Neuropsychiatry Clinic
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 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
Initial Neuropsychiatry Appointment Guide
