Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780721631233


This fully updated and expanded 4th edition of the best selling clinical neurology text for psychiatrists provides a thorough understanding of the neurologic knowledge that has a bearing on the practice of psychiatry. Features: * An important resource for psychiatry, clinical psychology, and neuropsychology training. * The book is well illustrated and user-friendly, making this detailed subject accessible and engaging, highlighting the clinical relevance of the material to psychiatric practice. * The format combines traditional neuroanatomic correlations with symptom-oriented discussions, emphasizing neurologic illnesses that are common, illustrate a principle, and cause or mimic psychiatric symptoms. * Over 1,000 review questions and answers at the end of each chapter and at the end of the book help readers to test and strengthen their grasp of the content. * Useful appendices list support groups, costs of tests and other expenses, and chromosomes and the neurologic disorders they transmit * New chapters on Head Trauma, Neurochemistry and Drug Abuse. * Expanded information on AIDS, movement disorders, MRI, pain, childhood neurologic disorders and more.