This content is machine translated Pooled analysis of four studies Is a St. John’s wort extract better tolerated than SSRIs? This article is the German abstract of a study [1] published in the journal International Clinical Psychopharmacology. The authors pooled the compatibility data from four studies and evaluated them. They…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 12th Annual Meeting of the SGAMSP Psychotropic drugs in somatic comorbidity: risks and benefits. Psychiatric patients are also hospitalized for somatic disorders, and conversely, patients with primarily somatic disorders often require therapy with psychotropic drugs. Management of affected patients can be aided by good…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pain Congress in Hamburg Pain therapy – balancing efficacy and tolerability At the German Pain Congress in Hamburg, experts provided insights into the current options for pain therapy. This is not infrequently characterized by patients having to weigh up (especially gastrointestinal)…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Questions and tests Early detection of cognitive disorders The earliest possible detection of cognitive disorders makes a lot of sense: on the one hand, treatable causes can be discovered, and on the other hand, those affected still have…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain Clarification algorithm and insurance-related considerations In chronic pain, various diagnostic, therapeutic, and expert opinion aspects are of great importance. A careful physical status is still very important. Pain models as a communicative bridge in the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Depression in dementia Cognitive impairment is also common in depression Depression is the most common accompanying symptom of dementia and often the first to announce the onset of cognitive decline. The differential diagnosis of depression and dementia is difficult, and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Congress for Holistic Pain Therapy Giving competition to the pain in the head At the 1st Swiss Congress for Holistic Pain Therapy, the focus was for once on topics other than drugs, interventions and control of side effects with regard to pain. Experts…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 4th Basel Dementia Forum A lot has happened In Basel, an update on diagnostics and therapy was given at this year’s Dementia Forum. The two experts Prof. Dr. phil. Andreas U. Monsch and Prof. Dr. med. Reto W.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronically ill patients Psychological comorbidities – recognize, ask, act Treatments for chronic diseases, most of which are complex, account for a large share of primary care consultations and total health care costs. “Chronic disease management” poses complex challenges for…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Strategies for the family practice Recognize and treat depression Most depressed patients first seek help from their primary care physician. During the consultation, the focus is often not on mood states but on somatic disorders and complaints. Treatment planning…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated New light on previous therapeutic approaches Pharmacological treatment of alcohol dependence Alcohol is by far the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance worldwide – often with fatal consequences for health. Recently, long-held paradigms for treating alcoholic patients have been shaken. Current options…
