Foreword; Part I. Recognition, Diagnosis, and Impact: 1. Epidemiology and classification of nonepileptic seizures; 2. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: historical overview; 3. The burden of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) in context: PNES and medically unexplained symptoms; 4. Clinical features and the role of video-EEG monitoring; 5. Co-morbidity of epileptic and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: diagnostic considerations; 6. Nonepileptic paroxysmal neurologic and cardiac events; 7. Parasomnias: epileptic/nonepileptic parasomnia interface; 8. The use of hypnosis and linguistic analysis to discriminate between patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and patients with epilepsy; 9. Diagnostic issues in children; 10. Diagnostic issues in the elderly; Part II. Culture, Cognition and Personality Clusters: 11. Cultural aspects of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 12. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: why women?; 13. Use of neuropsychological and personality testing to identify adults with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 14. Cognitive complaints and their relationship to neuropsychological function in adults with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 15. Health related quality of life: utility and limitation in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 16. Legal medicine considerations related to nonepileptic seizures; Part III. Psychiatric and neuropsychological Considerations in Children and Adolescents: 17. Psychiatric features and management of children with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 18. Neuropsychological and psychological aspects of children presenting with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 19. Adolescents' and parents' perceptions of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 20. Munchausen Syndrome; Part IV. Psychiatric Considerations in Adults: 21. Classification of nonepileptic seizures; 22. Post-traumatic stress disorder, abuse and trauma: relationships to psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 23. Comorbidities in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: mood, anxiety and personality disorders; Part V. Treatment Considerations: 24. Historical approaches to treatments for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 25. Managing psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in patients with epilepsy; 26. Models of care: the roles of nurses and social workers in the diagnosis and management of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 27. Who should treat psychogenic nonepileptic seizures?; 28. Designing treatment plans based on etiology of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 29. Cognitive behavioral treatments; 30. Group psychotherapy treatment for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 31. Hypnosis in the treatment of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 32. Pharmacological treatments for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; 33. Family therapy for patients diagnosed with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Appendix; Index.
