Psychiatric conditions in the practice of National Emergency Medical Services teams in eastern Poland during the SARS-CoV2 pandemic
CONCLUSIONS: 1. The COVID-19 pandemic did not have a significant impact on the number of EMS interventions related to mental disorders in the area covered by the analysis 2. The average duration of EMS interventions to psychiatric conditions slightly increased during the epidemic period 3. Both in the period before and during the pandemic, in the interventions covered by the analysis, men were much more likely to be EMT patients 4. The age of the patients included in the analysis did not change significantly before and during the pandemic 5. Events caused by alcohol abuse and exacerbations of schizophrenia symptoms both be...
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Łukasz Dudziński Marcin Glinka Mariusz Panczyk Source Type: research
Operation of Mental Health Centres (CZP) in Poland during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
CONCLUSIONS: A new map of mental health services' organisation following the peak of the pandemic in Poland is urgently needed. Well-functioning community care fosters good understanding of patients' needs, which means that even in a situation of, for instance, there is no element of surprise and there are known channels and methods of reacting to an emergency situation. The pilot CZPs quickly and easily adapted their response methods to the changing or new needs/new circumstances. As part of the activities in the field of psychiatric care reforms in Poland, it seems appropriate, at the present stage, to use all observatio...
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mira Lisiecka-Bie łanowicz Bart łomiej Molenda Daria Biechowska Source Type: research
Classical psychedelics in psychiatry - renaissance of interest and therapeutic perspectives
Psychiatr Pol. 2023 Jun 30;57(3):657-670. doi: 10.12740/PP/150053. Epub 2023 Jun 30.ABSTRACTSubstances that change the states of consciousness have been used in the therapeutics of traditional cultures for hundreds of years. In the Western cultural circle, scientific curiosity and hope for a breakthrough in the treatment of various mental disorders constituted the basis of the first wave of research on humans with the use of psychedelics. After synthesizing LSD, psychedelic substances aroused intense but short-term interest among mental health specialists at the beginning of the second half of the 20th century. In the prel...
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Askaniusz Jachimowski Krzysztof Kucia Source Type: research
Editorial
Psychiatr Pol. 2023 Jun 30;57(3):491-492. doi: 10.12740/PP/169971. Epub 2023 Jun 30.ABSTRACTno summary.PMID:38043069 | DOI:10.12740/PP/169971 (Source: Psychiatria Polska)
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dominika Dudek Jerzy A Soba ński Katarzyna Klasa Source Type: research
Coexistence and clinical implications of anemia and depression in the elderly population
Psychiatr Pol. 2023 Jun 30;57(3):517-528. doi: 10.12740/PP/147079. Epub 2023 Jun 30.ABSTRACTAnemia and depression are common in the elderly and they are important medical, social and economic problems for the world. Both disorders are associated with a lower quality of life, multimorbidity and a higher risk of death. The connections between anemia and depression have been reported, but the mechanism and clinical consequences of their co-existence are not fully understood. Several links can be found between anemia and depression in the elderly: common etiological factors, low socioeconomic status of patients, poor education...
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sylwia Sulimiera Michalak W ładysław Sterna Source Type: research
Stronger psychological reaction of patients in depression and remission to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland compared to the non-clinical group
CONCLUSIONS: The results of the survey show that patients with an ongoing episode of depression and remission subjectively felt worse than the non-clinical group in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. At the same time, previously healthy people also reported unusual intensification of anxiety and depressive symptoms. For this reason it is important to continue the comprehensive treatment of people with depressive disorders and to simultaneously prevent mental disorders in the non-clinical population.PMID:38043071 | DOI:10.12740/PP/147260 (Source: Psychiatria Polska)
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marlena Sok ół-Szawłowska Pawe ł Mierzejewski Source Type: research
Models of activity in the narratives of people with schizophrenia
CONCLUSIONS: The results of analysis of schizophrenia patients' narratives indicate a decreased sense of agency related to experiencing states of disorder (subjectively defined). This motivational deficit also concerns remission periods after the active phase of the illness, though to a lesser extent. Analysis of motivational models reveals differences of descriptions of own activity, indicating alterations in auto-narration and narrative identity under the influence of a psychotic crisis in a retrospective approach. These changes pertain to deep layers hidden in the relationship between the form of the narrative and its c...
