基本説明
Thd long-awaited successor of J. Comings' classic work, Clinical Neuropsychiatry, published in 1985. The new title reflects authors' effort to link the recent explosion of new information from neurochemistry, neuroanatomy, genetics, neuropharmacology, neuropathology, and more.
Full Description
This is the long-awaited new edition of Jeffrey Cummings' classic work, Clinical Neuropsychiatry, originally published in 1985. That book represented an integration of behavioural neurology and biological psychiatry into a single volume devoted to explicating brain-behaviour relationships. It was clinically oriented and intended for practitioners caring for patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. The new title reflects the authors' effort to link the recent explosion of new information from neurochemistry, neuroanatomy, genetics, neuropharmacology, neuropathology, and neuroimaging to the clinical descriptions. Yet the clinical emphasis of its predecessor has been maintained. Each chapter has a consistent approach and the book as whole provides a practical, easy-to-use synthesis of clinical advice and basic science. The volume is enchanced by 4-colour images throughout. It is intended for students, residents, fellows, and practitioners of neurology, psychiatry, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience. It will also be interest to individuals in neuroimaging.
Contents
1. Introduction ; 2. Neurobiological basis of behaviour ; 3. Neuropsychiatric assessment ; 4. Treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders ; 5. Principles of neuropsychiatry ; 6. Disorders of speech and language ; 7. Memory disorders ; 8. Visuospatial, visuoperceptual, and right hemisphere disturbances ; 9. Frontal lobe dysfunction ; 10. Dementia ; 11. Delirium ; 12. Psychosis, delusions, and schizophrenia ; 13. Hallucinations ; 14. Disturbances of mood and affect ; 15. Apathy and other personality disorders ; 16. Obsessive-compulsive disorder and syndromes with repetitive behaviours ; 17. Anxiety disorders ; 18. Movement disorders ; 19. Tics, startle syndromes, and myoclonus ; 20. Catatonia, motoric manifestations of psychiatric illnesses, and drug-induced motor system disturbances ; 21. Epilepsy and temporal-limbic syndromes ; 22. Dissociative states, multiple personality, and hysteria ; 23. Disturbances of sleep, appetite, and sexual function ; 24. Violence and aggression ; 25. Developmental neuropsychiatric syndromes ; 26. Focal brain disorders and related conditions
