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Neurology 202d : Aspects of Functional Versus Organic Illness

Credit Hours(s)4.0

InstructorsJoseph Ferezy, DC, DACAN, FIACN

Price$80.00 USD

Format(s)AudioVisual Course, Diplomate Level;

Educational Objectives

Define specific terminology including organic disease, non-organic disease, functional disease, somatoform disease, malingering and others
Discuss the distinction between somatoform disorders (hysteria) and malingering
Describe patient presentations and examination techniques which are useful in somatoform disorders of the special senses
Elaborate on the somatic manifestations of somatoform disease in motor and sensory presentations
Explore caveats of diagnosing somatoform disorders
Discuss completely the performance and usefulness of in office "credibility" tests used to unveil non-organic disorders
Define and describe aspects of the malingering patient

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