NEUROPSYCHIATRIEPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-03-20DOI: 10.1007/s40211-025-00524-8
Herwig Oberlerchner, Christa Rados, Elmar Dobernig, Georg Wurzer, Gudrun Egger, Birgit Senft
{"title":"[The carinthian suicide database-experiences and findings from 5 years].","authors":"Herwig Oberlerchner, Christa Rados, Elmar Dobernig, Georg Wurzer, Gudrun Egger, Birgit Senft","doi":"10.1007/s40211-025-00524-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40211-025-00524-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The WHO describes suicides as a worldwide phenomenon and serious problem for public health, calling for strategies across sectors for suicide prevention. In 2017, the creation of a suicide database has begun in Carinthia which means that there is detailed data about suicides from 2018 up to now for this federal Austrian state.Aim of the study was to characterise all suicides based on the available information from the suicide database Carinthia. The data of 525 suicides from 2018 till 2022 (78% male, 1/3 from the age of 65 up) were subjected to descriptive analysis and cluster analysis.About 80% of suicides happened without prior notice and often in public places (43%). Almost half of the suicides involved a mental disorder and 1/3 involved a sudden change in behaviour. The analysis revealed five clusters which are characterised as follows: \"relationship issues, alcohol problems, mentally ill, announced, younger age\" (N = 150), \"old and sick\" (N = 149), \"withdrawal, mentally ill, younger age, public place\" (N = 135), \"unannounced, alone at home, higher age\" (N = 56), and \"the unidentified\" (N = 35). For most of the suicides, multiple stressors and illnesses were surveyed which were identified as risk factors and warning signals. For a smaller number, many factors are unknown, and the suicides occur unannounced and unexpectedly.Several specific suicide prevention strategies could be introduced based on this data, which has also been incorporated into international studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":44560,"journal":{"name":"NEUROPSYCHIATRIE","volume":" ","pages":"79-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143671367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NEUROPSYCHIATRIEPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-09-11DOI: 10.1007/s40211-024-00509-z
Vaitsa Giannouli, Magda Tsolaki
{"title":"Can cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers tell us something about financial capacity in Alzheimer's disease patients? A preliminary study.","authors":"Vaitsa Giannouli, Magda Tsolaki","doi":"10.1007/s40211-024-00509-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40211-024-00509-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although diagnostic markers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have become a rapidly growing research field, they have not as yet been investigated in relation to capacities that are of interest to geriatric psychiatry and neuropsychology, such as financial capacity. The aim of this study was to assess whether CSF biomarkers can predict financial capacity in patients with a diagnosis of major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease (AD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were examined with a number of neuropsychological tests, with an emphasis on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), and the Legal Capacity for Property Law Transactions Assessment Scale (LCPLTAS) and CSF tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Amyloid β peptide 1-42 (Aβ42), total tau, and phosphorylated tau were not found to predict financial capacity performance in AD, but MMSE shows a strong positive correlation with LCPLTAS.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These preliminary findings indicate that complex cognitive functions, such as financial capacity, may not be directly linked to CSF concentrations of the abovementioned biomarkers. Further studies with larger numbers of patients will be required to assess the reproducibility of these findings and to determine whether this approach can assist not only in diagnosis but also in neuropsychological assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":44560,"journal":{"name":"NEUROPSYCHIATRIE","volume":" ","pages":"68-71"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The amendment to Austria's medical training regulation permitting continued care by child and adolescent psychiatrists after reaching legal adulthood: a qualitative study on professional attitudes and clinical practice].","authors":"Matthias Neumann, Sylvia Dörfler, Anita Holzinger, Verena Steiner-Hofbauer","doi":"10.1007/s40211-025-00527-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40211-025-00527-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adolescents with mental health conditions need stable care structures during their transition to adulthood. The traditionally mandated transfer from child and adolescent psychiatry to adult psychiatric care at the age of 18 does not satisfy this need. A new amendment to the medical training regulations (Ärztinnen/Ärzte-Ausbildungsordnung), effective May 15, 2024, now officially allows child and adolescent psychiatrists (CAPs) in Austria to continue treatment after their patients reach legal adulthood. This study is the first to analyze CAPs' assessments of the amendment and aims to document initial effects on care provision.