Clinical Manual of Neuropsychiatry focuses on the assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment of the full spectrum of neuropsychiatric
disorders, as well as those conditions that have significant
neuropsychiatric components.
With the help of this highly practical manual, clinicians are
empowered to evaluate patients and treat the neuropsychiatric
aspects of a host of disorders. The manual: - Sets forth a concise,
step-by-step approach to assessing patients, by beginning with the
indications for a neuropsychological evaluation, and progressing
through the patient interview, physical examination, and measures
that are useful diagnostic indicators, such as psychological
testing and structural and functional neuroimaging.- Offers
complete physiological and epidemiological information about each
condition, by providing much-needed context and helping the
clinician to identify the focal neurological symptoms to look for,
potential contributing factors, and the course a disease is likely
to follow.- Covers the general neuropsychiatric and
neuropsychological considerations the clinician must take into
account when attempting to understand the factors that influence
presenting symptoms and behavioral changes. For example,
intracranial pressure can be and elusive consequence of central
nervous system (CNS) tumors and has been implicated in behavior
changes such as apathy and depression.- Aids the clinician in
making a clinical diagnosis through the precise evaluation of a
patient's neurological and psychiatric signs and symptoms, through
taking a careful history, and through a directed physical
examination the patient.- Addresses the full range of available
treatment options, including psychopharmacological,
psychotherapeutic, and cognitive rehabilitation modalities. -
Presents an utterly up-to-date chapter on psychopharmacological
treatment of patients with neuropsychiatric disorders, and includes
an abundance of tables that compare indications, efficacy, and side
effect profiles for the full range of drugs that are likely to be
prescribed.
While acknowledging the ongoing dialogue on the nature of
neuropsychiatry, Clinical Manual of Neuropsychiatry focuses on the
paramount duty of the physician, whether psychiatrist or
neurologist: to understand each patient's underlying disease and to
ease the suffering it causes. This meticulously referenced,
thoughtfully illustrated, and elegantly structured volume deserves
a place in both the beginning and seasoned clinician's library.
General
Imprint: |
American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2012 |
First published: |
December 2011 |
Editors: |
Stuart C. Yudofsky
• Robert E. Hales
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Dimensions: |
209 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
427 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58562-429-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-58562-429-2 |
Barcode: |
9781585624294 |
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