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.…
View Post 5 min 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…