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 child and adolescent psychiatrists (CAPs) working in various settings. Data analysis was performed using Reflexive Thematic Analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study shows that the amendment was introduced unexpectedly for many CAPs, with some private practitioners expressing frustration over the lack of preparation time. Despite this, the reform was largely welcomed and even considered overdue by some. However, given the high patient load, many CAPs still allocate their limited resources to minors, leaving the amendment's impact minimal. In the inpatient sector, persistent shortages of beds have also hindered any substantial changes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While the amendment receives substantive approval from the interviewed CAPs, existing resource constraints in both inpatient and outpatient sectors prevent the realization of its potential. The improvements in psychiatric care for transition-age patients intended by the amendment will likely not materialize without capacity expansion.</p>","PeriodicalId":44560,"journal":{"name":"NEUROPSYCHIATRIE","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144188216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NEUROPSYCHIATRIEPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-12-30DOI: 10.1007/s40211-024-00516-0
I Zechmeister-Koss, C Hörtnagl, Astrid Lampe, J L Paul
{"title":"Perinatal and infant mental health care in Austria : Mapping of existing prevention, screening, and care services.","authors":"I Zechmeister-Koss, C Hörtnagl, Astrid Lampe, J L Paul","doi":"10.1007/s40211-024-00516-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40211-024-00516-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Perinatal mental illness (PMI) is one of the major health problems during pregnancy and one year after birth (the perinatal period), with robust evidence of its potentially detrimental effects on the parent's and child's health. Many countries have prioritised perinatal and infant mental health care (PIMHC). In Austria, it is currently unknown how many services are available in which region. The paper aims to map the current PIMHC landscape.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using publicly accessible sources, such as health reports or organisation websites and supplementary information from experts, we collected data on eight characteristics of services to prevent, early identify, treat or support parents with a PMI. We extracted the information into tables, narratively summarised the results and presented a geographical visualisation of service availability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>While there is currently no standardised nationwide systematic screening for PMI in place, there are a variety of services to support and treat parents with a PMI of different severity in Austria. However, there are large regional variations and gaps in care, particularly regarding specialised PIMHC and trained staff, leading to unequal access. PIMHC primarily addresses mothers and involves many, mostly public, providers and funding sources.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is an urgent need to reduce the regional disparities regarding specialised PIMHC, ensuring adequate referrals and treatment and reducing inequalities in access to care. The results also call for a national strategy and defined political, administrative and service provider responsibilities based on international evidence-based recommendations. Investing in the training of staff and defined care pathways seems warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":44560,"journal":{"name":"NEUROPSYCHIATRIE","volume":" ","pages":"11-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11876254/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142910903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Don't talk to me like I am an illness\": exploring patients' needs using the communication passport in an eating disorder service.","authors":"Zhuo Li, Dimitri Chubinidze, Philippa Croft, Jessica Webb, Amanda Sarpong, Elisa Zesch, Kate Tchanturia","doi":"10.1007/s40211-024-00501-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40211-024-00501-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Social challenges are common in patients with eating disorders (ED). The presence of autistic characteristics often exacerbates social difficulties within this group, potentially affecting treatment outcomes. This study investigates the communication preferences, challenges, dislikes, and support needs of patients with ED, both with and without autistic traits, using a communication passport in a national inpatient ED service.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An explorative qualitative analysis of 38 completed communication passports was conducted to investigate patients' communication preferences, sensory needs, struggles and dislikes, and areas of support required, paying particular attention to the distinct needs of patients with high levels of autistic traits.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The communication passport provided valuable insights into patients' communication preferences, sensory sensitivities, challenges, and support needed. Patients also used the passports to share information about their strengths, personal identity, and life beyond the hospital.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The communication passport fosters a deeper understanding of patients' needs and may support clinicians in care planning and communication strategies tailored to each patient's needs. Regular evaluation and updates are warranted to ensure its usability and accessibility by the wider care team.</p>","PeriodicalId":44560,"journal":{"name":"NEUROPSYCHIATRIE","volume":" ","pages":"28-35"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11876190/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141591650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NEUROPSYCHIATRIEPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-02-20DOI: 10.1007/s40211-025-00519-5
