Case Report of a 14-Year-Old Girl with Addison’s Disease Under Initial Presumptive Diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa: Confusingly Similar and Yet so Different?Abstract:Objective: Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison’...
Personality Disorders and Psychiatric Morbidity over the Course of Juvenile anorexia nervosa: Results of a Prospective 10-year CatamnesisSummary: The aim of the current prospective study was to examine at regular intervals the course of the eating ...
Summary:“There was nothing which could stop me!” Case report of an imitation suicide by a 14-yearold girlWe present the case of a 14-yearold girl who imitated the railway suicide of her boyfriend as a problem-solving strategy. Theories about the ...
Symptom or Disease? The Exhausting Life of an Adolescent with Chronic FatigueSummary: This case report presents the assessment of a 16-year old boy with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Questions on the etiology, dynamics, diagnostics and treatment of ...
Psychodynamics and Conflicts in Male Adolescent Internet Addicted PatientsAim: Severe internet addiction as a subform of pathological media use can interrupt adolescent development by school absentism for months, absolute concentration on MMPORG-parallel-...
Mind It! Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Based Group Psychotherapy for Adolescents in In-Patient Treatment for Substance Use DisorderAbstract: Objective: The mindfulness-based group therapy program for adolescents ...
Standardization of the COGBAT Test Battery in Adolescents Aged 12 to 15 YearsAbstract: Adolescence represents an important phase in the development of cognitive functions. In this standardization study of the ...
Subjective Family Image in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia NervosaSummary:Objectives: The family environments of patients with eating disorders have been studied extensively in recent decades. The «Subjective Family Image Test» is an ...
Alcohol consumption in adolescence - social and individual influential factorsSummary:Objective: To examine the influence of several social and individual factors on adolescent alcohol consumption. Methods: A prospective longitudinal study was carried ...
Temperament and character profiles of female adolescent patients with anorexia and bulimia nervosaSummary:Objective: Based on the personality model outlined by Robert C. Cloninger, studies in adult patient samples demonstrated that according to distinct ...
Early recognition and early treatment of schizophrenia: chance or dilemma?Summary: The early recognition and treatment of schizophrenia in children and adolescents is one of the most important therapeutic goals because of the postulated relation between ...
Fragestellung: Ein Großteil erwachsener Patienten mit Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung (BPS) wird mit Psychopharmaka behandelt. Über die Psychopharmakotherapie bei Adoleszenten mit BPS liegen bisher keine Daten vor. Ziel dieser Studie ist die ...
Diagnosis and classification of personality disorders in adolescence – How can current research findings contribute to an understanding of this construct?Objective: The diagnosis and classification of personality disorders in adolescence remains a ...
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for adolescents with severe conduct disorders in German-speaking Switzerland – implementation and first resultsObjective: To determine the extent to which MST can be applied in German-speaking Switzerland, and the extent to ...
Early detection of psychosis in children and adolescents – have developmental particularities been sufficiently considered?The early detection and treatment of persons at risk for psychosis is currently regarded as a promising strategy in fighting the ...
The dimensional-categorical hybrid model of personality disorders in DSM-5 from an adolescent psychiatric perspective – criticism and critical outlookBy applying the dimensional-categorical hybrid model, Chapter III of the DSM-5 proposes a central ...
A pilot study on the specificity of body image disturbance in anorexia nervosaObjective: Body image disturbance (BID) is a central feature of anorexia nervosa (AN), but evidence for bodily-related disorders also exists for patients with cystic fibrosis (...
Abstract.Objective: Adolescent problem behaviors are often the visible results of intrapsychic distress. Defensive reactions are the unconscious means of managing intrapsychic distress. This cross-sectional study examines the strength of defensive style ...
Suicide and suicide tendencies in adolescent detaineesAbstract. Following accidents, suicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescence. This stage of life has the most suicide attempts of all age ...