Psychiatrische Praxis
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Psychiatrische Praxis · Sep 2007
[Is supplying homeless individuals with permanent housing effective? A prospective three year study on the course of mental health problems].
Description of the three-year course of mental illness after supplying permanent housing to homeless individuals. ⋯ Supplying homeless individuals with permanent housing is an effective measure but insufficient for improving mental illness. Combined measures of social and medical interventions from one provider are suggested for effective support of homeless people.
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Psychiatrische Praxis · Sep 2007
[Pain perception is not influenced by altered autonomic function in major depression].
Depression is a common comorbidity of chronic pain and chronic pain represents a common additional symptom of depressed patients. The physiological basis is unknown. ⋯ We conclude that autonomic dysfunction is unlikely to be involved in the pathophysiology of altered pain perception in depression.