Biomedical subjects

Beata Konarzewska

Publications and source records attributed to Beata Konarzewska.

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PubMed2004

[The organic disorders in the course of Lyme disease].

In the last decade the number of patients with Lyme disease has been continuously growing worldwide including Poland. Psychiatric examinations with the help of psychometric tests were performed in the group of 77 patients with arthritis, in 20 with neuroborreliosis and 26 with erythema migrans. First evaluations started before antibiotic therapy, second 5-6 months after the treatment, third one year since the first assessment. Mental state examinations and psychometric testing revealed in majority of the patients, mainly in those suffered from neuroborreliosis and erythrema migrans evidence of various psychiatric symptomatology. The range of psychiatric presentations included: mild cognitive deficits, organic mood disorders, mild dementias, depressive and anxiety episodes with non organic etiology.

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PubMed2003

[Mental problems in Lyme disease].

North-East of Poland is an area endemic for borreliosis. Psychiatric disorders, the most common for the late stage, are more and more frequent manifestations of Lyme disease. The aim of this study is to assess the incidence of different psychiatric complications and identify the spectrum of symptoms and psychopathological syndromes associated with Borrelia burgdorferi infection. Lyme disease causes a variety of psychiatric symptoms. They are less common in skin type of borreliosis manifested by skin erythema.

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PubMed2003

[Alcohol dependence in schizophrenia and legal issues].

The study was undertaken to investigate, reported in earlier studies significant link, between schizophrenia, alcohol dependence and penalty. A representative sample was selected from schizophrenic patients with diagnosis of alcohol dependence hospitalized in psychiatric hospital in Choroszcz in the period of 1998-2000. They were compared with non-alcohol-abusing control patients with schizophrenia. All subjects were assessed for life-time legal problems using detailed questionnaires, family interviews and case histories. Patients with schizophrenia and alcohol dependence engaged more often in criminal activity. Personality disorders and history of head traumas might have contributed to an increase of antisocial behavior.

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[The effectiveness of psychoeducation in schizophrenic and depressive patients--preliminary report].

UNLABELLED: Earlier studies suggest that psychoeducation as a form of psychosocial care is of value in improving the patient's attitude towards mental illness as well as in reducing and delaying the relapse rates of both--psychotic and depressive disorders. AIM: The aim of this study was the evaluation of influence of psychoeducation on clinical symptoms, quality of life and drug attitude in schizophrenic and depressive patients. METHOD: 52 patients, aged 18-50 years, hospitalized in the Department of Psychiatry of Medical Academy in Białystok, were involved in the study. They were randomly assigned into 2 groups: on medication without psychoeducation (12 schizophrenics, 12 depressive patients) and on medication and psychoeducation (16 schizophrenics and 12 depressive patients). The patients were assessed by means of BPRS, BNS, IMHC 2000, Raskin/Covi Scale, DAI-10. The assessment was performed twice--shortly after admission and before discharge from the hospital. RESULTS: The patients in both groups showed improvement in symptoms and in quality of life. Patients on psychoeducation changed their drug attitude positively significantly more often. CONCLUSION: Knowledge about the positive influence of medication on psychiatric symptoms helps to improve compliance and improves the course of disease.

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