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 ...
The Göttingen Form Reproduction Test (GFT) - Results of an Unselected SampleSummary: The Göttingen Form Reproduction Test (GFT) is a relatively old method of assessing visuo-motor coordination that is still often performed in clinical practice. Based on ...
Summary:On the diagnostics of dyslexiaThe ICD-10 calls for the use of tables that account for the correlation between intelligence and spelling or reading, respectively (regression model) in the diagnosis of dyslexia. In this paper we discuss the ...
Summary:The factor structure of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R): A study on the dimensiional versus the categorical classification of autistic disordersObjectives: This study investigated whether empirically derived dimensions of ...
Interventions for Autism: Status quo, Evidence-based, Questionable and Dubious TechniquesSummary:Objective: We describe and critically discuss intervention methods that have been used to modify autistic behaviors. Methods: Early intervention methods, ...
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: ...
Zusammenfassung:Einleitung: Das Asperger-Syndrom (AS) ist eine Störung von unsicherer nosologischer Validität, deren Abgrenzung zum sogenannten High-functioning Autismus sehr schwierig ist. Diese Störungen werden bis heute leider erst sehr spät erkannt, ...
Zusammenfassung:Fragestellung: Es wird eine Übersicht zu international gängigen und in deutscher Sprache erhältlichen Instrumenten zur Früherkennung und allgemeinen Diagnostik autistischer Störungen gegeben. Methodik: Alle bis Mai 2004 mittels Medline, ...
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 ...
Socio-emotional Problems among Hearing-Impaired Children - Initial Results of the German Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ-D)Summary:Objectives: Many studies demonstrate the precariousness of hearing-impaired children's socio-...
Does the Fragmented Images Test measure locally oriented visual processing in autism spectrum disorders?Objective: The cognitive phenotype of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is characterized among other things by local processing (weak central coherence)...
Quality of life of mainstreamed hearing-impaired children – results of a study with the Inventory of Life Quality of Children and Youth (ILC)Problem: Because in future more and more hearing-impaired children will go to school in inclusive settings, the ...
The Essen Trauma-Inventory for Children and Adolescents (ETI-CA)Objective: In light of the clinical and scientific relevance of traumatic events and posttraumatic disorders our study aimed to develop and validate the Essen Trauma-Inventory for Children ...
Changes to Schizophrenia Spectrum and other psychotic disorders in DSM-5This article provides an overview of the main changes in the chapter “Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders” from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5, which, once again, does not make ...
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 inpatient treatment of patients with anorexia nervosa in German clinicsAbstract.Objective: The medium- and long-term effects and side effects of inpatient treatment of patients with anorexia nervosa is still a ...
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: ...
Media-associated disorders in childhood and adolescence: Evidence paper of the joint addiction commision of the German societies and professional associations of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy...
Psychotic disorders in ICD-11: the revisionsAbstract. This article provides an overview of the main changes to the chapter ”Schizophrenia or Other Primary Psychotic Disorders” (6A2) from ICD-10 to ICD-11 and ...