A survey of over 900 trainees at the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) in the United Kingdom showed that over three-quarters of psychiatry trainees desired some knowledge and training in the field of neuropsychiatry. Recent years have given rise to a substantial global focus on integrating neurosciences and neuropsychiatry in psychiatric training. Neuropsychiatry forms an important part of the psychiatric curriculum and is examined in theory and in clinical exams. Similarly, neuropsychiatry is also of interest to neurology trainees, and it is increasingly recognised that all neurology trainees should have some knowledge and experience in neuropsychiatry. Despite this growing interest, there is a dearth of neuropsychiatry textbooks specifically geared towards trainees and other clinicians who are not specialist in the field.

Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Psychiatry series, the Oxford Textbook of Neuropsychiatry helps to bridge the gap between general psychiatric textbooks and reference texts in neuropsychiatry. Organised into four sections, the book covers the basic knowledge and skills relevant to neuropsychiatry, the various neuropsychiatric conditions, the principles of treatment, and perspectives for neuropsychiatry worldwide. Chapters have been written by international experts who are leaders in their own fields with the view to taking an evidence-based, up-to-date, global perspective on neuropsychiatric problems and treatment.

The book is relevant to trainees in psychiatry, neurology, neurorehabilitation and also to various allied professionals in neuroscience and mental health. It covers core knowledge and skills for practice in all psychiatric disciplines including core knowledge for training in neuropsychiatry. The book meets curriculum requirements for various international training programmes and examinations, and serves as an essential training text book for all psychiatric and neurology trainees worldwide.

Niruj Agrawal, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, St George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom,Rafey Faruqui, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Gillingham, United Kingdom,Mayur Bodani, Consultant, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Gillingham, United Kingdom

Dr Niruj Agrawal is a consultant neuropsychiatrist at St George's Hospital. He trained at St George's Hospital, Charing Cross, and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Dr Agrawal also consults at the Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre.

Professor Rafey Faruqui is a consultant neuropsychiatrist with the NHS, as well as in private practice. He serves as an Honorary Professor in the Centre of Health Services Studies at the University of Kent and is a member of the NHS England Mental Health Clinical Reference Group.

Dr Mayur Bodani is a consultant neuropsychiatrist with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. His primary research interests are non-invasive neuro-technologies as adjuncts in the management of chronic symptoms of long-term motor conditions, and the design and application of devices for the management of neuropsychiatric conditions.

SECTION 1 FOUNDATIONS AND BASIC SKILLS
1. The history and scope of neuropsychiatry, Michael Trimble
2. Introduction to the neuropsychiatric exam, Jonathan Silver and Sonja Blum
3. The neurological examination in neuropsychiatry, Jan A. Coebergh and Biba R. Stanton
4. Philosophy and neuropsychiatry, Norman Poole and Derek Bolton
5. Phenomenology - A neuropsychiatric perspective, Michael Trimble
6. Basic neuroanatomy review, John Hart Jr.
7. Neurophysiology in neuropsychiatry, Elisaveta Sokolov and Nandini Mullatti
8. Structural neuroimaging in neuropsychiatry, Naga Kandasamy and Dana Niry
9. Functional neuroimaging in neuropsychiatry, Robin Hurley, Shane C. Masters, and Katherine Taber
10. Proteomics and metabolomics in neuropsychiatry, Suman Ray
11. Neuropsychological assessment of dementia, James R. Burrell, John R. Hodges, and Olivier Piguet
12. Genetics of neuropsychiatric disease, Stefania Bruno and Nayana Lahiri
13. Neuropsychiatry curriculum and key clinical competencies, Perminder Sachdev and Adith Mohan
14. Immunology related to neuropsychiatry, Rachel Patel and Neil A. Harrison
15. Neuropsychiatry of consciousness, David Linden
SECTION 2 CORE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS
16. Brain injury, Niruj Agrawal
17. Neuropsychiatric aspects of epilepsy, Marco Mula and Mahinda Yogarajah
18. Neuropsychiatric aspects of movement disorders, Andrea E. Cavanna and Hugh Rickards
19. Neuropsychiatry of stroke and TIA, Yvonne Chun, Laura McWhirter, and Alan Carson
20. Infections of the central nervous system, Guleed Adan, Sam Nightingale, Christine Burness, and Tom Solomon
21. Neuropsychiatric aspects of CNS tumours in adults, Alex J. Mitchell and Audrey Hopwood
22. Inflammatory and autoimmune disorders in neuropsychiatry, Thomas Pollak, Ester Coutinho, Emma Palmer-Cooper, and Angela Vincent
23. The neuropsychiatry of demyelinating disorders, Anthony Feinstein and Bennis Pavisian
24. Functional neurological disorders, Mark Edwards, Sarah Cope, Niruj Agrawal
25. Memory disorders and dementias, Thomas E. Cope, Jeremy Isaacs, and Michael Kopelman
26. Neuropsychiatry of neurometabolic, neuroendocrine and mitochondrial disorders, Mark Walterfang, Ramon Mocellin, and Dennis Velakoulis
27. Neuropsychiatry of alcohol-related brain damage, Ken Wilson
28. Drug use and associated neuropsychiatric conditions, Ashwin Venkataraman, Sam Turton, and Anne Lingford-Hughes
29. Neuropsychiatry and sleep disorders, Guy Leschziner, Ivana Rosenzweig, and Brian Kent
30. Child and adolescent neuropsychiatry, Yulia Furlong and Wai Chen
31. Neuropsychiatry of aggression, Shoumitro Deb and Tanya Deb
32. Impulsivity in humans: Neurobiology and pathology, Valerie Voon
33. Neuropsychiatry of nutritional disorders, Nick Medford
34. ADHD in adults, Stefanos Maltezos, Susannah Whitwell, and Philip Asherson
35. Delirium, David Meagher, Cara Daly, and Dimitrios Adamis
36. Catatonia, Max Fink
37. Apathy in neuropsychiatric conditions, Jaime Pahissa and Sergio Starkstein
38. Focal brain syndromes in neuropsychiatry, Paul Shotbolt
SECTION 3 PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT
39. Psychopharmacotherapy in the neuropsychiatric patient, Joseph J. Cooper, Borna Bonakdarpour, and Fred Ovsiew
40. Neurobehavioural rehabilitation, Roger LI Wood, Nick Alderman, and Andrew Worthington
41. Neurostimulation technologies in neurology and neuropsychiatry, Mayur Bodani and David Wilkinson
42. Chapter 42 Models of neuropsychiatry services and neuropsychiatric care pathways, Rafey A. Faruqui and George El-Nimr
43. Neuropsychiatry in the criminal courts, Nigel Eastman, Norman A. Poole, and Michael D. Kopelman
44. Neuropsychiatry in the civil courts, Jonathan Bird and Keith Rix
SECTION 4 PERSPECTIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY WORLDWIDE
46. Neuropsychiatry services in Japan, Koho Miyoshi
47. Neuropsychiatry service provision in India and South Asia, Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy and Vivek Misra
48. Neuropsychiatry services in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe, Mart?n L. Vargas, Alla Guekht, Josef Priller
49. Neuropsychiatry services in South America, Gilberto Brofman and Luis Ignacio Brusco