Previously published as Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychiatry this book is retitled and thoroughly updated, redesigned and extended to include the fundamentals of neuroscience. This highly acclaimed text with its digital version provides a definitive, clinically-oriented yet comprehensive book covering neuropsychiatry and neuroscience for registrars, residents, clinicians and practitioners of neuropsychiatry and its related fields. New for this edition: * The addition of a completely new section covering the fundamentals of neuroscience for a truly comprehensive approach * New additions to the superb clinical coverage including: chronic fatigue conditions, personality disorders, disassociative disorders and impulse control disorders * Thoroughly redesigned with extensive use of colour and clinical photographs of the highest quality to help illustrate the most difficult concepts and provide access to information at a glance * Included in the price, a free e book containing all the text and a wealth of supplementary material to be accessed on line or from your desktop Features of the e book: * Rapid search on key terms * Live reference links * Downloadable picture gallery with all illustrations from the book plus 100 more full colour photographs * Customize your own e book with note making and note sharing facilities plus much more • Comprehensive and encyclopaedic in its clinical coverage far outdistancing the competition • Includes a book + electronic version with easy search, live reference links, ability to make your own notes and customise the text • Authored by an international team, consistently presented and written • Numerous colour illustrations and presented in full colour throughout to illustrate the text and give easy access to information • New clinical material on chronic fatigue conditions, personality disorders, dissociative disorders and impulse control disorders • Wide ranging scope: the fundamentals of neuroscience through to neuropathology, signs and symptoms of conditions and their evidence based treatment Contents: Preface PART I NEUROSCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS 1 Neuroscience fundamentals PART II DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT 2 Diagnostic assessment PART III SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, AND SYNDROMES 3 'Cortical' signs and symptoms 4 Abnormal movements 5 Other signs and symptoms 6 Syndromes of disturbances of consciousness and cognition 7 Syndromes of disturbances of mood and affect 8 Other major syndromes PART IV SPECIFIC DISORDERS 9 Neurodegenerative and movement disorders 10 Congenital, developmental, and other childhood-onset disorders 11 Vascular disorders 12 Trauma 13 Hypoxic-ischemic disorders 14 Nutritional, toxic, and metabolic disorders 15 Infectious and related disorders 16 Prion diseases 17 Endocrinologic disorders 18 Myalgic encephalomyelitis, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivity 19 Immune-related disorders 20 Sleep disorders 21 Brain tumors and hydrocephalus 22 Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders 23 Mood disorders 24 Anxiety disorders 25 Dissociative disorders 26 Personality disorders 27 Impulse control disorders 28 Substance use disorders 29 Medication- and substance-induced disorders About the Authors: "Dr David Moore MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosurgery,University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA Professor Basant Puri MA, PhD, MB, BChir, BSc(Hons) MathSci, MRCPsych, DipStat, PG Cert Maths, Mmath, Professor of Imaging and Psychiatry, Imaging Department, Hammersmith Hospital Imperial College, London UK |