Catatonia: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Author: Fink, Max

Number Of Pages: 276

EAN: 9780521032360

Release Date: 23-11-2006

Languages: English

Binding: Paperback

Package Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches

Details: Catatonia is a syndrome of motor dysregulation found in as many as 10% of acutely ill psychiatric in-patients. Treatments are well defined and catatonia has an excellent prognosis when they are used. Two leading neuropsychiatrists describe the features of catatonia; teach the reader how to identify and treat the syndrome successfully; and describe its neurobiology. Patient case histories from the authors' clinical practices, as well as from classical literature, illustrate the principles of diagnosing and treating patients.