[Social support of mentally handicapped adults: effects of degree of handicap and type of residential facility].

abstract：:Despite the compelling evidence for a strong heritability of schizophrenia, the aetiology and genetic underpinnings of this disabling disease still remain unclear. Reasonable explanations for current problems in identifying candidate genes for schizophrenia are the complexity of its genetic background as well as the h...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Opgen-Rhein C,Neuhaus A,Urbanek C,Dettling M

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：: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:There are only some reports about discharge letters addressed to patients. By a case report benefits and potential of letters to patients should be shown. METHOD:The presented case report describes the hospital stay of a 19 year old patient suffering from schizophrenia. RESULTS:The case report indicates tha...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Spiessl H,Rothbauer J,Cording C

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Systematic review of psychosocial interventions for high-risk family members with mental health problems in highly developed industrialized countries. METHODS:Systematic search in electronic databases as well as manual search for intervention studies. RESULTS:Interventions were effective in significantly re...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Stiawa M,Kilian R,Becker T

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1939, Robert Faris and Warren Dunham published their pioneering work on "Mental disorders in urban areas". They investigated the distribution of mental disorders in Chicago. In the following decades, a number of studies using a similar design were carried out in various cities in the United States and in Europe, wh...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Riedel-Heller SG,Angermeyer MC

更新日期：2000-07-01 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：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：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：:Changes in the provision of psychiatric services within the last decennials are probably best understood if the impact of national socialism on clinical psychiatry is regarded. Many psychiatrists took part in the "Aktion T4" the organised killing of their patients, at least they did not resist campaigns directed to ki...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Schaub R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Starting with Ciompis model of "affect logic" I want to show that affective, cognitive and behavioral patterns, once emerged in psychosis, subsequently tend to repetition and chronification on account of psychological, social but also neuronal plasticity. In the discussion about reasons of the chronification process, ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Hoffmann H

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE AND METHOD:In this paper we report about the situation of psychotherapeutic inpatient treatment in Bavarian state mental hospitals, based on data coming from surveys in those hospitals. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:22 State mental hospitals in Bavaria have 1217 beds for acute psychotherapy, proofed on the basis of...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Wolfersdorf M,Klein HE,Dose M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rates of admission, duration of hospitalization, chances of discharge and legal basis of admissions are analyzed with reference to the distances between the patients' domiciles and the hospital, basing on the figures which apply to the district hospitals Gabersee in Upper Bavaria. More patients from nearby are admitte...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Weyerer S,Dilling H

更新日期：1978-02-01 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

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：:We report the rare case of a 19-year old man, first diagnosed with schizophrenia but finally shown to have subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). Initial symptoms were hallucinations and negative symptoms until the onset of a seizure. Changes in the CSF, MRI, EEG and increasing neurological symptoms led to the co...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Jähnel M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:gamma-Hydroxybutyrat (GHB) is used medically for narcolepsy and as a narcotic. It is also a rare illegal drug. In this case report the development of a GHB-dependency against the background of a primary alcohol dependency is described. METHODS:Based on established alcohol withdrawal scales (AWSS by Wetterlin...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Richter C,Romanowski A,Kienast T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of antidepressants on psychomotor function related to car driving abilities. METHOD: Depressive inpatients (n = 64) were investigated under steady state plasma level conditions. Data were collected with the ART 90 (Act and React Testsystem) measuring vis...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Brunnauer A,Laux G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Findings about the association between working alliance and therapy outcome in Internet-based treatments are contradictory. Evidence for the working alliance in Internet-based treatment for Binge Eating Disorder is still missing and can help to elucidate this question. METHODS AND RESULTS:In an Internet-base...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Dölemeyer R,Klinitzke G,Steinig J,Wagner B,Kersting A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present contribution scrutinizes the assumption that people with a migration background (PMB) make less use of addiction services than non-migrants. METHODS:Differentiated by diagnoses, the proportions of PMB in the Statistical Report on Substance Abuse Treatment in Germany are compared to the share of PMB in ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Rommel A,Köppen J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although depression and symptoms of depression belong to the most common disorders in private practice, affected patients are not always diagnosed as early as possible in Germany and often not sufficiently treated. In order to improve the care for persons with depression it is necessary that family doctors are prepare...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Goesmann C,Bühren A,Neuy-Bartmann A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Is it necessary to understand your vis a vis or is it enough to meet, to get in touch? Awareness of the different perception of reality is important. INTERINDIVIDUELL: Defined as basic requirements for getting in touch, mutual modelling and interchange were "Knowing your own world", "Being curious about th...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Klug G

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of flupentixol and risperidone were compared in a randomized double-blind study in 153 chronic schizophrenic patients. Flupentixol showed to be not inferior to risperidone concerning schizophrenic negative symptoms at week 8, 16 and 24. Positive symptoms and general psychopathology improved comparably, to...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Philipp M,Lesch OM,Schmauss M,Dose M,Glaser T

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:605 German psychiatrists were asked what they consider important ingredients of the quality of life of schizophrenic patients. Most frequently, quality of life was associated with social integration. Work, social contacts and acceptance on the part of their environment were considered particularly important in this re...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Holzinger A,Angermeyer MC,Matschinger H

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Due to increasing health care expenditures the discussion about advantages and disadvantages of new methods for resource allocation in mental health care has been intensified. A promising model is the Regional Budget for Mental Health Care, which is currently being examined in Schleswig-Holstein. The present ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Roick C,Deister A,Zeichner D,Birker T,König HH,Angermeyer MC

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:Following the agreement on the splitting of the burden of cost to be borne by the Federal German national health and pension insurance schemes, the cost of treatment of addicts has been divided between the relevant bodies. This division of cost has developed into an obstacle especially to the development of curative t...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Spengler C

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00