This content is machine translated Depression Different preparations with good effect A number of St. John’s wort preparations are registered in Switzerland, which do not differ significantly in composition. Only a minority of them are allowed to be used in the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Drug therapy options The first-line therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure. Pharmacotherapy comes into play when psychotherapy (KVT) does not work adequately or is rejected. The drugs of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Interactions and incorrect dosing Adverse drug reactions in psychiatry. A workshop at the Congress of the Swiss Society of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy focused on the adverse effects of psychotropic drugs. The interest was great: Already ten minutes before the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated ECTRIMS Does a long-standing antibiotic reduce MS risk? The ECTRIMS Congress was held this year in Barcelona. Insights into research and recent data were presented, including a phase III trial testing the effect of an antibiotic after an…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Herbal antidepressants and anxiolytics Phytotherapy – special opportunities for elderly patients Drug treatments are often associated with additional risks in elderly patients due to polypharmacotherapy and age-related changes in metabolism, especially since the efficacy and tolerability of drugs in the elderly…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Stress, depression and CHD Which depression is particularly “cardiotoxic”? At the SGIM Congress in Basel, Prof. Roland von Känel, MD, Head of Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Barmelweid Clinic, gave an update on the relationship between stress,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Swiss Family Docs Psychological first aid for severe stress As a primary care physician, how should I respond to people who are experiencing severe psychological distress? And how can I, as a doctor, help these people cope better with…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Unemployment and concomitant mental illnesses Unemployment creates stress – how can the family doctor help? The social situation of unemployed people is characterized by the following factors: Objectively, it is the loss of the psychosocial functions of work to mention, subjectively, the situation depends on…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Psychotic disorders - What can the family doctor do? Benefit from the relationship of trust and provide sustainable care for patients The diagnosis and long-term treatment of people suffering from psychosis is unthinkable without family physicians. Their activities are also crucial for destigmatizing the disease – and those affected by it.…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone and nalmefene. Pharmacological relapse prophylaxis of alcohol dependence. Four different medications are currently available in Switzerland for the prophylaxis of relapses of alcohol dependence with generally good safety and tolerability. Despite the high prevalence of alcohol dependence in…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Somatic diseases in drug addiction Central support by a reference person is helpful When caring for drug addicts with somatic illnesses, the issue is often which medical professional should take on which tasks. In principle, the answer is: everyone does what they can.…
