Yudofsky (neuropsychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine) and Hales (psychiatry and behavioral sciences, U. of California-Davis) compile 12 chapters that show new and experienced psychiatrists,
psychologists, neurologists, geriatric physicians, and other clinicians how to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. Neurologists, psychiatrists, and a
rehabilitation specialist from the US cover evaluation, clinical and functional imaging, delirium, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, cerebrovascular disorders, brain tumors, HIV-1
infection of the central nervous system, dementias associated with motor dysfunction, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, psychopharmacological treatments, and cognitive rehabilitation and
behavior therapy. They include explanation of diagnosis, assessment, treatment, prevention, pathology, and other aspects. Annotation 穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)