ALL ABOUT MS
The role of the family (Part 19)
Deform
in behavior and misbehavior
Very few MS patients have
behavioral disorders due to the inability to control sexual impulses. This type
of behavior is due to damage to the inhibitory functions of the brain.
Unsuitable behavior is caused by the loss of cognitive ability due to the
demyelination of significant cognitive areas in the brain. Family members
should know that this is beyond the conscious control of the patient and that
it is not a sign of moral weakness or sociopathic tendencies, but of illness.
The treatment of the patient and the response to his behavior is very complex,
and includes medication, psychiatric and neurological assistance with parallel
psychotherapy. Family members need support in the form of advisory work, as
this behavior can lead to unpleasant situations. Sometimes it is necessary to
control these people in order to prevent possible outbursts.
Whom
to contact for help?
For each of the emotional
reactions mentioned here, there is a way of resolving in an acceptable way, in
the first place with the help and support of family and friends. It is very
important to get in touch with associations of patients with support groups for
people with MS and their families. This does not mean that it is necessary to
exclude other types and types of socializing and association that are very
important as a form of help and support in facing and solving what is the
problem of an emotional nature. The help of professionals who deal with MS from
different perspectives, starting with a doctor of neurologists, psychiatrists,
psychologists, social workers and nurses, is necessary to make it easier to
deal with emotional problems that accompany MS.
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