Synopsis of Neuropsychiatry

Abstract

(from the introduction) [This book considers] neuropsychiatric intervention [as]: 1) prevention; 2) early detection of neuropsychiatric symptoms; 3) focused assessment and operationalization of neuropsychiatric dysfunction; 4) specific localization . . . in brain tissue, chemistry, physiology . . . of "causative" deficits . . . and early and specific treatment, where possible, of such deficits; and 5) the use of multiple therapeutic modalities to enable the patients to adapt to those neuropsychiatric deficits that are not reversible. One philosophical perspective of neuropsychiatry advanced in [this book] is that neuropsychiatric treatment is inherently complex and must, therefore, be comprehensive and collaborative. Thus clinical neuropsychiatry should be an organized, integrated, and multidisciplinary approach that includes not only many professional disciplines, the patient, and the patient's family, but also the . . . organizations that act as advocates for individuals who are ravaged by neuropsychiatric disorders., (from the preface) [This book endeavors] to condense and distill the most relevant data from almost every chapter of the 2nd edition of "The Textbook of Neuropsychiatry" [See PA, Vol 79:34194; 92-080029-000]. [It is hoped that this will be a] practical and enjoyable book for students and professionals who wish to learn more about how to understand, diagnose, and care for patients who have neuropsychiatric disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)