RT Book, Section
A1 Fogel, Barry S.
A2 Silbersweig, David A.
A2 Safar, Laura T.
A2 Daffner, Kirk R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1178765275
T1 Holistic and Sustainable Management of Complex Neuropsychiatric Patients
T2 Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology: Principles and Practice
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260117103
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1178765275
RD 2024/09/08
AB Neuropsychiatric  patients  rarely  have  a  single  medical  diagnosis.  Even  when  they  do,  their  disease  may  cause  functional  impairments  that  require  adaptation  and/or  rehabilitation  or  entail  a  complex  and  demanding  treatment  regimen.  The  illness  is  likely  to  impact  the  patient’s  family  and/or  significant  others,  especially  if  it  involves  cognitive  or  sensory  impairment;  aggressive,  self-injurious,  psychotic,  or  otherwise  risky  or  socially  inappropriate  behavior;  or  expensive  treatment  or  care  not  covered  by  insurance.  Consistent  delivery  of  treatment  to  a  patient  might  be  difficult  because  of  the  patient’s  functional  impairments  or  social  and  environmental  issues,  including  challenges  accessing  health  care  and/or  paying  for  treatments,  and  environmental  hazards  with  disproportionate  impact  on  patient’s  specific  problems.  Treatments  for  neuropsychiatric  disorders  sometimes  have  neuropsychiatric  or  general  medical  side  effects.  Finally,  there  often  are  illness-related  educational,  occupational,  financial,  and/or  legal  issues,  which  may  be  complicated  by  family  conflicts  about  how  best  to  deal  with  them.