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Author LaFrance, W. Curt, Jr., author

Title Treating nonepileptic seizures : therapist guide / W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., Jeffery Wincze
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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Series Treatments that work
Treatments that work.
Contents Cover; Series; Treating Nonepileptic Seizures; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introductory Information for Therapists; Chapter 2 Introductory Session: Understanding Seizures; Chapter 3 Session 1: Making the Decision to Begin the Process of Taking Control; Chapter 4 Session 2: Getting Support; Chapter 5 Session 3: Deciding About Your Drug Therapy; Chapter 6 Session 4: Learning to Observe Your Triggers; Chapter 7 Session 5: Channeling Negative Emotions Into Productive Outlets; Chapter 8 Session 6: Relaxation Training: Experiencing the Sensation of the Brain Changing Itself
Chapter 9 Session 7: Identifying Your Pre-Seizure AuraChapter 10 Session 8: Dealing With External Life Stresses; Chapter 11 Session 9: Dealing With Internal Issues and Conflicts; Chapter 12 Session 10: Enhancing Personal Wellness; Chapter 13 Session 11: Other Symptoms Associated With Seizures; Chapter 14 Taking Control: An Ongoing Process; Chapter 15 Prognosis (Patient Outcomes); Chapter 16 When the Patient has a Seizure in the Office Setting; Chapter 17 Workbook Appendices; References; About the Authors
Summary The primary aim of Treating Nonepileptic Seizures: Therapist Guide is to equip physicians, psychologists, therapists, nurses, and other practitioners with a validated, step-by-step treatment for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (NES) that can improve the lives of patients with this disabling disorder. Patients with NES frequently present in neurology, psychiatry, psychology, and emergency departments. The disorder has been documented in the medical literature for centuries, and much is known about the phenomenology, seizure characteristics, psychiatric comorbidities, neuropsychological testin
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Subject Convulsions -- Treatment.
Form Electronic book
Author Wincze, Jeffery, author
ISBN 0199307180 (electronic bk.)
9780199307180 (electronic bk.)