Dementia

Group of diseases related to disorders of higher cortical functions. Cognitive function disorders include memory, thinking, orientation, understanding, counting, learning ability, language, and evaluation. Damage to cognitive functions is usually accompanied, and sometimes preceded, by a decrease in control over emotional, social, behavioral, and motivational reactions. Depending on the cause, the dynamics of changes can be rapid, slow, or insidious. These disorders typically occur in the elderly, but age cannot be a criterion for their exclusion.

In our team, specialists will guide you through the diagnosis process of cognitive function disorders (including memory disorders) and propose appropriate treatment. During consultations, possible treatment methods are determined, including pharmacological and neuropsychological rehabilitation.

This offer is intended for patients with dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease), mild cognitive impairment, and disorders associated with chronic diseases. Support is also available for caregivers of individuals dealing with the mentioned conditions.

Mental illnesses and disorders in children and adolescents

The mental health of children and adolescents has a profound impact on their future development. Mental disorders affect approximately one in five children on average. Changes in a child’s behavior, withdrawal from social contacts, or apathy should not be underestimated. The symptoms of childhood mental disorders are diverse and can occur at any age. What should concern parents, above all, is a change in their child’s behavior or developmental delays.

The most common symptoms of mental disorders in children include changes in behavior, developmental delays, mood disorders, anxiety, or difficulties in establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships.

At NURT Centrum Terapii, we apply the latest treatment standards and strive to approach your child’s difficulties comprehensively.

Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

Diagnosis, which doesn’t have to be a stigma. Schizophrenia is a disorder with a strong biological basis. The most noticeable symptoms to the surrounding environment are considered to be positive symptoms such as hallucinations, sensory experiences originating from altered brain function rather than the environment, or delusions – thinking disorders that lack justification in reality, yet the individual strongly believes in their truth. The course of the disease can be more insidious, associated with social withdrawal, isolating oneself in the world of internal experiences, changes in thinking, or emotional expression.

Modern psychiatry provides pharmacological and biological methods that enable effective treatment, especially of positive symptoms. The timing is crucial for the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy – the sooner the diagnosis is made, and appropriate therapy is initiated, the greater the chance of successful treatment.

Mood disorders

Chronically low mood, a lack of experiencing pleasure, or constant feelings of fatigue may indicate developing mood disorders, such as depression.

Depression has become a disease of the 21st century, with its prevalence over a lifetime reaching up to 18%.

Mood disorders involve not only states of lowered mood but also abnormally heightened, even euphoric moods, accompanied by a series of other symptoms such as racing thoughts, increased activity, greater impulsivity, and reduced need for sleep.

The key to effective treatment is the accurate identification of the problem.

In milder episodes, psychotherapy may be sufficient treatment, but in many cases, pharmacotherapy is necessary. For patients with treatment-resistant depression, NURT Centrum Terapii offers treatment with intranasal esketamine, Spravato.

Anxiety and neurotic disorders

Anxiety is one of the fundamental and crucial emotions for survival. When experienced in objectively non-threatening situations, lasting too long or intensely to the extent that it exceeds our coping abilities and limits our functioning, it may have a pathological basis.

Our specialists will help you differentiate whether the anxiety you are experiencing results from mental disorders such as panic attacks, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, agoraphobia, or other specific disorders.

Stress-related disorders

Part of the disorders we deal with has a clearly defined cause. These can be one-time or chronic stressful, and even traumatic experiences that surpass coping abilities. Experiencing them generates a variety of symptoms, ranging from those that may resemble depression to states of arousal, excessive alertness, bursts of anger, recurring nightmares, and intrusive memories of traumatic events.

At NURT Centrum Terapii, you will receive comprehensive treatment based on trauma psychotherapy and appropriate up-to-date pharmacological intervention.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Often, when we think of ADHD, we imagine hyperactive children. However, children grow up, and ADHD grows with them. Diagnosing ADHD in adulthood is possible, even though its onset occurs in childhood—it is a neurodevelopmental disorder. ADHD has three categories of symptoms: inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.

Most often, the first symptoms become noticeable between the ages of 7-12 when a child finds it challenging to meet the demands imposed by school. However, this classic course is not the only possible one. ADHD in girls often manifests with less pronounced hyperactivity and can be easier to overlook.

We offer the possibility of diagnosing and pharmacological treatment for ADHD.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

If you experience intrusive, unwanted thoughts that keep coming back despite your efforts to dismiss them, or if you feel compelled to perform actions that you find undesirable, these may be symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

The most effective approach for this disorder is considered to be a combination of pharmacological treatment and cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Psychological disorders in pregnant and postpartum women

A special group of patients includes pregnant women, postpartum mothers, and breastfeeding moms.

Contrary to common belief, this group can and should be effectively treated, including using pharmacological methods.

Psychological issues in pregnant women encompass tokophobia (fear of pregnancy and childbirth), depression, anxiety disorders, and psychoses.

