This content is machine translated Burnout - Eating disorders - Pain Three different themes? Breaking the vicious circle – a central mechanism of therapy for all three diseases covered in detail in this issue of InFo NEUROLOGIE&PSYCHIATRIE.
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Diagnostics and therapy of anorexia and bulimia nervosa When food becomes a problem Dissatisfaction with one’s appearance and dieting behaviors, combined with disturbances in self-esteem, emotion regulation, and problems in relationships, can promote the onset of eating disorders at critical life stages. Recent…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Burnout Put a stop to the creeping process Burnout has been conceptualized by occupational psychologists and, in terms of a syndromal approach, comprises the three dimensions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization/cynicism, and reduced subjective performance evaluation, which is associated…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy of bipolar disorders The new Swiss Guidelines The treatment of bipolar disorder is one of the clinical challenges of a psychiatrist. In addition to efficient acute treatment, a sustainable long-term strategy is needed for the chronic recurrent…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Border areas of psychiatry and somatics In psychiatric patients, also pay attention to skin, eyes and teeth The symposium “Perspectives on Psychiatric Therapy” was held for the 15th time this year in Zurich. Due to the large number of participants, the lectures were broadcast live to a…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated From acute treatment to relapse prophylaxis The guideline-based treatment of unipolar depression. Still, only one in two patients responds adequately to initial antidepressant therapy. This is despite an extensive range of therapies. Guideline-based treatment of unipolar depression can lead to significant increases…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Depression in neurological diseases You should know these mechanisms Depression is clustered in various brain disorders and presents a diagnostic challenge. Increased prevalence, partially specific etiopathogenetic mechanisms, and differential response to antidepressant treatments are characteristic in cerebrovascular insult (stroke),…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sleep apnea More women affected Around 150,000 people in Switzerland are affected by sleep apnea. The disease with the symptoms of snoring, breathing pauses and daytime sleepiness, is still considered predominantly a “men’s problem”, as…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rational therapy for sleep disorders When do you need a specialized doctor? Sleep disorders are one of the most common complaints in the normal population. Up to a quarter suffer from problems falling asleep or sleeping through the night, or from non-restorative…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Therapy of mental illness Treating depression and bipolar disorder using guidelines What is standard practice in somatic medicine – guideline-based treatment recommendations for specific diseases – is relatively new in Swiss psychiatry. Although very good evidence-based algorithms exist for most mental…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Long way back In the case of burnout, the workplace also needs to be “treated An Internet search returns approximately 57 million results for the term “burnout.” Much better is the knowledge yield that the participants of the 1st Burnout Symposium in Pfäffikon could take…
