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Treatment
[edit]While the treatment depends on which disorder is involved in Organic Mental Disorder, there are a few that are possible. Treatments can include, but are not limited to rehabilitation therapy, such as physical or occupational, pharmacological modification of the neurotransmitter function or medication. The affected parts of the brain can recover some function with the help of different types of therapy.
Symptoms
[edit]Many of the symptoms depend on the cause of the disorder but many of the symptoms are similar. Most of the symptoms are physical or behavioral. Dementia and delirium are the cause of the confusion, orientation, cognition or alertness impairment and therefore, requires you to pay more attention to hallucinations, delusions, amnesia, and personality changes. These affects of the dementia and delirium are not affiliated with the changes of sensory or perception abilities. Memory impairment, judgment, logical function and agitation are some extremely common symptoms of Organic Mental Disorder.
Prognosis
[edit]Some cases are short-term and treatable, and their prognosis is not as lengthy. Rest and medication are the most common courses of action for these treatable cases to help the patient return to proper health. Many of the cases are more long-term or get worse over time. For these, there is not as much of a set and defined prognosis. The course of action can include extensive counseling and therapy. [1]
Alternative names
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Now the DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision) has broken up the diagnoses that once fell under the diagnostic category organic mental disorder into three categories: delirium, dementia, and amnestic.[2]
Delirium, a mental confusion and emotional disruption, is caused by the sudden change in the brain. Thinking, remembering, sleeping, and paying attention can become difficult during alcohol withdrawal, after surgery or with dementia. <ref name="autogenerated
Dementia, a decline in mental ability, can be severe or not, and can interfere with daily life and cause memory loss in most instances.
Amnestic pertains to amnesia and is the impairment in ability to learn or recall new information, or recall previously learned information. Although similar, it is not coupled with dementia or delirium.