Full Description
This volume is a pragmatic, comprehensive guide to evaluation and management of psychiatric problems in patients with epilepsy. The authors critically analyze recent findings on the relationship between seizures and psychiatric disorders and offer practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. Numerous case studies are included. This thoroughly updated edition includes new material on animal models of psychopathology in epilepsy, use of psychotropic drugs in epilepsy, use of antiepileptic drugs in psychiatry, neuroanatomic and neurobiologic bases of psychiatric disorders, neuropsychological evaluation in children with epilepsy, neuropsychological testing in epilepsy surgery candidates, and value and limitations of the forced normalization concept.
Contents
BASIC CONCEPTSEpidemiologic ConsiderationsDale C. Hesdorffer and W. Allen HauserModels of Psychopathology in Epilepsy: Lessons Learned from Animal StudiesThomas J. Hoeppner and Michael C. SmithAnimal Models of Depression and Epilepsy: The Genetically Epilepsy-Prone RatPhillip C. Jobe and Ronald A. BrowningThe Use of Psychotropic Drugs in Epilepsy: A Review of Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic, and Safety IssuesAndres M. Kanner and Barry E. GidalPsychotropic Properties of Antiepileptic DrugsNeil Sussman and Alan B. EttingerNeuroanatomic and Neurobiologic Bases of Psychiatric DisordersHrvoje Hecimovic, Juan Santos, Frank Gilliam, and Andres KannerDIAGNOSTIC EVALUATIONSPsychiatric Evaluation of the Adult and Pediatric Patient with Epilepsy: A Practical Approach for the "Nonpsychiatrist"Andres M. Kanner and Deborah WeisbrotPsychiatric Aspects of Pediatric EpilepsyDeborah M. Weisbrot and Alan B. EttingerNeuropsychological Evaluation in Adults with EpilepsyLaura Renteria and Neil H. PliskinNeuropsychological Evaluation in Children with EpilepsyLisa D. Stanford and Julie M. MillerNeuropsychological Testing as Part of a Presurgical EvaluationKyle W. Harvison, Henry Randall Griffith, and Christopher L. GroteAffective Disorders in EpilepsyJohn J. Barry, Anna Lembke, Patricia Gisbert, and Frank GilliamAnxiety Disorders in EpilepsyCynthia L. Harden, Martin A. Goldstein, and Alan B. EttingerThe Psychoses of EpilepsyEnnpadam S. Krishnamoorthy and Rema ReghuAttention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Problems, and EpilepsyDavid W. Dunn and William G. KronenbergerPersonality Disorders in EpilepsyOrrin Devinsky, Charles Vorkas, and William BarrAggression in EpilepsySteven C. SchachterPARAICTAL DISORDERSPeri-ictal Psychiatric Phenomena: Clinical Characteristics and Implications of Past and Future Psychiatric DisordersAndres M. KannerForced Normalization: Value and Limitations of the ConceptMichael Trimble and Kimford J. MeadorPsychiatric and Cognitive Phenomena as an Expression of Epileptic EncephalopathiesAndres M. Kanner and Ruben KuznieckySPECIAL GROUPSPsychiatric Complications of Epilepsy in the Geriatric Patient: Diagnostic and Treatment ConsiderationsMarlis FreyPsychiatric Issues in Patients with Epilepsy and Mental RetardationRaj D. Sheth and Arthur RifkinPSYCHOGENIC NON-EPILEPTIC EVENTSOverview of Psychological Nonepileptic SeizuresAndrew S. Blum and W. Curt LaFrance, Jr.Treating Patients with Psychological Nonepileptic SeizuresW. Curt LaFrance, Jr., Andres M. Kanner, and John J. BarryPSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUESSocial Services in EpilepsyPatricia A. GibsonHealth Outcomes in Epilepsy: The Influence of Psychiatric Comorbidity and Other FactorsZarya A. RubinPsychosocial Aspects of Pediatric EpilepsyJoan K. Austin
