Summary:
"On the whole, this is a remarkable and epic piece of work that is both comprehenisve and up to date. This textbook is
now my first port of reference when faced with any clinical question and should beome a standard reference text for
anyone working or studying in the fields of neurology or psychiatry, paediatric or adult." Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
from a review of the second edition
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,
dissociative 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
* Customise your own e book with note making and note sharing facilities plus much more
뷖omprehensive and encyclopaedic in its clinical coverage far outdistancing the competition
뷞ncludes a book + electronic version with easy search, live reference links, ability to make your own notes and
customise the text
뷒uthored by an international team, consistently presented and written
뷣umerous colour illustrations and presented in full colour throughout to illustrate the text and give easy access to
information
뷣ew clinical material on chronic fatigue conditions, personality disorders, dissociative disorders and impulse control
disorders
뷭ide ranging scope: the fundamentals of neuroscience through to neuropathology, signs and symptoms of conditions and
their evidence based treatment
Table of 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