[Work with relatives at the psychiatric admission unit--report of experiences with a mixed syndrome family group].

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of the changes of ward atmosphere and job satisfaction after the implementation of the Safewards model in acute psychiatry in Germany. METHOD:A multi-perspective pre-post study design was conducted in two locked wards among patients (n = 80) and staff (n = 88) before and after the implementation o...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Jäckel D,Baumgardt J,Helber-Böhlen H,Stiehm N,Morgenstern K,Voigt A,Mc Cutcheon AK,Schöppe E,Velasquez Lecca EE,Löhr M,Schulz M,Bechdolf A,Weinmann S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence exercised by personality factors on the course and success of drug therapy aimed at the treatment of mental diseases, as well as the therapeutic consequences resulting therefrom, are discussed in the case of patients with schizophrenic psychoses and endogenous depressions. Over and above this, special at...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Rüger U

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was the establishing of associations of parents and friends of mentally handicapped persons that started, above all in the 50's and 60's, in many countries direct and intensive endeavours for the improvement of their social situation. In this context the major goals are the normalisation of their living conditions ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Mutters T

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Shared decision-making during the course of treatment is important for people with severe mental illness. However, there is still insufficient knowledge about how people with mental illness view decisions, what kind of decisions are made and how patients experience and perceive the process of participation in...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Loos S,Neumann P,Arnold K,Slade M,Fiorillo A,Krogsgaard Bording M,Ivanka T,Kawohl W,Puschner B

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Aggression management trainings for staff have been implemented in many organizations of mental health care and disability care. The efficacy of such programmes has rarely been analysed. METHODS:A systematic review was conducted which contains all published evaluation studies on aggression management traini...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Richter D,Needham I

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Recently, a putative functional polymorphism (-141C Ins/Del) in the 5'-flanking region of the dopamine D2 receptor was found. An association of the Ins allele with schizophrenia has been described in a Japanese sample. In the present study this association was examined in a German schizophrenia patient population. In ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Rohrmeier T,Putzhammer A,Sartor H,Knapp M,Albus M,Borrmann-Hassenbach M,Lichtermann D,Wildenauer D,Schwab S,Maier W,Klein HE,Eichhammer P

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:Based on legal jurisdiction, knowledge of the psychiatric-psychotherapeutic field and insight into the necessity of a new allocation of responsibilities in the overall therapeutic service of a clinic, the core areas of medical activities are defined for the first time, innovative organisational approaches to the reorg...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Jordan W,Bleich S,Cohrs S,von Einsiedel R,Falkai P,Grosskopf V,Hauth I,Steiner J,Adler L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Diagnoses-related clinical case grouping for an estimation of resource consumption for psychiatric inpatients analogue to the somatic medicine till now did not lead to sufficient prediction of costs. However, this is required when regarding increasing health costs from the economic perspective. METHOD:We inv...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Herwig U,Warnke I,Rössler W

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:ECT is an effective and safe therapy with fast response for depressive disorders. Nevertheless it's mostly used for therapy resistance. In antidepressive treatments fast response may be related with antidepressive efficacy. We studied, if earlier ECT could result in a shorter hospital stay period after the tr...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Schwerthöffer D,Wolf F,Pitschel-Walz G,Bäuml J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:13 patients with major depressive disorder, who responded well to the reversible MAO-A-inhibitor moclobemide after unsuccessful initial treatment with tri- or tetracyclic antidepressants were monitored under naturalistic outpatient therapy conditions with moclobemide plasma level control for an average of 7.4 months. ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Carl G,Laux G

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although guidelines usually recommend monotherapy, in clinical practice, antipsychotic polypharmacy is common especially with chronically ill patients. We therefore assessed the current practice of antipsychotic polypharmacy in "high-utilising" patients with schizophrenia in Germany. METHODS:Antipsychotic m...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Schmidt-Kraepelin C,Puschner B,Loos S,Janssen B

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression is a common comorbidity of chronic pain and chronic pain represents a common additional symptom of depressed patients. The physiological basis is unknown. METHODS:We investigated the possible interrelation between autonomic dysfunction and altered pain perception in unmedicated patients (U1), afte...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Bär KJ,Greiner W

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Based on the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) we developed and validated the Mannheimer Craving Scale (MaCS) for quantitative measurements of craving across different substances and suitable for multiple substance abuse. METHODS:The MaCS questionnaire measures obsessive-compulsive symptoms in the c...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Nakovics H,Diehl A,Geiselhart H,Mann K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective Personal recovery as a key concept in mental health requests that people with severe mental illness need support in taking positive risks, especially from mental health nurses as key players in this context. In German-speaking countries, studies regarding positive risk-taking seem scarce. Attitude as a conce...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Burr C,Richter D

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Transcranial magnetic stimulation as mapping method offers the possibility to measure aspects of motor cortex excitability painlessly and non-invasively. Using this neurophysiological tool, new insights into the effects of central-acting drugs are possible. Particularly striking seems to be the potential of this appro...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Eichhammer P,Langguth B,Müller J,Hajak G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manic disorders and bipolar psychoses have long been underdiagnosed in child and adolescent psychiatry. Scientific research has been rare as well. In particular in adolescence and young adulthood bipolar disorders are not easy to diagnose. Therefore these disorders should be included in differential diagnosis as resea...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Braun-Scharm H,Bilke O

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aims to assess the acceptance, chances and barriers of an online self-management program (moodgym) for depression from the perspective of experts and patients in inpatient psychiatric settings. METHODS:Paper-pencil interviews were conducted with n = 181 depressed inpatients (n = 181, pre-post-asses...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Dorow M,Stein J,Förster F,Löbner M,Franz M,Günther R,Schröder R,Sommer D,Möller D,Dekoj MC,Becker T,Riedel-Heller SG

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Qualitative research methods give an opportunity to investigate the everyday reality of dealing with and understanding of chronic mental illness as a social reality in local context. By the reconstruction of the perspective of the mentally ill, their relatives and their professional caregivers we analyze the cultural ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Zaumseil M

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report their three years experience with treating addicts (both alcoholics and users of prescription and illegal drugs) in a specialized unit employing a low-threshold admission policy. Difficulties as well as advantages of the concept are discussed. For the common treatment of patients addicted to differe...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Grischke-Silber J,Kling U,Rave-Schwank M

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：:This paper describes a standardized assessment-procedure for the so-called "Gemeindepsychiatrische Verbünde" in Germany (GPV-Documentation), which are regional combines of community-based mental health care services. It is the first procedure in Germany which puts data on psychiatric care offers, needs for care and se...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Salize HJ,Bullenkamp J,Alscher I,Wolf I

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：: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：:A random sample of patients (n = 43) had been investigated to detect any difference in response of bright light therapy in lithium-treated inpatients (n = 18) suffering from depression. Only 27% of the lithium-based inpatients respond to bright light therapy, but 73% of patients respond who were not treated with lithi...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Heim M,Morgner J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 32-year old man suffering from a 10-year course of schizophrenia is presented. The man's delusions include the conviction of being of the opposite sex and thus, he applied for an operational correction of his gender according to the law of transsexualism. Based on the evident problems arising from this c...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Brüne M

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide information about occurrence and patterns of geriatric morbidity and need for long-term care in patients newly diagnosed with dementia compared to controls without dementia. METHODS:An analysis of administrative data was conducted to compare the geriatric outpatient diagnoses and the patterns of c...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Beekmann M,van den Bussche H,Glaeske G,Hoffmann F

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00