{"title":"[Nutritional psychiatry and psychosomatics in the DACH region : Clinical treatment concepts and research at the university hospitals of Graz, Berlin and Zurich].","authors":"Sabrina Mörkl, Anna Ramirez-Obermayer, Sonja Mötteli, Florian Hotzy, Nazli Esfahani-Bayerl, Sonja Lackner, Jolana Wagner-Skacel","doi":"10.1007/s00115-026-01976-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-026-01976-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Individuals with mental disorders have an increased risk for metabolic disturbances, inflammation and nutrient deficiencies. Nevertheless, nutritional aspects have so far received little attention in psychiatric care. Nutritional psychiatry and nutritional psychosomatics (NP) combine psychiatry with nutritional and lifestyle medicine to systematically integrate the interaction of these domains into the diagnostics and therapy.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Illustration of specialized structures and description of three outpatient clinics in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Overview of scientific foundations, international trends and guidelines, along with a description of the clinics based on the locations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The outpatient clinics represent complementary approaches: Graz focuses on nutrition and mental health, the gut-brain axis and integrative therapy; Berlin emphasizes micronutrient diagnostics and functional medicine; Zurich adopts an interdisciplinary, behaviorally and pharmacologically oriented approach. Together, they highlight the need for specialized, multiprofessional structures and scientific evaluation.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The discipline of NP opens up new avenues for prevention and personalized therapy. To meet the high demand and address existing challenges, greater capacity, interdisciplinary networks, health services research and integration into regional healthcare systems are needed. Close alignment of research and clinical practice is essential to sustainably establish evidence-based care concepts and teaching approaches in psychiatry.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147845289","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}
NervenarztPub Date : 2026-05-06DOI: 10.1007/s00115-026-01965-4
Gertraud Gradl-Dietsch, Mara Schneider, Eva Maria Skoda, Martin Teufel, Jochen Seitz, Angels Mayordomo-Aranda, Elisabeth Schulla, Silke Naab, Ulrich Voderholzer
{"title":"[Transition to adulthood with an eating disorder-Current state of research and recommendations for successful transition].","authors":"Gertraud Gradl-Dietsch, Mara Schneider, Eva Maria Skoda, Martin Teufel, Jochen Seitz, Angels Mayordomo-Aranda, Elisabeth Schulla, Silke Naab, Ulrich Voderholzer","doi":"10.1007/s00115-026-01965-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-026-01965-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The transition to adulthood poses particular challenges for healthcare systems. Eating disorders frequently occur during this developmental period and require continuity of care in order to achieve remission and to reduce the risk of relapses as well as long-term psychosocial and physical consequences.</p><p><strong>Aim of the study: </strong>Presentation of the specific challenges of transition in cases of eating disorders and derivation of recommendations for improving transition management.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Narrative review of the current state of research and a description of selected models of transitional care. Based on this, practical recommendations for transition management and areas requiring further research are presented.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Existing concepts emphasize the importance of structured transition management, including early planning, assessment of transition readiness, active involvement of patients and caregivers, close collaboration between child/adolescent and adult healthcare services, standardized handover procedures and continuity of specialized eating disorder-specific treatment. In addition, psychotherapeutic interventions should address development-related tasks of the transition, such as autonomy, self-management, identity development, and educational, vocational and socio-legal issues. Empirical evidence for the effectiveness of specific transition models remains limited.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Structured transition management with clearly defined responsibilities appears essential to reduce treatment discontinuity, relapses, chronicity and the elevated risk of suicidality in this age group. There is a substantial need for further research on the effectiveness of transition concepts, including specialized transition programs or dedicated transition units.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147845330","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}
NervenarztPub Date : 2026-04-27DOI: 10.1007/s00115-026-01975-2
Daniel Ehmke, Christian Stierle, Thomas Eckey, Holger Jahn
{"title":"[Acute aortic dissection (Stanford A) in temporal association with electroconvulsive therapy].","authors":"Daniel Ehmke, Christian Stierle, Thomas Eckey, Holger Jahn","doi":"10.1007/s00115-026-01975-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-026-01975-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786883","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}
