Abstract: We asked 44 French and 42 Lebanese participants with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) who lived in their own homes to rate their depression and anxiety during the late fall/early winter 2020 lockdown and compared their responses. We also asked ...
Abstract:Introduction: Psychological treatments are becoming an increasingly important component of medical healthcare, as a growing number of people seek treatment for a wide range of mental health problems. While these treatments are known to be ...
Abstract: There is scarce evidence on the psychometric properties of the Severity Measures (SMs) of the DSM-5 longitudinally, especially among Spanish young adults. Thus, the main objective of the present study was to analyze the ...
Summary: Data from 1268 East Germans and 925 West Germans are used for testing three hypotheses regarding the measurement equivalence and structural invariance of mental health indicators: (1) Strain sensitive mental health indicators have lower item ...
Summary: We used the often applied clock-drawing-test to find characteristic signs which differentiate between patients that suffered according to DSM-III-R from Alzheimer's disease (DAT), Major Depression (MD) or no relevant disorder (controls). 205 ...
Summary: Seventy two family members caring for their demented patients were interviewed on their burden and needs. Carer's anxiety and depression as well as subjective burden were more frequent in the later stages of dementia and the more intensive the ...
Summary: Cognitive impairment classifying for dementia syndrome is occasionally detected in patients suffering from old-age depression. When depression improves, cognitive function also may reverse to normal, but these patients are at greater risk for ...
Abstract: Because dementia caregivers show higher levels of psychological distress than other caregivers, they may benefit more from psychosocial interventions. However, there are dementia-specific stressors that are less changeable than stressors of ...
Prevalence of Depressive Disorders Among Patients After StrokeFollowing heart disease and cancer, stroke is one of the most frequent causes of death in Germany. In different studies the prevalence varies between 250.000 and 1.500.000 stroke patients per ...
Pathophysiological and Neuropsychological Aspects of Depressive DisordersIn depression many neurobiological abnormalities were found. Empirical evidence is drawn from studies in primary and poststroke depression. Additionally, neuropsychological findings ...
Assessment of Mood Disorders in Brain Injured PatientsIn this article we provide a description of the assessment of mood disorders in patients with brain injuries (e.g., stroke, head trauma). Relevant diagnostic categories of the Diagnostic and ...
The Neuropsychological Examination in the Differential Diagnosis of Depression and DementiaThe differential diagnosis of depression and dementia is a difficult decision, which may have far-reaching consequences for patients and their relatives. Many ...
Mood Disorders and Apathy After Acquired Brain Damage in Childhood - A ReviewThis article provides an overview on mood disorders and apathy in brain damaged children (traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors). Although in general, during the last years the ...
Psychological Treatment of Brain-Damaged Patients with Mood DisordersDepressive mood disorders have a negative impact on the neuropsychological rehabilitation process and outcome. In several papers, beside pharmacological interventions, a cognitive-...
Pharmacological Treatment of Emotional Disturbances in Patients with Acquired Brain InjuryEmotional disturbances are frequently seen in patients with acquired brain damage. During the last years a number of original papers and reviews on epidemiological, ...
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 ...
The Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and the Newer Antidepressants in Child and Adolescent PsychiatryErgebnisse: Es gibt drei doppelblind, Placebo-kontrollierte Studien mit SSRI und eine doppelblind, Placebo-kontrollierte Studie mit dem neueren ...
Sleep Disturbances in Psychiatric Disorders of Childhood and AdolescenceSummary: As a symptom of many psychiatric disorders of childhood and adolescence, sleep disturbances often complicate the course and treatment of the underlying disorder. A somatic ...
Abstract: We presented a model conceptualizing depression following miscarriage or stillbirth as an evolutionary protective mechanism to avoid further fetal loss. The model postulates that these depressive symptoms delay the next attempt to reproduce and ...
Abstract. Background: This study assessed the effect of supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids and ascorbic acid alone and in combination on the level of lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde, MDA concentration), total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and ...
