This content is machine translated The AHA/ASA Guideline for Stroke Prevention in Women. Uncovering disparities in stroke prevention. Women suffer strokes more often and at an older age. Women have a worse outcome after stroke and suffer particularly from the impact on their independence in everyday life. In…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psychological problems in heart patients Psychocardiology in patients with severe heart failure. Mental illness (e.g., depression, anxiety) is common in patients with severe heart failure and should be taken seriously and treated. Overlapping symptoms of heart failure, as well as a depressive…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated General Internal Medicine Update Refresher Psychiatry and pneumology in focus Psychiatric emergencies with states of agitation, burnout, ADHD in adulthood, chronic cough, sleep apnea – experts brought the participants of the continuing education event “General Internal Medicine Update Refresher” up…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated New studies with evidence of further effects There is more in ginseng and rose root Medicinal plants with an effect against stress-related symptoms are called adaptogens in phytotherapy or complementary medicine. Rose root and ginseng are the classic representatives of this class of medicinal plants.…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Anxiety disorders Guideline-based therapy Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders. Nevertheless, they are often diagnosed and treated years later. Exclusion of physical disease consisting of at least a detailed history, laboratory,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Sentinel function of the P-glycoprotein The ABCB1 test for optimizing therapy with antidepressants Overcoming the blood-brain barrier is an important prerequisite for the efficacy of antidepressants. The essential component of the blood-brain barrier is the P-glycoprotein, which is encoded by the ABCB1 gene…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Eating disorders in competitive athletes Symptoms, clarifications and therapy options The prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders in competitive sports is high, reported to be as high as 45% for elite female athletes and 19% for males. Risk factors…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated A stress-related syndrome and its sequelae Rehabilitation for burnout and chronic fatigue Prolonged or chronic exhaustion is a non-specific symptom and must be clarified both medically and psychiatrically in terms of differential diagnosis. Burnout is a stress-related syndrome that can lead to…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated SGBS Symposium Bipolar 2016 in Zurich Grasping the complexity of bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder has many faces. These are clinically relevant because they influence response to drug and psychosocial treatments. When bipolar disorder is actually present, how it is differentiated from other…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SGAMPSP 14th Annual Meeting Pharmacotherapy: Optimize benefits, minimize risks The SGAMSP Annual Meeting in Liestal focused on the psychological and physical factors in the course of the disease. Particularly in polymorbid patients treated with psychotropic and somatic medications, there…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Medidays Zurich 2016 Neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia – how to treat? At Medidays Zurich 2016, the advanced training for general internal medicine in practice and hospital, Alzheimer’s dementia was a topic: its pathology is very complex and a causal therapy is…
