The clinical neuropsychiatry of multiple sclerosis
By: A. Feinstein.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Multiple sclerosis -- Complications.; Multiple sclerosis -- Patients -- Mental health.; Psychological manifestation of general diseases.; Multiple Sclerosis -- psychology.; Multiple Sclerosis -- complications.; Mental Disorders -- etiology.
Description: "This book provides a detailed survey of the emotional, behavioural and cognitive disorders prevalent among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), including depression, mania, psychosis, pathological laughing and crying, and dementia." "For each of the neuropsychiatric disorders associated with MS, clear clinical guidelines are given for diagnosis and treatment, there is a detailed review of the literature, and case vignettes are incorporated. This book will be of interest to psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, nurses, and other professionals involved in the management of patients with MS."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.