Untreated disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period negatively impact not only the mother’s health but also that of the child.
At NURT Centrum Terapii, we provide assistance during this particular period, including pharmacological means.

Insomnia

Insomnia is a condition characterized by difficulties in both falling asleep and maintaining sleep or early awakening. This disorder negatively affects daily functioning, and chronic sleep deprivation has an adverse impact on mental and physical health.

Inadequate quantity/quality of sleep negatively impacts memory, concentration, induces heightened tension, irritability, mood disorders, and constitutes a risk factor for conditions like diabetes and hypertension.

At NURT Centrum Terapii, we specialize in diagnosing the causes of insomnia and its treatment. The first step should be a psychiatric consultation to assess whether sleep issues are not a symptom of another disorder, such as depression, anxiety disorders, or addictions.

We provide an individualized treatment plan encompassing safe pharmacotherapy.

Eating disorders

A broad spectrum of disorders, including not only anorexia (a condition involving pathological restriction of food intake and distortion of one’s body image) and bulimia (a condition characterized by binge-eating episodes followed by efforts to prevent weight gain—such as inducing vomiting, using laxatives, or engaging in intense physical activity) but also night eating syndrome, binge-eating episodes, and many others.

We are capable of supporting our patients on their journey to health and regaining a positive relationship with food through appropriate diagnosis, collaboration with a psychodietitian, and, if necessary, pharmacological support tailored by our psychiatrists.

Psychosomatic disorders and neural pain

Some psychiatric disorders may manifest in atypical ways. Patients often report a range of bodily symptoms that initially do not suggest psychiatric causes of the issues. These symptoms may include gastrointestinal issues (diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, and vomiting, swallowing disorders), various pain complaints affecting joints, muscles, chest, headaches, and neurological symptoms (dizziness, ringing in the ears, tremors, and seizures).

Despite numerous consultations with doctors from other specialties and various imaging and laboratory test results not indicating physical diseases explaining these symptoms, there is a high probability of somatization—physical symptoms induced by a mental state.

Treatment should involve a combination of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy.

Personality disorders

In this case, the first step is a proper diagnosis. If you struggle to build healthy and satisfying relationships with others, the ways you react bring you more harm than benefit, and at the end of the day, you feel that your reactions and behaviors were inadequate, yet you can’t change them, you may benefit from this diagnosis.

A proper diagnosis guides further work with a psychotherapist and helps you learn to react in a way that will no longer cause you suffering. Remember, therapy is not meant to change your personality but to enable you to use its strengths when needed and, at the same time, teach new strategies to replace those that harm you.

Dementia

Group of diseases related to disorders of higher cortical functions. Cognitive function disorders include memory, thinking, orientation, understanding, counting, learning ability, language, and evaluation. Damage to cognitive functions is usually accompanied, and sometimes preceded, by a decrease in control over emotional, social, behavioral, and motivational reactions. Depending on the cause, the dynamics of changes can be rapid, slow, or insidious. These disorders typically occur in the elderly, but age cannot be a criterion for their exclusion.

In our team, specialists will guide you through the diagnosis process of cognitive function disorders (including memory disorders) and propose appropriate treatment. During consultations, possible treatment methods are determined, including pharmacological and neuropsychological rehabilitation.

This offer is intended for patients with dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease), mild cognitive impairment, and disorders associated with chronic diseases. Support is also available for caregivers of individuals dealing with the mentioned conditions.

Mental illnesses and disorders in children and adolescents

The mental health of children and adolescents has a profound impact on their future development. Mental disorders affect approximately one in five children on average. Changes in a child’s behavior, withdrawal from social contacts, or apathy should not be underestimated. The symptoms of childhood mental disorders are diverse and can occur at any age. What should concern parents, above all, is a change in their child’s behavior or developmental delays.

The most common symptoms of mental disorders in children include changes in behavior, developmental delays, mood disorders, anxiety, or difficulties in establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships.

At NURT Centrum Terapii, we apply the latest treatment standards and strive to approach your child’s difficulties comprehensively.

Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

Diagnosis, which doesn’t have to be a stigma. Schizophrenia is a disorder with a strong biological basis. The most noticeable symptoms to the surrounding environment are considered to be positive symptoms such as hallucinations, sensory experiences originating from altered brain function rather than the environment, or delusions – thinking disorders that lack justification in reality, yet the individual strongly believes in their truth. The course of the disease can be more insidious, associated with social withdrawal, isolating oneself in the world of internal experiences, changes in thinking, or emotional expression.

Modern psychiatry provides pharmacological and biological methods that enable effective treatment, especially of positive symptoms. The timing is crucial for the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy – the sooner the diagnosis is made, and appropriate therapy is initiated, the greater the chance of successful treatment.

Mood disorders

Chronically low mood, a lack of experiencing pleasure, or constant feelings of fatigue may indicate developing mood disorders, such as depression.

Depression has become a disease of the 21st century, with its prevalence over a lifetime reaching up to 18%.

