Standard EEG: A Research Roadmap for Neuropsychiatry

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Philosophical Differences in Standard EEG Interpretation Between Neurology and Psychiatry: A Historical Perspective....Pages 3-14
What Constitutes a Normal EEG....Pages 15-20
Special Electrodes....Pages 21-25
Effects of Psychotropic Drugs on the EEG....Pages 27-33
The Special Case of Clozapine....Pages 35-43
Slowing of the EEG in Psychiatric Patients....Pages 45-49
Isolated Epileptiform Discharges in Nonepileptic Psychiatric Patients....Pages 51-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Panic Attacks and Other Dissociative Disorders....Pages 67-81
Violence Aggression and Impulse Dyscontrol....Pages 83-94
Borderline Personality Disorder....Pages 95-104
Psychotic and Affective Disorders....Pages 105-112
EEG Role in Psychiatric Emergencies....Pages 113-123
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disabilities....Pages 127-134
Autistic Spectrum Disorders....Pages 135-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Introduction to Controversial Sharp Waves or Spike Patterns....Pages 151-157
Psychiatric Correlates of the B-Mitten EEG Pattern....Pages 159-170
Small Sharp Spikes....Pages 171-185
Six/Second Spike and Wave Complexes, the Rhythmic Mid-Temporal Discharges and the Wicket Spikes....Pages 187-200
The 6–7 and 14 Positive Spikes....Pages 201-223
Some Final Thoughts for Clinical Researchers....Pages 225-227