Neuropsychiatric and Cognitive Changes in Parkinson's Disease and Related Movement Disorders: Diagnosis and Management

Description

Psychiatric and cognitive changes are common in patients with Parkinson's disease and have key clinical consequences but, despite this, these symptoms are often under-diagnosed and under-treated, leading to increased morbidity and costs. With chapters focused on the major neuropsychiatric features, Neuropsychiatric and Cognitive Changes in Parkinson's Disease and Related Movement Disorders rectifies this deficit. Written by experts in the field, with a consistent focus on relevant clinical knowledge, it provides a comprehensive overview including all the major behavioral changes associated with movement disorders. The book provides broad, in-depth, accurate and up-to-date scientific information as well as crucial understanding and practical tools to help patients. The book is essential reading for clinicians working in neurology, psychiatry and geriatric medicine.

Dag Aarsland MD is Head of Research, Centre for Age-Related Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger and Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Oslo, School of Medicine, Oslo, Norway. Jeffrey Cummings MD is Director of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, Nevada and Cleveland, OH, USA. Daniel Weintraub MD is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Institute of Aging, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Ray Chaudhuri MD is Consultant Neurologist and Professor in Neurology/Movement Disorders at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

'This is a first-rate book on the neuropsychiatry of Parkinson's disease. It should be required reading for clinicians who are involved in the treatment of patients with this illness.' Doody's Notes