[Treatment of intoxication with new psychoactive substances and methamphetamine]. / Behandlung der Intoxikation durch neue psychoaktive Substanzen und Methamphetamin.

Fatal outcomes subsequent to the use of new psychoactive suostances are increasingly common in Germany. In this article, we present the clinical effects and associated side effects of the different classes of substances, as synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones, phenylethylamines, piperazines and methamphetamine, as well as diagnostic aspects and treatment options in case of symptoms of poisoning.

[Assessment of Suicidality- How to Help Patients who Are at Risk]. / Abklärung von Suizidalität ­ So helfen Sie gefährdeten Patienten.

Suicidality is a complex process with social, individual and medical aspects. Almost every doctor - regardless of discipline - must at some point treat and care for people in suicidal crises. It is important then, to assess the situation correctly and to recognize an acute suicidal risk. Below you will read what to look for and how you can help the patient the best in that difficult situation.

[Emergency Doctor Training for Psychiatric Emergencies: Evaluation of an Interactive Training Program]. / Notarztschulung über psychiatrische Notfälle: Evaluation eines interaktiven Fortbildungsprogramms.

Aim Emergency physicians are often confronted with psychiatric emergencies, but are not well trained for it and often feel unable to cope sufficiently with them. The aim of this investigation was to examine whether multisensoric training may improve learning effects in the training of emergency physicians with regard to psychiatric emergencies. Method Participation in a multi-modal, multi-media training program with video case histories and subsequent evaluation by questionnaire. Results 66 emergency physicians assessed their learning effects. 75 % or 73 % rated it as "rather high" or "very high". In particular, in comparison with classical training/self-study 89 % assessed the effects in learning as "rather high" or "very high" . Conclusion This training receives a high level of acceptance. Using videos, learning content may be provided more practice-related. Thus, emergency physicians are able to develop a greater understanding of psychiatric emergencies.