Treating Nonepileptic Seizures

Therapist Guide

W. Curt LaFrance Jr., Jeffrey Peter Wincze (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2015
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-930717-3 (ISBN)

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The primary aim of Treating Nonepileptic Seizures: Therapist Guide is to equip physicians, psychologists, therapists, nurses, and other practitioners with a validated, step-by-step treatment for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (NES) that can improve the lives of patients with this disabling disorder. Patients with NES frequently present in neurology, psychiatry, psychology, and emergency departments. The disorder has been documented in the medical literature for centuries, and much is known about the phenomenology, seizure characteristics, psychiatric comorbidities, neuropsychological testing, and psychosocial aspects in NES. However, until recently, much less was known about the effective treatments of patients with psychogenic NES.

This intervention provides guidance for clinicians in treating patients with NES and is designed to be used in conjunction with the patient workbook, Taking Control of Your Seizures. Session by session, the Workbook facilitates communication between treatment providers and individual patients with seizures. The authors' clinical experience with epilepsy and NES and research in developing the treatment approach for seizures directly informed the treatment model described. Many patients treated with the intervention have demonstrated improvements in seizures, symptoms, and quality of life.

W. Curt LaFrance Jr, MD, MPH, is Director of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology at Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Alpert Medical School, Brown University. He is the neuropsychiatrist for the RIH Comprehensive Epilepsy Program and a faculty member of the Brown Institute for Brain Science. He studied at Wake Forest University (BA in psychology), Medical College of Georgia (MD), and Brown University (MPH). Jeffrey Peter Wincze, PhD, is a staff psychologist at Rhode Island Hospital and a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from Boston University and he worked and completed post-doctoral

Contents ; Chapter 1. Introductory Information for Therapists ; Chapter 2. Introduction Session: Understanding Seizures ; Chapter 3. Making the Decision to Begin the Process of Taking Control ; Chapter 4. Getting Support ; Chapter 5. Deciding About Your Drug Therapy ; Chapter 6. Learning to Observe Your Triggers ; Chapter 7. Channeling Negative Emotions into Productive Outlets ; Chapter 8. Relaxation Training: Experiencing the Sensation of the Brain Changing Itself ; Chapter 9. Identifying Your Pre-seizure Aura ; Chapter 10. Dealing with External Life Stresses ; Chapter 11. Dealing with Internal Issues and Conflicts ; Chapter 12. Enhancing Personal Wellness ; Chapter 13. Other Symptoms Associated with Seizures ; Chapter 14. Taking Control: An On-Going Process ; Chapter 15. Prognosis (patient outcomes) ; Chapter 16. When a Patient Has a Seizure in the Office Setting ; Chapter 17. Workbook Appendices ; References ; About the Authors

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.9.2015
Reihe/Serie	Treatments That Work
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 253 mm
Gewicht	318 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
ISBN-10	0-19-930717-2 / 0199307172
ISBN-13	978-0-19-930717-3 / 9780199307173
Zustand	Neuware