Reading this makes me kinda proud about the knowledge I gained researching about mental health haha. I also first thought manic then depression and etc. Kinda like the same satisfaction when a teacher asks you a question and you know the answer lol.
When it comes to sleep, do you also sometimes recommend patients to a sleep doctor and have them tested there? Or you only do that when you think the medicines and other lifestyle changes are not working? Would be interesting to sleep in the lab with all the tech connected on you so you'll see the brain activity that could also be caused by other disorders like narcolepsy etc.
No, a sleep doctor isn't a common specialty and adds costs to the patient. Most have relatively simple sleeping problems.
Most of the problems with compliance stems from patient having a lack of insight, poor judgment, no reliable support system and financial constraints. The financial part can be alleviated with government programs but a patient that doesn't recognize they have a problem or have poor social support system are the hardest to manage.
The EEG tests are done with the Psychology/ Neuro department outside my current scope but it's nice to get some exposure there. I think I'll get that probably 2-3 years from now.