Standard electroencephalography in clinical psychiatry : a practical handbook /

• Other Authors: Boutros, Nashaat N.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Series: Wiley practical handbooks for psychiatry series.
• Subjects: Electroencephalography.; Psychiatry.; Mental illness > Diagnosis.; Electroencephalography > methods.; Electroencephalography > psychology.; Mental Disorders > diagnosis.; MEDICAL > Psychiatry > General.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain); MEDICAL > Neurology.; Electronic books.

"This book provides a concise overview of the possible clinical applications of standard EEG in clinical psychiatry. It starts with a short history then describes the physiologic basis of the EEG signal. The material is clearly presented throughout, with figures, tables with summaries of releva...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• Historical Review of Electroencephalography in Psychiatry / Nash Boutros
• Physiologic Basis of the EEG Signal / Paola Bucci, Silvana Galderisi
• EEG Recording and Analysis / Oliver Pogarell
• Normal EEG Patterns and Waveforms / Paola Bucci, Armida Mucci, Silvana Galderisi
• Abnormal Patterns / Oliver Pogarell
• The Role of EEG in the Diagnostic Work up in Psychiatry: Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus, Frontal Lobe Seizures, Non-Epileptic Seizures / Silvana Riggio
• EEG in Childhood Psychiatric Disorders / Mary W Roberts, Nash Boutros
• EEG in Psychoses, Mood Disorders and Catatonia / Nash Boutros, Silvana Galderisi, Oliver Pogarell, Felix Segmiller
• Standard EEG in Personality and Anxiety Disorders / Nash Boutros
• EEG in Delirium and Dementia / Sophia Wang, Silvana Riggio
• Effects of Psychotropic Drugs on EEG / Silvana Galderisi, Armida Mucci
• Certification and Training in EEG and Clinical Neurophysiology / Nash Boutros, Silvana Galderisi
• Index.