| Identifier |
20030211_nanos_controversies_05 |
| Title |
The Psychodynamics of "Functional Illness" Functional Visual Loss in Psychiatric Context |
| Creator |
Gardener, Noel C |
| Subject |
Psychodynamics; Functional Illness; Functional Visual Loss; Psychiatry; illness behavior |
| Description |
Functional visual loss is one manifestation of a wide range of clinical presentations of dysfunctional illness behavior that suffuses every aspect of clinical medicine. It presents as a neuro-ophthalmologic deficit but is in fact a form of dysfunctional psychosocial adaptation.The fact that it is a behavioral disturbance places it in the domain of psychiatry. The fact that it results in social and occupational impairment makes it a behavioral disorder. Unfortunately, although functional illness theoretically is a manifestation of a psychosocial disturbance, in practical reality, patients present in general medical settings and rarely accept referral for psychiatric care. |
| Date |
2003-02-11 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2003 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2003: Controversies Session |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6v441n3 |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Contributor Primary |
Sawyer, Ralph A; Knox, David |
| Contributor Secondary |
Cox, Terry A; Levitt, Jacqueline; Moster, Mark; Reader, August L; Gardner, Noel C; Williams, Dave |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
181524 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v441n3 |
