Hunting for Help: Can Psychosis Be Terminal and Is Palliative Sedation an Option? (FR419)

Treatment-refractory psychosis (TRP) is a controversial term in the setting of the current societal stigma and medical understanding or misunderstanding of mental illness. However, there is recognition that patients with either advanced mental illness (i.e. schizophrenia) in the setting of terminal diseases such as cancer or certain neurologic diseases (i.e. Huntington's disease and Lewy body dementia) can result in psychotic states not amendable to conventional pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research