
Psychiatric Neurology
A Clinical Approach
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Published on 7. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
460 pages
978-1-61537-474-8 (ISBN)
Description
As medical acuity increases and hospital stays shorten,
psychiatric consultants must become adept at quickly recognizing
neurological disorders comorbid with or manifesting as psychiatric and
behavioral symptoms. Neuropsychiatric education has become essential for
psychiatric competency.
Psychiatric Neurology: A Clinical
Approach expands the educational resources available to psychiatric
clinicians:
* Practical and up-to-date guidance on the evaluation and
diagnosis of neurological disorders and their neuropsychiatric
presentations
* How to perform a thorough neuropsychiatric examination,
enhanced by links to illustrative videos
* Tips for using the
neurodiagnostic laboratory
* Quick access differential diagnostic tables
for issues commonly encountered in practice, including visual
hallucinations, catatonia, aggression, new-onset psychosis, affective
lability, apathy, and pain syndromes.
Contributions from more than 30
experts summarize neurological diagnoses and their neuropsychiatric
presentations. The chapters, each structured around a clinical case example,
focus on neurological disorders such as dementia, traumatic brain injury,
epilepsy, brain tumors, sleep disorders, and neurovascular syndromes. Every
chapter concludes with concise summary points as well as review questions
and answers to reinforce the reader's knowledge.
Valuable for both
residents and experienced practitioners, Psychiatric Neurology is a
rich source of information for psychiatric professionals navigating the
demands and opportunities of clinical care.
psychiatric consultants must become adept at quickly recognizing
neurological disorders comorbid with or manifesting as psychiatric and
behavioral symptoms. Neuropsychiatric education has become essential for
psychiatric competency.
Psychiatric Neurology: A Clinical
Approach expands the educational resources available to psychiatric
clinicians:
* Practical and up-to-date guidance on the evaluation and
diagnosis of neurological disorders and their neuropsychiatric
presentations
* How to perform a thorough neuropsychiatric examination,
enhanced by links to illustrative videos
* Tips for using the
neurodiagnostic laboratory
* Quick access differential diagnostic tables
for issues commonly encountered in practice, including visual
hallucinations, catatonia, aggression, new-onset psychosis, affective
lability, apathy, and pain syndromes.
Contributions from more than 30
experts summarize neurological diagnoses and their neuropsychiatric
presentations. The chapters, each structured around a clinical case example,
focus on neurological disorders such as dementia, traumatic brain injury,
epilepsy, brain tumors, sleep disorders, and neurovascular syndromes. Every
chapter concludes with concise summary points as well as review questions
and answers to reinforce the reader's knowledge.
Valuable for both
residents and experienced practitioners, Psychiatric Neurology is a
rich source of information for psychiatric professionals navigating the
demands and opportunities of clinical care.
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Language
English
Place of publication
VA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
6 Halftones, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 50 Tables, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 166 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61537-474-8 (9781615374748)
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Persons
Sheldon Benjamin, M.D., graduated from the
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed psychiatry
residency training at Tufts-New England Medical Center, neurology residency
training at Tufts-New England Medical Center and Boston University, and
Behavioral Neurology fellowship at the Boston Veterans Administration and
Boston University. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurology at
UMass Chan Medical School, where he served as Interim Chair of Psychiatry
from 2017 to 2020 and as Vice Chair for Education and Director of the UMass
Chan Psychiatry Residency Program for 25 years. He founded the combined
neurology/psychiatry residency program at UMass Chan Medical School and
served as its co-director from 1997 to 2020, when he became Associate
Director. He has served as President of the American Association of
Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training and the American Neuropsychiatric
Association. He currently serves as secretary of the International
Neuropsychiatric Association, serves on the Psychiatry Review Committee of
the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, and is on the board
of directors of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Benjamin
has practiced and taught neuropsychiatry for over 40 years.
Kathy
Niu, M.D., graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
and then completed the Combined Neurology/Psychiatry Residency at UMass Chan
Medical School. Previously a faculty member of Duke University and
Vanderbilt University medical schools, she has served in roles including
Psychiatry Clerkship Director and Co-Director of a Brain, Behavior, and
Movement course for medical students. She is currently an Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School, where she serves as the Program Director of the
Neurology-Psychiatry Combined Residency Program and practices in both
fields.
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed psychiatry
residency training at Tufts-New England Medical Center, neurology residency
training at Tufts-New England Medical Center and Boston University, and
Behavioral Neurology fellowship at the Boston Veterans Administration and
Boston University. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurology at
UMass Chan Medical School, where he served as Interim Chair of Psychiatry
from 2017 to 2020 and as Vice Chair for Education and Director of the UMass
Chan Psychiatry Residency Program for 25 years. He founded the combined
neurology/psychiatry residency program at UMass Chan Medical School and
served as its co-director from 1997 to 2020, when he became Associate
Director. He has served as President of the American Association of
Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training and the American Neuropsychiatric
Association. He currently serves as secretary of the International
Neuropsychiatric Association, serves on the Psychiatry Review Committee of
the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, and is on the board
of directors of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Benjamin
has practiced and taught neuropsychiatry for over 40 years.
Kathy
Niu, M.D., graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
and then completed the Combined Neurology/Psychiatry Residency at UMass Chan
Medical School. Previously a faculty member of Duke University and
Vanderbilt University medical schools, she has served in roles including
Psychiatry Clerkship Director and Co-Director of a Brain, Behavior, and
Movement course for medical students. She is currently an Assistant
Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School, where she serves as the Program Director of the
Neurology-Psychiatry Combined Residency Program and practices in both
fields.
Editor
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Foreword
Cleveland Clinic
Content
Forward
Preface
Chapter 1. The Neuropsychiatric
Evaluation: History, Examination, Formulation
Chapter 2.
Neuropsychiatric Evaluation: Work Up
Chapter 3. Neurologic Approach to
Psychiatric Presentations: Visual Hallucinations, New Onset Psychosis,
Catatonia, Apathy, Affective Lability, Aggressive Behavior, Pain
Syndromes
Chapter 4. Dementia
Chapter 5. Traumatic Brain
Injury
Chapter 6. Toxins, Substances, Nutrition
Chapter 7.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 8. Epilepsy
Chapter 9. Movement
Disorders
Chapter 10. Functional Neurologic Disorder
Chapter 11.
Headache
Chapter 12. Neuro-infectious Disease
Chapter 13.
Neuro-oncology
Chapter 14. Neuroimmunology
Chapter 15. Sleep
Disorders
Chapter 16. Neurovascular Disorders
Preface
Chapter 1. The Neuropsychiatric
Evaluation: History, Examination, Formulation
Chapter 2.
Neuropsychiatric Evaluation: Work Up
Chapter 3. Neurologic Approach to
Psychiatric Presentations: Visual Hallucinations, New Onset Psychosis,
Catatonia, Apathy, Affective Lability, Aggressive Behavior, Pain
Syndromes
Chapter 4. Dementia
Chapter 5. Traumatic Brain
Injury
Chapter 6. Toxins, Substances, Nutrition
Chapter 7.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 8. Epilepsy
Chapter 9. Movement
Disorders
Chapter 10. Functional Neurologic Disorder
Chapter 11.
Headache
Chapter 12. Neuro-infectious Disease
Chapter 13.
Neuro-oncology
Chapter 14. Neuroimmunology
Chapter 15. Sleep
Disorders
Chapter 16. Neurovascular Disorders