[Schizophrenia spectrum disorders in elderly patients : Analysis of reasons for admission to a department of geriatric psychiatry].

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the possible reasons for acute admission to a department for geriatric psychiatry. The reasons for hospitalization, the psychiatric and somatic comorbidities of the patients over 65 years old with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and delusional disorder were examined to identify patterns and risk profiles.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out using paper and electronic patient records of a department of acute care for geriatric psychiatry and psychotherapy.

[Clinical diagnosis and drug therapy of elderly patients with schizophrenia : A restrospective analysis of data in a department of old age psychiatry].

Background: The objective of this study was to survey the consistency of the clinical diagnostics and the psychopharmacological treatment of schizophrenia and delusional disorders suffered by older persons. A further aspect was to record significant clinical differences and also similarities between the patient groups in care, matching with the criteria of ICD 10 for schizophrenia (F20), persistent delusional disorders (F22) and schizoaffective disorder (F25).

Methods: Retrospective analysis with reference to the manually and electronically recorded patient medical records of an acute case care ward for geriatric psychiatry and psychotherapy.

Effects of a hyperbaric environment on subcutaneous adipose tissue topography (SAT-top).

The physiological reactions of the body in scuba diving situation can be simulated in a pressure chamber by increasing the ambient pressure. In this study the influence of a hyperbaric environment of 6 bar on the changes of the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) thicknesses on different body sites in 68 voluntary men with undersea diving experience was investigated. Measurements of SAT-topography (SAT-Top) were performed with the optical device Lipometer before and after hyperbaric exposure.

Global quality of life and its potential predictors in breast cancer patients: an exploratory study.

Goals Of Work: This study reflects variables being depicted as predictors of global quality of life in current research. The evaluation was conducted at the Division of Clinical Oncology at the Medical University in Graz, Austria.

Patients And Methods: A sample of 210 breast cancer patients between ages 30 and 80 years was assessed 1-5 years after initial diagnosis in a tumor-free stage.

Assessing symptoms of terminally-ill patients by different raters: a prospective study.

Objective: For patients who are terminally ill, the efficiency of symptom management is dependent, among other factors, on an accurate assessment by proxy raters. The aim of this prospective study is to describe differences in symptom severity ratings between patients and their nurses, physicians, and family members during their stay in different departments with acute care, and to identify variables associated with the accuracy of the ratings by others.

Methods: Physical, psychological, social, and functional disorders were assessed for 41 in-patients with a standardized 13-item Symptom List for Quality Assurance in Palliative Care drafted by the Working Group on the Core Documentation for Palliative Care Units in Germany.