Essentials of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

by Yudofsky, Stuart C., M.d.

• ISBN13: 9781585623761
• ISBN10: 1585623768
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING INC

Summary

Clinicians on the front lines of neuropsychiatry require a resource that is imminently practical, as well as comprehensive-one that provides critical guidance at the bedside and in the consulting room. Psychiatry and neurology residents preparing for the daunting American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certification examination need an efficient way to learn both basic and advanced assessment and treatment techniques in their chosen subspecialties. Essentials of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, a carefully and thoughtfully distilled abridgement of the comprehensive American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, meets the needs of both groups.As one reviewer put it, the Essentialsvolume, designed to be a more accessible and portable version of the "big book," represents "nothing less than the presentation of the neuroscientific basis of psychiatry." One advantage of the resulting revision cycle is the opportunity to update more frequently, ensuring that each iteration reflects the cutting edge in research and practice. Newly revised to mirror both the significant changes in the 5th edition of the big book, published in 2008, and advances since that publication, the Essentialsoffers a number of useful features: • Additions to reference lists, succinct revisions, and several informative new illustrations distill and update the Textbook's 5th edition of 2008• A concise opening chapter on Fundamentals of Cellular Neurobiology provides the reader with the scientific framework necessary to fully understand and contextualize the chapters on specific disorders and treatments that follow• Concise, updated text assists readers in reviewing key topics, including neuropsychiatric aspects of human immunodeficiency virus infection, neuropsychiatric aspects of dementias associated with motor dysfunction, clinical and functional imaging in neuropsychiatry, and epidemiological and genetic aspects of neuropsychiatric disorders.• New in this edition of the Essentials, Recommended Readings sections provide a quick reference to the most important literature on each topic.The book boasts an impressive roster of acclaimed clinicians and researchers in neuropsychiatry, who deliver impeccably documented and imminently useful chapters on the key principles of diagnosis and treatment of patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. As the growth in neuropsychiatric knowledge-truly astonishing over the last decade-continues unabated, the twin resources of Textbookand Essentialsbecome not just useful, but indispensable. No psychiatrist, neurologist, or resident in psychiatry or neurology should be without these critical volumes.

Author Biography

Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D., is D.C. and Irene Ellwood Professor and Chairman, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Robert E. Hales, M.D., M.B.A., is Joe P. Tupin Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California; Medical Director, Sacramento County Mental Health Services, Sacramento, California; and Editor-in-Chief, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Disclosure of Interests	p. xii
Fundamentals of Cellular Neurobiology	p. 1
The Neuropsychological Evaluation	p. 29
Clinical and Functional Imaging in Neuropsychiatry	p. 55
Epidemiological and Genetic Aspects of Neuropsychiatric Disorders	p. 95
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Delirium	p. 149
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury	p. 223
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Seizure Disorders	p. 275
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Cerebrovascular Disorders	p. 299
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Brain Tumors	p. 323
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of the Central Nervous System	p. 349
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Ethanol and Other Chemical Dependencies	p. 369
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Dementias Associated With Motor Dysfunction	p. 387
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementing Illnesses	p. 409
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Schizophrenia	p. 433
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Mood Disorders	p. 461
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Anxiety Disorders	p. 479
Psychopharmacological Treatments for Patients With Neuropsychiatric Disorders	p. 495
Cognitive Rehabilitation and Behavior Therapy for Patients With Neuropsychiatric Disorders	p. 531
Index	p. 551
Appendix: Reproduction of Color Figures	p. 603
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