Abstract.Objective: The prevalence of depression and anxiety is increasing worldwide. Diet as a modifiable factor for mental health has received great attention. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of vitamin B6 intake with ...
Abstract. Alterations of essential elements in the brain are associated with the pathophysiology of many neuropsychiatric disorders. It is known that chronic/overwhelming stress may cause some anxiety and/or depression. We aimed to investigate the ...
Abstract:Background: The impact of the dietary B vitamins intakes on the development of depression has been scarcely investigated. Thus, this study aimed to examine the associations of dietary B vitamins intakes with the risk of depression in American ...
Eine 82-jährige Hausfrau wurde wegen tremorbetontem Parkinson mit Depression unter anderem mit 25 mg Amitriptylin und 332 mg Biperiden behandelt. Es entwickelte sich eine Demenz mit Dysphasie, MMS von 22/30 und 2/10 im Uhrtest. Nach Absetzen der ...
48-jährige Patientin mit über Monate bestehender Müdigkeit und Gliederschmerzen. Ausführliche laborchemische und bildgebende Abklärungen waren unauffällig. Eine antidepressive Therapie führte zu keiner wesentlichen Verbesserung der Symptome. Da auch die ...
Die schlafendokrinologische Forschung konnte in den letzten Jahren neurobiologische Modelle entwickeln, die nicht nur für das Verständnis der Schlafregulation, sondern auch für die Pathophysiologie psychischer Störungen, v.a. der Depression, von grosser ...
Fragestellung: Im Verlauf einer Suchterkrankung kommt es häufig zum Auftreten depressiver Störungen. Depressive Symptome, die auch nach Abschluss der Entzugsphase persistieren, erweisen sich als ein zentraler Prädiktor für einen Rückfall und sollten im ...
Tobacco dependence, smoking behavior and depressiveness among COPD patients: Partial results of a naturalistic study on a disease-specific smoking cessation in pulmonary practices (ATEMM-Study)Abstract.Aims: The ...
Summary: The neuropsychological battery suggested by the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD-NP) has become widely used for the cognitive assessment of dementia. We investigated the differential diagnostic properties of this ...
Assessment of Depressive Disorders in the ElderlyAbstract: Depressive disorders are counted among the most frequently emerging mental disorders and it is known that non treated depression has a negative impact on the course of depression and somatic ...
Zusammenfassung: Erfolgreiche sozialpädagogische Interventionen zur Aktivierung gerontopsychiatrischer Patienten mit der Diagnose Depression erfordern die Berücksichtigung multipler Faktoren. Neben den individuellen, patientenbezogenen Bedingungen sind ...Social Work Interventions With Older Depressives - Experiences From a Psychiatric Day Clinic in MannheimAbstract: Successful social work interventions aiming activation in psychogeriatric depressive patients need a close look to multiple factors. ...
Zusammenfassung: Ein Mangel an sozialen Aktivitäten ist ein wesentlicher Risikofaktor für psychische Erkrankungen im Alter, insbesondere für Depressionen. Ältere psychisch Kranke haben krankheitsbedingt häufig ihre sozialen Beziehungen stark eingeschränkt ...Reconnecting the Torn Social Network of the Elderly Mentally Ill - Social Activation in German Psychogeriatric Day HospitalsAbstract: Lack of social activities increases the risk of mental disorders, especially depression in the elderly considerably. ...
Zusammenfassung: Ältere psychisch Kranke haben krankheitsbedingt häufig ihre sozialen Beziehungen stark eingeschränkt und erleben dies oft als schwere Beeinträchtigung. Dabei sind nach erfolgter (Teil-)Remission der Erkrankung bei im Alter erstmals ...Stimulation of Social Activities in the Psychogeriatric Day Hospital in Schwerin: A Structured ApproachAbstract: In the psychogeriatric day hospital in Schwerin a manual for social activation is performed on a regular basis. Patients suffering from ...
