Are psychiatric residents still interested in psychoanalysis? A brief report.

In spite of the efficacy of the psychodynamic psychotherapies, the number of young psychiatric residents interested in psychodynamic therapies is decreasing. Our psychoanalytical group, Genden (Genève-Denver), explored the possible reasons for psychiatric residents' hesitation to get psychoanalytic training. Five psychoanalytical psychotherapists met weekly for a year in order to debate that question, focusing on personal feedbacks from all of our 100 residents in psychiatry working with us for at least 4 years.

[Couples and families emergency/crisis consultation: emergency patterns and treatment assessment].

Since the opening in 2003 of the Couple & Family Consultation Unit (UCCF) at Prangins Hospital, we have met urgent demands and observed that the suffering systems (i.e., couples and families) couldn't face any waiting period.

[Psychiatry].

In 2008 there is no major breakthrough in the field of psychopharmacology. Paliperidone, (Invega), or 9-hydroxyrisperidone, the main hydroxylated metabolite of risperidone, is now available in Switzerland. It has the same pharmacodynamic profile and a different pharmacokinetic profile, linked to an extended release preparation.

[Acute confusional episode--delirium in elderly patients. Definition, etiology and treatment].

Delirium, (acute confusional episode in European nomenclature) frequently occurs to elderly patients. This confusional condition is characterized by a sudden beginning and fluctuating clinical manifestations. It can bring out or showup a large number of illnesses.