The Psychopharmacology of epilepsy
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The Psychopharmacology of epilepsy
（A Wiley medical publication）
Wiley, c1985
Available at 5 libraries
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Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The relationship between epilepsy and psychiatry is well recognized but there has been remarkably little research on the interface between the neuropharmacology of epilepsy and the psychopharmacology of associated psychiatric conditions. The purpose of this book is therefore to explore the subject in depth in the light of recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. As part of their treatment, epileptic patients with associated psychopathology often receive psychotropic drugs in addition to anticonvulsant medication, but there is scant information available to clinicians on how these two drug groups interact. This book therefore presents a review of some of the latest research in this area, and then develops its theme to include an examination of kindling as a possible model for the development of behaviour disturbances in epileptic patients. Also included are discussions of various aspects of treatment of depressive illness and the psychoses of epilepsy, and of the use of anti-convulsant drugs in non-epileptic psychiatric conditions.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Psychopathology and Epilepsy: An Introduction
- Kindling Behaviour and Anticonvulsant Drugs
- The Neurochemical Basis of Kindling
- Antiepileptic Drugs and Psychopathology
- Depression in Patients with Epilepsy: An Overview and Clinical Study
- The Psychosis of Epilepsy and their Treatment
- Pharmacokinetic Interactions Between Antiepileptic and Psychotropic Drugs
- The Effects of Psychotropic Drugs on the Seizure Threshold: Animal Studies
- Antidepressants and Seizures: Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects
- Anticonvulsant Drugs in Psychiatric Illness: New Treatment Alternatives and Theoretical Implications
- Conclusions
- Index.
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