NervenarztPub Date : 2026-04-23DOI: 10.1007/s00115-026-01972-5
Alexander Brunnauer, Peter Zwanzger, Gerd Laux
{"title":"[Mental diseases and driving ability-An update].","authors":"Alexander Brunnauer, Peter Zwanzger, Gerd Laux","doi":"10.1007/s00115-026-01972-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-026-01972-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Driving has a high priority as it is often a guarantee for participation in professional and social life. For patients as well as for the treating physicians, the topic is associated with great uncertainty and is often proactively not addressed. In Germany the notification of diseases that could limit driving safety or fitness to drive is not mandatory but there is a duty to exercise caution to ensure that safe driving is not impaired by physical or mental illness or by the intake of medications. Treating clinicians, in turn, have a duty to inform the patient; they are required to inform about the risks of the disease, the treatment and potential consequences for daily life. Mental illnesses can restrict driving safety or in some cases even nullify the fitness to drive; however, broad restrictions for patients with a mental illness cannot be derived from empirical data so that a case by case clarification and counselling regarding driving safety and fitness to drive are indicated.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786942","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}
NervenarztPub Date : 2026-04-23DOI: 10.1007/s00115-026-01971-6
Christian Karl Eberlein, Maximilian Jakob, Angelina Jechalke, Gesa Ordon
{"title":"[Psychiatric challenges in Prader-Willi syndrome].","authors":"Christian Karl Eberlein, Maximilian Jakob, Angelina Jechalke, Gesa Ordon","doi":"10.1007/s00115-026-01971-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-026-01971-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is highly associated with psychiatric comorbidity.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This article investigates the prevalence of mental disorders in PWS, explores their association with neurobiological foundations, and outlines the resulting clinical recommendations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An evaluation of the scientific literature in the context of clinical experience from the special outpatient clinic for mental health in rare syndromic disorders at Hannover Medical School.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Psychiatric manifestations are present in 44-89% of PWS patients, with disruptive behavior, skin picking, psychosis, compulsive symptoms, and affective disorders being the most common. PWS psychosis differs from schizophrenic psychosis and can be difficult to treat in some cases. Treatment approaches exist for disruptive behavior, affective symptoms, and compulsive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Knowledge of the neurobiological basis of PWS is necessary for the adequate treatment of psychiatric disorders. In addition to pharmacological therapies, behavioral interventions and environmental control should also be included.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786876","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}
NervenarztPub Date : 2026-04-22DOI: 10.1007/s00115-026-01969-0
Thomas F Dielentheis, Martina Schu, Michael Seidel
{"title":"[Specific characteristics of mental disorders in people with disorders of intellectual development-Consequences for psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care].","authors":"Thomas F Dielentheis, Martina Schu, Michael Seidel","doi":"10.1007/s00115-026-01969-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-026-01969-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The group of people with disorders of intellectual development (DID) have an above-average need for psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care. The psychiatric and psychotherapeutic mainstream care system should be regarded as the primary counterpart for professional support. To this end, the mainstream care system must adapt more than before to the specific needs of this group. Specialized services should only be used when the knowledge and available skills in the standard care system, in terms of action, interpretation and communication, do not enable appropriately tailored treatment. The spectrum of mental disorders among individuals with DID is broader than in unaffected individuals. Additional impairments and comorbid illnesses frequently complicate the diagnostics and differential diagnostics. A substantial proportion of behavioral problems arise when the circumstances and demands of the social and physical environment exceed the individual capacities of patients. Delays in emotional development play a major role in the development of mental disorders and behavioral problems as well as in the diagnostics and differential diagnostics. Taking the medical history, collecting findings, achieving diagnostic clarification and further stages in the care are time-consuming. The Diagnostic approach is broad and often requires an interdisciplinary perspective. The involvement of relatives and professional caregivers is essential. Outreach work is very often a useful option. Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care providers must cooperate with adjacent support systems, such as specialized service providers and integration assistance networks. The psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care of patients with DID provides valuable skills and experience that can be usefully applied to the treatment of other patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786924","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}
