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V Faust

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PubMed1992

[Adult children of alcoholics. A new diagnostic group with reference to general practice and clinical aspects].

UNLABELLED: FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS: Adult children of alcoholics have, in recent years, become identified as a specific group with often characteristic patterns of health disorders. MAJOR POINTS: Those involved have a three- to four-fold greater risk of developing a dependence themselves than the general population. They are more likely to marry partners who are also dependent and have an above-average propensity toward separation and divorce. Most members of this group have adopted a specific role within the family they come from: for example that of the whipping boy, family hero or fool. Of therapeutic importance is the recognition of one's own involvement through parent dependence and to develop an awareness of specific areas of disorder, for example, in a partnership, self-identity crises, emotional blockades and the risk of becoming dependent oneself. CONCLUSIONS: Therapists with experience of habit-forming disorders and social family work can develop specific activities within the general practice, psychosocial counseling centers, and even in detoxication services. The new self-help groups of adult children of alcoholics are very helpful.

Alcoholism↗
PubMed1992

[Suicide in the Ravensburg/Oberschwaben area. Results of a study of 508 suicides based on criminal police records].

On the basis of criminal police files we studied 508 suicides which happened between 1970 up to 1981 in the Ravensburg area in southern Germany. The police files also included medical records about in- or outpatient psychiatric treatment and also data about former violent behaviour. Mental disease as follows were most frequent: Depression 66% (diagnoses were made according to IDC-0 by two doctors under supervision of two senior psychiatrists; ICD-9: 300.4, 309.0 and 309.1 22%, ICD-9 296.1, 296.3 7.1% of the entire suicide group); neuroses and personality disorders 19%, addition, especially alcoholism, 28%. No psychiatric diagnosis could be made retrospectively in 10.6% (54 suicides). Sign in the presuicidal development like depressive symptoms, hopelessness and feelings of having no future, sleeping disturbances, feelings of guilt and anxiety, inner restlessness, but also changes in the direction of serenity and relaxation, treats of suicidal behaviour and reactions of the family and environment were reported showing a broad span of reactions from lack of perception to wrong interpretation. 15% of the suicides had also criminal activities in their former history. From a psychiatric point of view, improved diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the treatment of the mentally ill, especially in the field of outpatient medical care of depressive and addictive patients, and better information of the relatives is to be demanded in order to prevent suicides.

Adult↗
PubMed1984

[Diagnosis of mania. Disease picture and its psychological, physical and social sequelae].

While depression is a commonly discussed condition, mania is rarely mentioned. Subjectively, this disorder is associated with less incapacitating complaints, but it may have a more troublesome effect on the patient and the people around him than most mental illnesses. This article therefore presents a practice-oriented overview of the manic syndrome and its consequences: the term, its definition, age and sex distribution, mental and physical symptoms, psychosocial consequences, aspects of differential diagnosis, information for relatives and the family doctor, aspects of criminal and civil law, are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1983

[The reaction of mental patients to medical diagnosis].

According to the results of a social psychiatric research on hand of reflected image transformulated questionnaire for clinical healthy persons and hospitalized patients the following result is: 9/10 of all registered laymen are afraid of dramatic scenes (manifold naming). In each second case such a situation however happens obviously extensive deactivated. More than five times of the shocked persons as healthy respondents refuse at these questions a comment. But in laymen circles they believe double till three times so frequently in sadness and desperation respectively revolted rebel of the patients. In reality you can find very often the still resignation or the facilitated acceptance of the necessary steps. The more simple the origin class the more exists resignation or cooperation. In reverse rebel, depressive reaction and desperation again continuously on relevance due to the medicine diagnosis from the primary to the upper class. Depressives react sadly and desperatedly as well as female maniacs. People who are free from alcohol will have found the expected silence. The schizophrenes as well as the male maniacs seem to rebel revolted.

Alcoholism↗
PubMed1983

[Late extrapyramidal hyperkinesis and neuroleptic withdrawal dyskinesia. Practical problems].

Neuroleptic-induced, late-occurring dyskinesia has gained more and more of importance. Essential causes are: increased continued long-term treatment as well as the advanced age of long-term patients treated with neuroleptics. Problems of daily practice and their treatment find little attention, contrary to the wide-spread literature on theoretical cases and diagnostic criteria of disturbances. Withdrawal- and tardive dyskinesiae are the most important among neuroleptic-induced dyskinesiae. The manifold disturbances of motion are generally found in the orofacial region, the trunk, and the extremities. Errors in differential diagnosis will occur occasionally.

Antipsychotic Agents↗
PubMed1983

[Chronic reactive depression. Disorders following imprisonment and persecution].

Ever since mankind exists, ethnic minorities, political adversaries etc. have been discriminated, pursued, tortured and killed. The twentieth century shows such examples too, also in post-war Europe of our days. But nothing exceeds the disastrous extent of the destruction machinery of the "3rd Reich". Still today, 50 years after the "Machtergreifung" delayed symptoms in the victims must be cared for. This and the realization that in future, too, terror of any variety will demand its victims make it necessary to deal directly with the consequences in order to ensure victims of greatest possible care and alleviation of their fate.

Adjustment Disorders↗