PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURES. TOWARD THE INTEGRATION OF CARE

Preface
Contributors List
• Section I: Clinical Setting
Chapter 1: Ambulatory Presentations in Adults and Children
Chapter 2: Emergency Department and Urgent Care Presentations
• Section II: Etiologic Factors
Chapter 3: Psychiatric Factors
Chapter 4: Neurologic and Medical Factors
Chapter 5: Mechanisms of Possible Neurocognitive Dysfunction
Chapter 6: The Neurobiology of PNES and Other Functional Neurological Symptoms
• Section III: Diagnostic Procedures
Chapter 7: Diagnostic Challenges for the Neurologist
Chapter 8: Diagnostic Challenges for the Mental Health Team and Psychiatrist
Chapter 9: Practical and Diagnostic Challenges for the Neuropsychologist
• Section IV: Principles of Treatment
Chapter 10: Communicating the Diagnosis
Chapter 11: Clinicians' Response to the Diagnosis
Chapter 12: Models of Care
Chapter 13: Readiness to Start Treatment and Obstacles to Adherence
• Section V: Treatment Interventions
Chapter 14: Evidence-Based Treatments
Chapter 15: The Role of the Neurologist after Diagnosis
Chapter 16: The Roles of the Patient and Family
• Section VI: Long-Term Outcomes and Prognosis
Chapter 17: Long-Term Outcomes
Chapter 18: An Integrated Approach to other Functional Neurological Symptoms and Related Disorders
Chapter 19: Towards the Integration of Care

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are attacks that mimic epileptic seizures, but are not caused by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain. Instead, PNES are typically considered involuntary expressions of distress, making diagnosis and treatment a challenge. Historically, patients are referred to neurologists who, after completing a diagnostic work up, refer patients to mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, for treatment. For a number of reasons, this transition of care between specialists is often not successful, and this impacts patient treatment and outcomes.

Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: Toward the Integration of Care offers new insights into the practical diagnostic and treatment challenges faced by clinicians who manage this condition. This book covers the different stages of care, from the initial evaluation to long-term outcomes, and highlights the need to work collaboratively to provide patients with comprehensive care and improved outcomes. It provides up-to-date evidence and shares clinical expertise for the management of this challenging diagnosis that requires the expertise of a multi-disciplinary team. The authors provide a new framework on how to conceptualize and manage this disorder to more effectively address the needs of patients.

Features
• Pulls together comtributors from many specialties for an interdisciplinary perspective to intergrative care for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures;
• Covers the different stages of care, from the initial evaluation to long-term outcomes;
• Provides up-to-date evidence and discoveries in the field; and
• Illustrated with descriptive figures and tables for overall comprehension.

Authors
• Dr. Dworetzky is the Chief of Epilepsy at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. She leads the large multidisciplinary Bromfield Epilepsy Program and directs the EEG laboratory and the clinical training fellowships in her field. Dr. Dworetzky is the Chair of the Clinical Council of Activities for the American Epilepsy Society and is a leading expert in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Together with Dr. Baslet, she sees patients in a shared clinical setting to enhance patient engagement in treatment.
• Dr. Gaston Baslet is an Associate Psychiatrist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. He specializes in the neuropsychiatric aspects of epilepsy and functional neurological symptom disorder, including psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. His particular focus is in the development of therapeutic strategies for short-term and long-term management of PNES.