Aufgrund der zunehmend älter werdenden Bevölkerung werden ältere Menschen in der psychiatrischen und psychosozialen Versorgung eine immer größere Rolle spielen. Da für Demenzen und Depressionen die umfassendsten Daten vorliegen, berücksichtigt der ...
Die Behandlung psychisch kranker älterer Menschen stellt uns immer wieder vor große Herausforderungen. Multimorbidität, kognitive Beeinträchtigungen und nicht selten eine unkritische, nebenwirkungsreiche medikamentöse Polypragmasie erschweren eine ...
Tobacco Dependence and Smoking Cessation in the ElderlyOlder adults suffer a large proportion of the health consequences from smoking. But until recently there has been little attention paid in health policy and practice to older people who smoke. This ...
Abstract.Background: Chronic work stress is a problem which persists among nurses for several reasons and studies suggest that both levels of stress and depression remain on an ongoing high level. However, not much ...
Factorial Validity of the German Version of the CVLT in the Neuropsychological Assessment of Memory ImpairmentAbstract: We examined the factorial validity of a German adaption of the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) in a sample of 323 subjects at ...
Neuropsychological therapy in depressive patients with Alzheimer disease: Modification of cognitive behavioral therapy techniquesMajor depression occurs in approximately one third of patients with mild dementia, affecting life quality and everyday ...
Memory Assessment with the German Wechsler Memory Scale – Fourth EditionEvidence of validity for the new German edition of the Wechsler memory Scale-IV was investigated in three clinical samples (depression, brain injury, dementia; N = 165). Significant ...
Aim of the study was to identify neuropsychological predictors of the clinical response to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in patients with major depression. 19 unmedicated patients underwent neuropsychological testing at baseline and subsequently were ...
Negative affect caused by depression is known to produce cognitive failures during everyday activities. However, traditional neurobehavioral laboratory paradigms that assess affect-memory interactions are critical with respect to their ecological ...
Self-Reported Handling of Emotion in Everyday Life – The Influence of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depression in Older AgeThe aim of the current study is to evaluate the influence of age, mild cognitive impairment, and depression on self-reported ...
About the Differential Diagnostic Utility of the CERAD Neuropsychological Assessment Battery in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment with and without Depressive Symptomatology: A Retrospective StudyThe main aim of the present retrospective study was ...
Differences in verbal learning and memory between (partially) remitted patients with major depression and schizophreniaAbstract. This study investigates context dependent differences in verbal learning and memory between patients in (partial) remission ...
The Significance of Cognitive Impairment in Patients with DepressionAbstract. Impairments in the domains of executive functions, attention and memory are among the most common and persistent symptoms of depressive disorders. A definite profile of these ...
Sleep Quality and its Association with Attentional-executive Functioning in Unipolar Depressed PatientsAbstract. The relationship between cognitive deficits and sleep disturbances in depression has to date been rarely investigated. In this study, ...
Characteristics of depressive symptoms in mental illnesses and multiple sclerosis – a retrospective data analysisAbstract. This retrospective study illuminates the question, whether depressed patients, alcohol ...
Cognitive biases and metacognition in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Abstract. The psychological and cognitive impairments from multiple sclerosis (MS) have been in the focus of both patients and physicians for several ...
Depression is female – even after stroke? Cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons of gender effects in prevalence and depressive symptomsAbstract. Depression in the general population is more frequent in ...
Neuropsychological Gender Aspects in Patients with Morbus ParkinsonAbstract. This review aims to summarize (neuro-)psychological gender effects in Parkinson’s Disease (IPS). Women with IPS experience depressive ...
Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS-21) in Outpatient NeurorehabilitationAbstract.Background: Depression can significantly influence the course ...
An individualized psychotherapy approach for depressed patients with cognitive symptomsAbstract. This review presents the current state of research on neurocognitive symptoms in depression and offers an adaption of ...
