Effective Psychiatric Treatments in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Researchers begin to answer the question of what works for psychiatric problems in neurology patients.

Despite the high prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems in patients with neurological disorders and the disabling effects of these problems (JW Psychiatry Aug 31 2009), there is a paucity of well-controlled studies to guide treatment. Several studies published in the past year can help us choose safe and efficacious interventions for well-recognized disorders; other studies point to potential new approaches.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has several therapeutic applications in neuropsychiatric disorders. Ten sessions of CBT improved depression, anxiety, and quality of life in a group of depressed patients with Parkinson disease (JW Psychiatry Aug 1). In patients who presented to neurologists with “unexplained” symptoms, a CBT-b…

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Jonathan Silver, MD

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RoyaltiesTextbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2nd and 3rd editions

Editorial BoardsUpToDate; Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesNorth American Brain Injury Association (Board Member); National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (Chair of Data Monitoring Safety Board for study of donepezil on cognition after traumatic brain injury)

Jonathan Silver, MD

Disclosures

RoyaltiesTextbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2nd and 3rd editions

Editorial BoardsUpToDate; Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Effective Psychiatric Treatments in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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