Depression in Neurologic Disorders (eBook, ePUB)

Diagnosis and Management
Redaktion: Kanner, Andres

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The first part of the book begins with an overview of depression, its incidence and manifestations and neurobiological origins; how it's diagnosed; and its relevance to neurology, in particular to suicidality. The second part looks at depression in distinct conditions, in particular: migraine, stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Disease, dementia, and traumatic brain injury. This useful guide takes a practical approach, with "e;tips and tricks"e; boxes, case studies, points of interest boxes, and take-home summaries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118348079
• Artikelnr.: 37339597

Autorenporträt

Andres Kanner, MD, Professor of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Rush Medical College at Rush University; Director, Laboratory of Electroencephalography and Video-EEG-Telemetry; Associate Director, Section of Epilepsy and Rush Epilepsy Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. Professor Andres Kanner was educated in Mexico City but completed his training at the prestigious College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York City and Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio. He specialized in psychiatry but took a special interest in neurologic disease, in particular epilepsy. As a result he is triple boarded in neurology, psychiatry and clinical neurophysiology. His research has focused on the surgical and pharmacologic treatment of refractory epilepsy and has become an internationally recognized authority in psychiatric issues in epilepsy.He has authored more than 100 articles and has co-edited textbooks on various aspects of epilepsy, psychiatry and depression.

Inhaltsangabe

Section I: General Considerations Chapter 1. Depression in Neurologic
Disorders: Why should neurologists care? Chapter 2. Neurobiological Aspects
of Depression: How do they affect neurological disorders? Chapter 3.
Clinical Manifestations of Depression Chapter 4. Screening Instruments for
Depression in Neurologic Disorders: Their application in the clinic and in
research. Chapter 5. Suicidality in Neurologic Disorders Chapter 6.
Neuropsychological Aspects of Depression: Their relevance in depression in
neurologic disorders. Chapter 7. Depressive Disorders in Children and
Adolescents with Neurologic Disorders. Chapter 8. Basic Principles in the
Management of Depressive Disorders. Chapter 9: Transcultural Differences in
the Evaluation and Treatment of Depression Section II: Depression and
Neurologic Disorders Chapter 10. Depression and Migraine Chapter 11.
Depression and Stroke Chapter 12. Depression and Epilepsy Chapter 13.
Depression and Parkinson's Disease Chapter 14. Depression and Huntington's
Disease Chapter 15. Depression and Dementia Chapter 16. Depression and
Traumatic Brain Injury