ADHD in AdulthoodAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adulthood is becoming increasingly important in research and clinical practice. Although ADHD has been conceptualized as a lifespan disorder in many studies, until now there are only few ...
ADHD: New Methods in Diagnostic Instruments and InterventionAbstract. Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) are among the most frequent and common psychological disorders in childhood and adolescence. Recent research is ...
Current approaches in the diagnosis and psychotherapy of depressive disordersAbstract. Depressive disorders are one of the most common and important ...
“Solitary or With Others” – An Evaluation of the BSSK (Pictorial Scale of Social Self-Concept)Abstract. Despite the high importance of social self-concepts, their assessment in early readers is challenging. This study examined the psychometric properties ...
MATE indices: Sensitivity to change and prognostic validityAims: The objectives of this study were to assess the sensitivity to change and the prognostic validity of the MATE indices. Changes in both individual and mean scores were evaluated. In addition,...
Epidemiologische Studien aus dem deutschen Sprachraum zeigen, dass Lernstörungen im Lesen und im Rechtschreiben häufig nicht nur in Kombination, sondern auch isoliert voneinander vorkommen. Während bereits viele Befunde über die kognitiven Besonderheiten ...
Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es, die im deutschen Sprachraum verfügbaren Aufmerksamkeitstests einzelnen Aufmerksamkeitskomponenten zuzuordnen und zu charakterisieren. Zur Klärung des Konstrukts Aufmerksamkeit werden konzeptuelle Überlegungen angestellt, eine ...
Autism and metabolic disorders - a rational approachSummary: The causes of autism are heterogeneous and predominantly genetically determined. An exact aetiology is found in less than 10% of affected patients. The disappointment about low rates of success ...
The AWMF-Guidelines for Hyperkinetic Disorders in Therapeutic Practice – knowledge, familiarity, utilization, and attitude of psychotherapists and physiciansObjective: The AWMF-Guidelines for Hyperkinetic Disorders (ADHD) provide psychotherapists and ...
The Bielefeld Life Satisfaction Scale (BIFL). An Open-Access Questionnaire for Self-Assessing Domain and Life Satisfaction in Psychotherapy and ResearchAbstract:Background: Life satisfaction is an important outcome measure in ...
Cannabis – Consumption Patterns and Cannabis-Related Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults – Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Comorbidity, and TreatmentPrevalences: After strong increases in the past years, lifetime prevalence numbers for cannabis as well ...
German diary-methods in clinical psychology and psychotherapy - A reviewAbstract.Background: After introducing the conception and methodology of diary instruments the paper discusses the scientific and practical ...
Zusammenfassung. Vor dem Hintergrund der Suche nach effektiven Maßnahmen in der Prävention und Therapie von Krankheiten einerseits sowie der Frage nach der Bedeutung von körperlich-sportlichen Aktivitäten für eine gesunde Entwicklung über die Lebensspanne ...
Diagnosis of specific learning disorders – time to rethinkAbstract. For about one third of all primary school children learning difficulties in acquiring reading, writing, or mathematical competencies are part of their ...
Diagnostics and Didactics for Teaching Handwriting in Heterogeneous Primary School ClassesAbstract:Background: With the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, many schools face the challenge of ...
The diagnostics of autism spectrum disorder in children, adolescents and adults: Overview of the key questions and main results of the first part of the German AWMF-S3 – clinical guidelineAbstract.Background: ...
Diagnostic procedures for schizophreniaAbstract. This paper gives an overview of the most important German-language diagnostic instruments suitable for use in schizophrenia. The procedures are implemented in different phases of the disorder, depending ...
Diagnostics of Alcohol-Related Disorders in the ElderlyAbstract: An overview is given with respect to diagnostic procedures for problematic drinking in the elderly. Screening instruments are evaluated according to their applicability in older age groups ...
Assessment of Resources in the ElderlyAbstract: The assessment and utilization of strengths, competences and resources of a person draws more and more attention to itself, supplementing the psychopathological oriented assessment in psychotherapy. This ...
The German form of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): first results on reliability and validitySummary:Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the German version of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS). Methods: ...