Psychiatric Issues in Epilepsy:A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

This volume is a pragmatic, comprehensive guide to evaluation and management of psychiatric problems in patients with
epilepsy. The authors critically analyze recent findings on the relationship between seizures and psychiatric disorders
and offer practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. Numerous case studies are included. This thoroughly
updated edition includes new material on animal models of psychopathology in epilepsy, use of psychotropic drugs in
epilepsy, use of antiepileptic drugs in psychiatry, neuroanatomic and neurobiologic bases of psychiatric disorders,
neuropsychological evaluation in children with epilepsy, neuropsychological testing in epilepsy surgery candidates, and
value and limitations of the forced normalization concept.