Clouded state

- A special kind of stupefaction, acute beginning and suddenly stops. It is accompanied by a complete loss of memory for that period. The content of psychiatric products can only be judged by the results of the behavior of the patient. In connection with the violation of a deep orientation, possible frightening hallucinations and delusions such patient is a danger to society. Fortunately, in somatic diseases is a condition is rare and is not accompanied by a complete detachment from the outside, unlike epilepsy (see.).
A feature of syndromes stupefaction at somatic diseases is their effacement, short duration, rapid transition from one state to another and the presence of mixed states.
It should be aimed primarily at the basic physical illness, because of its severity depends on the mental state. The treatment can be performed in a hospital, where the patient, but it must be observed two conditions.
Firstly, such a patient should be sure to see a psychiatrist and give their recommendations. Secondly, if the patient is in an acute psychosis, it is placed in a separate room with a round the clock supervision and care. In the absence of these conditions, the patient is transferred to the department of psychosomatic. If the disease of the internal organs is not the cause of mental disorders, but only provoke a mental illness (eg, schizophrenia), then such a patient is also transferred to the department of psychosomatic medicine (in severe somatic condition) or in a conventional psychiatric hospital. Psychotropic drugs are prescribed by a doctor, a psychiatrist on an individual basis taking into account all the indications, contraindications, possible side effects and complications.
Prevention somatogenic disorders should focus on prevention, early detection and timely treatment of somatic diseases.