Understanding Antiepileptic Drugs: Guiding You Through the Maze of Options

ISBN-13: 9780199358915 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 184 str.

Bernd Pohlmann-Eden;Bernhard J. Steinhoff

Opis

Understanding Antiepileptic Drugs enhances patient knowledge and to acts as a facilitator to fill a significant gap in patient-physician communication in the field of epilepsy. There are several studies which show evidence that compliance in taking medication is absolutely crucial for successful medical treatment. A precondition for compliance, in addition to a trusting patient-physician relationship, is the ability to understand the medication under discussion and to be competent to be able to ask the right questions of your doctor. The ultimate goal should be to make the patient the expert of their condition. Patients often feel overwhelmed by the usual product monograph and they can become lost in complex information they do not understand or know how to prioritize.

O autorze

Bernd Pohlmann-Eden MD PhD Professor of Neurology, Pharmacology and Psychology Director Epilepsy Program Development Member Brain Repair Center Dalhousie University Bernhard J. Steinhoff Medical Director Epilepsiezentrum Kork