NervenarztPub Date : 2024-11-14DOI: 10.1007/s00115-024-01764-9
K Feldker-Kasperek, J Diemer, P Zwanzger
{"title":"[Management of complex anxiety disorders-A case for inpatient treatment?]","authors":"K Feldker-Kasperek, J Diemer, P Zwanzger","doi":"10.1007/s00115-024-01764-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-024-01764-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Anxiety disorders are among the most frequent psychiatric disorders. Although the vast majority of patients in Germany are treated on an outpatient basis, anxiety disorders also play an important role in day care and inpatient care. Among other aspects, this is against the background of comorbidities, treatment-resistant courses or complications such as suicidal ideation.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>As part of an evaluation of the basic psychiatric documentation (BADO) data from 894 patients with anxiety disorders treated in a day care or inpatient setting in a German psychiatric community hospital were evaluated over a period of 7 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It was found that 89% of the patients had already been treated before admission and that 70% had been under medication prior to admission: patients with panic disorder made up the largest group of patients with 48%. On the date of admission 48% of patients had been treated with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and 37% had received a benzodiazepine. Furthermore, 75% of the patients had psychiatric comorbidities. Somatic illnesses played an important role in 40% of the patients.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The present results underline that a significant proportion of patients with anxiety disorders also require inpatient or day care treatment. Most patients had been previously treated and had not responded to therapy in an outpatient setting. Possible consequences with respect to the optimization of outpatient treatment options and the need to maintain day care and inpatient resources for this patient group, are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631424","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 : 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1007/s00115-024-01768-5
Felix Fay, Andreas Straube, Ruth Ruscheweyh, Ozan Emre Eren
{"title":"[Characterization of a German cohort with visual snow syndrome].","authors":"Felix Fay, Andreas Straube, Ruth Ruscheweyh, Ozan Emre Eren","doi":"10.1007/s00115-024-01768-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-024-01768-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Visual snow is a disorder of visual perception that is manifested as a constant flickering or \"TV-like\" noise in the entire visual field. Visual snow syndrome (VSS) describes a combination with other additional visual symptoms, such as sensitivity to light, afterimages, night blindness and entoptic phenomena. Cases of VS have been described in the literature using a wide variety of terms, often misunderstood as persistent migraine aura. Established diagnostic criteria have existed for more than 10 years now; however, the pathophysiology is still incompletely understood. The exact prevalence also remains unknown and high numbers of unreported cases are suspected. This is the first detailed description of a cohort of VSS patients from Germany.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with VSS from several studies conducted at our center were pooled and retrospectively evaluated with respect to demographic, epidemiological and clinical data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study 66 patients with VSS were included (age 31.3 ± 8.3 years, 30 women). The most commonly associated visual symptoms were photophobia (67%) and afterimages (65%). Of the patients 36 (54%) had comorbid migraine of whom 25 (70%) had migraine with aura, 26 (39%) reported depressive symptoms and 32 (48%) symptoms of an anxiety disorder. Tinnitus was reported by 32 (48%) patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The characteristics of the German cohort described here are similar to other international descriptions. Due to the frequent psychological comorbidity there is still a risk of psychosomatic stigmatization.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631420","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 : 2024-11-11DOI: 10.1007/s00115-024-01774-7
Matthias Besse, Michael Belz
{"title":"[Emotional distress in medical students in the context of university teaching on mental disorders].","authors":"Matthias Besse, Michael Belz","doi":"10.1007/s00115-024-01774-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-024-01774-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Numerous studies have shown a high incidence and increase in stress-related symptoms and depression-like complaints among students. During teaching on mental disorders at our medical faculty, students repeatedly reported emotionally stressful situations and expressed a desire for support services. The aim of the present study was to objectify the level of stress and the need for such support services.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A total of 118 students in the 9th semester (winter semester 2022/2023) were surveyed using a questionnaire on their emotional stress. The online questionnaire was conducted via LimeSurvey (LimeSurvey GmbH, Hamburg, Germany) and contained a total of 18 items formulated as statements as well as other items. The students rated the individual items on 11-point numerical scales with external anchor ratings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The respondents rated their own stress as increased compared to other modules, particularly for the subject of psychiatry (> 5 out of 10). Bedside teaching was estimated as being the most stressful, followed by seminars and lectures (all pairwise comparisons p < 0.001). The contents on depression predominantly caused the most stress. Approximately half of the students would like to be offered support services and most frequently a consultation session (78.0%) and defined contact persons (70.7%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The emotional stress of students in the context of teaching on mental disorders is particularly high in psychiatry and higher with increasing patient contact; offers of support services are needed. Teachers should be sensitized to this and create offers such as open consultation sessions and the provision of defined contact persons.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631421","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 : 2024-11-07DOI: 10.1007/s00115-024-01766-7
Wolfgang Strube, Elias Wagner, Andreas Gartenmaier, Antje Grünemeyer, Klaus Peter Schmelzer, Alkomiet Hasan
