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P01-308 - The Role of the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Exemplified in a Patient with an Uncommon Manifestation of Behçet's Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2020

A. Santos Jr
Affiliation:
Medical Psychology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences - University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
L.F.B. Mella
Affiliation:
Medical Psychology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences - University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
E.R. Turato
Affiliation:
Medical Psychology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences - University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
N.J. Botega
Affiliation:
Medical Psychology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences - University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

Abstract

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Objectives

To exemplify the role and relationship of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry with other areas of knowledge involved in the health-disease process, intending to propose solutions, under a biopsychosocial perspective, to clinical (care delivery) or institutional (service-related) problems.

Methods

The review of a patient record who represents an instance of this need for integration of approaches is reported.

Results

The case of a patient who presented an unusual pathophysiological manifestation of Behçet's Syndrome (pseudo tumor neurological inflammation) and also developed psychiatric manic symptoms after the pharmacological treatment with corticosteroids is described. Despite both the remission of mental and behavioral symptoms with psychopharmacological treatment of short duration, her clinical outcome made it necessary to reintroduce corticotherapy, with recrudescence of psychiatric manifestations and the need for maintenance treatment to assure its management.

Conclusions

Besides illustrating a rare clinical condition, the described report exemplifies the benefits of joint and planned actions between psychiatrists and other professionals involved in integral assistance to inpatients at hospital wards.

Type
Consultation liaison psychiatry
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2010
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