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ma łgorzata Chądzynska Barbara Kozakiewicz Source Type: research
Mega Cisterna Magna (MCM) in a man with frotteurism symptoms - a case report
Psychiatr Pol. 2023 Jun 30;57(3):563-575. doi: 10.12740/PP/147726. Epub 2023 Jun 30.ABSTRACTMega cistera magna (MCM) is a brain development abnormality that occurs in 1% of radiographic images. It occurs when the transverse dimension of the cerebellospinal reservoir is greater than 10 mm. It is the most important reservoir in the cranial cavity. From the front it is limited by the extended medulla, from the rear by the dura mater, and from the top by the cerebellum. Isolated anomalies in the structure of this brain region often do not cause any clinical symptoms. However, more and more attention is paid in research on the ...
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Micha ł Błachut Pawe ł Gustaw Dębski Karina Badura-Brzoza Krzysztof Świerzy Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz Source Type: research
Grounds for admitting a mentally ill person without their consent to a psychiatric hospital under the application procedure
CONCLUSIONS: The provision of Article 29 (1) of the Mental Health Act is a special provision, it should be interpreted strictly, without referring to the principles of broad interpretation or analogy, and the supreme directive of the courts' actions should be the requirement that the ruling should be purposeful from the point of view of the good and interest of the person concerned.PMID:38043074 | DOI:10.12740/PP/148202 (Source: Psychiatria Polska)
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dorota Karkowska Aleksander Stanis ław Araszkiewicz Arkadiusz Robert Nowak Source Type: research
Psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Check List according to DSM-5 - PCL-5
CONCLUSIONS: PCL-5 is a reliable and accurate tool for PTSD measurement. It is used for the initial diagnosis of PTSD. The conducted analyzes, despite demonstrating the diagnostical utility of PCL-5, do not indicate ultimately favor a single PTSD dimensionality model.PMID:38043075 | DOI:10.12740/PP/149460 (Source: Psychiatria Polska)
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Janina Ogi ńska-Bulik Zygfryd Juczy ński Source Type: research
Psychiatric conditions in the practice of National Emergency Medical Services teams in eastern Poland during the SARS-CoV2 pandemic
CONCLUSIONS: 1. The COVID-19 pandemic did not have a significant impact on the number of EMS interventions related to mental disorders in the area covered by the analysis 2. The average duration of EMS interventions to psychiatric conditions slightly increased during the epidemic period 3. Both in the period before and during the pandemic, in the interventions covered by the analysis, men were much more likely to be EMT patients 4. The age of the patients included in the analysis did not change significantly before and during the pandemic 5. Events caused by alcohol abuse and exacerbations of schizophrenia symptoms both be...
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Łukasz Dudziński Marcin Glinka Mariusz Panczyk Source Type: research
Operation of Mental Health Centres (CZP) in Poland during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
CONCLUSIONS: A new map of mental health services' organisation following the peak of the pandemic in Poland is urgently needed. Well-functioning community care fosters good understanding of patients' needs, which means that even in a situation of, for instance, there is no element of surprise and there are known channels and methods of reacting to an emergency situation. The pilot CZPs quickly and easily adapted their response methods to the changing or new needs/new circumstances. As part of the activities in the field of psychiatric care reforms in Poland, it seems appropriate, at the present stage, to use all observatio...
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mira Lisiecka-Bie łanowicz Bart łomiej Molenda Daria Biechowska Source Type: research
Classical psychedelics in psychiatry - renaissance of interest and therapeutic perspectives
Psychiatr Pol. 2023 Jun 30;57(3):657-670. doi: 10.12740/PP/150053. Epub 2023 Jun 30.ABSTRACTSubstances that change the states of consciousness have been used in the therapeutics of traditional cultures for hundreds of years. In the Western cultural circle, scientific curiosity and hope for a breakthrough in the treatment of various mental disorders constituted the basis of the first wave of research on humans with the use of psychedelics. After synthesizing LSD, psychedelic substances aroused intense but short-term interest among mental health specialists at the beginning of the second half of the 20th century. In the prel...
Source: Psychiatria Polska - December 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Askaniusz Jachimowski Krzysztof Kucia Source Type: research
Symptoms of sexuality-related disorders in the group of overweight and obese women
CONCLUSIONS: e results indicate a relationship between excessive body weight and greater severity of S-RD symptoms, as well as a relationship between the symptoms of S-RD with clinical variables and with the quality of life. Further research exploring the mechanisms of the observed relationships is necessary.PMID:37776540 | DOI:10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/162429 (Source: Psychiatria Polska)
Source: Psychiatria Polska - September 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Anna Fuksiewicz Barbara Kostecka Emilia Kot Aleksandra Jodko-Modli ńska Katarzyna Kucharska Source Type: research
