Psychiatric Issues in Epilepsy: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment - Hardcover

Ettinger, Alan B.; Kanner, Andres

 
9780781721769: Psychiatric Issues in Epilepsy: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0781721768 ISBN 13: 9780781721769
Verlag: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

This volume is the first comprehensive, clinically oriented guide devoted exclusively to the evaluation and management of psychiatric problems in patients with epilepsy. The authors critically analyze recent findings on the complex relationship between seizures and psychiatric disorders and offer practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. Case studies and summary tables are used throughout the text. Topics covered include the association of depression with epilepsy, the psychotropic properties of anticonvulsant drugs, the relation between seizure frequency and psychiatric symptoms, the effects of epilepsy surgery on psychopathology, and the psychiatric aspects of pediatric epilepsy. The book also addresses psychosocial and quality-of-life issues in epilepsy

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Verlag
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0781721768
ISBN 13 
9780781721769
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
416
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