[Early termination of vocational rehabilitation for the severe mentally ill].

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is some evidence that the treatment with new ("atypical") neuroleptics is associated with a higher frequency of hyperlipidemia. AIM:In this study the serum lipid levels of patients with chronic schizophrenia were investigated. METHODS:The serum lipid levels of 177 consecutively admitted schizophrenic ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Wetterling T,Schneider B,Weber B

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:How can patients and staff participate in redesigning psychiatric procedures through survey research? METHODS:Using interviews with circular-hypothetical questioning, 58 patients and 30 staff members of a psychiatric department of a general hospital were interviewed about their preferences for change and con...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Scheidt P,Schweitzer J,Maischein L,Tebbe B,Hirschenberger N,Enssle M,Krause U,Voigtländer W

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last years there has been an increasing interest in psychiatric surveys as basis of epidemiologic studies and morbidity investigations. Numerous statistics from hospitals, from general psychiarists and general practioners have been referred to and constitute the basis for the 'Enquete zur Lage der Psychiatrie i...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Jakumeit U,Nehls C

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the eating behaviour, quality of life and changes in life style in 46 female patients with eating disorders, discharged from our psychosomatic unit at least six month ago. METHODS:Patients meeting the criteria for DSM-IV anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa completed the "Lancashire Quality of Life ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Danzl C,Kemmler G,Gottwald E,Mangweth B,Kinzl J,Biebl W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristics of the present ecological threat concerning the mind of men are described. Some psychiatric cases are given describing on one hand psychotic patients whose concern about the endangered natural environment is more accidental, whereas in other patients the feeling to be threatened has been resulted in ps...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Lübeck HD

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A therapeutic dwelling community (TDC) which has been in existence for more than 3 years, is described in respect to its history of origin and development outside existing psychiatric institutions or facilities. After having been confronted with the unsatisfactory follow-up care of a group of relatively young, in most...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Engelke W,Haselbeck H

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on retrospective investigation using hospital records of 44 schizophrenic patients of a rehabilitation department, who committed suicide between 1966 and 1986, the paper discusses demographic and psychological features of schizophrenic suicide in comparison with international literature. Subjects who committed s...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Resch F,Strobl R

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A systematic review on empirical results of studies that assess Quality of Life (QoL) in schizophrenic patients. METHOD:A systematic overview of the literature is provided with focus on schizophrenic patients under deprived living conditions. RESULTS:No consistent relationships are found between objective l...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Franz M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three publications by K.P. Kisker that appeared in the 'sixties of the present century are milestones along an important path of panoramic changes in the recent history of psychiatry. They are model reflections of the steps or stages towards a new approach to understanding the social system represented by the hospital...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Veltin A

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregabalin is a substance which modulates monoamine release in "hyper-excited" neurons. It binds potently to the α2-δ subunit of calcium channels. Pilotstudies on alcohol- and benzodiazepine dependent patients reported a reduction of withdrawal symptoms through Pregabalin. To our knowledge, no studies have been conduc...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Kämmerer N,Lemenager T,Grosshans M,Kiefer F,Hermann D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease is a hereditary and progressive disease of the central nervous system. Sudden and irregular hyperkinesias are prominent. Psychopathological findings are very frequent and often proceed the decline of motor functions for years. Almost all the patients develop a dementia in later stages of the illne...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Weimer E,Ries S,Tost H,Braus DF

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article reports on a catamnestic examination of patients of a crisis intervention center at a general hospital, conducted during the period from 1.5.1977 to 31.5.1978. A total of 560 admissions was recorded comprising 492 patients. Examination was carried out via an open questionnaire, plus data taken from the hos...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Hauck P,Wegener B

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of diagnosed depression with the utilization of health care services and preventive measures among men and women in the general population in Germany. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis of data from a representative telephone survey (men N = 18,675, women N = 24,518, 18 years and old...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Maske UE,Jaedtke M,Luppa M,Riedel-Heller S,Kleiber D,Busch MA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:High utilisers of psychiatric services are defined as a group of patients showing a great amount of service use, especially inpatient care, consequently causing immense costs. There is a lack of studies investigating differences between East and West Germany. METHODS:Service use and psychopathology were exam...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： von Rad K,Puschner B,Spießl H,Grempler J,Janssen B,Becker T,Freyberger H

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unfortunate that mental patients with long-term hospitalisation patterns are still necessarily scheduled for long-term stay in mental hospitals and institutions designed for the care and treatment of psychiatric cases, since such institutions are characterized by a rather sterile, low-stimulation atmosphere unde...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Schmidt-Michel PO,Konrad M,Heiter-Metzger B,Schiele G

