Twenty years' psychiatric treatment path
Korhonen, L.; Tani, P.
Duodecim; Laaketieteellinen Aikakauskirja 132(10): 982-985
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-7183 PMID: 27382835 Document Number: 687921
Treatment paths in psychiatry may extend from infancy to old age, particularly in neuropsychiatric patients. In the diagnostics and treatment it is important to consider the variations in the symptoms and focuses of rehabilitation during the different periods of the life cycle. Good care and its provision require a perspective extending through the lifespan and assurance of continuity. In our case report we describe a treatment path of 20 years' duration of our neuropsychiatric patient