Psychiatry for Practice, 2008, issue 2
Editorial
Psychiatrie pro praxi v novém
MUDr. Luboš Janů Ph.D, Mgr. Iva Daňková
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 55 
Review articles
Current trends in the treatment of major psychiatric disorders
prof. MUDr. Eva Češková CSc
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 60-64
The concept of major psychiatric disorders is not static and changes with the advances of science. Biomarkers including parameters obtained using brain imaging methods will probably play a more important role in the incoming classification. Major psychiatric disorders, recurrent depression, bipolar and schizophrenic disorders are considered life-long diseases which need long-time treatment. They are more or less consistently connected with functional and structural changes in the brain. The disease and its treatment form a process which has its own dynamics which has to be always considered. Acute treatment has different goals than the maintenance...
Schizoaffective disorder - monotherapy, or combined therapy?
MUDr. Ľubomíra Izáková PhD
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 65-70
Schizoaffective disorder is a common and disabling mental illness. Unfortunately, the pharmacological treatment of this disorder has not been studied adequately. While several studies demonstrate the effectiveness of combined treatment for affective or negative symptoms in schizoaffective disorder, the use of atypical antipsychotics as monotherapy represents an important advance. The article reviewed therapeutic algorithms used in the treatment of schizoaffective disorder.
Seasonal affective disorder and bright light therapy
doc. MUDr. Ján Praško CSc, MUDr. Martin Brunovský Ph.D, MUDr. Lucie Závěšická, MUDr. Pavel Doubek
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 72-76
The influence of light on human psyche was known and used two thousand years ago by ancient Greeks. The modern development of light treatment and the description of the seasonal affective syndrome were strongly influence by the finding that melatonin in men could be suppressed by bright light. Shortly after this information was published the first placebo-controlled study on light treatment for depression was done. Now bright light therapy or phototherapy has become the mainstay of the treatment of winter type of seasonal affective disorder. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is typical manifestation of seasonality in humans. It is characterized by...
Sexual problems in men with multiple sclerosis
MUDr. Pavel Theiner Ph.D
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 77-79
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a threatening disease for the ill with virtually interminable variability of symptoms. Many MS symptoms directly or indirectly influence negatively male sexuality. Sexual disorders in MS are present in 65–90 % of cases. Among them, erectile dysfunction, decreased sexual desire, problems in completing orgasm and decreased tactile sensitivity prevail. The treatment of sexual dysfunction in MS must be based on teamwork; the team being formed by neurologists, urologists, psychiatrists, psychologists and sexologists. The article deals with treatment possibilities of particular most frequent sexual dysfunctions in males...
Case report
Otravy alkoholom a úmrtia v ťažkom stupni opitosti v regióne severného Slovenska
MUDr. Ľubomír Straka, MUDr. František Štuller PhD, prof. MUDr. František Novomeský PhD, prof. MUDr. Vladimír Novotný CSc
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 80-82
Doléčení akutní dekompenzace paranoidní schizofrenie
MUDr. Eva Kadlecová
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 83
Antipsychotika versus režimové faktory: vliv na hmotnost hospitalizovaných pacientů
MUDr. Martin Hýža, MUDr. Vlasta Hanušková, MUDr. Svatopluk Sedláček, RNDr. Jiří Létal Ph.D
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 84-85
Comments
Není potřeba dlouhé psychiatrické praxe k tomu, aby si lékař uvědomil, že v řadě případů je s nemocným pacientem daleko jednodušší spolupráce i jednání, než s jeho relativně zdravým příbuzenstvem.
doc. ThDr. MUDr. Mgr. Jaroslav Max. Kašparů Ph.D
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 96
Psychopharmacology
Zotepín v liečbe schizofrénie a jeho ďaľšie indikácie
MUDr. Ivan André PhD, prof. MUDr. Jaroslav Bouček CSc, prof. MUDr. Vladimír Novotný CSc
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 86-88
Prozac (fluoxetin) - nová, schválená indikace pro dětskou psychiatrii v ČR
prof. MUDr. Ivana Drtílková CSc
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 89-90
Outpatient psychiatry
Postřehy z ambulance odjinud čili Sociální psychiatrie v Nizozemí
MUDr. Hedvika Ernsten
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 91-92
Information and commentaries
50. Česko-Slovenská psychofarmakologická konference
doc. MUDr. Ladislav Hosák Ph.D
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 97-98
Law in psychiatry
Psychiatrická hospitalizace bez souhlasu pacienta - 1. díl
MUDr. Jiří Švarc Ph.D
Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(2): 93-95