Abstract. Cognitive dysfunction among individuals with depression is associated with reduced functional status, and cognitive improvement is often an important treatment goal. We compared changes in cognitive ...
Cognitive Impairment of Alcohol-Dependent Patients in the Course of Abstinence and the Relevance of Depressive ComorbidityAbstract:Background: This study investigated the extent to which the cognitive impairment ...
This cross-sectional study examined the contribution of regulation of emotion on depression, symptoms of traumatic and general distress, perceived disability, and somatic symptoms following spinal cord injury. Depressed and non-depressed participants (N = ...
Previous research suggests that avoiding the expression of emotion may be associated with impaired mental health, although empirical evidence is inconsistent. In this investigation, ambivalence over the expression of emotion is understood as an approach-...
Abstract. Relatives of individuals with mental illness are exposed to an elevated level of burden. Consequently, it is important to provide them with coping strategies. We explored the benefits of an online skills-training intervention. ...
Abstract. Based on reported motivational deficits in depression – and on persistence deficits in particular – the present study examined whether dysphoric individuals benefit from task contexts that favor longer task persistence. Undergraduates worked on ...
Paroxetine versus Clomipramine in Female Adolescents Suffering from Anorexia Nervosa and Depressive Episode - a Retrospective Study on Tolerability, Reasons for Discontinuating the Antidepressive Treatment and Different Outcome MeasurementsSummary:...
Effects of pharmaco- and psychotherapeutic interventions in depression among children and adolescentsSummary: Contrary to earlier assumptions, the current consensus is that depression constitutes an important issue in the mental health of children and ...
Hintergrund: Die Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörung (ADHS) geht mit einer Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Komorbiditäten einher, die sich zum Teil als Komplikation und in Folge der Kernsymptomatik, aber auch parallel zusammen mit der Grunderkrankung ...
Fragestellung: In der Untersuchung klinisch auffälliger Jugendlicher fehlen bislang Studien zum Coping mit alltäglichen Stressoren im Vergleich zu gesunden Jugendlichen. Methodik: Klinisch auffällige Jugendliche mit verschiedenen Störungen (gemischten ...
Children’s Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R): development of a German version and psychometric properties in a clinical sampleObjective: The Children’s Depression Rating Scale – Revised (CDRS-R) is a semistructured, clinician-rated interview for ...
Depression screening in pediatric patients – a comparison of the concurrent validity of the German version of the Children’s Depression Inventory, the German Depression Test for Children, and the new Children’s Depression ScreenerObjective: We compared ...
Parent version of the German Children’s Depression Inventory (DIKJ) – reliability and validity in a clinical sampleObjective: The psychometric properties and crossinformant agreement of the adapted parent version of the German Child Depression Inventory (...
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 ...
Efficacy of universal and selective prevention on depression in children and adolescents. A systematic reviewObjective: Unipolar depressive disorder often begins in childhood, making it essential to prevent the development of depressive disorders early ...
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 ...
Depressive disorders in childhood and adolescence – an analysis of KinderAGATE 2010Objective: The present analysis evaluates the prevalence and medication use in inpatients with depression during childhood and adolescence at the KinderAGATE hospitals in ...
Stress symptoms and stress coping in depressed girlsObjective: Depressive disorders occur frequently in adolescents. Maintenance of depression has been related to stress and stress coping. Method: The study describes which stress load and which ...
Objective: Suicide attempts are important predictors of completed suicide. Adolescents admitted to the emergency room of a large university hospital in Bern after a suicide attempt during the years 2004–2010 were prospectively assessed for methods of ...
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 ...
Objective: Research in adults has identified an association between bipolar disorder and suicidal behavior. This relationship, however, has been insufficiently investigated in adolescents to date. Methods: 1,117 adolescents from 13 German schools (mean ...
