Psychological Tests between Aspirations and Reality in Intelligence DiagnosticsSummary:Objectives: The U.S.-American standards of quality for psychological diagnostics tests were published in 1998 in German translation under the title “Standards für ...
Neuropsychological Diagnostics in Childhood and AdolescenceSummary: Among a number of issues and disorder pictures neuropsychological diagnostics should occupy a solid position, both in the initial assessment, as well as in that of the course. With an ...
Do Even Eight-Year-Olds Suffer from Panic Disorder? Prevalence Study focussing upon Panic Disorder and AgoraphobiaSummary: A representative sample of 826 eight-year-old second-graders in Dresden was examined in a two-stage procedure to ascertain the 6-...
Contingent Negative Variation (CNV) in Children with Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder - An Experimental Study Using the Continuous Performance Test (CPT)SummaryObjectives: Evaluation of event-related potentials for selective attention in ...
Platelet Serotonin Concentration in Depressive Children and AdolescentsSummary:Objectives: This study pursued the question to what extent a correlation exists between the platelet serotonin concentration and depressive and/or suicidal behaviour in ...
Disorder concepts for psychic problems in youths (SPPJ)Summary:Objectives: The first Questionnaire on Disorder Concepts for Mental Problems in Adolescents (SPPJ) was developed on the basis of the attributional theory (health locus of control) and ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents - A reviewSummary:Objective: Presented is a review of the literature on the medium- and long-term course of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with onset in childhood or adolescence. Methods: ...
Quality of life in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders - Results of the first multicenter-Study with the ILKSummary:Objective: A newly developed, disorder-nonspecific instrument to measure the quality of life in children and adolescents (...
Treatment of conduct disordered children and adolescents in a clinical setting: How effective are they?Summary:Objective: Anti-social behavior in childhood and adolescence represents a frequent behavior disorder in this age group and its prognosis is ...
Rating and Standardisation of Pictures from the International Affective Picture System Appropriated for children. Examination of children in a field sample aged six to twelve years.Summary:Objective: The aim of this study was to validate and standardise ...
Do subclinical epileptiform discharges really affect short-term memory in children?Summary:Objective: Deficits in concentration, specific developmental disorders, and behaviour problems often impair the educational abilities of children and adolescents ...
Methylphenidate-induced cytogenetic alterations?Summary:Objectives: Due to concerns that methylphenidate (MPH) might induce cytogenetic alterations in children, treatment with this drug is a controversial issue. The controversy arose following a report ...
Sleep behavior in children with tic disorders - a polysomnographic studySummary:Objectives: Study objectives included the characterization of the sleep pattern in a large sample of children with chronic tic disorder (TD), as well if whether or not sleep ...
Survey of disordered eating and behaviour in children and adolescentsSummary:Objective: To study in children and adolescents associations between body mass index and psychosocial problems including those typical for eating disorders. Method: 1057 pupils ...
Efficacy of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic interventions in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders - A systematic evaluation of meta-analyses and reviews. Part I: Anxiety disorders and depressive disordersSummary:Objective: In recent ...
Efficacy of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic interventions in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders - A systematic evaluation of meta-analyses and reviews. Part II: ADHD and conduct disordersSummary:Objective: In recent years, a large and ...
Psychotherapy for traumatized children and adolescents - cognitive-behavioral treatmentsSummary: According to cognitive-behavioral models, both the avoidance of trauma-associated cues, as well as cognitive distortions of the trauma and the initial ...
Treatment of an 11-year old child with elements of the dialectical behavioral therapy for adolescentsSummary: When a psychiatric disorder during childhood is on the verge of becoming chronic despite intensive early and guideline-based psychotherapy, the ...
Pharmacotherapy in bipolar disorders during childhood and adolescenceSummary:Objective: Bipolar disorders during childhood and adolescence are rare, but serious and highly recurrent disorders, often associated with negative outcome. Pharmacotherapy, ...