A Matter of Attention? A Systematic Review of the Effects of Computer-Delivered Modification of Attentional Bias on AnxietyAbstract.Attentional biases toward threat cues are a well-known phenomenon in anxiety disorders. Recently, computer-delivered ...
Anxiety DisordersAnxiety disorders are among the most frequent mental disorders in adulthood. During the past decades, pharmacotherapy and behaviour therapy have been established as state-of-the-art treatments. Evidence for these strategies is critically ...
Anxiety DisordersAbstract. The most common mental disorders in childhood and adolescence are anxiety disorders. Temperament in early childhood, parental psychopathology, and genetic disposition play a central role ...
Anxiety Disorders in Migrant and Nonmigrant Children: Risk Factors and Treatment SuccessAbstract. In this study we examined a child and adolescent psychiatric health-care population of Bremen, focusing on children ...
Anxiety Syndromes in East and West Germany: A representative studyAbstract. The prevalence, intensity and treatment of anxiety syndromes was investigated in a representative study with a sample of 2948 people using a standardized interview and a ...
Rating scales for the analysis of mother-child interaction in preadolescenceAbstract. As part of a prospective study, rating scales for the analysis of mother-child interactions in preadolescence were construed. Two semi-structured play situations were ...
Abstract. As a core component of cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT), behavioral exposure is an effective treatment for anxiety disorders. Still, recent treatment studies demonstrate relatively high rates of treatment dropout, nonresponse,...
Zusammenfassung. Anhand eines Entscheidungsbaumes wird zunächst eine Übersicht über die diagnostische Einordnung von Angst- und Zwangsstörungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter nach ICD-10 gegeben. Die Unterschiede zwischen ICD-10 und DSM-IV werden aufgezeigt. ...
Discrimination of anxiety disorders by parent ratings: A study based on the Questionnaire for Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (FBB-ANZ)Abstract. Parent ratings are often used for screening during the ...
Abstract. Although panic disorder (PD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are characterized by heightened sensitivity to threat, no study to date has examined the effect of comorbid PD and PTSD on defensive responding. The present study probed ...
The application of role-playing in training children with social anxiety disordersAbstract. Role-playing is an important method for the treatment of children's behavior disorders and is used to achieve social competences. An overview of the various forms ...
Parental Participation in the Context of Anxiety Treatment for Children: A Systematic ReviewAbstract. Anxiety disorders are widespread among children. Separation anxiety, social phobia, and generalized anxiety ...
Emotional learning: A naturalistic experimental paradigm for investigating fear acquisition and extinction using aversive filmsFear conditioning constitutes a well-established experimental paradigm in research on development and maintenance of anxiety ...
Zusammenfassung. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist die Analyse der psychometrischen Qualität des Fremd- und des Selbstbeurteilungsbogens zur Erfassung von Angst- und Zwangsstörungen (FBB-ANZ/SBB-ANZ) in zwei ...
Evaluation of a German-language instrument for assessing positive and negative automatic thoughtsAbstract.Background: According to Beck negative automatic thoughts are an important cause of depression. Objective: To determine the psychometric properties ...
Utilization and Barriers of Exposure in Private Practice: The Perspective of Behavioral PsychotherapistsAbstract.Background: Exposure-based interventions are one of the most effective techniques for the treatment of anxiety disorders. Previous research, ...
The factorial structure of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS; Spence, 1997) was examined in a community sample of 1,397 Italian children from 8 to 10 years old. Sex and age differences as regards anxiety symptoms were also analyzed. The convergent ...
A questionnaire for the assessment of disgust sensitivityAbstract.Background: Up until now there has been no questionnaire for the assessment of disgust sensitivity in the German language. Objective: Development of such an instrument. Method: A ...
This article investigates the psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). A group of 704 adolescents completed the questionnaires in their classrooms. This study examines potential confirmatory factor analysis factor ...
Intensified Exposure to Promote Inhibitory Learning in Anxiety Disorders. Therapeutic Implementation in a Clinical TrialAbstract. The efficacy of exposure therapy in anxiety disorders is firmly established. Yet, a substantial proportion of patients does ...