Brief overview: Loneliness What helps against loneliness? e.g. self-care, structuring of everyday life, meaningful occupation, gradual contact with others, psychological help if necessary, medication What each individual can do for lonely people: pay attention to other people; especially give time and attention to elderly, frail or immobile people in one’s own environment. Where does loneliness … Loneliness: What helps?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Description Generalized Anxiety Disorder is characterized by the fact that the affected person is haunted by worries most of the day. For example, they are afraid of illness, accidents, being late or not being able to cope with work. The negative thoughts build up. Those affected replay the feared scenarios in their … Generalized anxiety disorder
What is art therapy? Art therapy belongs to the creative therapies. It is based on the knowledge that creating pictures and other artistic activities can have a healing effect. The aim is not to create works of art, but to gain access to one’s inner world. In art therapy, the picture or sculpture becomes a … Art Therapy: Who is it Suitable for?
Brief overview Description: Depth psychological method for the treatment of mental problems, based on the psychological concept of Siegmund Freud Application: Mental illnesses, processing of stressful experiences, resolving mental conflicts, further development of the personality Procedure: Dialogue between therapist and patient, analytical reflection on life’s journey Risks: Lengthy and labor-intensive, very painful experiences are also … Psychoanalysis: Definition, reasons, process
Typical mental illnesses treated by psychiatrists include: Depression Bipolar disorders Suicidality Panic disorders Schizophrenia Addictive disorders Eating disorders Borderline Burnout Dementia disorders Somatoform disorders (complaints that cannot be traced back to physical causes such as irritable bowel syndrome, cardiac anxiety) Many clinics also offer outpatient care in the field of psychiatry & psychosomatics. Psychiatric patients … Psychiatry & Psychosomatics
Background of necessity Some patients also have to deal with the consequences of serious surgical procedures, such as the removal of a breast (mastectomy) in the case of breast cancer, the removal of the testicles in the case of testicular cancer, or an artificial bowel outlet in the case of colorectal cancer. Strengthening the back … Psycho-oncology – Cancer Therapy for the Soul
