Moderator of 1 Session
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Presenter of 3 Presentations
Section Coordination Meeting
- Martina Rojnic Kuzman (Croatia)
- Geert Dom (Belgium)
- Judit Balazs (Hungary)
- Diogo Telles Correia (Portugal)
- Iris T. Graef-Calliess (Germany)
- Kris Goethals (Belgium)
- Gabriela Stoppe (Switzerland)
- Marcella Bellani (Italy)
- Andrea Raballo (Italy)
- István Bitter (Hungary)
- Greg M. Radu (United Kingdom)
- Merete Nordentoft (Denmark)
- Philippe Courtet (France)
- Umberto Volpe (Italy)
- Angelika Wieck (United Kingdom)
- Krzysztof Krysta (Poland)
- J.J. Sandra Kooij (Netherlands)
- Palmiero Monteleone (Italy)
- Arnstein Mykletun (Norway)
- Giovanni Stanghellini (Italy)
"Pre-Existing and New-Onset Cognitive Impairment in Patients with COVID-19"
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Recently, many reports have been available related to neuropsychiatric complications in the course of COVID-19 infection, and its long-term consequences. Many of them are related to psychological factors, such as: isolation, change of existing habits, fear of getting sick and dying, fear of losing a job and fears related to the financial situation, which resulted in an increase in the occurrence of diseases and mental disorders such as adaptation and anxiety disorders, depression. t has been also reported that treatment in conditions of intensive care unit lead to high prevalence of psychiatric disorders like PTSD in discharged patients. In our own studies we observed that patients with new appearing psychiatric symptoms were mostly those, who were professionally active, but did not work remotely. The time the patients spent at home had a negative impact on their well-being, they generally felt worse, their family life suffered more frequently. The most common cognitive symptoms, which are reported embrace: problems with short- and long-term memory, lack of mental clarity, feeling eclipsed, lightheaded, poor concentration, mental fatigue. We also present here a series of post-acute COVID cases from the examined population and provide a concise comparison of observed symptomatology with previous reports.
Multidisciplinary Approach in Diagnosing Patients with Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
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It is possible to properly diagnose and treat a person with intellectual disability and mental health problems, but it requires a lot of work on the part of a doctor, nurse, professional medical care, proper rehabilitation and cooperation with a speech therapist, psychiatrist and many others. To improve the functional capacity of this person, it requires the help of a wide variety of professionals to meet their needs. One of the examples of interdisciplinary cooperation in this area is the "Circles of Support" program implemented by the Polish Association for People with Intellectual Disability in Poland. Support circles assume the creation of a group of supporters around a person with a disability, in accordance with their needs, combining formal (family doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, personal assistant, social worker, therapist, lawyer) and informal support (family, friends, acquaintances, neighbors) , salesperson in your local store). The support is strictly focused on the needs of a person with a disability, and according to their individual preferences, it is fully inclusive. This goal can be achieved by preparing a person with a disability and the environment in a way that enables them to function safely in their local community based on the concept of supportive circles. The only way to build a system of care for of people with intellectual disabilities and their relatives is to rely on networks of connections - people and institutions, on their real commitment and on working out mechanisms supporting the empowerment of people with disabilities - in life, physical, financial matters.