Amy Sullivan, PysD: Team-Based Approach to MS
The director of Behavioral Medicine at the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at the Cleveland Clinic spoke about the importance of caring for patients with MS by using a team-based approach.
"When we look at mental health over the course of the MS person’s disease, I think it’s important to recognize that the mental health can be both a symptom to the MS as well as a reaction to the disease process."
A number of sessions and presentations at the
Amy B. Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP, director of Behavioral Medicine, Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at the Cleveland Clinic, is one of the physicians who appreciate this approach. When she, a behavioral medicine expert, is able to work hand-in-hand with an MS neurologist, she told NeurologyLive® that it allows her to treat not only the patient but the entire family, as she said she recognizes that MS presents a more complex situation than some other conditions.
At CMSC, Sullivan sat with NeurologyLive® to discuss how team-based care has improved the lives of patients at Cleveland Clinic, and she offered some advice to the practicing neurologist who may not have an institution’s level of resources.
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