With the basic information in hand, the reader progresses to an account of the role of EEG in the diagnostic work up in psychiatry, covering nonconvulsive status epilepticus, frontal lobe seizures and non–epileptic seizures. The clinical application of EEG in both childhood and adult disorders follows, including many case vignettes. The effects of psychotropic drugs on EEG are highlighted.
The book closes with a discussion of currently available certification venues for Clinical Neurophysiology along with limitations of each venue. It calls for the development of training guidelines and certification processes specific to Psychiatric Electrophysiology.
The material is clearly presented throughout, with plenty of figures, tables with summaries of relevant findings, flow diagrams for diagnostic work–up, boxes with learning points, and short lists of key references.
We fully expect the book will become the standard teaching source for psychiatry residents and fellows, as well as a useful resource for practising psychiatrists and clinical psychologists.
1 Historical Review of Electroencephalography in Psychiatry (Nash Boutros).
The early pre–clinical era.
Early history of human electroencephalography.
Electroencephalography in psychiatry today.
2 Physiologic Basis of the EEG Signal (Paola Bucci and Silvana Galderisi).
Excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials.
Nonsynaptic intercellular events contributing to the EEG signal.
Factors determining polarity and other characteristics of the surface EEG waveforms.
Brain structures involved in the genesis of EEG rhythms.
3 EEG Recording and Analysis (Oliver Pogarell).
Techniques and technical background.
4 Normal EEG Patterns and Waveforms (Paola Bucci, Armida Mucci and Silvana Galderisi).
Normal EEG patterns in the waking adult.
5 Abnormal Patterns (Oliver Pogarell).
Detection of artefacts.
6 The Role of EEG in the Diagnostic Work Up in Psychiatry: Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus, Frontal Lobe Seizures, Non–Epileptic Seizures (Silvana Riggio).
Psychogenic non–epileptic seizures.
Frontal lobe seizures.
7 EEG in Childhood Psychiatric Disorders (Mary W. Roberts and Nash Boutros).
Attention deficit disorder.
Autistic spectrum disorders.
8 EEG in Psychoses, Mood Disorders and Catatonia (Nash Boutros, Silvana Galderisi, Oliver Pogarell and Felix Segmiller).
EEG in psychoses.
EEG in mood disorders.
EEG findings in catatonia.
9 Standard EEG in Personality and Anxiety Disorders (Nash Boutros).
EEG in aggression and impulse dyscontrol.
Borderline personality disorder.
10 EEG in Delirium and Dementia (Sophia Wang and Silvana Riggio).
Introduction: Epidemiology of delirium and dementia.
Clinical diagnosis in delirium.
EEG work up in delirium.
Metabolic causes of delirium.
Infectious causes of delirium.
Clinical diagnosis and EEG work up in dementia.
11 Effects of Psychotropic Drugs on EEG (Silvana Galderisi and Armida Mucci).
The role of EEG assessment of drug–induced CNS toxicity in psychiatric patients.
Other mood stabilisers.
12 Certification and Training in EEG and Clinical Neurophysiology (Nash Boutros and Silvana Galderisi).
Clinical neurophysiology board certification.