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| Katarina Stengler-WenzkeSummaryAffiliation: University of Leipzig Country: Germany Publications
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Experience of stigmatization by relatives of patients with obsessive compulsive disorderKatarina Stengler-Wenzke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 20, 04317 Leipzig, Germany
Arch Psychiatr Nurs 18:88-96. 2004..Concealing is an important coping strategy for the family members interviewed. Stigmatization can be reduced by handling the illness and the co-operation of patients, their relatives, and the professionals in an unbiased manner...- Serotonin and dopamine transporter imaging in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorderSwen Hesse
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Leipzig, Stephanstrasse 11, D 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Psychiatry Res 140:63-72. 2005..Our data provide evidence for imbalanced monoaminergic neurotransmitter modulation in OCD. Further studies with more selective DAT and SERT radiotracers are needed... - Quality of life of relatives of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorderKatarina Stengler-Wenzke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig 04317, Germany
Compr Psychiatry 47:523-7. 2006..Clinical observations suggest that family members of patients with OCD are involved in the patients' rituals, often impairing their own everyday life... - Coping strategies used by the relatives of people with obsessive-compulsive disorderKatarina Stengler-Wenzke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
J Adv Nurs 48:35-42. 2004..Many investigations have described the coping strategies of relatives of patients with schizophrenia, depression and other psychiatric disorders, but there have been no studies reported about coping strategies and OCD... - Subjective quality of life of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorderKatarina Stengler-Wenzke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 20, 04317, Leipzig, Germany
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:662-8. 2006..Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the fourth most frequent diagnosis in psychiatry. Patients with OCD suffer from obsessive thinking and compulsive behavior, which impact their everyday life negatively... - Quality of life in obsessive-compulsive disorder: the different impact of obsessions and compulsionsKatarina Stengler-Wenzke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Psychopathology 40:282-9. 2007..Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are troubled by repeated obsessions and/or compulsions, which seem senseless and frequently repugnant... - Serotonin transporter imaging with [123I]beta-CIT SPECT before and after one year of citalopram treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorderKatarina Stengler-Wenzke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Neuropsychobiology 53:40-5. 2006..The neurobiological mechanisms of SSRI action and failure to respond to SSRI treatment remain to be elucidated... - [Subjective quality of life of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder compared to the general population]Katarina Stengler-Wenzke
Klinik und Poliklinik fur Psychiatrie, Universitat Leipzig, Germany
Psychiatr Prax 33:350-2. 2006..Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) not only suffer from obsessive-compulsive symptoms, but also the disorder is associated with impaired social functioning, which impact their everyday life negatively... - [Employment of professional help by patients with obsessive-compulsive disorders]Katarina Stengler-Wenzke
Universitat Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik fur Psychiatrie
Psychiatr Prax 32:195-201. 2005..Several studies have investigated the pathway to psychiatric care. There are no results available for OCD... - [A treatment concept]Michael Kroll
, Johannisallee 20, 04317 Leipzig
Psychiatr Prax 33:45-7. 2006 - Reduced serotonin transporter-availability in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)Katarina Stengler-Wenzke
Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 20, 04317 Leipzig, Germany
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 254:252-5. 2004..76 (OCD patients) and 3.53 +/- 1.01 (controls). This in vivo finding of significant reduced serotonin transporter availability in midbrain/brainstem using [(123)I] beta-CIT SPECT further supports the serotonin deficit hypothesis of OCD... - [Shame, embarrassment and trouble...relatives of patients with OCD describe stigma experiences in every-day life]Johanna Trosbach
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Psychiatr Prax 30:62-7. 2003..Concealing is a relevant strategy for the members in dealing with the illness. DISCUSSION: Stigmatization can be minimized by impartially handling the illness and cooperation of patients, their relevant others and professionals... - [Between assistance and opposition: relatives' coping strategies with obsessive-compulsive patients]Johanna Trosbach
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Psychiatr Prax 30:8-13. 2003..DISCUSSION: Family members try to support patients in dealing with the illness. Therefore, different strategies to cope with OCD are developed, ranging between assisting in rituals and opposition to the symptoms... - [Behavioral Group Therapy for Patients with OCD and Family Members]Katarina Stengler-Wenzke
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Psychiatr Prax 29:136-41. 2002..This form of treatment may become an attractive and cost-effective alternative to conventional group settings... - [Compulsive-obsessive disorder after severe head trauma: diagnosis and treatment]Katarina Stengler-Wenzke
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Psychiatr Prax 30:37-9. 2003..The represented connections of the frontal brain lesions and OCD-symptoms with interventions in the serotonin system support the neurobiological hypotheses of the obsessive-compulsive disorder... - Fluoxetine for OCD after brain injuryKatarina Stengler-Wenzke
Am J Psychiatry 159:872. 2002