Determination of the concurrent validity of the CRAFT-d – a screening instrument for problematic alcohol consumptionAim: The aim of this study was to determine the concurrent validity of the CRAFFT-d alcohol abuse screening test for adolescents. Method: ...
Parental assessment of children’s eating behaviors with a short form of the Anorectic Behavior Observation ScaleObjective: To determine whether the Anorectic Behavior Observation Scale (ABOS) originally developed for clinical purposes can be used in ...
Fragestellung: Die subjektive Behandlungsbeurteilung könnte einen wesentlichen Faktor für den günstigen Verlauf einer Essstörung darstellen. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Übereinstimmung der Behandlungsbeurteilung zwischen Patientinnen mit ...
Cognitive flexibility in adolescent patients with unipolar affective disorders – gender differencesObjective: Several studies have revealed impairments in cognitive functions among patients with affective disorders (AD). However, to date there are few ...
Psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2) in adolescentsThe present study examines the psychometric properties of the German version of the Eating Disorder Inventory EDI-2 (1997) in 371 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years. Internal ...
Objective: This study evaluates self- and proxy-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The study also compares HRQOL in ASD patients with a healthy control sample and a psychiatric ...
How effective are long-term psychoanalytic treatments in adolescents? A comparison between the evaluations of the patients, their parents and their therapistsObjective: Studies analyzing psychotherapy efficacy from the perspective of the different ...
Das Pervasive Refusal Syndrome – drei KasuistikenDas “pervasive refusal syndrome” (PRS) wird in der englischsprachigen Literatur als ein eigenständiges Störungsbild bei Kindern und Jugendlichen diskutiert. Charakteristisch ist eine potenziell ...
Non-suicidal self-injury as autonomous diagnosis – implications for research and clinic of the DSM-5 proposal to establish the diagnosis of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in adolescentsIn both classificatory systems DSM-IV and ICD-10 self-injury is a symptom ...
Objective: Administration of atypical antipsychotics often induces significant weight gain and metabolic changes. Little is known about subjective weight-related parameters in adolescent patients. Therefore, this cross-sectional, explorative study aimed ...
Therapy of tic disordersTremendous progress has taken place in the last 8 years since the publication of our review on «Therapy of Tic Disorders» in the Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie. Several steps in treatment have been specified. For ...
Suicide reporting in German print and online media for adolescents in Austria and possible effects on suicide prevalenceObjective: We analyzed the quality of suicide reporting in youth magazines and assessed potential copycat effects following media ...
The psychopharmacological treatment of depressive disorders in childhood and adolescence – developments and standards since the «black box» warningDepending on symptom severity, psychopharmacological treatment can be a valuable option in the treatment of ...
Cognitive behavior therapy for depression in children and adolescents – procedure, effects, and developmentsCognitive behavior therapy offers a theoretically and empirically valid therapeutic approach for children and adolescents suffering from ...
Objective: Data on the prevalence of depressive disorders in adolescents are scarce. We aimed to examine the administrative prevalence of depressive disorders and related comorbidities in German adolescents. A second objective of was to assess potential ...
Childhood abuse in adolescents with Anorexia nervosa compared to a psychiatric and a healthy control groupObjectives: Some studies suggest that both early sexual and early physical abuse are non-specific risk factors for the later development of eating ...
The Spider Phobia Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (SPQ-CA) – development and validation of a German short scaleObjective: Spider phobia is rather common in Western societies and mainly afflicts females. The disorder has a very early onset but ...
Fragestellung: Alpträume können bei Kindern, wie auch bei Erwachsenen, als Symptom für eine Traumatisierung gelten. Daher ist zu vermuten, dass bei traumatisierten Kindern und Jugendlichen die Alptraumbelastung höher ist als bei nicht traumatisierten ...
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children and adolescents – study design of a feasibility study concerning examination related emotionsNumerous research centres apply magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for research purposes in children. In view of this ...
Stress-related risk factors for depression in girlsMajor depression is a frequent psychiatric disorder among adolescents. Stress-related approaches to adolescent depression postulate acute or chronic stressors as a cause of as well as a consequence of ...