Psychiatric controversies in epilepsy /

This edited reference addresses controversial clinical issues of the psychiatric aspects of epilepsy. The book explores the reasons behind the poor communication between psychiatrists and neurologists and suggests potential remedies to this important problem, and two chapters are devoted to examinin...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kanner, Andres M., Schachter, Steven C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Epilepsy > Psychological aspects.
Epileptics > Mental health.
Comorbidity.
Epilepsy > complications
Mental Disorders > complications
Comorbidity
Epilepsy > psychology
Epilepsy > therapy
Mental Disorders > physiopathology
�Epileptiques > Sant�e mentale.
Comorbidit�e.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Psychiatric Controversies in Epilepsy
  • Copyright Page
  • Contributors
  • 1. Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Patients with Epilepsy: What We Think We Know and What We Know
  • INTRODUCTION
  • WHAT IS PREVALENCE
  • WHO HAS A PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER
  • GENERAL PREVALENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
  • SPECIFIC PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES
  • 2. Why Do Neurologists and Psychiatrists Not Talk to Each Other
  • INTRODUCTION
  • WHY SHOULD NEUROLOGISTS AND PSYCHIATRISTS TALK TO ONE ANOTHER
  • CONSEQUENCES
  • WHAT CAUSES THIS LACK OF COMMUNICATION
  • THE NEUROLOGIST'S PERSPECTIVETHE PSYCHIATRIST'S PERSPECTIVE
  • WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
  • 3. Are Neurologists Trained to Recognize and Treat the Psychiatric Comorbidities of Epilepsy
  • INTRODUCTION
  • IS RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IMPORTANT IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY
  • WHAT TRAINING IS AVAILABLE FOR NEUROLOGISTS OR EPILEPTOLOGISTS IN EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
  • WHAT ACCESS DO NEUROLOGISTS HAVE FOR CONSULTATION OR JOINT MANAGEMENT OF EPILEPSY PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRISTS
  • WHAT POSSIBLE STRATEGIES EXIST FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH REFRACTORY EPILEPSY REFERENCES
  • 4. The Challenge of Teaching Psychiatry Residents About Psychopathology in Patients with Epilepsy
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE CLINICIAN'S POINT OF VIEW
  • THE EDUCATOR'S POINT OF VIEW
  • 5. What Do We Know About Mood Disorders in Epilepsy
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SYNDROMES, SEIZURES, DRUGS AND MOOD
  • IS THERE AN EPILEPSY-SPECIFIC AFFECTIVE SYNDROME
  • THE PROBLEM OF DEPRESSION DIAGNOSIS IN EPILEPSY
  • TREATMENT
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • INTERICTAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER INVENTORY (IDDI)APPENDIX: QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TEMPORAL RELATIONS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPLAINTS
  • 6. Is Depression in Epilepsy the Expression of a Neurological Disorder
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SHARED NEUROTRANSMITTER ABNORMALITIES IN DEPRESSION AND EPILEPSY
  • SHARED STRUCTURAL AND NEUROPATHOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES IN DEPRESSION AND EPILEPSY
  • SHARED FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING ABNORMALITIES IN DEPRESSION AND EPILEPSY
  • THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY AND DEPRESSION
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 7. Are Anxiety and Depression Two Sides of the Same Coin
  • INTRODUCTIONEPIDEMIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN EPILEPSY
  • ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN THE GENERAL POPULATION
  • DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN EPILEPSY: WHAT DO WE KNOW
  • COMMON SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
  • COMMON PATHOGENIC MECHANISMS IN DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND EPILEPSY
  • NEUROANATOMIC IMAGING STUDIES IN DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
  • NEUROANATOMIC IMAGING STUDIES IN EPILEPSY
  • PHARMACOLOGIC AND PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
  • PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
  • DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS
  • 8. Does Psychosis of Epilepsy Differ from Primary Psychotic Disorders.

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