Guide to Neuropsychiatric Therapeutics
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: November 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 449
ISBN-13: 9780781799355
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Psychiatry; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Psychiatry - General; Medical / Psychiatry; Physiology; Neurobehavioral disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Neuropsychiatry
Description: Written primarily by Fellows of the American Neuropsychiatric Association, this handbook offers practical, explicit, evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Concise, clinically oriented chapters cover all psychiatric and behavioral disorders associated with brain dysfunction. Each chapter describes the syndrome and its pathophysiology and provides evidence-based recommendations for assessment and biopsychosocial treatment. Additional chapters cover forensic neuropsychiatry and rational use of brain imaging and electrophysiology.