This content is machine translated Brain health News from the Swiss Brain Health Plan (SBHP) 2023-2033 The high burden of neurological and psychiatric diseases makes a national strategy and close interdisciplinary collaboration essential. The Swiss Brain Health Plan (SBHP) 2023-2033, a comprehensive initiative to promote brain...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, depression Lurasidone as monotherapy for bipolar I depression with anxiety symptoms Comorbid anxiety is common in patients with bipolar disorder. This comorbidity is associated with increased disease severity and poorer treatment response. A study with lurasidone 20-60 mg/day showed significant efficacy...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Palliative care symptom and needs assessment. What screening tools are helpful? In view of the new and mostly well-tolerated therapies, the palliative life and treatment time of oncological patients is increasingly extended. It is a major challenge to identify patients in...… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Suicide Dealing with trauma after suicide loss: What do bereaved people experience as effective? Every year, over 100 million people around the world are affected by suicide. Survivors often experience long-lasting, severe trauma and have an increased risk of mental illness and suicidal thoughts...…
View Post 45 min This content is machine translated Psychedelics and related drug classes Ritual, party or new therapy? Psychedelics and more: clinically illuminated Psychedelika und angrenzende Wirkstoffklassen wie Entaktogene und Dissoziativa bewegen sich zwischen Ritual, Freizeitkultur und klinischer Anwendung, meist in unterschiedlichen Phasen der Erforschung. Sie werden in verschiedensten Formen, Dosen und Kontexten...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated "Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe" (SHARE) Analysis of polypharmacy in ≥65-year-olds The SHARE study is an international multidisciplinary longitudinal survey. The panel survey has been conducted approximately every other year for over 20 years. In an analysis published in 2025, data...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chronic insomnia in adults: Guideline recommendations CBT-i as first choice – pharmacotherapy as secondary intervention Sleep disorders are often associated with pronounced daytime sleepiness, difficulty concentrating and increased feelings of stress. Diagnosis is generally based on the clinical history; if necessary, an actigraphy or polysomnigraphy...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric illnesses Precision Neurology Neuroscience has made a huge leap in knowledge in recent decades. New methods in genomics, epigenetics, proteomics, metabolomics, imaging and data integration make it possible to characterize diseases more precisely...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated New evidence on genetics, pathophysiology and clinical significance Migraine with and without aura – two different entities? Migraine is one of the most common neurological disorders, and for decades it has been debated whether migraine with aura (MwA) and migraine without aura (MwoA) are merely different manifestations...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated A critical analysis of the evidence from 113 studies Nutrition and depression Diet as a possible influencing factor on mental health has been the subject of intense debate for years. It is repeatedly assumed that a healthy diet can alleviate depressive symptoms...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Past, present and future Biomarkers in schizophrenia Schizophrenia is one of the most complex and serious psychiatric disorders. Despite decades of research, many of its causes remain unexplained. In recent years, interest in biomarkers has grown considerably,...…
