Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Clinical Manifestations of Neuropsychiatric Disorders.- Neuropsychiatric Syndromes.- Thyroid-Brain Interactions in Neuropsychiatric Disorders.- Lack of Insight and Awareness in Schizophrenia and Neuropsychiatric Disorders.- Visual Hallucinations in Neurodegenerative Disorders.- Organic Delusional Syndrome: Tentative Neuropsychological Mechanism of Delusions.- Neurological and Psychological Forms of Amnesia.- Seizure Disorders.- The Neuropsychological Aspect of Epilepsy.- The Interictal Dysphoric Disorder of Epilepsy.- Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Seizure Disorders with Special Reference to the Amygdala.- Traumatic Brain Injury.- Neuropsychiatric Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury During Acute Neurorehabilitation*.- Vascular and Inflammatory Disorders.- Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Vascular Cognitive Impairment.- Neuropsychiatric Complications of Cerebrovascular Disease.- Systemic Inflammation and Cognition in the Elderly.- Neurodegenerative Disorders.- Diagnosis and Clinical Relevance of Depression and Apathy in Alzheimer's Disease.- Cognitive Decline and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.- Alzheimer's Disease in Japan: Current Situation and Issues of the Care for Persons with Dementia.- AD-FTLD Spectrum: New Understanding of the Neurodegenerative Process from the Study of Risk Genes.- Dementia with Lewy Bodies.- Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson Disease with Dementia Within the Spectrum of Lewy Body Disease.- Clinicopathological Characterization of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration.- Diffuse Neurofibrillary Tangles with Calcification.- Topics of Neuropsychiatric Disorders.- Ayahuasca: Current Interest in an Ancient Ritual.- The Molecular Genetics of Suicide.- International Neuropsychiatric Association.- Brief History and Current Status of the International Neuropsychiatric Association.- Core Curriculum in Neuropsychiatry of the International Neuropsychiatric Association*.

From the reviews:"The editor's and chapter authors are internationally recognized neuropsychiatrists and this concise monograph is a welcome addition to the fields of psychiatry and neurology. ! The targeted audience is obviously neuropsychiatrists/behavioral neurologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, neuropsychologists, cognitive psychologists, geriatric psychiatrists, and fellows in behavioral neurology/neuropsychiatry training programs would find this book very useful. ! This superb monograph summarizes the field of neuropsychiatry, and anyone interested in the brain and behavior should read it ! ." (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody's Review Service, December, 2010)

From the reviews:"The editor's and chapter authors are internationally recognized neuropsychiatrists and this concise monograph is a welcome addition to the fields of psychiatry and neurology. ... The targeted audience is obviously neuropsychiatrists/behavioral neurologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, neuropsychologists, cognitive psychologists, geriatric psychiatrists, and fellows in behavioral neurology/neuropsychiatry training programs would find this book very useful. ... This superb monograph summarizes the field of neuropsychiatry, and anyone interested in the brain and behavior should read it ... ." (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody's Review Service, December, 2010)