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Thomas Becker
English
Psychiatry
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Needs for care of patients with schizophrenia and the consequences for their informal caregivers
Schizophrenia as a chronic mental disorder not only has far-reaching consequences for patients, but also for their family members or other informal caregivers. In this study, we investigated whether needs for ...
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Mental health care in Germany
Germany turned towards community-based mental health care in the mid seventies, during a general climate of social and political reform. The continuing deinstitutionalisation process and the implementation of ...
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Authors’ reply
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Working with mental health problems: clients’ experiences of IPS, vocational rehabilitation and employment
Although the effectiveness of individual placement and support (IPS) has been well established, little is known about clients’ perceptions of the model compared to usual vocational rehabilitation, nor about th...
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Open AccessClinical Decision Making and Outcome in Routine Care for People with Severe Mental Illness (CEDAR): Study protocol
A considerable amount of research has been conducted on clinical decision making (CDM) in short-term physical conditions. However, there is a lack of knowledge on CDM and its outcome in long-term illnesses, es...
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Open AccessThe cross-sectional GRAS sample: A comprehensive phenotypical data collection of schizophrenic patients
Schizophrenia is the collective term for an exclusively clinically diagnosed, heterogeneous group of mental disorders with still obscure biological roots. Based on the assumption that valuable information abou...
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Therapeutic relationships: their specificity in predicting outcomes for people with psychosis using clinical and vocational services
To determine the distinctions between the client–keyworker relationship and the client–vocational worker relationship by assessing their impact on clinical outcomes and exploring the associations between the two.
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The relationships between employment, clinical status, and psychiatric hospitalisation in patients with schizophrenia receiving either IPS or a conventional vocational rehabilitation programme
Positive relationships between employment and clinical status have been found in several studies. However, an unequivocal interpretation of these relationships is difficult on the basis of common statistical m...
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Effectiveness of antipsychotic maintenance therapy with quetiapine in comparison with risperidone and olanzapine in routine schizophrenia treatment: results of a prospective observational trial
Objective of this observational trial is to examine the effects of quetiapine in comparison with olanzapine and risperidone on clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaff...
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Long-term effects of involuntary hospitalization on medication adherence, treatment engagement and perception of coercion
The purpose of the study was to examine the long-term influence of involuntary hospitalization on medication adherence, engagement in out-patient treatment and perceived coercion to treatment participation.
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The “DGPPN-Cohort”: a national collaboration initiative by the German Association for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (DGPPN) for establishing a large-scale cohort of psychiatric patients
The German Association for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (DGPPN) has committed itself to establish a prospective national cohort of patients with major psychiatric disorders, the so-called DGPPN-Cohort. This pr...
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Open AccessEffectiveness and efficiency of integrated mental health care programmes in Germany: study protocol of an observational controlled trial
Since 2009 some German health insurance companies have implemented integrated mental health care services along the principles of assertive community treatment in collaboration with local mental health service...
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Open AccessA systematic review of Chinese randomized clinical trials of SSRI treatment of depression
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have become the most frequently used antidepressants in China in recent decades. This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the efficacy and tolerability ...
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Rehospitalization risk of former voluntary and involuntary patients with schizophrenia
The aim of the study was to examine the differences between former involuntary and voluntary patients with a schizophrenic disorder with regard to time to and frequency of rehospitalization.
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome or catatonia? Trying to solve the catatonic dilemma
A substantial overlap exists between catatonic phenomena and features of neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
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S3 guideline on psychosocial therapies in severe mental illness: evidence and recommendations
The burden of severe and persistent mental illness is high. Beside somatic treatment and psychotherapeutic interventions, treatment options for patients with severe mental illness also include psychosocial in...
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Still trying to solve the catatonic dilemma - A comment on the Letter to the Editor by Loeb et al. (Psychopharmacology, 2015)
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Open AccessDoes one size really fit all? The effectiveness of a non-diagnosis-specific integrated mental health care program in Germany in a prospective, parallel-group controlled multi-centre trial
The Network for Mental Health (NWpG-IC) is an integrated mental health care program implemented in 2009 by cooperation between health insurance companies and community mental health providers in Germany. Meanw...
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Open AccessLost in transition? Perceptions of health care among young people with mental health problems in Germany: a qualitative study
The transitioning of young patients from child and adolescent to adult mental health services when indicated often results in the interruption or termination of service. The personal views of young service use...
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Open AccessThe genetic relationship between educational attainment and cognitive performance in major psychiatric disorders
Cognitive deficits are a core feature of psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Evidence supports a genome-wide polygenic score (GPS) for educational attainment (GPSEDU) can be used to exp...
