Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Around the world societies are facing growing aging populations with the concomitant increase in neuropsychiatric disorders. Neuropsychiatric disorders are organic brain diseases with psychiatric symptoms, as in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, that
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Koho Miyoshi Yasushi Morimura Kiyoshi Maeda ●
Editors
Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Editors Koho Miyoshi, M.D., Ph.D. Director Jinmeikai Research Institute for Mental Health 53-20 Kabutoyama-cho, Nishinomiya Hyogo 662-0001, Japan The former Professor Department of Neuropsychiatry Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto, Japan
Yasushi Morimura, M.D, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer Jinmeikai Foundation and Hospital 53-20 Kabutoyama-cho, Nishinomiya Hyogo 662-0001, Japan Ohmura Hospital 200 Kitayama-Ohmura, Miki Hyogo 673-0404, Japan
Kiyoshi Maeda, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Department of Occupational Therapy Kobe Gakuin University School of Rehabilitation 518 Ikawadani-cho, Nishi-ku Kobe 651-2180, Japan
ISBN 978-4-431-53870-7 e-ISBN 978-4-431-53871-4 DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-53871-4 Springer Tokyo Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010924621 © Springer 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Neuropsychiatry is an integrating neuroscience of neurology and psychiatry that aims to investigate the psychiatric symptoms of neurological disorders as well as the neurobiological bases of psychiatric disorders, including organic mental disorders and endogenous psychoses. Additionally, neuropsychiatry aims to prevent or reduce the suffering of individuals with the psychiatric symptoms of cerebral disorders. The International Organization of Neuropsychiatry (ION), the forerunner of the current association, was established in Seville in 1996 and was reorganized as the International Neuropsychiatric Association (INA) in Toronto in 1998. Since then, it has continued to provide a forum for exchanging knowledge acquired by scientific activities in the field to accomplish the purposes of the association. Toward that end, international congresses have been held every 2 years in cities around the world: Seville (1996), Toronto (1998), Kyoto (2000), Buenos Aires (2002), Athens (2004), Sydney (2006), and Cancun (2008). In addition to the international congresses, regional congresses of neuropsychiatry have been organized regularly in Europe and Latin America. All the meetings have been successful and fruitful in stimulating progress in neur
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