety of treatment options, including Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). It is an essential resource for every person with PD and his or her family.

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About this title

About the Author

Joseph Friedman, MD, is Director of the Movement Disorders Program at Butler Hospital; Professor and Chief, Division of Movement Disorders, at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Adjunct Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island; and Clinical Director of the American Parkinson's Disease Association Information and Referral Center in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Edition details

• Publisher: Demos Health
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1936303531
• ISBN 13: 9781936303533
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 264