This content is machine translated Dementia Update 2020 Management of cognitive disorders in family practice. GP support for the patient and their relatives/carers is crucial to ensure the best possible course of the disease. Pharmacotherapy is only one component in the integral and multifactorial management…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Endogenous psychoses Schizophrenia: As if from another world The mathematician John Forbes Nash suffered from it, the painter Vincent van Gogh probably also – schizophrenia. One of the most common mental illnesses can catapult sufferers into another world…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Suicide prevention in family practice. Actively reach out to those at risk Suicidality is most often associated with mental illness, especially depression. Often suicidality “hides” behind somatic and other medical complaints. Primary care physicians often occupy a key position in identifying suicidal…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Asperger syndrome Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults with high levels of compensation. Middle-aged patients may well still be diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Most of the time, these are people with a high level of compensation. But the efforts take over as time…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy for depression Low risk of interaction with low-hyperforin St. John’s wort St. John’s wort extracts are proven for the treatment of depressive disorders. However, some preparations, by inducing CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein (ABCB1), lower the plasma levels of other drugs and impair…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Majore depression Ketamine-containing nasal spray approved in Switzerland Following the EU, Switzerland has also recently approved a nasal spray based on the active ingredient ketamine, which is known as a party drug. The preparation can be used as…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Sleep-wake disorders in pneumology practice. Patience, knowledge and persistence in therapy In particular, sleep-disordered breathing leads not only to daytime sleepiness or fatigue, but also to insomnia and is considered a trigger for parasomnias, epileptic seizures, and a risk factor for…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Post-traumatic stress disorder Updated guidelines support effective therapy algorithm Post-traumatic stress disorder is a delayed mental Reaction to an extremely stressful event or to an extraordinary Threat. There is a lack of strategies to overcome the experienced helplessness and the Loss of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Depression Management Holistic treatment brings messenger substances back into balance Depressive disorders are among the most serious illnesses worldwide. Nevertheless, they are often not recognized or insufficiently treated. However, bringing the concentration of neurotransmitters in the brain back into balance…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Primary hyperhidrosis Comorbid depression and anxiety disorders are common Excessive sweating is a psychologically stressful symptom. There are empirical findings of an increased prevalence of depressive disorders and/or an anxiety problem in patients with primary hyperhidrosis. This should be…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Where the ritual ends and the compulsion begins Already in childhood, the first symptoms may appear – obsessive-compulsive disorder. They are among the most common mental disorders. Often concealed, treatment rates are low. There are good therapeutic options…
