Method for diagnosing a patient to determine whether the patient suffers from limbic system dysrhythmia

A method for treating a patient suffering from mental disorder which comprises diagnosing said patient to determine whether said patient has Limbic System Dysrhythmia and is susceptible of being treated by being administered an anticonvulsant medication by diagnosing said patient to determine whether said patient exhibits symptoms in at least four groups of the twelve groups of symptoms consisting of mood change, panic attacks, rage reaction, headaches, addictive states, learning disability with or without symptoms of ADHD, paranoid episodes or thinking, peripheral neuropathic signs, seizure-like phenomena, self-destructive behavior, autoimmune endocrine disorders and antidepressant stimulant response;

• performing on said patient at least one test selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) An electroencephalographic test employing anteriortemporal leads, and analyzing the results of said electroencephalographic test looking for the condition of focal abnormalities in the temporal-parietal areas;
• and,
• (b) Administering a local anaesthetic intravenously to said patient, then performing an electroencephalographic test employing anterior-temporal leads, and analyzing the results of said electroencephalographic test looking for the condition of omega activity (30-50 Hz.) of at least about three times baseline voltage in the anterior-temporal leads and, if the patient exhibits symptoms in at least four groups of said twelve groups in at least four of said 12 groups and exhibits at least one of the above conditions in (a) or (b) said patient is diagnosed as having Limbic System Dysrhythmia and is susceptible of being treated with an anticonvulsant medication;
• and administering an anticonvulsant medication to said patient.