RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Common psychiatric concerns in home parenteral nutrition
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 329
OP 332
VO 52
IS 3
A1 A. Dale Gulledge
YR 1985
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/52/3/329.abstract
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.