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presented document discusses the problems of psychological/psychiatric and emergency long term users. The author, director of the East Berlin Crisis Centre, describes the long-term patient phenomenon from different perspectives. He develops ideas to change the concept of acute intervention. The crisis intervention...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Neumann O

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This project evaluates whether a multidisciplinary consultation-liaison team with special geropsychiatric experience can help to reduce complex care problems in mentally ill nursing-home residents. METHODS:Prospective longitudinal study of patients living in 5 nursing homes in Germany, supplemented by exper...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Kirchen-Peters S,Fehrenbach RA,Diefenbacher A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the legislation of the compulsory admission and treatment of mentally ill persons in the Swiss canton of Basle-City. We inquired retrospectively the requests of the clinic and the appointed time given by the psychiatric court of appeal in the year 2000. With 320 compulsory admissions there were 118 appeals....

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Eichhorn M,Zimmermann R,Kräuchi K,Finzen A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess and compare the validity of the German 15-item version and shortened versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) for early detection of depression in nursing home residents with mild to moderate cognitive impairment (MMSE ≥ 15). METHODS:Data from 92 patients were analysed. The Structural Clini...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Allgaier AK,Kramer D,Mergl R,Fejtkova S,Hegerl U

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although there is growing evidence for clinical effectiveness of crisis resolution teams (also called Home Treatment Teams) for patients with severe psychotic disorders, a lot of studies suffer from poor model fidelity, which leads to an ignorance of specific effective factors. METHODS:Here we present the im...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Sturm D,Arends S,Henke T,Reichmann C,Janssen B,Görtz P

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The high rank of social work in context with psychiatric treatment of in-patients is generally accepted. The value of social work and here especially the visit at home by the social worker has hardly been examined up to now. METHOD:In the article first of all the method of visits at home is presented. Furthe...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Banger M,Wellnitz M,Gastpar M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new activities of nurses working in the field of psychiatry, resulting from the realisation of sociopsychiatric and sociotherapeutic concepts, have led to an expansion of the "job description" of the nursing personnel. Intensive measures for additinal training and continuing education will have to be taken to acqu...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Winkler WT

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The report describes the inpatient and out-patient treatment facilities for alcoholics in a defined catchment area and the experience gathered by the initiation of out-patient group therapy for a group of alcoholics at the general community hospital in Offenbach/Main. The goal of the group therapy at the hospital was ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Fiedler D

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heinrich von Kleist's life was shaken repeatedly by negative life-events, finally he committed suicide in his last life-crisis (1811). His work was mostly understood as descriptions of negative life-events and failed-being. In this article it will be shown that in at least two "crises" Kleist's work can be understood ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Schlimme J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factitious disorders have been reported in 0.5 - 1 % of general hospital patients. It often takes several years until the disorder is detected. During this period, enormous health care cost can arise not least out of iatrogenic self-induced mutilations and related secondary somatic complications. Apart from surgeons a...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Rothenhäusler HB,Kapfhammer HP

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author tries to convey an idea of the process which takes place during art therapy, quoting examples from her own work with mentally diseased patients. She considers the visual message resulting from the work of art created by the patient, as a process of communication which takes place between the patient and the...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Wellendorf E

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In January 1980 a Psychiatric Department was established at the General Hospital for decentralised psychiatric treatment of inpatients. The article describes the preparatory planning which went into the concept of the Department. First of all, the Hospital is scheduled to look after a district with a population of 110...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Lorenzen H

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A new questionnaire to assess subjective meaning in psychosis (SuSi) will be presented. METHODS:The questionnaire construction was based on an elaborate process (Delphi-method) involving patients, carers and professionals (trialogue). Statistical validation including factor analysis and assessment of interna...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Bock T,Brysinski T,Klapheck K,Bening U,Lenz A,Naber D

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with parkinson's disease and depression. Her symptoms included episodes of flushing, palpitations and hypertension, giving rise to the suspicion of the existence of a phaeochromocytoma. The levels of adrenaline and vanillymandelic acid in the urine were moderately elevated, th...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Jähnel M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide an overview of empirical findings with regard to compulsive hoarding. METHODS:A systematic literature search of medical and psychological journals was conducted using PubMed. Relevant publications from the reference lists and recent books were also identified and included. RESULTS:The article rev...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Mueller A,de Zwaan M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00