PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A. Dale Gulledge
TI  - Common psychiatric concerns in home parenteral nutrition
DP  - 1985 Sep 21
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 329--332
VI  - 52
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/52/3/329.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/52/3/329.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1985 Sep 21; 52
AB  - In home parenteral nutrition (HPN), the patient is dependent on a machine. This can contribute to family problems, organic brain syndromes, depression, grief, or drug dependency. It is important to establish the base-line mental status of the patient before instructing him or her in HPN procedures.