Abstract:Theoretical Background: Studies have shown that attachment is associated with somatoform symptoms in childhood, yet factors that mediate the association need to be explored. Objective: To examine emotion regulation strategies ...
Developmental Neuropsychological Aspects of Epilepsy in ChildhoodAbstract: Neuropsychological impacts of epileptic conditions, especially in childhood are undervalued until now by the clinical and the scientific neuropsychology. In this paper clinically ...
Children’s Social and Moral easoning about inclusion and exclusion of disabled childrenAbstract: This study investigated how 70 kindergarten children compared to 71 fifth and sixth graders reasoned about situations in which a protagonist had to decide ...
Personality disorder traits in childhood and adolescence: Concepts, methodological approaches and empirical resultsSummary:Objective: The practical and theoretical advantages of the diagnosis and classification of personality disorder traits in ...
The role of the family in childhood and adolescent binge eating – A systematic reviewObjective: While family factors in childhood and adolescent anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are well documented and have often been reviewed in the past, less is ...
Abstract.Objective: Evidence-based treatment programs for children with anorexia nervosa (AN) are scarce, while their prognosis is negative and the incidence rate rises. A new therapeutic approach recently received positive attention: cognitive ...
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) of a 15-year-old female patient suffering from a severe delusional depression: a case reportAbstract.Objective: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a modern therapy of severe ...
Abstract.Objective: The study reports the prevalence of disruptive behaviors in a help-seeking sample of young children across a diverse range of clinical diagnoses (based on ICD-10). Method: The Eyberg Child ...
Review: Sleep and mental disorders in childhood and adolescenceAbstract. Sleep problems and disorders are common in childhood and adolescence. This review aims to throw light on the relationship between sleep ...
Effect of light therapy on the night sleep of children with sleep problemsAbstract. Studies on the effect of light therapy on the nighttime sleep of adolescents revealed earlier sleep onset and longer sleep ...
Social Networks of Children with Mental DisordersAbstract. The study compares the social networks of children with mental disorders with a matched control group (n = 75/75, male 69 %/69 %, age: 9.4/9.0 years). In ...
How Violent Video Games Relate to AggressionAbstract.During the past decades video games have become an integral part of recreational activities of children and adolescents. The assumption that playing violent games encourages aggressive behaviour is a ...
Zusammenfassung: Die Rolle der Emotionsregulation als ein bedeutsamer Einflussfaktor für psychische Störungen wird zunehmend diskutiert. Angststörungen zählen im Kindes- und Jugendalter zu den häufigsten psychischen Störungen, wobei der Einfluss der ...
Examining the course of depression in relation to adverse childhood experiences and rejection sensitivityAbstract. Adverse childhood experiences increase the risk for a psychopathological development. Maltreated children have double, in some instances ...
Intellectual development across the lifespan: Overview and research perspectivesAbstract. Informed by the distinction between biology-based mechanics and cultural pragmatics, this article summarizes intellectual development from a lifespan perspective. ...
Zusammenfassung. Humor wird sowohl als kognitive Leistung, die mit einer emotionalen Reaktion verbunden ist, wie auch als allgegenwärtiges soziales Phänomen aufgefaßt, das den Menschen in seiner Entwicklung von der frühen Kindheit bis ins hohe Alter ...
Depression in childhood and adolescence - Introduction to the special issueAbstract. Depression in children and adolescents is a serious and common health problem. A brief review of age-dependent symptoms, epidemiological data, and risk factors, and ...
Behavior therapy of pediatric obesityAbstract. This article reviews the current intervention methods of pediatric obesity. Because of increasing prevalence in Europe and in the USA and the risk of the maintenance of obesity the relevance of an successful ...
Optimism and pessimism in preschool children: Validation of a parent report questionnaireAbstract. The present study aims at presenting psychometric properties, factor structure, and convergent validity of the German version of the Parent Rated Life ...
Emotion dysregulation in childhoodEmotion dysregulation is considered in the context of anxiety disorders and aggressive behavior in childhood; an additional focus lies on the role of emotion regulation in autism spectrum disorder. Several dysfunctional ...