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Neuropsychiatry could as easily be called psychiatry clinic as the field begins to view psychiatric conditions through a biological lens. Generally, the patients that get triaged into neuropsychiatry clinic fall into 4 major categories:
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==General Concepts==
 
 
1) psychiatric complaints in the setting of other neurological conditions (multiple sclerosis, Parkinson, TBI, etc.).
 
 
 
2) functional neurological disorders
 
 
 
3) behavioral complaints in intellectually disabled populations
 
 
 
4) cognitive complaints (sometimes these are filtered into behavioral neurology clinic)
 
  
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Generally, the patients that get triaged into neuropsychiatry clinic fall into 4 major categories:
  
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# Psychiatric complaints in the setting of other neurological conditions (multiple sclerosis, Parkinson, TBI, etc.).
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# Functional neurological disorders
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# Behavioral complaints in intellectually disabled populations
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# Cognitive complaints (sometimes these are filtered into the Behavioral Neurology clinic)
  
 
When assessing a patient presenting with behavioral or affective symptoms in the setting of neuropathology, consider the following three contributions:
 
When assessing a patient presenting with behavioral or affective symptoms in the setting of neuropathology, consider the following three contributions:
  
1) What are the potentially disrupted neural circuits
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# What are the potentially disrupted neural circuits
 
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# What is the patient’s premorbid baseline – a common pitfall in neuropsychiatry is reducing the patient to their neurological condition  
2) What is the patient’s premorbid baseline – a common pitfall in neuropsychiatry is reducing the patient to their neurological condition  
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# What is the psychological impact of the neurological illness on the patient
  
3) What is the psychological impact of the neurological illness on the patient
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==Helpful Guides==
  
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[[Neuropsychiatry Trainee Guide]]
  
[[Initial Appointment Guide]]
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[[Initial Neuropsychiatry Appointment Guide]]
  
 
[[Treatment - Psychotherapy Models Overview]]
 
[[Treatment - Psychotherapy Models Overview]]
  
 
[[Treatment - Pharmacotherapy Overview]]
 
[[Treatment - Pharmacotherapy Overview]]

Latest revision as of 17:33, 16 July 2024

General Concepts

Generally, the patients that get triaged into neuropsychiatry clinic fall into 4 major categories:

  1. Psychiatric complaints in the setting of other neurological conditions (multiple sclerosis, Parkinson, TBI, etc.).
  2. Functional neurological disorders
  3. Behavioral complaints in intellectually disabled populations
  4. Cognitive complaints (sometimes these are filtered into the Behavioral Neurology clinic)

When assessing a patient presenting with behavioral or affective symptoms in the setting of neuropathology, consider the following three contributions:

  1. What are the potentially disrupted neural circuits
  2. What is the patient’s premorbid baseline – a common pitfall in neuropsychiatry is reducing the patient to their neurological condition
  3. What is the psychological impact of the neurological illness on the patient

Helpful Guides

Neuropsychiatry Trainee Guide

Initial Neuropsychiatry Appointment Guide

Treatment - Psychotherapy Models Overview

Treatment - Pharmacotherapy Overview