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Psychiatr. praxi. 2011;12(2):52-55
Antidepressants are probably overused in population of schizophrenia patients. Only for some schizophrenic patients suffering from resistent negative symptoms, serious and long-term depression are antidepressants of some benefits. The appropriate dose has key importancy for reducing of affective symptoms during schizophrenia treatment.
Psychiatr. praxi. 2011;12(2):56-60
Behavioral and emotional disturbances are one of the three basic circles of the functional disturbances in dementias. Their occurence mostly increases with the intensity of dementias. In the article there are described single types of the behavioral disturbances including of the associate confussions and thein basic therapy. Emotional disturbances in dementias are also very frequent – partly increased of unappropriate affects, partly occurence of pathic moods, first of all the depression and anxiety. There are described basal procedures of the therapy of associated depression and anxiety in dementias.
Psychiatr. praxi. 2011;12(2):62-64
The authors discuss depression and dementia syndrome, diferential diagnosis of these conditions and their relationship, when depression can often be a comorbidity of dementia. Depression and dementia are discussed in the context of geriatric syndromes.
Psychiatr. praxi. 2011;12(2):65-68
The mutual interaction of epilepsies, epileptic seizures and sleep is multiple. There are seizure types and units of epilepsy classification closely related to sleep and biological rhythms. A number of patients with epilepsy predominantly have seizures in their sleep. Specific interictal epileptic activity and nocturnal seizures alter sleep architecture; frequently, fragmentation of nocturnal sleep occurs. Many sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnoea, provoke and aggravate epileptic seizures. The effect of the antiepileptic medication used is also of significance.
Psychiatr. praxi. 2011;12(2):69-71
The article describes different subtypes and therapeutic interventions in specific subtypes of violent behavior.
Psychiatr. praxi. 2011;12(2):72-73
The paper gives a concise symptomatology and pathophysiology overview of fibromyalgia. Personal experience with contact with such patients is described and the intervention from psychiatric viewpoint is suggested.
Psychiatr. praxi. 2011;12(2):74-79
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness, that can influence patients cognitive functions, in sense of cognitive deficits. Particularly attention, memory, executive functions, intelligence and speech are negatively influenced. Most common patients in danger are they with long lasting negative effect on treatment or those who suffering chronically. We use a number of neuropsychological tests as a possibility to observe the cognitive deficits. In this article we describe basic characteristics of cognitive deficits in schizophrenia and the meaning of neuropsychological methods in observing particular cognitive deficits.
Psychiatr. praxi. 2011;12(2):80-84
Many experts believe that transference and counter-transference analysis is not a part of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and is peculiar to psychodynamic psychotherapies. However, the attention paid to emotional and cognitive reactions to the patient or the supervised is an essential component of CBT and its supervision, particularly in the case of supervision of work with challenging patients. Counter-transference reaction can be observed in our behavior as well as our thinking, emotional experience and physical signs. Counter-transference may stem from previous, inadequately processed supervisor’s experience which tends to translate...
Psychiatr. praxi. 2011;12(2):85-86
Risperidon Long-Acting Injections (RLAI) is currently available for deltoid muscle administration. The plasma profiles for risperidon are similar regardless of whether it is injected into the gluteal muscle or the deltoid and administration to both sites are well tolerated. The main advantage of deltoid administration is the possibility for patient to make his own choice.
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