Swiss Archives of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

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M. Leboyer, P. Chaste: Autism Spectrum Disorders. Phenotypes, Mechanisms and Treatments

by EMH Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd.

Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2015, 166(7), 257-258; https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2015.00366 - 1 Jan 2015

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Das zu besprechende Buch enthält zwölf Artikel von verschiedenen Autoren in englischer Sprache. Es richtet sich an Fachpersonen, wobei AS-Betroffene mit entsprechendem Bildungshintergrund, die den neueren Forschungsstand kennen lernen möchten, sicher auch auf das Buch verwiesen werden können. Full article

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Richard Balon, Thomas N. Wise (eds.): Clinical Challenges in the Biopsychosocial Interface. Update on Psychosomatics for the 21st Century

by EMH Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd.

Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2015, 166(7), 257-258; https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2015.00365 - 1 Jan 2015

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The editors of this volume locate psycho somatic medicine within the broader realm of psychiatry. A quotation from the introductory chapter illustrates this clearly: ‘… from a clinical perspective, consultation liaison psychiatry has been the clinical derivate of psychosomatic medicine.’ […] Full article

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Manfred Stöhr, Robert Pfister: Klinische Elektromyographie und Neurographie – Lehrbuch und Atlas

by EMH Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd.

Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2015, 166(7), 257-258; https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2015.00362 - 1 Jan 2015

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«Der Stöhr» liegt in neuer, überarbeiteter und erweiterter 6. Auflage vor. Die Beliebtheit früherer Auflagen dieses Buches beruhte nicht zuletzt darauf, dass es sich sowohl für den Novizen eignete, der die Techniken der klinischen Elektromyographie gerade lernte, wie auch für den Erfahrenen, der [...] Read more.

«Der Stöhr» liegt in neuer, überarbeiteter und erweiterter 6. Auflage vor. Die Beliebtheit früherer Auflagen dieses Buches beruhte nicht zuletzt darauf, dass es sich sowohl für den Novizen eignete, der die Techniken der klinischen Elektromyographie gerade lernte, wie auch für den Erfahrenen, der hier ein kompetentes Nachschlagewerk fand […] Full article

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Buchbesprechung Paul Hoff - Was darf die Psychiatrie?

by EMH Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd.

Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2015, 166(7), 257-258; https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2015.00361 - 1 Jan 2015

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Nach einer Darstellung der Aufgaben und Strukturen der Psychiatrie sowie deren Beziehung zur Gesellschaft stellt der Autor grundlegende ethische Prinzipien psychiatrischen Handelns dar […] Full article

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«Euthanasie» im Nationalsozialismus: Opfer und Widerständler

by Helmut Moll

Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2015, 166(7), 249-256; https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2015.00346 - 1 Jan 2015

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In der biographischen Sammlung «Zeugen für Christus. Das Martyrologium des 20. Jahrhunderts» werden auch psychiatrische Opfer der nationalsozialistischen «Euthanasie»-Politik sowie mutige Kämpfer gegen die menschenverachtende Umsetzung der rassenhygienischen Dogmen vorgestellt. Die Würde und die Unverhandelbarkeit der menschlichen Person werden in ihren Geschichten sichtbar. [...] Read more.

In der biographischen Sammlung «Zeugen für Christus. Das Martyrologium des 20. Jahrhunderts» werden auch psychiatrische Opfer der nationalsozialistischen «Euthanasie»-Politik sowie mutige Kämpfer gegen die menschenverachtende Umsetzung der rassenhygienischen Dogmen vorgestellt. Die Würde und die Unverhandelbarkeit der menschlichen Person werden in ihren Geschichten sichtbar. Full article

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Nerve and muscle ultrasound in peripheral neurology

by Stephan Mittas and Einar Wilder-Smith

Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2015, 166(7), 247-248; https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2015.00350 - 1 Jan 2015

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Ultrasound has been used as a diagnostic tool by neurologists since the 1980s, when the first pioneers observed changed patterns of muscle echotexture in patients with muscle dystrophy. Since then, vast enhancements in ultrasound resolution and quality have added to its utility as [...] Read more.

Ultrasound has been used as a diagnostic tool by neurologists since the 1980s, when the first pioneers observed changed patterns of muscle echotexture in patients with muscle dystrophy. Since then, vast enhancements in ultrasound resolution and quality have added to its utility as an inexpensive, painless, real-time diagnostic instrument. By now, the value of ultrasound in peripheral entrapment neuropathies has been firmly established. Improved understanding in the field of neuromuscular diseases e.g., inflammatory neuropathies and motor neurone diseases, has positioned ultrasonography as a parameter of nerve and muscle morphology to complement traditional electrodiagnostic studies. But there is a catch: training and experience are essential. This is why recognised experts in the field and beginners met at the first Nerve and Muscle Ultrasound Hands-on Teaching Course on 6th and 7th of March 2015 in Lucerne, convened by local senior consultant neurologist Dr. Anne-Kathrin Peyer-Kauffmann [1]. Full article

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Transiente globale Amnesie versus TIA – Klinik und Schlaganfallrisiko

by Agnieszka Slezak, Anne Broeg-Morvay, Mirjam Heldner, Urs Fischer and Marcel Arnold

Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2015, 166(7), 240-246; https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2015.00355 - 1 Jan 2015

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Transient global amnesia is an acute, benign, isolated and temporarily limited disturbance of memory, that can occur repeatedly but shows no increased risk of cardiovascular events or stroke in particular. Therefore, patients with the typical clinical presentation and a normal brain magnetic resonance-scan [...] Read more.