Michelle Dos Santos Severino Costa, Maria Júlia Logato, Caroline Carvalho Mageste, Diérisson Souza Simão, Renato Santiago Gomez
{"title":"Qualitative and quantitative assessments of pain in anxious and depressed patients : Are there differences?","authors":"Michelle Dos Santos Severino Costa, Maria Júlia Logato, Caroline Carvalho Mageste, Diérisson Souza Simão, Renato Santiago Gomez","doi":"10.1007/s40211-025-00519-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40211-025-00519-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pain is a multidimensional and subjective experience, and its perception is influenced by sensory, emotional, and behavioral factors. This work aims to evaluate the influence of depression and anxiety in the quantitative and qualitative assessment of chronic pain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a cross-sectional study carried out at the Multidisciplinary Pain Center of the Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. A total of 103 patients were interviewed and evaluated using the following instruments: McGill Questionnaire, visual numerical scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The affective, sensory and miscellaneous categories of anxious patients were higher than the nonanxious population (p < 0.05). In the depressed population, the \"affective\" category was higher than the nondepressed population (p < 0.05). Regarding the anxious and depressed population, the affective, sensory and miscellaneous categories were superior to the nonanxious and nondepressed population (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Depression and anxiety are the most common psychiatric disorders in the population with chronic pain, with a prevalence of 30-40%. In the presence of anxiety and depression, a worse qualitative evaluation was observed. The higher the scores obtained in the assessment of these two mental disorders, the higher the pain index found, and the higher pain index correlates with a lower quality of life.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The presence of anxiety and depression altered the qualitative assessment of pain, making it more unpleasant. The pain index correlated with quality of life without, however, being related to pain intensity.</p>","PeriodicalId":44560,"journal":{"name":"NEUROPSYCHIATRIE","volume":" ","pages":"20-27"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143459620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NEUROPSYCHIATRIEPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1007/s40211-024-00500-8
André Leonhardt, Martin Fuchs, Manuela Gander, Kathrin Sevecke
{"title":"Gender dysphoria in adolescence: examining the rapid-onset hypothesis.","authors":"André Leonhardt, Martin Fuchs, Manuela Gander, Kathrin Sevecke","doi":"10.1007/s40211-024-00500-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40211-024-00500-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The sharp rise in the number of predominantly natal female adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria and seeking treatment in specialized clinics has sparked a contentious and polarized debate among both the scientific community and the public sphere. Few explanations have been offered for these recent developments. One proposal that has generated considerable attention is the notion of \"rapid-onset\" gender dysphoria, which is assumed to apply to a subset of adolescents and young adults. First introduced by Lisa Littman in a 2018 study of parental reports, it describes a subset of youth, primarily natal females, with no childhood indicators of gender dysphoria but with a sudden emergence of gender dysphoria symptoms during puberty or after its completion. For them, identifying as transgender is assumed to serve as a maladaptive coping mechanism for underlying mental health issues and is linked to social influences from peer groups and through social media. The purpose of this article is to analyze this theory and its associated hypotheses against the existing evidence base and to discuss its potential implications for future research and the advancement of treatment paradigms.</p>","PeriodicalId":44560,"journal":{"name":"NEUROPSYCHIATRIE","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11876199/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141477590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NEUROPSYCHIATRIEPub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.1007/s40211-025-00520-y
A Karwautz
{"title":"bericht aus dem ögkjp-vorstand.","authors":"A Karwautz","doi":"10.1007/s40211-025-00520-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40211-025-00520-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44560,"journal":{"name":"NEUROPSYCHIATRIE","volume":"39 1","pages":"49-50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143543899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NEUROPSYCHIATRIEPub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.1007/s40211-025-00522-w
Goedl-Fleischhacker U
{"title":"bericht aus dem ögpp-vorstand.","authors":"Goedl-Fleischhacker U","doi":"10.1007/s40211-025-00522-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40211-025-00522-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44560,"journal":{"name":"NEUROPSYCHIATRIE","volume":"39 1","pages":"47-48"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143543900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}