Lithium Response Variability: New Avenues and Hypotheses
Study population No of subjects Type of XR Li Reference Observed pharmacokinetics parameters Normal control subjects 6 Lithium carbonate LP 400 mg (after 12 h) Hunter (1988) C max =…
Somatoform Disorders
Organ system Frequent symptoms Heart Chest pains, paroxysmal tachycardias Blood pressure Hypertension and hypotension regulation disorders, syncope Upper gastrointestinal tract Nausea, feeling of repletion, meteorism Lower gastrointestinal tract Pain, diarrhoea,…
Anxiety Disorders
Behaviour Feelings Body Thoughts Avoidance, flight Feelings of tension, worry, panic, unreality, fear of going crazy, of dying, of losing control Trembling, sweating, heart pounding, light-headedness, dizziness, muscle tension, nausea,…
Doctor–Patient Communication
Transferring patient-centered interview Let the patient finish talking Use open-ended questions Pause Encourage the patient to continue talking Paraphrase Summarize the contents Reflect the patient’s emotions Let the Patient Finish…
Balint Group
What do you think the patient was feeling at that moment? What kind of person is the patient? What do you know about his/her life situation, his present family, and…
Family Medicine
Fig. 7.1 Genogram The proposal to create a genogram can be introduced by the doctor in the following way: “We have talked in detail about your problem. Now I would…
Traditional Medicine and Psychosomatic Medicine
Kurt Fritzsche, Susan H. McDaniel and Michael Wirsching (eds.)Psychosomatic Medicine2014An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting10.1007/978-1-4614-1022-5_4 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 4. Traditional Medicine and Psychosomatic Medicine Kurt Fritzsche1 , Catherine Abbo2 , Hamid Afshar Zanjani3 and Farzad Goli5,…
Psychosomatic Medicine and Its Implementation in the Latin America Region
Kurt Fritzsche, Susan H. McDaniel and Michael Wirsching (eds.)Psychosomatic Medicine2014An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting10.1007/978-1-4614-1022-5_18 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 18. Psychosomatic Medicine and Its Implementation in the Latin America Region Sonia…
Psychosomatic Medicine in Iran
Kurt Fritzsche, Susan H. McDaniel and Michael Wirsching (eds.)Psychosomatic Medicine2014An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting10.1007/978-1-4614-1022-5_19 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 19. Psychosomatic Medicine in Iran Hamid Afshar Zanjani1, 2 , Farzad Goli3 and Farzad Goli4 (1)…
The Development of Psychosomatic Medicine in China, Vietnam, and Laos—The ASIA-LINK Program
Kurt Fritzsche, Susan H. McDaniel and Michael Wirsching (eds.)Psychosomatic Medicine2014An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting10.1007/978-1-4614-1022-5_17 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 17. The Development of Psychosomatic Medicine in China, Vietnam, and Laos—The ASIA-LINK…
