Joseph H. Friedman

Making the Connection Between Brain and Behavior (eBook, ePUB)

Coping with Parkinson's Disease

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Fully Revised and Updated

The only complete and up-to-date book addressing the most common behavioral symptoms of Parkinsonís Disease (PD), including depression, anxiety, hallucinations, disrupted sleep, and compulsive behavior.

When people think about PD they usually picture tremor, shuffling, and other physical changes. But as many as 90% of all Parkinsonís patients also live with behavioral symptoms that few families are prepared to handle. In this fully revised and updated edition of Making the Connection Between Brain and Behavior, Dr. Joseph H. Friedman, a leading expert in PD, explains the most common behavioral issues in down-to-earth, straightforward language, offers the most current research on available therapies and medications, and provides guidance on ways to communicate with your healthcare team for effective treatment.

Now, fully updated and revised throughout and including three new chapters and two new appendices, Making the Connection Between Brain and Behavior includes even more information on a variety of treatment options, including Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). It is an essential resource for every person with PD and his or her family.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781617051753
• Artikelnr.: 39078450

Autorenporträt

Joseph Friedman, MD, is Director of the Movement Disorders Program at Butler Hospital; Professor and Chief, Division of Movement Disorders, at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Adjunct Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island; and Clinical Director of the American Parkinson's Disease Association Information and Referral Center in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Introduction to the First Edition
Introduction to the Second Edition
Chapter 1. Overview
Chapter 2. Personality
Chapter 3. Fatigue
Chapter 4. Apathy
Chapter 5. Depression
Chapter 6. Anxiety
Chapter 7. Dementia
Chapter 8. Hallucinations
Chapter 9. Delusions
Chapter 10. Confusion and Delirium
Chapter 11. Compulsive Behavior
Chapter 12. Sleep
Chapter 13. Surgery for Parkinson's Disease
Chapter 14. Driving
Chapter 15. Caregivers and Family
Chapter 16. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Chapter 17. Misperception
Chapter 18. Placebo
Appendix A: Winning the Battle but Losing the War: Many Silver Linings Are
in Clouds
Appendix B: Chemical imbalance or Moral Weakness?: Personal Responsibility
in a Time of Brain Science
Appendix C: Urban Myth: L-Dopa Stops Working in Five Years
Appendix D: Staging Parkinsonís Disease
Appendix E: Thereís Only One Reason to Nag
Appendix F: Why You Should Not Go to the Emergency Department (And Why You
Should!)
Glossary
Index