Psychiatria polska最新文献

{"title":"The intensity of empathy in adolescents treated in a day unit - preliminary reports.","authors":"Renata Modrzejewska, Anna Wasik, Paulina Cofór-Pinkowska, Agnieszka Pac, Marcin Siwek","doi":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/154985","DOIUrl":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/154985","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of the pilot study was to compare the level of empathy among adolescents treated in a psychiatric day unit in groups with varied age, gender and type of disorder (conduct and emotional disorders and depressive-anxiety disorders).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was carried out in a group of 117 adolescents (69 girls and 48 boys) aged 13-20, treated in the Clinical Day Unit of the Department of Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the University Hospital in Kraków between 2016-2021. The Davis Empathy Scale and the Cohen Empathy Scale were used for the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Girls scored significantly higher compared to boys on the Cohen and Davis Empathy scales and on the Davis subscale: Personal Distress. Statistically significant interactions were observed for the factors of gender and age, as well as age and disorder type. Older boys had statistically significantly higher scores on the Davis Empathy Scale compared to younger boys, while the reverse pattern was observed for girls (non-significant). Older patients with conduct disorders had significantly lower Cohen's Empathy Scale scores compared to younger patients; the opposite pattern was observed in the group of patients with anxiety-depressive disorders (non-significant).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Girls exhibit higher levels of affective and cognitive empathy than boys. The intensity of empathy increases with age in the group of boys, while for girls the obtained differences are not statistically significant. The intensity of empathy is significantly lower in the group of older adolescents (versus younger) with conduct and emotional disorders. Among depressive-anxiety disorders, the opposite pattern was noted (non-significant). The unique results obtained indicate a different trajectory of empathy development in the group of patients with conduct disorders and with depressive-anxiety disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":20863,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria polska","volume":" ","pages":"329-342"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9327602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sensory Processing Sensitivity as a trait of temperament - evolutionary, socio-cultural, biological context and relation to mental disorders.","authors":"Ewa Kurczewska, Ewa Ferensztajn-Rochowiak, Janusz Rybakowski, Filip Rybakowski","doi":"10.12740/PP/160301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12740/PP/160301","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article presents the trait of sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), its characteristics, assessment tool and association with psychiatric disorders based on an analysis of the literature on SPS since 1997. An overview of research on SPS in several relevant contexts is presented: evolutionary/adaptive, socio-cultural, temperamental/personality, and biological, taking into account the influence of genetic factors and the activity of specific areas of the central nervous system involved in processing emotional and cognitive stimuli. High sensitivity of sensory processing is an innate trait, biologically determined and modulating developmental processes, occurring in 20-35% of the general population regardless of gender. It is characterized by deeper processing of stimuli, ease of overstimulation, strong emotional reactions and empathic bonds, as well as sensitivity to subtleties in the surrounding world. SPS can be associated with susceptibility to the development of a wide range of psychiatric symptoms and disorders, including depressive and anxiety disorders, social phobia, alexithymia, burnout, internalizing and externalizing disorders and selective mutism in children.</p>","PeriodicalId":20863,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria polska","volume":"58 2","pages":"249-264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141604038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A review of selected psychotherapies for PTSD, their efficacy and treatment guidelines in adults.","authors":"Joachim Kowalski, Adam Elżanowski, Andrzej Śliwerski","doi":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/157105","DOIUrl":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/157105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Around 2.5% of Poles will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during their lifetime. Recent events, i.e. the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, are the factors that will increase the number of people dealing with PTSD. Owing to that, this paper aims to review and familiarise readers with the available scientific evidence on psychotherapies of PTSD provided in Poland.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials and a review of the most recent treatment guidelines concerning PTSD.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The best available evidence points to high efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) with prolonged exposure and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Humanistic therapy also proves effective to a certain degree, but not as effective as therapies that use exposure to stimuli and memories associated with trauma. There is no evidence of the efficacy of psychodynamic therapy and methods based on polyvagal theory. Organisations preparing guidelines recommend primarily CBT and EMDR.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Efficacious treatment of PTSD should include a protocol with a component of exposure to trauma-related memories and stimuli. It is recommended to use such therapies in the psychotherapeutic treatment of PTSD.