Psychiatric and Cognitive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease

This book provides a comprehensive account of the emotional and cognitive aspects of Parkinson's disease, derived from the neurological and psychiatric assessment of hundreds of patients by the authors. It offers a thorough survey of the published literature on the topic and readers will find a complete and helpful overview of the clinical features and treatment of Parkinson's disease, followed by discussions of associated depressive disorders, anxiety, phobias, apathy, hallucinations, delusions, and sleep disorders. The authors also discuss specific cognitive deficits and the mechanisms for these disorders, as well as the psychiatric and cognitive side effects of anti-parkinsonian medications and new surgical treatments.

Author: Sergio E. Starkstein, Marcelo Merello
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/03/2007
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9780521663984

About the Author
Starkstein, Sergio E.: - 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).Merello, Marcelo: - Marcelo J. Merello was a Research Fellow at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, and is now head of the Movement Disorders Section at FLENI in Buenos Aires. He is the author of many research articles and book chapters, and coedited New Trends in Parkinson's Disease Treatment. He is a member of the editorial board of Movement Disorders.

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