[Shared psychotic disorder (Folie à deux) and Huntington's disease].

abstract：:Since the end of the 1990s the Westfälische Klinik Lengerich has offered an inpatient psychiatric treatment of an psychiatric ill parent--combined with a pedagogic attendance of the child taken along. The following article describes our experience in that matter, from a ward concentrated on psychotherapy. In selected ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Brandes U,Held E,Brümmer-Hesters M,Gerdes C

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim is to investigate the association between sociodemographic characteristics and the interactive health literacy and the time to treatment of social anxiety disorder. METHODS:An online survey of N = 311 patients was carried out (response rate 54.1 %). Descriptive statistical analysis and a logistic regressio...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Ernstmann N,Heuser C,Halbach S,Wegener I,Rambau S,Forstner AJ,Schumacher J,Mücke M,Geiser F,Conrad R

更新日期：2020-11-24 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：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 an open clinical trial patients with full-developed delirium tremens were treated either by controlled infusion of clomethiazol (n = 21) or by intravenous injections of clorazepate (n = 20). Acute symptomatic quickly decreased after a few days and medication could be reduced. By adding haloperidol a further stabili...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Caspari D,Wappler M,Bellaire W

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study reports on the evaluation of the Bern Job Coach Placement program, a supported employment intervention, in the routine operation. METHODS:Administrative data of participants from the years 2005 to 2016 were analysed in terms of integration into the general labour market and in terms of achieving a...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Richter D,Hunziker M,Hoffmann H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing employment of graduates in psychology (Diplom-Psychologen) in psychiatric hospitals not only expands therapeutical facilities as a result of cooperation between psychologists and physicians; it also entails structural re-organisation both formally and in terms of contents, of behavioural rituals which h...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Bartmann U,Schröder HG

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Borderline-patients compose a group of severe problem-patients on psychiatric inpatient units. Among other topics this concerns the difficult differential diagnosis, attitudes of demandingness and entitlement, feelings of depressive despair, acting out and impulsive behavior. Using a process oriented diagnostical appr...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Lohmer M

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Currently, substantial effort is made to establish prevention as one of the main parts of the German health care system. In this context we investigated the current role of prevention in social-psychiatric research. METHODS:We analysed original papers published in the journal Psychiatrische Praxis in the yea...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Schmidt CK,Angermeyer MC,Riedel-Heller SG

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the context of the current discussion of integrating rehabilitative elements into the (acute) treatment of patients with mental disorders, it is investigated what rehabilitative elements actually are and whether these elements are considered in existing guidelines. METHODS/RESULTS:An expert-based consensu...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Watzke B,Büscher C,Koch U,Schulz H

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：: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：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：:Despite of the frequency of depressive disorders among the population, forensic aspects of depression are rare and usually focussed on suicidal behaviour, especially the so-called homicide-suicide (homicide followed by suicide). Today therapeutic strategies are seen in the first stage of dealing with depressed homicid...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Wolfersdorf M,Frank U,Jokusch U,König F,Leibfarth M

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：:Two perspectives of mental health care in Leipzig are outlined. Critical aspects of deinstitutionalization are discussed from the point of view of an office-based Nervenarzt (neurologist and psychiatrist). The limitations of office-based practice in providing care for the severely mentally ill (SMI) are described, i.e...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Richter RA,Nollau M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this article is to discuss various aspects of the concepts of luck and happiness within the field of psychiatric nursing. METHODS:Personal factors, work characteristics and work environment were included and combined with case studies from a local hospital. RESULTS:Fortune and happiness of ps...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Hahn B,Nienaber A,Schulz M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While lots of projects focus on "stigmatization by others" in people with mental diseases, the problem of "self-stigmatization" is rarely considered in their treatment.Thus, the program "Stigma Management" aims on the conception of a therapeutic manual concerning self-stigmatization. As experts on their own, ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Schenner M,Kohlbauer D,Stippler-Korp M,Meise U,Günther V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the rare case of a woman first diagnosed with Huntington's disease at the age of 86. She was first seen at our hospital in 1999 for evaluation of dementia. Prior to her hospitalization, she had been treated with Melperone for restlessness. There was no essential psychopathology other than mild dementia (MMSE 2...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Jähnel M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the theoretical basis and results of a comprehensive research project concerning the psychotherapeutic treatment of sexual offenders in an ambulant setting. The therapeutic sample (n = 86) consists of patients with the following symptoms: exhibitionism, child molestation and sexual aggressive acts towards w...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Lohse H,Hauch M

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All the different branches in forensic psychiatry have to face identical handicaps resulting from the difficulties in cooperation with the law-court. For the psychiatrist, his identity as a therapist is contradictory to his forensic tasks. The paper deals with the resulting dilemmata (partiality v. neutrality; diagnos...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Küchenhoff J

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychotherapy is an essential part of treating people with mental illness. However, the implementation of psychotherapeutic interventions in the field of inpatient psychiatric treatment remains well behind demand. At the same time, the use of psychotherapeutic interventions by other professional groups - suc...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Wabnitz P,Löhr M,Schulz M,Nienaber A,Oppermann G,Sauter D,Schreiber W,Gouzoulis-Mayfrank E,Claus S,Hohl-Radke F,Jordan W,Pollmächer T

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report about existing evidence of effectiveness of home treatment for severely mentally ill adults and implementation in Germany. METHODS:Systematic electronic and manual literature search. RESULTS:Compared to standard care, home treatment was equally or more efficacious with respect to general state of ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Gühne U,Weinmann S,Arnold K,Atav ES,Becker T,Riedel-Heller S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the first half of the 19th century psychiatry became more and more influential in the evaluation of mentally ill offenders. "Doubtful" states of mind gained a particular importance for forensic practice. One of the mental disorders that was heavily disputed was amentia occulta (hidden madness) first described b...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Haack K,Steinberg H,Herpertz SC,Kumbier E

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The segregation of sexes in an acute psychiatric unit was followed up by means of a research survey. Patients and staff members were questioned about the ward climate before and after changing the admission procedure. The male patients merely noticed a decreased influence of sexual problems on the ward atmosphere. The...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Vieweg T,Schubert R,Lemke S

更新日期：1996-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Although English is medicine's lingua franca, practising physicians in Germany express the need for articles in German. This study aimed at surveying the number and characteristics of German-language psychiatric journals in Germany. METHODS:Journals were identified by the standard handbook "Fachmedien Gesund...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Heidenreich U,Baethge C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Theoretical background and first results of a vocational rehabilitation program for unemployed persons with chronic psychiatric disabilities will be presented. The aim of the program is job-placement in the regular labour market. METHODS:After a 3-month preparatory period the participants were given the poss...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Waschkowski H,Bailer J,Fischer S,Lederle K

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the highest rates of suicide occur in German-speaking countries and particularly in Saxonia. There are grounds for the assumption that the fact has been caused by a careful recording of suicides in this country since 1829. The paper describes the development of rates of suicide and the changes of the suicidal m...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Müller E,Bach O

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The German Adaptation of the Verona Service Satisfaction Scale: An Instrument for Patients' Satisfaction with Mental Health Care. AIM:Measuring effectiveness and quality of care became an important topic in psychiatry. Considering that objective criteria were not sufficient in the past, the subjective persp...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Mory C,Matschinger H,Roick C,Kilian R,Bernert S,Angermeyer MC

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00