This content is machine translated Deadly unhappy or highly satisfied? Neurobiology and the Economics of Happiness In psychiatry, the goal is to make “unhappy” people “happy” again through therapy. But what does happiness actually mean? And what factors contribute to people becoming satisfied or dissatisfied? At…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Dealing with stigmatizing skin diseases in childhood How to help the child and the relatives? Many skin diseases are accompanied by psychosocial stress, which can lead to considerable limitations in the quality of life. Dermatologists should be aware of risk factors and symptoms for maladaptive…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia Behavioral disorders in dementia – what next? Around 90% of patients with dementia diseases develop a number of behavioral and psychological disorders in addition to cognitive disorders in the course of dementia, which are described in the…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated In case of cancer or after organ transplantation Mental disorders in patients with chronic diseases In chronic somatic diseases, for example cancer, or after organ transplantation, there is a twofold increased prevalence of mental illness (up to 50%) compared to the average population. Comorbid mental…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Early detection and early treatment of psychosis Phase-specific intervention as early as possible is critical The goals of early detection include preventing or delaying the transition to manifest disease and reducing preexisting symptoms or daily impairments. A risk for psychosis includes at least one attenuated…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Challenges in the care of patients with ADHD ADHD in adults and preschool children At the congress of the German Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy in Munich, ADHD was also a topic. To what extent are the guidelines accepted by…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Update Refresher General Internal Medicine Overview of psychotropic drugs and update on anxiety disorders. Psychiatry was also a topic at the Update Refresher General Internal Medicine in Zurich. Thomas Heinsius, MD, of the Psychiatric Polyclinic of the Integrated Psychiatry Winterthur (ipw), gave a broad…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Annual meeting of the SGAD Gut, heart and hormones – do they influence the risk of depression? On April 16, 2015, the annual symposium of the Swiss Society for Anxiety Disorders and Depression (SGAD) took place for the sixth time. The connections between depression and organic diseases…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Congress of the American Academy of Neurology Current developments in dementia research After years of unsuccessful trials with monoclonal antibodies directed against specific forms of beta-amyloid, a promising candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s dementia now appears to be available for the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Before, during or after the seizure Mental disorders in epilepsy Epilepsies are common and they may present with comorbid seizure- or epilepsy-associated psychopathological phenomena. Mental symptoms may manifest before the seizure (preictal), as a seizure symptom itself (ictal), after the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Depression, alcohol, eating disorders Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care of competitive athletes. Mental disorders and illnesses such as depression, increased alcohol consumption, and eating disorders are more common in competitive sports than is generally believed. Particularly vulnerable periods are the transition to…
