Other Substance use Disorders
Other Substance use Disorders 4.2.3.1 Opioids: heroin, methadone, and buprenorphine Soraya Mayet Adam R. Winstock John Strang Opium is derived from the seed of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) and…
Alcohol use Disorders
Alcohol use Disorders 4.2.2.1 Aetiology of alcohol problems Juan C. Negrete Kathryn J. Gill Introduction Approximately 8 out of every 10 persons living in Europe and the Americas would report…
Pharmacological and Psychological Aspects of Drugs Abuse
Pharmacological and Psychological Aspects of Drugs Abuse David J. Nutt Fergus D. Law Drug abuse, misuse, and addiction are major issues in society because of their enormous personal, social, and…
Remediation of Memory Disorders
Remediation of Memory Disorders Jonathan J. Evans Introduction Memory problems are a feature of the majority of psychiatric and neurological conditions. Any condition that affects the physical or functional integrity…
The Management of Dementia
The Management of Dementia John-Paul Taylor Simon Fleminger Introduction The term dementia is used in two different ways. First there are the dementias. These are diseases that cause progressive and…
Amnesic Syndromes
Amnesic Syndromes Michael D. Kopelman Introduction Amnesic disorders can be broadly classified across two orthogonal dimensions. Along the first dimension, there can be transient or discrete episodes of amnesia as…
Alcohol-Related Dementia (Alcohol-Induced Dementia; Alcohol-Related Brain Damage)
Alcohol-Related Dementia (Alcohol-Induced Dementia; Alcohol-Related Brain Damage) Jane Marshall Introduction Long-term heavy alcohol consumption causes significant brain abnormalities and impairs cognitive functioning. A number of terms have been used to…
The Neuropsychiatry of Head Injury
The Neuropsychiatry of Head Injury Simon Fleminger Head injury ‘imparts at a blow both physical and psychological trauma’,(1) and the consequences are often devastating and enduring.(2) Not infrequently head injury…
Dementia Due to HIV Disease
Dementia Due to HIV Disease Mario Maj Introduction The first description of a syndrome consisting of cognitive, motor, and behavioural disturbances in patients with AIDS was published in 1986.(1) The…
Vascular Dementia
Vascular Dementia Timo Erkinjuntti Introduction Vascular dementia is the second most frequent cause of dementia.(1,2) Because vascular causes of cognitive impairment are common, may be preventable, and the patients could…
