Psycho-Oncological Self-Help Groups in Bavaria: The Current Situation and Suggestions for Improvement.

Background: Self-help groups (SHGs) are an important cornerstone of the German health care system. Especially collaborations of SHGs with cancer centers enable active patient involvement in cancer care. We investigated the current situation and unmet needs of Bavarian SHGs in order to point out possible options of action.

The influence of patient-related factors on the frequency and duration of psycho-oncological sessions in a university cancer center.

Objective: The present study aimed at identifying factors that are associated with the frequency and duration of psycho-oncological sessions.

Design: In a retrospective single-center study, data of all patients who made use of the psycho-oncological service (POS) at the University Hospital Erlangen from April 2017 - March 2018 were registered.

Sample: Over the course of one year,  = 1601 patients made use of the POS.

A Taxonomy for Psycho-Oncological Intervention Techniques in an Acute Care Hospital in Germany.

Background: Due to the establishment of a nationwide certification system for cancer centers in Germany, the availability of psycho-oncological services for cancer patients has increased substantially. However, little is known about the specific intervention techniques that are applied during sessions in an acute care hospital, since a standardized taxonomy is lacking. With this study, we aimed at the investigation of psycho-oncological intervention techniques and the development of a comprehensive and structured taxonomy thereof.

Successful Treatment of Alopecia Areata Barbae with Platelet-rich Plasma.

Alopecia areata (AA) is a frequent autoimmune disorder in which inflammatory cells attack the hair follicles. AA affecting the beard area is well known and is referred to as alopecia areata barbae (AAB) when involvement is limited exclusively to the beard. Currently, no guidelines are established for specific therapeutic approaches for this condition.

An annotated catalogue of Iranian Aulacidae, Evaniidae and Gasteruptiidae (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea).

Currently 36 species of the superfamily Evanioidea are recorded from Iran. The family Aulacidae is represented by four species belonging to the genus Pristaulacus Kieffer, 1900), Evaniidae by five species belonging to three genera, Brachygaster Leach, 1815 (one species), Evania Fabricius, 1775 (three species), Prosevania Kieffer, 1911 (one species), and Gasteruptiidae by 27 species belonging to the genus Gasteruption Latreille, 1796.