This content is machine translated Case report 15q13.3 deletion syndrome. Adolescent female patient with severe self-injury and persistent death wish Case report of a 16-year-old female patient who received intensive care for over a year due to persistent desire to die – both 1:1 care and restraint techniques and fixations…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 8th SGAD Symposium, Zurich Update on treatment recommendations for depression and burnout Prof. Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, MD, Basel, gave an overview of the 2016 update of recommendations for the somatic treatment of unipolar depressive disorders and presented the first Swiss treatment recommendations on…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hypericum perforatum extract Effective alternative to standard antidepressants The efficacy of St. John’s wort extracts for mild to moderate depression has been demonstrated in studies. A subgroup analysis compared response to hypericum extract WS 5570 with response to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Alcohol dependence High-Dose Baclofen Treatment Purpose: Few medications are approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence. Is drug therapy with baclofen in the high-dose range a suitable alternative?
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Efficacy analysis vortioxetine Major depression and anxiety symptoms Background: Anxiety disorders are a common comorbidity of depression. A comorbidity of depression and anxiety is more difficult to treat than depression alone.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Psychotherapeutic approaches in the treatment of depression There is reason for hope Several meta-analyses demonstrate the high effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy, the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System for Psychotherapy (CBASP), acceptance and commitment therapy, psychodynamic brief psychotherapy, long-term psychoanalytic therapy, and interpersonal…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Suicide prevention in practice What does the suicidal patient need? People often keep suicidal intentions to themselves. Clinical and personal risk factors play a role but are not the cause of suicidality. The approach to the suicidal patient lies in…
View Post 20 min This content is machine translated Mental disorders Psychological comorbidities in oncology patients. The most common mental disorders in oncology patients include adjustment disorders, anxiety disorders, affective disorders, cancer-related fatigue, and delirium. Psychological stress must be identified at an early stage and psycho-oncological…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 56th Continuing Medical Education Course, Davos “State of the art” in cardiovascular prevention and depression. Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading causes of illness and death in Switzerland as well. In turn, atherosclerosis is the most important cause of these diseases. It begins in adolescence or…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated A feasibility study Psilocybin for the treatment of refractory depression. Purpose: Psilocybin is an indole alkaloid belonging to the tryptamine group, which acts as a serotonin receptor agonist in the brain. Psilocybin produces a hallucinogenic high and is very similar…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Smoking and mental disorders Nicotine dependence in psychiatric disorders. Nicotine dependence is among the most common comorbid disorders in patients with psychiatric disorders. Evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic smoking cessation programs (REPs) are also effective in patients with psychiatric disorders.…