Chronotype and depression in adolescents – a reviewAbstract. Many patients with depressive disorders experience symptoms in relation to sleep behavior and daily rhythmicity. However, the multifaceted associations between sleep, ...
The powerlessness of thoughts – metacognitive therapy for children and adolescents Abstract. Metacognitive therapy (MCT) is a further development of cognitive therapy and was developed by Adrian Wells in the 1990s ...
Stress related correlates of anxiety and depression in girls with chronic headacheAbstract. Chronic headache in adolescents is frequent and often associated with anxiety and depression. The present study ...
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: a controversial new diagnostic entity in the DSM-5Abstract. The Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) was included for the first time in the 5th Revision of the DSM. ...
Epigenetic modifications in children associated with maternal emotional stress during pregnancyAbstract. Besides typical physical and hormonal changes during pregnancy, this life period is often associated with an ...
Rejection sensitivity in adolescents with major depressionAbstract.Objective: Rejection sensitivity (RS) is defined as the disposition to anxiously expect rejection, to perceive it as likely, and to overreact to ...
Abstract.Objective: Bright light therapy (BLT) has recently come into increasing focus in the treatment of adolescent depression, whereby light glasses today appear to be more feasible than light therapy boxes. ...
Abstract.Introduction: Researchers have repeatedly discovered an association between depression and autonomic cardiac dysregulation in adults. However, corresponding data concerning minors are still rare. ...
Anxiety and Depression in Transition - Desiderata for Improved Care and Research: Results of the Joint Task Force Transition of DGPPN and DGKJPAbstract. Affective disorders (e. g., anxiety, depression) frequently ...
The Therapeutic Potential of Prebiotics and Probiotics in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric DisordersAbstract: This short review summarizes the literature available on therapeutic interventions with prebiotics and ...
COVID-19 and Psychiatric Disorders in Minors: Changes in Inpatient Treatment According to Hospital StatisticsAbstract: Increased rates of psychiatric disorders and psychiatric emergencies in children and ...
Practice Guidelines in Psychiatry and PsychotherapySummary: Greater adherence to available guidelines in physician's diagnostic-therapeutical decision-making can decisively contribute to opening up potentials for optimisation in psychiatry and ...
Assessment of the Depressive Personality Disorder - Validation of a German Version of the “Diagnostic Interview for the Depressive Personality” (DID)Abstract: The depressive personality disorder has played a mainly historical role for a long time. Now it ...
Dissociative Psychopathology in Somatoform DisordersSummary. This study investigates the association between dissociative symptoms and somatoform disorders. Psychiatric inpatients (n = 497) with affective disorders (F3), anxiety and adjustment disorders (...
Somatic Complaints in Patients with Mental Disorders: Systematization and Psychotherapeutic ImplicationsSummary. Hardly any systematization aids and psychotherapeutic treatment considerations regarding somatic complaints in patients with mental disorders ...
Pharmacotherapy of Dementia and Other Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Parkinson DiseaseAbstract. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in patients with Parkinson disease and occur in more than 50 % of the patients. In the last years, these non-motor symptoms ...
Is Cognitive Performance Associated with Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Breast Cancer Survivors After Oncologic Therapy?Neuropsychological impairment in cancer patients after chemotherapy is frequently associated with ...
Neuropsychological Aspects of DepressionAbstract. Patients suffering from major depressive disorder often complain not only of emotional, but also of cognitive symptoms and problems. Here, we mainly review neuropsychological findings on cognitive ...
Psychological Condition, Ailments and Impairments: Results from a Representative StudyAbstract. The survey of global ailments and mental states is a fundamental part of the clinical diagnostic process. It is known that anxiety disorders and depression ...
Zusammenfassung: Moderne, bildgebende Verfahren wie die funktionelle Magnetresonanztomographie (fMRT) haben sich zu einem populären Instrument der neurowissenschaftlichen Forschung entwickelt, um die Gehirnaktivität von gesunden Probanden und auch ...