Written By Torie Robinson

Epilepsy and Mental Health: What Psychologists Should Know - Vaughan Bell, UCL, UK

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Clinical neuropsychologist and academic Vaughan Bell of UCL, UK, explains why we need to improve the understanding of the epilepsies among psychologists in general. This is part 1 of 2.

    • Vaughan intro

    • Having clinical psychologists to understand the diversity of the epilepsies

    • Affecting your life chances & day-to-day talks

    • Neurological brain circuits affected - impacts

    • Medication impacts and trade-offs

    • Cognitive impacts on quality of life

    • The trade-off between seizures, medications, and side effects

    • Seeing a specialist?

    • Deserving the help and attention provided to those with other neurological disorders

  • Vaughan Bell is a “Neuropsychologist and associate professor at UCL. Clinical psychologist in the NHS. Occasional writer. Interested in people” - see Twitter profile!

    Based in London, Vaughan specialises in understanding and treating brain injury, mental distress, and psychological impairment.

    Part of his time is spent in the NHS, working in clinical services and the remainder is spent in academia where he conducts scientific research and teaches.

    You’ll find that Vaughan also writes about psychology, neuroscience, and mental health for various publications.

  • Twitter: Vaughan Bell

    UCL: Vaughan Bell

    Website: vaughnbell.net

    Publications: ResearchGate

    Wikipedia: Vaughan_Bell

 
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