Concise Guide to Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology

by John J. Barry MD (Editor), Sepideh Bajestan MD PhD (Editor), Jeffrey L. Cummings MD (Editor), Michael R. Trimble MD FRCP FRCPsych (Editor)

Overview

For nearly 30 years, the Concise Guide to Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology has been an indispensable companion for clinicians caring for patients struggling with everything from delusions and hallucinations to aphasia and stroke.

This third edition combines all of the scientific rigor of its predecessors with a renewed emphasis on kind, empathetic care. It has been updated to account for the development of new techniques in brain imaging; improvement in electrophysiological methods to better detect epilepsy and sleep disorders; and a growing list of blood and spinal fluid biomarkers that have revolutionized diagnostic capability.

Readers will benefit from guidance on novel treatments and improved therapies for a range of disorders that includes • Memory disorders• Movement disorders• Brain tumors• Substance related disorders• HIV neurocognitive disorders

A wealth of tables throughout the book will help busy clinicians quickly reference relevant information, regardless of the patient's presentation. And an extensive list of recommended readings opens the door to further study.

As useful for trainees as it is for the experienced practitioner, the Concise Guide to Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology, Third Edition offers the latest science and expert guidance to both achieve accurate diagnosis and undertake effective management of patients with complex neuropsychiatric and neurobehavioral disorders.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615374090
Publisher:	American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication date:	05/27/2022
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	688,363
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 8.12(h) x 0.69(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

John J. Barry, M.D., is Fellowship Director of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology, Director of the Neuropsychiatry Clinic, Co-Director of the Individual Psychiatry Clinic, and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford University Hospital in Stanford, California.

Sepideh N. Bajestan, M.D., Ph.D., is Chief of Neuropsychiatry Services, Associate Director of the Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology Fellowship, Co-Director of the Individual Psychotherapy Clinic, and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California.

Jeffrey L. Cummings, M.D., Sc.D., is Director and a Research Professor for the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health Sciences at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michael R. Trimble, M.D., FRCP, FRCPsych, is Emeritus Professor in Behavioural Neurology at the Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, in London, United Kingdom.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Neuropsychiatric AssessmentChapter 2. Behavioral NeurobiologyChapter 3. Symptoms and SyndromesChapter 4. Unexplained Neurological SyndromesChapter 5. Frontal Lobe SyndromesChapter 6. Aphasia and Related SyndromesChapter 7. Visual, Visuospatial and Right and Left Brain DisordersChapter 8. Memory and Its DisordersChapter 9. Epilepsy and Limbic System DisordersChapter 10. DeliriumChapter 11. DementiaChapter 12. Movement DisordersChapter 13. StrokeChapter 14. Brain TumorsChapter 15. White Matter DiseasesChapter 16. Head InjuryChapter 17. Substance Related DisordersChapter 18. Autism Chapter 19. Endocrine Disorders – Thyroid and AdrenalChapter 20. Limbic EncephalitisChapter 21. HIV Neurocognitive DisordersChapter 22. Treatment of Neuropsychiatric DisordersChapter 23. Interventional Neuropsychiatry

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Andrew Bartholomew, MD (Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services)
Description: This book presents a concise guide to the phenomenology of various neuropsychiatric syndromes with accompanying clinical correlates and general treatment strategies. With the prior edition being published in 2002, this newer edition builds upon its predecessor with a variety of scientific updates and new topics, such as chapters on interventional neuropsychiatry and limbic encephalitis.
Purpose: This book serves as a useful guide for clinicians to better appreciate a variety of neuropsychiatric manifestations and syndromes and to generate a more expansive differential diagnosis when evaluating patients with psychopathology. The authors' goal of consolidating the wealth of information in this field into a more easily accessible format is both a worthy and well-executed objective.
Audience: Written by credible authors with complementary specializations and training backgrounds, this book satisfactorily delves into the subject matter in a suitable manner for clinicians or learners with some pre-existing foundational knowledge.
Features: Strengths of this work include clinically high-yield comparative tables, diagnostic algorithms, and multiple figures correlating neuropsychiatric syndromes with various etiologies throughout. The writing is succinct yet informative and easily accessible for quicker reference when needed. The inclusion of specific assessments that may be used to evaluate different frontal lobe syndromes offers an example of the breadth of useful information in this book. Shortcomings include rare typos and lack of color in anatomic diagrams. The section on limbic encephalitis offers useful updates regarding the most common identified antibodies, but the addition of a more comprehensive table with other currently identified antibodies may have strengthened this section.
Assessment: This guide to neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology is an excellent book with a multitude of clinical pearls in a format that is easy to carry and reference.

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