Contemporary Neurobehavioral Syndromes

by Goldstein; Gerald

• ISBN13: 9780805849851
• ISBN10: 0805849858
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-11
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

During the twentieth century, new neurobehavioral diseases appeared or were described for the first time. Exposure to certain toxins or noxious environments, for example, produced illnesses that did not exist before the twentieth century. In addition, established illnesses were reconceptualized with regard to their cause or neurobiological basis. Autism, for instance, was described for the first time during the twentieth century and may not have existed previously. Its cause was subsequently reconceptualized from a disorder related to inadequate parenting, to a brain disorder with possible genetic causes. These major new and reconceptualized disorders are reviewed in this book with regard to their neurocognitive characteristics, causes, and outcome. Disorders covered include AD/HD in adults, Lewy Body Dementia, autism, multiple chemical sensitivity, deployment syndromes found in veterans of the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan wars, effects of low birth weight, neurobehavioral respiratory disorders, PTSD, and comorbid disorders such as depression and brain injury. The expert reviews of these disorders give balanced coverage of the ongoing and often controversial research findings that continue to generate much professional and public interest. The volume provides an essential resource for researchers, instructors, and clinicians in the fields of neuropsychology, psychiatry, behavioral neurology, neuroscience, toxicology, as well as the informed general public concerned and affected by these disorders.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
term outcome following preterm birth	p. 13
Reconceptualization of autism and autism spectrum disorders as neurodevelopmental disorders	p. 33
ADHD in adults: The syndrome and its reconceptualization	p. 71
Dementia with Lewy bodies	p. 111
Persian Gulf and other "deployment" syndromes	p. 131
Neurobehavioral aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)	p. 151
Comorbid disorders	p. 175
Behavioral toxicological disorders	p. 195
Respiratory disorders and neuropsychological dysfunction	p. 219
Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and related "neurasthenic" disorders	p. 237
Author index	p. 267
Subject index	p. 303
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