Die Beitrage des vorliegenden Bandes aus der Reihe Suchtmedizin basieren auf langjahrigen Erfahrungen von AErzten, Psychologen und Sozialarbeitern in der Behandlung Abhangiger. Die multiprofessionale Ausrichtung macht deutlich, dass eine zeitgemasse Behandlung nicht ohne den Wissensaustausch verschiedener Professionen moeglich ist. Ein wichtiger Schritt zur Sensibilisierung fur diese Thematik im arztlichen Bereich wurde durch die Bundesarztekammer vollzogen, die ein Curriculum Suchtmedizinische Versorung etablierte und somit die Fachkunde auf diesem Gebiet empfahl. Somit wird der Erkenntnis Rechnung getragen, dass ein grosser Teil der Betroffenen Kontakt zu AErzten hat, hier aber oft die mangelhafte arztliche Ausbildung oder allgemein kommunikative Probleme eine aktive Bearbeitung der Problematik erschwert. Der vorliegende Band stellt eine praxisnahe Betrachtung dieser Schwierigkeiten in den Vordergrund und zeigt Loesungsmoeglichkeiten auf.

Determining the amenability of personality disorders to psychotherapy& mdash;a patient's capacity to benefit from verbal approaches to treatment& mdash;is important in helping clinicians determine the treatability of cases. Michael Stone here shares the factors he has observed over long years of practice that can help practitioners evaluate patients, stressing the amenability of the various disorders to amelioration. By focusing on which patients are likely to respond well to therapeutic intervention and which will prove most resistive, his book will help therapists determine with what kinds of patients they will most likely succeed and with which ones failure is almost a certainty.

Stone establishes the attributes that affect this amenability& mdash;such as the capacity for self-reflection, motivation, and life circumstances& mdash;as guidelines for evaluating patients, then describes borderline and other personality-disordered patients with varying levels of amenability, from high to low. This coverage progresses from patients belonging to the DSM "anxious cluster," along with the depressive-masochistic character and the hysteric character, to patients who demonstrate an intermediate level of amenability to psychotherapy. He introduces the interrelationship between borderline personality disorder and dissociative disorders and discusses treatability among certain patients in Clusters "A" and "C," as well as others with narcissistic, histrionic, depressive disorders. Final chapters address the most severe aberrations of personality and the limitations they impose on the efficacy of therapy. "Personality-Disordered Patients" is filled with practical, clinically focusedinformation. This guideline structured book: Covers all personality disorders-including ones not addressed in the latest DSM such as sadistic, depressive, hypomanic, and irritable-explosive Identifies both attributes necessary for treatability and factors associated with low treatability Pays particular attention to borderline disorders, which represent the most discussed conditions and are among the most challenging to psychotherapists Reviews personality traits whose presence, if intense-even if unaccompanied by a definable personality disorder-creates severe problems for psychotherapy

Numerous case studies throughout the book provide examples that will help therapists determine which of their own patients are most likely to benefit from their efforts and thereby establish their own limits of effectiveness. By alerting practitioners to when therapy is likely to fail, these guidelines can help them avoid the professional disappointment of being unable to reach the most intractable patients.

Die Pathophysiologie des Schmerzes ist eine wichtige Grundlage der Medizin. Gestoerte Koerperfunktionen fuhren zu den medizinisch bedeutsamen, meist chronischen Schmerzen, wobei die Plasitiztat des peripheren und zentralen Nervensystems eine besonders wichtige Rolle spielt. Um die chronischen Schmerzen behandeln zu koennen, mussen die anatomischen und physiologischen Voraussetzungen der Schmerzentstehung geklart werden. Ziel des vorliegenden Buches ist es, den derzeitigen Forschungsstand wiederzugeben, um dem Arzt und Schmerztherapeuten beispielsweise die ontogenetische Entwicklung der Schmerzempfindlichkeit und den Zusammenhang von Schmerz und Entzundung verstandlich zu machen.

There have been many exciting advances in our understanding of mammalian sex determination and differentiation in the last decade. Using these advances to elucidate clinical conditions of abnormal sexual development, the authors bring together great expertise in molecular endocrinology, molecular genetics, and dysmorphology. The text begins with a discussion of normal gonadal and sexual development that presents enough embryology, biochemistry, and endocrinology to make the remaining chapters easy to assimilate. Then the authors discuss overarching clinical issues that are common to genetic abnormalities of gonadal and sexual development, providing a detailed account of genetic causes of gonadal maldevelopment, followed by a compendium of the singular, syndromal, endocrinologic, and systemic-metabolic genetic causes of sexual maldevelopment. The final section describes genetic forms of gamete failure.
Seldom dogmatic, this unconventional textbook frequently presents alternatives, highlights speculation, raises questions, and attempts to provide answers. Yet it will be a uniquely valuable reference on an area of genetic medicine where much has happened in recent years. This book will be welcomed by medical geneticists, genetic counselors, endocrinologists, gynecologists, urologists, and students who need fully-referenced information about the genetic aspects of humans sexual maldevelopment in order to better manage their patients and their patients families.

