Psychiatric issues in epilepsy : a practical guide to diagnosis and treatment /
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. |
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| Description: | xiv, 400 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Epilepsy -- Psychological aspects. Epileptics -- Mental health. Epilepsy -- complications. Epilepsy -- psychology. Mental Disorders -- diagnosis. Mental Disorders -- etiology. Mental Disorders -- therapy. Epilepsy -- Psychological aspects. Epileptics -- Mental health. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4466817 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributing Authors
- Preface
- 1.. Introduction
- 2.. Psychosis, Depression, and Epilepsy: Epidemiologic Considerations
- 3.. Psychiatric Evaluation of the Patient with Epilepsy: A Practical Approach for the "Nonpsychiatrist"
- 4.. Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Patient with Seizures
- 5.. Affective Disorders in Epilepsy
- 6.. Psychosis of Epilepsy: An Integrated Approach
- 7.. Anxiety Disorders in Epilepsy
- 8.. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Conduct Disorder
- 9.. Psychiatric Aspects of Pediatric Epilepsy
- 10.. Personality Disorders in Epilepsy
- 11.. Psychiatric Phenomena as an Expression of Postictal and Paraictal Events
- 12.. Psychiatric Issues in Patients with Epilepsy and Mental Retardation
- 13.. Aggressive Behavior in Epilepsy
- 14.. Psychiatric Complications of Epilepsy in the Geriatric Patient: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations
- 15.. Psychiatric Issues in Epilepsy Surgery
- 16.. Anticonvulsants and Psychiatric Disorders
- 17.. Frontal Lobe Dysfunction in Epilepsy
- 18.. Models of Psychopathology in Epilepsy: Lessons Learned from Animal Studies
- 19.. The Social Impact of Epilepsy: Keeping Our Patients "In the Closet"
- 20.. Social Services in Epilepsy
- 21.. Quality of Life in Epilepsy
- 22.. Psychosocial Aspects of Pediatric Epilepsy
- 23.. Psychiatric and Psychological Impact of Sexual Problems in Epilepsy
- 24.. Psychogenic Pseudoseizures: A General Overview
- 25.. Psychopathology and Outcome in Pseudoseizures
- 26.. Treatment of Psychogenic Pseudoseizures: What to Do After We Have Reached the Diagnosis?
- Subject Index
