Psychiatric and Cognitive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease - Starkstein, Sergio E.; Merello, Marcelo
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Emotional and cognitive disorders are common in Parkinson's disease, but are frequently overlooked or undertreated. This book provides a comprehensive account of these aspects of Parkinson's disease, based on the neurological and psychiatric assessment of hundreds of patients by the authors. It also offers a thorough survey of the published literature on the topic. Readers will find a complete and helpful overview of the clinical features and treatment of Parkinson's disease, followed by discussion of associated depressive disorders, anxiety, phobias, apathy, hallucinations, delusions and…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Emotional and cognitive disorders are common in Parkinson's disease, but are frequently overlooked or undertreated. This book provides a comprehensive account of these aspects of Parkinson's disease, based on the neurological and psychiatric assessment of hundreds of patients by the authors. It also offers a thorough survey of the published literature on the topic. Readers will find a complete and helpful overview of the clinical features and treatment of Parkinson's disease, followed by discussion of associated depressive disorders, anxiety, phobias, apathy, hallucinations, delusions and sleep disorders. Specific cognitive deficits are also discussed, and the mechanisms for these disorders explored. The book also addresses the psychiatric and cognitive side effects of anti-parkinsonian medications and new surgical treatments. Offering sufficient scientific detail for the specialist in neurology and psychiatry, the clear practical guidelines, case studies and rating scales will meet the needs of all clinicians working with Parkinson's disease patients.

Table of contents:
1. Introduction; 2. Epidemiological and neurological aspects of Parkinson's disease; 3. 'Parkinsonism' and Parkinson's disease; 4. Cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease; 5. Depression in Parkinson's disease; 6. Anxiety, phobias, and pre-morbid personality in Parkinson's disease; 7. Cognitive and psychiatric side-effects of anti-parkinsonism agents; 8. Treatment of psychiatric disorders in Parkinson's disease; Appendix; References; Index.

A clear and comprehensive account of emotional and cognitive aspects of Parkinson's disease, based on the neurological and psychiatric assessment of hundreds of patients by the authors. It covers psychiatric and cognitive disorders in practical detail, and also reviews the behavioural side effects of anti-parkinsonian treatments.

A clear, comprehensive and practical account of the emotional and cognitive aspects of Parkinson's disease.
Autorenporträt
Sergio E. Starkstein was Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at The Johns Hopkins University and is now head of the Department of Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology at the Raul Carrea Institute of Neurological Research (FLENI) in Bueonos Aires. He is the author of many research articles and book chapters in neuropsychiatry, and an earlier book, Depression in Neurologic Disease (1993).