Scope of the Psychiatrist's Role in the Life Care Plan
Premorbid psychiatric disorders |
Psychiatric disorders related to the injury or chronic illness |
Personality traits and disorders |
Prognosis of psychiatric illness |
Psychosocial history and family dynamics |
Psychosocial functioning and limitations |
Vocational functioning and limitations |
Psychological adjustment to disability |
Educational and vocational needs |
Attendant care or facility care |
Psychiatric treatment: medications, psychotherapy, and higher levels of care such as intensive outpatient treatment or hospitalization |
Interventional psychiatry: electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic therapy, intravenous ketamine |
Psychiatric standard of care |
Referrals to specialists |
Costs of treatment |