The clinical psychologist's handbook of epilepsy assessment and management
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
1997.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798047306719 |
Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; An introduction to epilepsy; Causes of epilepsy; Prognosis; Classification of seizure disorders; Investigations; Treatment; Conclusions; Neuropsychological assessment; Executive functions and frontal lobe lesions; Intellectual ability; Other factors influencing cognitive performance; Practical guide; Conclusions; Epilepsy and memory; Risk factors; Other memory studies; Rehabilitation; Memory assessment; Intervention; Conclusions; Assessment for surgery
- The contribution of neuropsychological assessmentSpecific surgical interventions and pre- and post-operative neuropsychology; Practical guide; Psychosocial issues; The role of anti-epileptic drugs: their impact on cognitive function and behaviour; Review of drug effects; Conclusions; Psychological responses to epilepsy: their development, prognosis and treatment; Prevalence of psychological problems in epilepsy; The contribution of the clinical psychologist to the management of psychological problems in epilepsy; Summary; Psychological control of seizures
- Approaches to the psychological management of seizuresNon-epileptic seizures; Practical guide; Conclusions; Quality of life; Quality of life and the patient with epilepsy; Measurement of QoL in patients with epilepsy; Summary; Neuropsychological and cognitive assessment of children with epilepsy; The multifactorial framework of disability; Assessment of children; practical considerations; Conclusion; Assessment and management of behaviour problems in children; Neurobiological factors; Pharmacological factors; Psychosocial factors; The multi-aetiological approach
- Assessment and treatment: clinical considerationsFuture developments; Epilepsy and learning disabilities; The sequelae of epilepsy in learning disabilities; The role of the clinical psychologist in the practical management of people with epilepsy and learning disabilities; Conclusion; The way forward; Psychological interventions; Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs); Behaviour problems in children; Family issues; Appendix; Contributors' addresses; Index