</p>","PeriodicalId":20863,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria polska","volume":" ","pages":"315-328"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9752383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Insanity as a consequence of an epileptic seizure and precautionary measures.","authors":"Przemysław Cynkier","doi":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/154806","DOIUrl":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/154806","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The analysis covers the case of a driver suffering from epilepsy for many years, who during an epileptic seizure, in a state of profound disturbance of consciousness, caused a road accident. Such situations usually result in the perpetrator being considered insane in relation to the allegation. The task of expert psychiatrists and psychologists is then to assess the likelihood of the perpetrator of the prohibited act repeating it, and to indicate to the court the optimal therapeutic precautionary or penal measure. These legal solutions also apply to perpetrators who were considered insane due to disturbances of consciousness occurring in the course of various somatic diseases, and not permanent mental disorders. Currently, there are no grounds for appointing expert neurologists, diabetologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists, and other specialists who would assess the legitimacy of taking precautionary measures, which may raise judicial doubts. Moreover, applying in such cases only the measures indicated in Article 93a § 1 of the Penal Code does not find any psychiatric and psychological justification. Consideration should be given to extending the catalog of protective measures to include the therapy of various somatic diseases in order to minimize the risk of developing deep mental disorders in the future. The work proposes new opinion-making solutions, which, however, requires changes in legal regulations.</p>","PeriodicalId":20863,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria polska","volume":" ","pages":"303-313"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9727880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy and tolerability of brexpiprazole - a new antipsychotic drug from the group of dopamine D2 receptor partial agonists.","authors":"Przemysław Bieńkowski, Adam Wichniak","doi":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/169646","DOIUrl":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/169646","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Brexpiprazole is a new antipsychotic drug from the group of dopamine D2/D3 receptor partial agonists. It represents a development of the second-generation antipsychotics and is an important addition to the pharmacological treatment options for schizophrenia. The purpose of this article is to present, illustrated by the case of brexpiprazole, how advances in the pharmacological properties of new antipsychotics translate into improved results in the treatment of schizophrenia, not only in terms of symptom reduction, but also in terms of functional improvement. The ratio of activation to blocking of the D2/D3 receptor is lower for brexpiprazole than for aripiprazole and cariprazine, which may translate into a lower risk of akathisia. Brexpiprazole has also stronger antihistaminic activity, which is likely to be associated with a stronger sedative effect, a lower risk of akathisia, excessive agitation and insomnia. Brexpiprazole meets the traditional requirements for an antipsychotic drug's efficacy, i.e., compared to placebo, it brings a greater reduction in schizophrenia symptoms in short-term studies and prevents schizophrenia relapses in long-term follow-up. The highest antipsychotic efficacy was found with the highest registered dose (4 mg/day). In addition to reducing positive symptoms, brexpiprazole treatment also leads to a reduction in negative and depressive symptoms, as well as anxiety. It has also a positive effect on patients' social and personal functioning and quality of life. This action of the drug is in line with the expectations of patients and their families regarding effective treatment. It should not only reduce symptoms, but also enable a return to health, i.e., a state that, in addition to optimal health and a sense of psychological well-being, also makes it possible to maintain proper social relations.</p>","PeriodicalId":20863,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria polska","volume":"58 2","pages":"237-248"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141604035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preparation for implantation of mechanical circulatory support: psychological adjustment and treatment of mental disorders in the pre- and postoperative period.","authors":"Izabela Agnieszka Jaworska, Robert Pudlo, Anna Mierzyńska, Agnieszka Kuczaj, Ewa Piotrowicz, Agnieszka Biełka, Piotr Przybyłowski","doi":"10.12740/PP/170067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12740/PP/170067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Treatment of patients with advanced heart failure (HF) with the use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) improves the quality of life and the length of survival. Despite the undeniable benefits associated with improved physical performance, as a result of the decrease of the underlying disease symptoms, it carries the risk of complications in the area of the patient's somatic and psychological status. Long-term circulatory failure can contribute to a weakening of the adaptative mechanism and consequently lead to a variety of emotional disruptions. Patients must face the fear of imminent physical, family, and social changes that LVAD requires. They may experience sleep disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and in the early postoperative period also disorders of consciousness with a pattern of delirium. For this reason, it is advisable to provide multidisciplinary medical care for the patient at all stages of treatment, including regular monitoring of general health and mental health. This article presents risk factors for psychiatric disorders in patients with LVADs and ways of pharmacological and non-pharmacological management when these factors are identified and disorders are diagnosed.