{"title":"Erratum zu: Geringeres Risiko für Postinjektionssyndrome nach Vergabe von Olanzapin-Depot.","authors":"Wolfgang Strube, Elias Wagner, Andreas Gartenmaier, Antje Grünemeyer, Klaus Peter Schmelzer, Alkomiet Hasan","doi":"10.1007/s00115-024-01766-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-024-01766-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607225","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 : 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1007/s00115-024-01762-x
Madlen von Fintel, Steffen Moritz, Lea Schuurmans
{"title":"[Digital diagnosis instruments-Validation of a self-rating on diagnosis confirmation].","authors":"Madlen von Fintel, Steffen Moritz, Lea Schuurmans","doi":"10.1007/s00115-024-01762-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-024-01762-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584772","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 : 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1007/s00115-024-01754-x
Daniela Schmidt, Imke Heuer, Madeleine Küsel, Guillermo Ruiz Perez, Sebastian von Peter
{"title":"[Overlooked professionalism-Individual factors for success of peer support workers].","authors":"Daniela Schmidt, Imke Heuer, Madeleine Küsel, Guillermo Ruiz Perez, Sebastian von Peter","doi":"10.1007/s00115-024-01754-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-024-01754-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The peer support worker is becoming increasingly more relevant also due to the new personnel regulations. Therefore, the question arises which individual conditions for success are available for the implementation of peer support workers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study is a subproject of ImpPeer-Psy5 study financed by Innovation Funds, which investigates the nationwide requirements for the implementation of peer support workers in care financed by health insurance funds (German Social Act V, SGB V). Using a comparative thematic analysis, 57 problem-oriented interviews with peer support workers (PSW), employees and users as well as a focus group based on this were examined. This study was predominantly implemented by a researcher who already had experience in psychiatry and crises.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From the perspective of the employees interviewed, sympathy and personality are the core factors for a successful implementation of peer support workers. In contrast, a professional coping with one's own crisis and recovery experience as well as diverse previous life and occupational experiences were prioritized by the PSWs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In order to effectively incorporate the impulse of peer support workers, a recognition of the professional identity of the PSWs is necessary. In particular, settings that separate the tasks between the professional groups in a less hierarchical manner and rely on building relationships, such as domestic treatment, are particularly suited for the implementation of PSWs.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584775","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 : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-22DOI: 10.1007/s00115-024-01770-x
Manuel Brenner, Daniel Durstewitz
{"title":"[Critical alterations in the brain and psyche].","authors":"Manuel Brenner, Daniel Durstewitz","doi":"10.1007/s00115-024-01770-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00115-024-01770-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Critical alterations in the brain and psyche are often triggered by critical points and feedback effects in closely networked systems. Such crises can occur in the form of neurological disorders, such as epilepsy or mental disorders, such as bipolar disorder and depression. A central mechanism is the excitation-inhibition (EI) balance in the brain, which is responsible for an optimal processing of information. Disruptions in this balance can lead to pathological conditions. The concept of attractors, which represent the stable conditions in neuronal networks, helps to explain the consolidation of memories, behavioral patterns and mental states. These attractor states can be triggered by external stimuli and may become anchored in pathological contexts. Advances in measurement technologies and methods of artificial intelligence enable a deeper analysis of neuronal dynamics and open up new pathways for targeted therapeutic interventions for the treatment of mental disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":"1013-1023"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142511798","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 : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-26DOI: 10.1007/s00115-024-01747-w
Katharina M Kubera, Sabine C Herpertz
{"title":"[Psychotherapeutic approaches to crises].","authors":"Katharina M Kubera, Sabine C Herpertz","doi":"10.1007/s00115-024-01747-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00115-024-01747-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Psychotherapeutic interventions play a crucial role in alleviating psychological distress and promoting resilience during personal and global crises.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>What general principles are relevant for psychotherapeutic crisis interventions in acute psychiatry? What contributes to an in-depth understanding of individual reactions to the course of crises? When do global crises translate into personal crises? How can global crises be integrated into the psychotherapeutic process?</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Selected results from the scientific literature on psychiatric psychotherapeutic crisis interventions in acute psychiatry are reviewed and summarized.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Although the evidence for specific crisis intervention strategies in acute psychiatry is limited, general principles for psychotherapeutic crisis interventions can be derived.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Understanding early relational experiences based on psychodynamic or learning theory processes influences the application of further crisis intervention techniques and their impact on affected individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":" ","pages":"980-990"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331115","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 : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-10-30DOI: 10.1007/s00115-024-01731-4
Thomas Pollmächer, Jakov Gather
{"title":"[Introduction to the topic: clinical ethics consultation in psychiatry].","authors":"Thomas Pollmächer, Jakov Gather","doi":"10.1007/s00115-024-01731-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-024-01731-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49770,"journal":{"name":"Nervenarzt","volume":"95 11","pages":"1024-1025"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548598","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}