Aim: Lack of patient compliance in a general psychiatric ambulatory causes delays in diagnosing as well as in patient treatment efficacy. Method: a 30 year old patient underwent a psychiatric treatment which lasted two yaers. He was treated with a combination of psychopharmacs and psychotheraphy. Results: The patient contacted a psychiatrist for the first time exhibiting the following symptoms: loss of will and interests, weight gain, lowered general mood, avoidance of social contacts. A depressive episode was diagnosed and and antidepressive was introduced to his therapy (fluvoxamine). He did not comply to the therapy assigned nor he attended his scheduled examination. His medicamentous therapy was intensified (fluoxamine, alprazolam, promazine). After six months, the patient returned in company with his family , and his non-compliance with the therapy was revealed. After a sucessfful therapy an improvement in his mental state was noticed. During the last year, he was regular at his examinations and medication, with psychotherapy once a week. Conclusion: Patient compliance is a prerequisite for diagnosing and a successful treatment. Combined treatment methods (psychopharmacotherapy, psychotherapy) with an adherend patient guarantee a good remission.
illness. After a medical rating concerning the manic or depressive severity the following materials were used: 1) Personal interview 2) BDI-Becks Depression Inventory (1961) 3) Kurzfragebogen zur sozialen Erwu¨nschtheit (Sto¨ber, 1999 oder 2001?) 4) FbeK-Fragebogen zur Beurteilung des eigenen Ko¨rpers (Strauß and Richter-Appelt, 1996) 5) TSST-Tu¨binger Skalen zur Sexualtherapie (Zimmer, 1989) 6) ZIP-Zufriedenheit in der Partnerschaft (Hassebrauck, 1991) Results: The following aspects have been examined: 1) Sexual satisfaction in general 2) Frequency of serious relationships 3) Partnership problems while steady relationships 4) Body perception Conclusions: As the findings of our study are not completed yet, we just can report on the tendency of lower sexual and partnership satisfaction in patients with bipolar affective disorder in comparison to our population without mental diseases. We expect the definite results within the next weeks and are looking forward to present them at the congress. References: Raja M, Azzoni A. Sexual behavior and sexual problems among patients with severe chronic psychoses.
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