Validity and reliability of a German version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)Abstract. The psychometric properties of the German version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were examined. Fourty-three patients with an age range from 60 to 87 ...
Assessment of social phobia by the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale and the Social Phobia ScaleAbstract. The psychometric properties of a German version of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale and the Social Phobia Scale (Mattick & Clarke, 1989) were ...
Posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescentsAbstract.Background: Compared to research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults, so far there have only been a small number of studies on the epidemiology and treatment of the disorder ...
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 ...
“Drinking due to Social Anxiety” and “Social Anxiety due to Drinking”: Development to two scales for alcohol-dependencyAbstract.Background: Two questionnaires focusing on aspects of social anxiety in patients with alcohol addiction were developed: “...
The ALS Depression Inventory (ADI): A questionnaire to assess depression in patients with neurodegenerative dieases (amyotropic lateral sclerosis)Abstract.Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease which leads to ...
Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Das “Diagnostische Interview bei psychischen Störungen“ (DIPS für DSM-IV-TR; Schneider & Margraf, 2006) ist ein strukturiertes Interview, welches erweitert und an die DSM-IV-TR Kriterien angepasst wurde. ...
Development validation and norm values of the Rasch-based Depression Screening. An overviewAbstract.Background: In the light of high prevalence for depressive disorders in patients with somatic disorders and artificial retest-effects the Rasch-based ...
Structured Clinical Interviews for Mental Disorders Across the Life Span: Psychometric Quality and Further Developments of the DIPS Open Access InterviewsAbstract. Mental disorders can occur throughout the life ...
Nonverbal Correlates of Depressive Disorders: A Pilot StudyAbstract.Background: Psychological disorders are related to changes in nonverbal behaviors. Objective: This pilot study (1) investigated the extent to which characteristics of ...
Validation of a German Translation of the Centrality of Event Scale (CES-G)Abstract.Background: A growing body of research points to the importance of the perceived centrality of a traumatic event in one′s life story for understanding ...
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 ...