</p>","PeriodicalId":20863,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria polska","volume":"58 2","pages":"277-287"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141604036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prolonged Grief Disorder in ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR: Factor structure, and psychosocial and loss-related correlates in a sample of widowed persons.","authors":"Marcin Sękowski, Karolina Ludwikowska-Świeboda, Holly G Prigerson","doi":"10.12740/PP/159024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12740/PP/159024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study sought to determine whether the symptoms of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) according to ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR have a unifactorial structure. Second, we sought to determine the sociodemographic and loss-related correlates of PGD symptom severity according to ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>People who had lost a spouse (N = 144) in the past six months were examined using the Polish versions of the Prolonged Grief Disorder-13 scale (PG-13) and Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG). Selected PG-13 and ICG items were included in the analyses to cover the PGD criteria according to ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Confirmatory factor analyses supported the one-dimensional structure of both sets of symptoms of the disorder. Briefer time since loss and loss due to an accident were associated with PGD symptom severity according to both ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PGD is a one-dimensional and internally consistent psychopathological syndrome. Widows and widowers who have recently lost their spouse due to an accident may be at especially heightened risk of developing severe levels of PGD symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":20863,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria polska","volume":"58 2","pages":"265-276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141604037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Letter to the Editor. Translation inaccuracy issue in specialized literature - practical and didactic perspectives.","authors":"Konrad Opaliński","doi":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/173155","DOIUrl":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/173155","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20863,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria polska","volume":" ","pages":"363-365"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139913360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Violence in the workplace. The occurrence of the phenomenon in relation to health care workers.","authors":"Małgorzata Maria Leźnicka, Halina Zielińska-Więczkowska","doi":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/152775","DOIUrl":"10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/152775","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excessive workload of medical workers resulting from insufficient staffing and prolonged stress lead, among others, to burnout, which is a serious problem in the medical community. Research shows that the incidence of anxiety and stress disorders is increasing. For years, the social climate around medical staff in Poland has also been deteriorating. The media write more often about errors and omissions, and less about the daily work of medics. This leads to a decline in public confidence, as well as hate and acts of aggression. The occurrence of the phenomenon of violence against medical staff may be a factor in the development of many diseases associated with high levels of stress and should be of interest to occupational medicine services. The aim of the work is to describe the phenomenon of violence against health care workers and its impact on the working conditions and health of workers. The literature from 2010-2022 was reviewed in PubMed and Web of Science databases by entering the following entries: \"violence\", \"aggression\", \"healthcare\", \"stress\", \"nurses\", \"doctors\", \"workplace\". Eighty-three works on the occurrence of the phenomenon of violence against health care workers were qualified for the study. The results of the analysis indicate a shortage of studies on Polish medical entities. The phenomenon of violence against health care workers is a serious problem of public health in the world. The most common forms of workplace violence were verbal violence, physical assault, bullying, sexual harassment and racial harassment. Most often, the violence was committed by patients and their relatives, colleagues and superiors. Aggression towards medical staff is not a new phenomenon, and Poland as a country is not alone in dealing with this problem. Aggression and violence are most often observed in hospital departments, especially psychiatric departments, hospital emergency departments and emergency rooms. Patients and their families are most often regarded as the source of rude behavior. Crisis situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have intensified the scale of the phenomenon. Managing a pandemic also requires establishing preventive procedures for aggression and violence. Additional factors hindering the work of medical personnel may lead to The shortage of studies on Polish medical entities indicates the need to conduct work aimed at determining the scale of the phenomenon and its causes, taking into account the division into organizational units as well as groups of patients and their relatives. Accurate determination of the scale of the phenomenon and predisposing factors will allow to take appropriate innovative preventive actions, which will contribute to limiting the negative consequences. Managers ofmedical entities should take steps to increase the number of reports. Violence has a negative impact on the mental health of medical staff and may cause irreversible physical and mental harm to those who experience it; therefo","PeriodicalId":20863,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria polska","volume":" ","pages":"351-362"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10540997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial 2/2024.","authors":"Dominika Dudek, Jerzy A Sobański, Katarzyna Klasa","doi":"10.12740/PP/188267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12740/PP/188267","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>no summary.</p>","PeriodicalId":20863,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatria polska","volume":"58 2","pages":"219-220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141604034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}