The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of Multiple Sclerosis (Psychiatry & Medicine) [Hardcover]

Anthony Feinstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 28, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0521572746 | ISBN-13: 978-0521572743

Much attention has been focused on the physical aspects of MS, the most common source of neurological disability in young and middleaged adults, however recognition and treatment of the behavioral changes associated with the disease can be as equally important in improving quality of life for the patient. This book provides a detailed survey of the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive disorders prevalent among patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), including depression, mania, psychosis, pathological laughing, crying, and cognitive dysfunction. This volume provides clear clinical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, detailed reviews of the literature, and case vignettes of each of the neuropsychiatric disorders associated with MS. Included in the text are chapters on screening and neuroimaging, as well as a final chapter examining the broader concept of subcortical white matter dementia. This book will be of interest to psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, nurses, and other professionals involved in the management of patients with MS.

Editorial Reviews

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'This readable book is both a comprehensive overview, to be read cover-to-cover, and a reference volume, to be consulted as appropriate ... Feinstein deserves particular commendation for his strong pragmatic and clinical bias ... all in all, I recommend this book to complement any MS library.' The International MS Journal

'This is a clear, basic textbook outlining the main neuropsychiatric syndromes prevalent in patients with multiple sclerosis. It will be useful for anyone involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis.' I. S. Markova, Journal of Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry

'Feinstein should be congratulated for his effort in reviewing and bringing together what is known of the psychiatry of MS into this monograph, which will be useful to those interested in the psychiatric manifestations of structural brain disease and to clinicians who either have patients with MS under their care, or who encounter them in the course of their clinical practice.' Jordi Serra-Mestres, The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of Multiple Sclerosis

Book Description

This book provides a detailed survey of the emotional, behavioural and cognitive disorders prevalent among patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Attention has tended to focus on the physical aspects of MS, the commonest source of neurological disability in young and middle-aged adults, but recognition and treatment of the behavioural changes associated with the disease can be equally important in improving quality of life for the patient. This book will be of interest to psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, nurses and other professionals involved in the management of patients with MS.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 214 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (August 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521572746
• ISBN-13: 978-0521572743
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,339,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anthony Feinstein received his medical degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Thereafter he completed his training in Psychiatry at the Royal Free Hospital in London, England, before training as a neuropsychiatrist at the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square in London. His Master of Philosophy and Ph.D. Degree were obtained through the University of London, England. He is currently a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.

His neuropsychiatry research focuses on the search for cerebral correlates of behavioral disorders associated with multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and hysteria (Conversion Disorders). In patients with MS, detailed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies have shed light on the pathogenesis of depressive disorders and current work is exploring brain changes associated with pathological laughing and crying. His work in the field of Conversion Disorder has involved developing functional MRI paradigms that complement psychoanalytic interpretations of why patients develop disabling, quasi-neurological symptoms. Finally, Dr. Feinstein is involved in a series of studies unrelated to Neuropsychiatry but nevertheless of relevance to current issues within our society. The questions being addressed are: How are journalists affected emotionally by their work in war zones and what motivates them to pursue such dangerous occupations? He now consults to CNN, Reuters and other major news networks.

In 2000-2001 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to study mental health issues in post-apartheid Namibia. This led to the development of that country's first rating scale for mental illness. He is currently engaged on a similar project in Botswana.

Anthony Feinstein is the author of Dangerous Lives: War and the Men and Women Who Report It (Thomas Allen, Toronto 2003), The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of Multiple Sclerosis (Cambridge University Press 1999, with a second edition out in 2007), In Conflict (New Namibia Books, 1998), an autobiographical account of his time as a medical officer in the Angolan and Namibian wars, Michael Rabin, America's Virtuoso Violinist (Amadeus Press, 2005) and Journalists Under Fire: the Psychological Hazards of Covering War (John Hopkins University Press). He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and has authored many book chapters.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A vast source of information concerning MS., April 1, 2000

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This review is from: The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of Multiple Sclerosis (Psychiatry & Medicine) (Hardcover)

Ever since I first learned that my boyfriend has MS, I have been reading everything about it that I can get my hands on. This book is very informative with a ton of detail, but I wouldn't reccomend it for the layman because it does get a bit technical.