Transient global amnesia is an acute, benign, isolated and temporarily limited disturbance of memory, that can occur repeatedly but shows no increased risk of cardiovascular events or stroke in particular. Therefore, patients with the typical clinical presentation and a normal brain magnetic resonance-scan require neither further diagnostic nor therapeutic interventions. Since the differential diagnosis of transient global amnesia is wide, and transient ischaemic attacks can present similarly, a careful clinical evaluation and neuroimaging is recommended. In any case of doubt further diagnostic steps according to stroke workup should be initiated. In contrast, a transient ischaemic attack represents a neurological emergency where clinical and diagnostic evaluation must be introduced fast. The rapid establishment of therapeutic and secondary preventive measures decreases the clearly elevated stroke risk and prevents disability. Full article

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Le sport-étude pour tous: outil de prévention en santé mentale?

by Laura Mach and Daniele Zullino

Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2015, 166(7), 232-239; https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2015.00370 - 1 Jan 2015

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Could extending sport-studies to all succeed as a preventative mental health strategy? Public mental health interventions must target a specifically vulnerable population, defined by a given context and time-frame. Schools have often been the elected medium for promoting physical health and more recently [...] Read more.

Could extending sport-studies to all succeed as a preventative mental health strategy? Public mental health interventions must target a specifically vulnerable population, defined by a given context and time-frame. Schools have often been the elected medium for promoting physical health and more recently also mental health. This article presents an example intervention that targets students approaching the end of compulsory schooling. We were thus targeting students of a specific age considered vulnerable, affected by an external factor over which they have no control: puberty. In addition, given that the target environment consists of compulsory schooling, we were also able to involve a significant majority of all adolescents in this age group. On analysis of the scientific literature, it appears that participating in extracurricular activities, particularly those involving sport, constitutes one of the primary factors protecting against students dropping out. Team sports in particular stood out as being positively associated with decreased risk-taking in general, as well as reduced mental and physical health problems. These activities enable adolescents to act out particular issues relating to their daily lives, thus allowing them to progress in building their own identities. In addition to acting out such psychological issues, these activities also let them build up their social network, be it through interaction with their peers or even with adults. The Geneva “Sport-Art-Studies” programme consists of a collaboration between various orientation courses and sports clubs, enabling these young adults to keep up an intense training schedule while still following a near-normal curriculum. This model demonstrates the advantage in integrating sports practice into an adolescent’s schedule in a structured and coordinated way, while facilitating family functioning. In the interests of public mental health, this sports-studies model could also be adapted from a model for supporting young elite athletes to one aimed at promoting school integration with a preventative mental health objective. Full article

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Empowerment – ein Weg zur Entstigmatisierung

by Christian G. Huber, Julia F. Sowislo, Andres R. Schneeberger, Bettina Flury Bodenmann and Undine E. Lang

Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2015, 166(7), 224-231; https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2015.00359 - 1 Jan 2015

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Despite year-long efforts to de-stigmatise the psychiatric field, the exclusion, rejection, and social distancing of patients with mental illness remains a critical issue in modern society. In addition to the most severely affected, namely people with mental disabilities, those working in the psychiatric [...] Read more.

Despite year-long efforts to de-stigmatise the psychiatric field, the exclusion, rejection, and social distancing of patients with mental illness remains a critical issue in modern society. In addition to the most severely affected, namely people with mental disabilities, those working in the psychiatric profession, along with psychiatric institutions and psychiatric therapy, are still the object of stigma and prejudice in public life. This stigmatization may lead to resignation, the deterioration of psychiatric symptoms, and enhanced passivity. By empowering the psychiatric field and those affected with psychiatric disability, we may be able to reduce stigmatisation and, in collaboration with society and the political sphere, improve the real-life conditions of these patients. Empowerment may reactivate their feelings of usefulness and increase self-efficiency, giving them new hope and confidence in their own skills, along with a more optimistic view of life. We should strive to increase awareness of and access to the leading model of the well-informed and emancipated patient, as well as the efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities, so that such outdated prejudices can be effectively overcome. By means of an integrated psychiatry providing more humanised patient-centred care, we may be able to reduce the stigma affecting psychiatric institutions. Nevertheless, psychiatric professionals and politicians must work in close collaboration to achieve effective and long-lasting improvements as regards the stigmatisation of patients with mental disorders in the communities where they live. Full article

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Wir kommen (zu) spat

by Bernhard Küchenhoff

Swiss Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry Psychother. 2015, 166(7), 223; https://doi.org/10.4414/sanp.2015.00378 - 1 Jan 2015

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Nie wurde so deutlich, dass wir als Therapeutinnen und Therapeuten erst dann tätig werden können, wenn schon viel Leid und Unheil geschehen ist, wie jetzt bei der grossen Anzahl der Flüchtlinge [...] Full article

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