Functional disorders Flashcards
1
Q
What are functional symptoms?
A
Symptoms where one cannot easily associate the symptoms with a classically identifiable organic disease process
2
Q
Name common functional symptoms
A
- pain
- altered sensation
- dizziness
- movement disorders
- weakness
- seizures
- cognitive symptoms
3
Q
What is the treatment of functional disorders?
A
- formulation
- treat the treatable; comorbid illness etc
- CBT standard treatment of choice
- tricyclic antidepressants (imipramine, amitriptyline) useful generally and especially co-morbid depression / anxiety / pain
- breathing retraining; panic disorder / hyperventilation
