Psychiatrische Praxis
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Psychiatrische Praxis · Nov 2004
Multicenter Study[The situation of caregiver counselling in patients with frontotemporal lobar dementia in old psychiatry].
Caregiver counselling is an indispensable feature of current concepts for dementia treatment. Self-support groups and psychoeducative programms for caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease may reduce the burden of nursing and psychological strain. Specific caregiver needs from patients with frontotemporal lobar dementia (FTLD [frontotemporal dementia, semantic dementia, progressive aphasia, corticobasal degeneration]) are only partially taken into account. ⋯ In most cases, they are referred to the local Alzheimer's disease Associations (89 %). Besides that, the existence of large hospital care units has significant negative repercussions on psychosocial supply for caregivers of patients with FTLD. To establish decentralized support units by these hospitals would lead to a significant improvement of medical and social care in this field.
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Postoperative delirium is common among elderly hip surgery patients. The objective of the current study was to determine the incidence of delirious states and to identify possible risk factors. ⋯ The study confirmed a high incidence of delirium among hip surgery patients. Apart from established risk factors like old age, low cognitive test performance, and comorbidity, no other significant risk factors could be identified.
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Psychiatrische Praxis · May 2003
Case Reports[Differential diagnostic difficulties in Pick disease versus depression--a case report].
A case study based on the clinical picture and the short term course we describe diagnostic problems in a case of Morbus Pick.