Initial assessment of patients with putative functional disorders in medical settings.
assessment
functional disorders
support nurses
Journal
Clinical medicine (London, England)
ISSN: 1473-4893
Titre abrégé: Clin Med (Lond)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101092853
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2021
01 2021
Historique:
entrez:
22
1
2021
pubmed:
23
1
2021
medline:
20
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of functional disorder are very frequent in practice. While it is always necessary to exclude treatable organic pathology, there are important clues in the presentation that can help the clinician. In particular, it is important to identify pathological health anxiety early in assessment, as failure to do so may lead to unnecessary investigations and the dangerous path of reinforcing reassurance. Because full assessment of functional symptoms takes time, it is suggested that a clinical support nurse with some training in psychological management should be available to guide the management of the patients with these disorders. Such support nurses, based in the clinic, offer a seamless way of providing care that is not achieved by external referral to psychologists or equivalent staff.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33479062
pii: 21/1/8
doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0832
pmc: PMC7850221
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
8-12Informations de copyright
© Royal College of Physicians 2021. All rights reserved.
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