Psychological and Neurobehavioral Disorders in MSA Health-Oriented, Rehabilitative Perspective.

In this article, the authors discuss the classification, recognition, and rehabilitation team management of psychological and neurobehavioral disorders in multiple sclerosis (MS), emphasizing throughout their view that from the psychological standpoint, MS is preeminently a disorder of the patient's self or identity. Disorders of the process of normal adjustment, disorders of organization and control (including disorders of affect and of cognition), and disorders of personality functioning are considered in turn. Finally, the authors discuss a model for the role of comprehensive, inpatient rehabilitation team treatment in addressing MS-related neurobehavioral disorders.