The Psychotherapist's guide to neuropsychiatry
Subtitle: diagnostic and treatment issues
By: edited by James M. Ellison, Cheryl S. Weinstein, Teresa Hodel-Malinofsky.
Contributors: Ellison, James M., 1952-; Weinstein, Cheryl, 1946-; Hodel-Malinofsky, Teresa, 1952-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychiatric Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 665
Subjects: Neuropsychiatry.; Psychotherapy.; Mental Disorders -- diagnosis.; Mental Disorders -- therapy.; Nervous System Diseases -- psychology.
Description: The Psychotherapist's Guide to Neuropsychiatry: Diagnostic and Treatment Issues provides the psychotherapist with an overview of brain disorders that affect behavior. Integrating psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, medical, and neuropsychological viewpoints, experienced clinicians address ways that psychotherapists can identify and respond to the special needs of patients with neuropsychological dysfunction. Designed to be valuable to all mental health professionals, especially those with limited backgrounds in neuropsychiatry, this nuts-and-bolts volume combines extensive clinical examples, clear illustrations, and informative tables in an organized and straightforward fashion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.