Mood disorders involve not only states of lowered mood but also abnormally heightened, even euphoric moods, accompanied by a series of other symptoms such as racing thoughts, increased activity, greater impulsivity, and reduced need for sleep.

The key to effective treatment is the accurate identification of the problem.

In milder episodes, psychotherapy may be sufficient treatment, but in many cases, pharmacotherapy is necessary. For patients with treatment-resistant depression, NURT Centrum Terapii offers treatment with intranasal esketamine, Spravato.

Anxiety and neurotic disorders

Anxiety is one of the fundamental and crucial emotions for survival. When experienced in objectively non-threatening situations, lasting too long or intensely to the extent that it exceeds our coping abilities and limits our functioning, it may have a pathological basis.

Our specialists will help you differentiate whether the anxiety you are experiencing results from mental disorders such as panic attacks, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, agoraphobia, or other specific disorders.

Stress-related disorders

Part of the disorders we deal with has a clearly defined cause. These can be one-time or chronic stressful, and even traumatic experiences that surpass coping abilities. Experiencing them generates a variety of symptoms, ranging from those that may resemble depression to states of arousal, excessive alertness, bursts of anger, recurring nightmares, and intrusive memories of traumatic events.

At NURT Centrum Terapii, you will receive comprehensive treatment based on trauma psychotherapy and appropriate up-to-date pharmacological intervention.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Often, when we think of ADHD, we imagine hyperactive children. However, children grow up, and ADHD grows with them. Diagnosing ADHD in adulthood is possible, even though its onset occurs in childhood—it is a neurodevelopmental disorder. ADHD has three categories of symptoms: inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.

Most often, the first symptoms become noticeable between the ages of 7-12 when a child finds it challenging to meet the demands imposed by school. However, this classic course is not the only possible one. ADHD in girls often manifests with less pronounced hyperactivity and can be easier to overlook.

We offer the possibility of diagnosing and pharmacological treatment for ADHD.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

If you experience intrusive, unwanted thoughts that keep coming back despite your efforts to dismiss them, or if you feel compelled to perform actions that you find undesirable, these may be symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

The most effective approach for this disorder is considered to be a combination of pharmacological treatment and cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Psychological disorders in pregnant and postpartum women

A special group of patients includes pregnant women, postpartum mothers, and breastfeeding moms.

Contrary to common belief, this group can and should be effectively treated, including using pharmacological methods.

Psychological issues in pregnant women encompass tokophobia (fear of pregnancy and childbirth), depression, anxiety disorders, and psychoses.

Untreated disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period negatively impact not only the mother’s health but also that of the child.
At NURT Centrum Terapii, we provide assistance during this particular period, including pharmacological means.

Insomnia

Insomnia is a condition characterized by difficulties in both falling asleep and maintaining sleep or early awakening. This disorder negatively affects daily functioning, and chronic sleep deprivation has an adverse impact on mental and physical health.

Inadequate quantity/quality of sleep negatively impacts memory, concentration, induces heightened tension, irritability, mood disorders, and constitutes a risk factor for conditions like diabetes and hypertension.

At NURT Centrum Terapii, we specialize in diagnosing the causes of insomnia and its treatment. The first step should be a psychiatric consultation to assess whether sleep issues are not a symptom of another disorder, such as depression, anxiety disorders, or addictions.

We provide an individualized treatment plan encompassing safe pharmacotherapy.

Eating disorders

A broad spectrum of disorders, including not only anorexia (a condition involving pathological restriction of food intake and distortion of one’s body image) and bulimia (a condition characterized by binge-eating episodes followed by efforts to prevent weight gain—such as inducing vomiting, using laxatives, or engaging in intense physical activity) but also night eating syndrome, binge-eating episodes, and many others.

We are capable of supporting our patients on their journey to health and regaining a positive relationship with food through appropriate diagnosis, collaboration with a psychodietitian, and, if necessary, pharmacological support tailored by our psychiatrists.

Psychosomatic disorders and neural pain

Some psychiatric disorders may manifest in atypical ways. Patients often report a range of bodily symptoms that initially do not suggest psychiatric causes of the issues. These symptoms may include gastrointestinal issues (diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, and vomiting, swallowing disorders), various pain complaints affecting joints, muscles, chest, headaches, and neurological symptoms (dizziness, ringing in the ears, tremors, and seizures).

Despite numerous consultations with doctors from other specialties and various imaging and laboratory test results not indicating physical diseases explaining these symptoms, there is a high probability of somatization—physical symptoms induced by a mental state.

Treatment should involve a combination of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy.

Personality disorders

In this case, the first step is a proper diagnosis. If you struggle to build healthy and satisfying relationships with others, the ways you react bring you more harm than benefit, and at the end of the day, you feel that your reactions and behaviors were inadequate, yet you can’t change them, you may benefit from this diagnosis.

A proper diagnosis guides further work with a psychotherapist and helps you learn to react in a way that will no longer cause you suffering. Remember, therapy is not meant to change your personality but to enable you to use its strengths when needed and, at the same time, teach new strategies to replace those that harm you.