Psychotropic Properties of Antiepileptic Drugs Norman Sussman Alan B. Ettinger Interest in the comorbidity between neurological and psychiatric diseases, as well as the concomitant administration of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and…
The Use of Psychotropic Drugs in Epilepsy: A Review of Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic, and Safety Issues Andres M. Kanner Barry E. Gidal Patients with epilepsy constitute a population that is at…
Animal Models of Depression and Epilepsy: The Genetically Epilepsy-Prone Rat Phillip C. Jobe Ronald A. Browning Two strains of independently derived genetically epilepsy-prone rats (GEPRs) have been developed, one designated…
Models of Psychopathology in Epilepsy: Lessons Learned from Animal Studies Thomas J. Hoeppner Michael C. Smith Recent developments in animal studies on the interface between epilepsy and psychopathology provide a…
Epidemiological Considerations Dale C. Hesdorffer W. Allen Hauser There has been a presumed association between mental illness and epilepsy since the earliest medical writings. There may be misperceptions about the…
Writing Up the Results of ˜ the Interview I’ve had a long and stormy relationship with the dreaded write-up. During medical school, the requirement of a novellength write-up was a…
Negotiating a Treatment Plan Essential Concepts Elicit the patient’s agenda. Negotiate a plan that you and your patient can agree on. Help the patient implement the agreed-on plan. Once you’ve…
How to Educate Your Patient Essential Concepts Briefly state your diagnosis. Find out what your patient knows about the disorder. Give a mini-lecture about the disorder, if indicated. Ask if…
Assessing Personality Disorders Essential Concepts Use the ground-up technique to assess for PDs from the social history. Use the symptom-window technique to assess for PDs that might be linked to…
Assessing Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Screening Question When you were young, did you have problems with hyperactivity or with paying attention in school? ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER Patients must meet either criterion…
