This content is machine translated Psychotic disorders The early treatment in children and adolescents Studies have shown that early detection and treatment significantly improves the prognosis of psychotic disorder. Therefore, if psychotic development is suspected, early consultation with specialists is important.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rational use of antidepressants First wait and see, then intervene with medication Antidepressants are prescribed too often – contrary to the study evidence, which attests only low efficacy of the commonly used agents in mild depressive episodes, and contrary to the guideline…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Behavioral addictions Any behavior can be addictive Behavioral addictions such as gambling or computer game addiction are increasingly coming into psychiatric focus. The private clinic in Meiringen is also taking this into account by opening a ward…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Affective disorders Prevention through prediction? (Hypo)mania in childhood and adolescence is associated with preceding depressive episodes, atypical depression in adulthood with high BMI. Can this knowledge be used prophylactically?
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Diabetes and comorbid depression Rarely diagnosed and treated despite momentous implications Comorbidity rates of depression and diabetes are high and pathophysiological mechanisms influence each other. Impairment of diabetes self-management is a key factor here. Validated and feasible screening instruments exist, but…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Burnout among medical professionals Specifications and bureaucracy are increasingly burdening More and more administration, economic pressure and political requirements that lead to conflicts of values with professional ethics – doctors have to be careful that their work does not become…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Home Treatment Acute treatment at home for people with mental illnesses For those who need care for their mental illness but cannot or do not want to do so in an inpatient setting, there is an alternative: home treatment is increasingly…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Anxiety disorders What is the role of epigenetics? “We are not our genes!” With this statement, Prof. Katharina Domschke from Freiburg referred to the importance of environmental influences – and how they shape our mental health through epigenetic…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Eating disorders Early detection and case management determine the success of therapy Eating disorder therapy includes both psychological and somatic treatment. To avoid dropouts, case management must be established early on.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Interdisciplinary pain management Keeping an eye on the dependence potential of analgesics Findings from interdisciplinary pain research are also relevant to everyday dermatological practice. As with other indications, effects and side effects should be carefully weighed in this context (e.g., risk of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Screening of mental comorbidities! Sleep disturbances, anxiety, and depressive symptoms are common in individuals with atopic dermatitis and should be considered in treatment. With regard to the question of a possible increased cardiovascular risk,…
