This content is machine translated Neurocognitive disorders in old age Depression, dementia or delirium? Depression is the most common mental illness in the 65-80 age group. However, depressive disorders are not always correctly recognized, as patients usually report non-specific somatic complaints. Dementia is not...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Neurointensive Care Focus on interprofessional delirium management Treating the critically ill demands the highest levels of concentration, up-to-date knowledge and rapid action from hospital staff. The Congress of Neurointensive Medicine therefore explicitly addressed scientific advances, collaboration between…
View Post 20 min This content is machine translated Mental disorders Psychological comorbidities in oncology patients. The most common mental disorders in oncology patients include adjustment disorders, anxiety disorders, affective disorders, cancer-related fatigue, and delirium. Psychological stress must be identified at an early stage and psycho-oncological…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Psychiatric and internal diseases Body and mind in interplay The number of psychiatric disorders in internal diseases is up to 35% [1]. Internal diseases can interact with psychiatric diseases. Furthermore, the two can be mutually dependent. Both dementia and…
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 3 min This content is machine translated Dying at home Delirium and sedation – a treatment task for the general practitioner? Is dying at home a utopia and an almost unsolvable task for the family doctor or quite feasible? This question was explored in a workshop at the SwissFamilyDocs conference. For…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Differential diagnosis dementia Genesis and differentiation of dementia from depression and delirium The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s dementia, which is chronically progressive and primarily shows memory impairment. After initial rule-out diagnosis by the primary care provider, differential diagnosis should…