Making Sense of Illness is a fascinating investigation into the social and clinical factors that determine what constitutes a "legitimate" illness in the twentieth century. By examining six case studies of diseases that have emerged within the past fifty years--from what we now consider to be "straightforward" diseases such as coronary heart disease, to the currently widely-debated Chronic Fatigue Syndrome--Aronowitz examines the historical and cultural factors that influence how doctors think about illness; how illnesses are recognized, named, classified, and finally, what they "mean" in an individual and social context. The choices that are available to the investigators, clinicians, patients and the processes by which change occurs are factors that all play a great role in "legitimizing" an illness, and these are the roles that are seldom examined. By juxtaposing the histories of each disease, Aronowitz shows how cultural and historical precedents have determined research programs, public health activities, clinical decisions, and even the patient's experience of illness. This is a must-read for anyone interested in public health and the history of medicine in the United States.

Functional somatic syndromes are defined as physical syndromes without an organic disease explanation, demonstrable structural changes, or established biochemical abnormalities. This book reviews the state of scientific and clinical understanding of the nine most common functional somatic syndromes. For each syndrome, expert contributors provide a brief historical perspective, a current definition, a case presentation, confirmatory and contradictory research findings, a discussion of the leading pathogenetic hypotheses, and guidelines for diagnosis and treatment. Chapters offer advice for the determination of disability of patients with these medically unexplained disorders, while describing both medical and psychiatric interventions. Stressing the importance of a sound therapeutic relationship as a basis for treatment, this is an invaluable resource for professionals in primary care and many other disciplines.

Obwohl das Stutz- und Bewegungsorgan das groesste Organsystem des menschlichen Koerpers ist, das von zahlreichen Erkrankungen betroffen werden kann, wird ihm bei der Ausbildung des Arztes nur relativ wenig Beachtung geschenkt. Die vorliegende Monographie soll dem Studenten wie dem praktischen Arzt einen kurzen UEberblick uber die klinische Untersuchung des Bewegungsapparates geben. Der Schwerpunkt wird hierbei auf die Diagnostik rheumatischer Erkrankungen gelegt, es werden aber auch klinische Befunde erwahnt.

Quest'opera vuole offrire ai cultori dell'anestesia un testo essenziale per approfondire l'importante tematica dell'anestesia e malattie concomitanti, privilegiando la trattazione degli aspetti legati alle patologie d'organo e sistemiche di piA frequente riscontro nella pratica clinica; l'attuale orientamento ha solide basi e mira a rafforzare la convergenza di vari specialisti in funzione del paziente. Lo scopo A] di valutare attentamente il rischio chirurgico e anestesiologico, ottimizzare gli standard di sicurezza e l'approccio clinico interdisciplinare.

Die Spezialgebiete Anasthesiologie, Intensivtherapie, Schmerztherapie und Notfallmedizin haben in den letzten Jahren eine rasante Entwicklung und eine dementsprechend rasche Zunahme an neuen Erkenntnissen erfahren. Es ist daher besonders wichtig, dieses Wissen so schnell und so weit wie moglich weiterzugeben, um die Qualitat in diesen Spezialbereichen der Medizin zu optimieren.
Der vorliegende 21. Refresher Course der Deutschen Akademie fur Anasthesiologische Fortbildung mit 18 verschiedenen Themen aus dem komplexen Gebiet der Akutmedizin vermittelt Facharzten und Arzten in der Weiterbildung mit seinen didaktisch gut aufbereiteten Texten den aktuellen Wissensstand der jeweiligen Thematik."

Disease has plagued human civilisations throughout history, claiming more lives than natural disasters and warfare combined. The Black Death took the lives of one third of Europe's population in the fourteenth century. The conquest of the New World was accompanied by devastating waves of smallpox. The Industrial Revolution happened in a world blighted by the diseases of urbanisation and overcrowding, typhoid and cholera, typhus and TB. New diseases such as AIDS, Ebola, and COVID-19 present further challenges to medical science and healthcare. A Short History of Disease chronicles the historical and geographical evolution of infectious and non-infectious diseases, from their prehistoric origins to the present. It offers a comprehensive guide to ailments and the medicines developed to combat them. Analysing case studies - including the Black Death, Spanish Flu, cholera, leprosy, syphilis, cancer, and Ebola - Sean Martin maps the growth of our understanding of disease. The book offers a fascinating insight into an important area of social history, providing an accessible introduction to disease and the ongoing quest to protect human health.

Die grosse Zahl der Ultraschalluntersucher bzw. -untersuchungen im deutschsprachigen Raum macht eine Vereinheitlichung von Nomenklatur und Befundung dringend erforderlich. Aus diesem Grund hat sich eine Kommission der Sektion Innere Medizin der DEGUM gebildet, die in Zusammenarbeit mit Kollegen der OGUM Empfehlungen fur eine solche Standardisierung erarbeitet hat. Diese "Empfehlungen zur Befundung und Nomenklatur bei Ultraschalluntersuchungen innerer Organe" werden durch pragnante Beispiele in Wort und Bild erlautert."