LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine University ...

The Division of General Psychiatry and Psychotherapy II (GP II) has 162
beds and provides healthcare for the citizens in two sectors of the city of
Düsseldorf. There is one secure ward and one milieu therapy unit for each
of the sectors. The division also operates two Day Care Units, one (with 18
places) on the site of the LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf and one (7-day) Day Care
Unit (with 18 places) on the grounds of the Düsseldorf University Hospital.
Sector wards
Treatment is provided to all people living in sectors 1 and 2 who are suffering
from a mental disorder that requires them to be hospitalised in a secure
ward. A multiprofessional team treats schizophrenia, affective disorders
such as bipolar or manic-depressive disorders, dependence disorders
and personality disorders. People are admitted to a secure ward if they
appear – as a consequence of their disorder – to represent an acute risk to
themselves or others. The wards have rooms for intensive care. Individuals
are admitted either voluntarily or on the basis of the German Act for the
Protection of the Mentally Ill. The range of therapeutic options includes
psychiatric therapy (psychopharmacology and psychotherapy), nursing
and sociotherapy, unit-based ergotherapy, occupational therapy, exercise
therapy, support from social workers, psychoeducation and meetings with
family members. If necessary, acute treatment can be given for somatic
illnesses. All treatments primarily aim to ward off any acute and immediate
risks for the patient and his environment. As soon as possible, treatment
is continued in an open unit. There is a close cooperation with the milieu
therapy unit of the sector, allowing the individual to enter an already familiar
therapeutic setting if recurrent inpatient treatment is necessary.
Specialized units
The Division of General Psychiatry and Psychotherapy II comprises five
specialised units.
Crisis intervention unit
This unit mainly admits people with acute psychiatric emergencies or acute
mental crises who are deemed at admission to require only a short period
of inpatient treatment or hospitalisation for one to two weeks in a secured
environment. Treatment is provided for acute and post-traumatic stress
disorders, adjustment disorders, neurotic and somatoform disorders, eating
disorders and postpartum disorders, personality and behaviour disorders
and a sub-category of first-episode acute psychoses. The ward is open to
patients from all sectors of the catchment area apart from those – in general
– for whom alternative forms of treatment are primarily indicated, such as
people suffering from primary dependence disorders or chronic psychoses
or who require intensive care or forensic hospitalisation.
The therapies are mainly designed to address situations of acute crises,
achieve a focused reduction of symptoms and quickly restore the individual’s
ability to undergo treatment as an outpatient, in day care or on an open ward.
Therapies are provided by a multiprofessional team, if possible following
the “primary carer” principles where a human bond is created between
patient and therapist. The therapies integrate elements and approaches
HealtHcare
Division Head
W, Gaebel, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and
Psychotherapy
Senior Consultants
B. Janssen, MD, Senior Lecturer in
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (since 2005),
A. Klimke, MD, Professor in Psychiatry and
Psychotherapy (until 2004)
F. Schneider, MD, PhD, Professor in
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (until 2004)
G. Winterer, MD, Professor in Psychiatry
and Psychotherapy (until 2009)
Consultants
J. Cordes, MD
C. Luckhaus, MD
J. Malevani, MD
U. Sprick, MD, Professor in Psychiatry and
Psychotherapy (until 2002)
M. Streit, MD (until 2003)
M. von Wilmsdorff, MD
J. Zielasek, MD, Senior Lecturer in
Neurology
Divisional Director of Nursing
(interim) J. Vermiert, P. Remmel
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