[Psychosocial problems in Huntington chorea. 1: Overview, project description. social and illness-related data].

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Estimates for the proportion of involuntary admissions and coercive measures applied in general mental health care and in residential care for the elderly were developed. Sector-specific rates and quotas for Germany as a whole and for the sixteen Federal States were calculated, and the change of these indicat...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Salize HJ,Spengler A,Dressing H

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

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：: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：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：:The effectiveness of day hospital care of geriatric psychiatric patients was evaluated in a pilot study. The main aspect was the training of social competence, i.e. a training leading to growing personal independence of the demands of every day life, such as hygiene , fitness considering the household, etc. During day...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Kersten B,Brauer H,Heinrich K

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There are highly effective treatments either in inpatient or day hospital settings available for elderly with major depression. It is important to consider some specific needs of elderly people (e. g. higher somatic comorbidities). METHODS:On the base of a large routine data set (139 307 patients in hospital...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Godemann F,Seemüller F,Schneider A,Wolff-Menzler C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Folie à deux describes a rare psychiatric disorder of mostly closely related persons. The main feature of this disease is the unconditional adoption of the delusions of the primarily diseased person by the second person. This disturbance most frequently originates from a paranoid schizophrenia. METHOD:Our...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Roth C,Stüwe R,Böger A,Serafin S,Franz M

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Project HOpeS aims to establish a special support service for students with mental health problems in Hamburg, Germany, modelled on a programme designed by the university of Münster. Students with mental health problems have to cope with reduced cognitive productivity, damaged self-confidence, stigmatisation, lack of ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Biermann A,Giesen AD

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The physical environment of mental health institutions is regarded as a therapeutic agent within the treatment. There is only little scientific evidence on the consequences of architecture and design on psychiatric patients available. METHODS:A systematic review was conducted on studies from adult mental he...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Richter D,Hoffmann H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The application of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors seems to be constrained in the German health care system. We investigate the cost-effectiveness of the AChE inhibitor Galantamine for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a German context. METHOD:A Markov model as the decision theoretic framework...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Happich M,Schweikert B,Mühlbacher A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:According to results of the latest research, the state of knowledge of the German population regarding depressive disorders has improved during the last years. The question arises to what extent the print media have contributed to this development. METHOD:All editions of three German dailies--Sueddeutsche Ze...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Kroll M,Dietrich S,Angermeyer MC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an acute dyskinesia of a young, schizophrenic woman caused by neuroleptic therapy is reported. The acute dyskinesia was the reason for a complete luxation in the jaw-joint. The patient showed phenomenons (brain-atrophy, cognitive dysfunction, negative symptoms) which are discussed to be connected with acute ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Kozian R,Kiszka T,Peter K,Kühne GE

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Part II of this study will explore more accurately, how caregivers of schizophrenic patients perceive the financial burdens of the disease. METHOD:42 In-depth-interviews with parents and spouses of schizophrenic patients were analysed using a qualitative-interpretative technique. RESULTS:When talking about ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Jungbauer J,Mory C,Angermeyer MC

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Delirium tremens and withdrawal seizures are serious complications of an alcohol withdrawal syndrome. This review presents the diagnostic procedures required in case of the occurrence of a withdrawal seizure and delirium tremens as well as possible treatment options including prophylactic medication regime...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Lutz UC,Batra A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study of aggressive behaviour of patients towards staff was conducted simultaneously for one year at four psychiatric hospitals. Until now there has been very little empirical research carried out in German speaking countries of aggression in psychiatric hospitals; the reasons for that are discussed. The results ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Steinert T,Vogel WD,Beck M,Kehlmann S

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Records of violent behaviour and its sequels gain increasing interest as a matter of quality assurance. The paper presents scales and instruments applied in psychiatric institutions until now. While problems of reliability are solved sufficiently, there are major problems of validity in the measurement of violence. To...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Steinert T,Gebhardt RP

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：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：:Therapeutical groups for relatives of psychiatric patients meanwhile are obligatory within strategies of psychiatric treatment. Up to a now most of the recent investigations refer to relatives of patients suffering from schizophrenia. The following article deleniates experiences with a therapeutic group for relatives ...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Karschny J,Rosemeier B,Schubert M

更新日期：1991-03-01 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：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：: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：: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：:Migrants belong to the hard-to-reach group in health and preventive care. Essential criteria for the sustainable effectiveness of preventive and health promotion consist in the proper selection of target groups and successfully approaching them. The knowledge of possible barriers that make the access to preventive car...

journal_title：Psychiatrische Praxis

authors： Walter U,Salman R,Krauth C,Machleidt W

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：: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：: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: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