Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Pharmacology

1. The Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury.- The Neurobehavioral Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury.- The Prediction of Outcome.- The Trajectory of Recovery.- Evaluation of the TBI Patient.- 2. Delayed Neurobehavioral Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury.- Affective Disorders.- Delayed Amnesia.- Posttraumatic Epilepsy.- Psychosis.- Dementia.- 3. The Psychopharmacology of Traumatic Brain Injury.- Principles of Treatment.- Psychostimulants.- Amantadine.- Other Dopamine Agonists.- Antidepressants.- Lithium.- Neuroleptics.- The Psychotropic Anticonvulsants.- Benzodiazepines.- Buspirone.- Beta-Adrenergic Blockers.- Alpha Agonists.- Calcium Channel Blockers.- Opiates.- Other Neuropeptides.- Cholinergic Drugs.- Nootropes.- Cranial Electrostimulation (CES).- Examining the Patient on Psychoactive Medication.- 4. Inadvertent Drug Effects.- Licit Drugs.- Illicit Drugs.- Drugs Prescribed for Medical Reasons.- H2 Receptor Antagonists.- Sympathomimetics.- Antispasticity Drugs.- 5. Epilepsy.- Neuropsychiatric Conditions in Epileptic Patients.- Psychiatric Conditions That May Be Related to Epilepsy.- Neuropsychological and Behavioral Effects of Anticonvulsant Drugs.- Psychotropic Drugs as Convulsants and as Anticonvulsants.- 6. Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Mentally Retarded People.- Traditional Psychiatric Disorders.- Behavioral Disorders.- Pathobehavioral Mental Retardation Syndrome.- Disorders of Serotonin Regulation.- 7. Self-Injurious Behavior.- The Pharmacotherapy of SIB.- Testing the D1 Model.- The Differential Diagnosis of SIB.- 8. Behavior in the Cornelia De Lange Syndrome.- The CDLS Survey.- Contrasting Data.- Behavior in the Cornelia de Lange Syndrome.- 9. Autism.- What Is Autism?.- The Psychopharmacology of Autism.- Psychopharmacology for Autistic People.- Epilepsy.- Self-Injurious Behavior.- Aggression.- Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior.- Tourette’s Syndrome.- Abulia.- Affective Disorders.- Anxiety, Agitation, and Panic.- Psychosis and Schizophrenia.- Hyperactive or Disorganized Behavior.- The Kluver-Bucy Syndrome.- Megavitamins.- 10. Tardive Dyskinesia.- The Prevalence of Serious Neuroleptic Side Effects.- Risk Factors for Tardive Dyskinesia.- Biological Mechanisms.- Diagnosis.- Treatment.- The Course of the Disorder.- Malignant TD.- Behavioral and Cognitive Manifestations of Tardive Dyskinesia.- Neuroleptic Nonresponders.- Alternatives to Neuroleptic Treatment.- Tardive Dyskinesia Policy and Recommendations.- TMS: A System for Prevention and Control.- The Development of TMS.- 11. Three Neuropsychiatric Conditions of Childhood.- Childhood Hyperactivity.- The Kleine-Levin Syndrome.- Rheumatic Psychosis.- 12. Behavioral Psychopharmacology.- Therapeutic Trials Are Hypothesis Testing.- Theoretical Models Run in Parallel.- Behavior Is a Measurable Thing.- There Is a Personal Economy to Consider.- And a Wider Economy.- Structure.- Epilepsy Is First.- In Fever of Unknown Origin, Stop All Drugs.- Overt Toxicity Is Not a Bad Thing.- Long-Term Drugs Require Long-Term Evaluation.- Doses are Empirical.- “Yes-No” Drugs.- You Do Not Know Until You Try.- Monitoring Is No Substitute for Intelligence.- Afterword.- Appendices.- References.