NervenarztPub Date : 2026-04-20DOI: 10.1007/s00115-026-01973-4
Harald Dreßing, Andreas Hoell
{"title":"[Drug-facilitated sexual violence].","authors":"Harald Dreßing, Andreas Hoell","doi":"10.1007/s00115-026-01973-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-026-01973-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147730526","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}
NervenarztPub Date : 2026-04-15DOI: 10.1007/s00115-026-01970-7
Matthias Nieberler, Miriam Appel, Catherina Klüpfel, Wiebke Warrings, Sarah Kittel-Schneider
{"title":"[Is it all bipolar? Differential diagnosis of mood swings in young adulthood].","authors":"Matthias Nieberler, Miriam Appel, Catherina Klüpfel, Wiebke Warrings, Sarah Kittel-Schneider","doi":"10.1007/s00115-026-01970-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-026-01970-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mood swings can represent a key symptom of various psychiatric disorders in young adulthood. Due to substantial symptom overlap, clinicians often face diagnostic uncertainty, increasing the risk of misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Description of qualitative and quantitative characteristics of mood swings in the most relevant psychiatric disorders.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Narrative review based on the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11) and pertinent literature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Bipolar affective disorders exhibit episodic, mostly non-reactive mood swings in clearly defined temporary episodes. In unipolar depression, affective changes are predominantly downward-directed and may show diurnal variation. Emotionally unstable personality disorder is characterized by high-frequency, reactive, and interpersonally triggered affective states, whereas neurodevelopmental disorders typically present with situationally induced, short-lived emotional dysregulation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Differential diagnostic evaluation requires a comprehensive clinical assessment, possibly supported by life charts, mood diaries, or psychometric instruments. Given the frequent comorbidities and symptom overlap, a longitudinal diagnostic approach is recommended in cases of uncertainty.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147693232","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}
NervenarztPub Date : 2026-04-14DOI: 10.1007/s00115-026-01962-7
Klaus Sarimski
{"title":"[Neurocognitive profile and vulnerability for mental health problems in selected genetic syndromes with disorders of intellectual development].","authors":"Klaus Sarimski","doi":"10.1007/s00115-026-01962-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-026-01962-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The analysis of individual cognitive profiles and the assessment of executive function components contributes to a better understanding of the problems that children, adolescents, and adults with intellectual disabilities experience in coping with social demands. Characteristic profiles and abnormalities in executive functions in Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, and Prader-Willi syndrome are described. These examples illustrate associations with psychological problems-so-called behavioral phenotypes-in children, adolescents, and adults with these genetic syndromes.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147677994","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}
NervenarztPub Date : 2026-04-13DOI: 10.1007/s00115-026-01966-3
Gereon Johannes Schnellbächer, Andreas Conca, Michael Grözinger
{"title":"[Current perspectives in electroconvulsive therapy].","authors":"Gereon Johannes Schnellbächer, Andreas Conca, Michael Grözinger","doi":"10.1007/s00115-026-01966-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-026-01966-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) originally stems from the concept of Meduna at the beginning of the 1930s who utilized repeated generalized seizures as a therapeutic agent for schizophrenic disorders. The method has continuously evolved in technical and nontechnical aspects. The ECT could consistently overcome numerous adversities. It has recently been integrated into various guidelines and position papers for severe mental illnesses. The German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI) has established the term Elektrokonvulsionstherapie in Germany to replace older stigmatizing names. Better patient education contributes to a decline in skepticism and reluctance. The rising number of treatments in Germany resulted in capacity shortages in existing ECT centers. Numerous preclinical and clinical research studies are contributing to a better understanding of the mechanism of action. In parallel, innovative forms of anesthesia and muscle relaxation are becoming established.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147678026","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}