Social Competence and Circumplex Model of Interpersonal Behaviors - On the Connections Between the Two ConstructsSummary: The constructs of social competence and circumplex structure of interpersonal problems were developed independently to a large ...
Teaching and Learning Assessment Strategies: Students' Evaluation of Clients' QuestionsSummary: When psychologists are given a question by a client they have to decide if they have the necessary knowledge, and if the client's question meets legal, ...
Personal Goals of Mathematicians at First Job EntrySummary: This study analyzed personal goals of 609 university graduates assessed via both open-ended questions and standardized rating scales. Three topics are addressed: (a) The content structure of ...
Summary: Cognitive deficits are a core feature of dementia. Neuropsychological assessment can detect cognitive symptoms even at early stages of disease. Moreover, neuropsychological assessment of dementia yields a detailed evaluation of cognitive ...
Factor Structure of Different Neuropsychological Tests - Results of a Retrospective Study with Brain-Damaged PatientsAbstract: The tests results of 153 brain-damaged patients were factor analyzed. Their structure was examined. The factor analysis of 33 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Comparing Tests for Spatial Neglect - Which of Them Are Suitable?Summary: In a clinical context, spatial neglect is usually assessed with tests like cancellation or line bisection. Reflecting previous studies and own results, this review article compares ...
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 ...
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 ...
About the Specificity of a Theory of Mind Deficit in AutismSummary:Objectives: In order to test the hypothesis that a theory of mind deficit is specific for autism, the present study presents the first replication of the Sally-Anne test (Baron-Cohen, ...
Clinical standards to confirm babesiosis in dogs include the direct identification of the infectious agent in blood smears and serological assays for Babesia canis-specific antibodies. Here, we demonstrate in seven cases (with data on anamnesis, clinics, ...
Two feline hemotropic mycoplasma spp. (aka hemoplasma) have previously been recognized. We recently discovered a third novel species in a cat with hemolytic anemia, designated 'Candidatus Myco-plasma turicensis', which is closely related to rodent ...
The history of echinococcosis in Europe includes a period of over 2000 years. Already in antiquity metacestodes (hydatids) of Echinococcus granulosus, the causative agents of Cystic Echinococcosis (CE), were observed in animals and humans. Alveolar ...
Die aviäre Tuberkulose gehört zu den wichtigen Erkrankungen der Zier-, Wild- und Wirtschaftsgeflügel und wird durch die ubiquitär vorkommenden Erreger Mycobacterium avium sp. avium und Mycobacterium genavense verursacht. Krankheitssymptome wie ...
The following case report describes the diagnosis and therapy of a cat with an Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection. The cat from the canton of St. Gallen was presented because of lethargy and lack of appetite. The clinical symptoms established were fever ...
The feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus of the domestic cat that was described almost 50 years ago. The FeLV-infection may lead to fatal diseases in domestic and small wild cats. The use of efficacious diagnostics assays and vaccines led to a ...
Gerade weil das Mammakarzinom beim Mann eine so seltene Erkrankung ist, besteht gelegentlich Unsicherheit bzgl. der Art und Agressivität der Abklärung beim Tastbefund in der männlichen Brust. Generell sollte jeder solide Herdbefund einer bildgebenden ...
Ein 61-jähriger Diabetiker mit metabolischem Syndrom beklagt eine progrediente Anstrengungsdyspnoe. Auf Grund des Risikofaktorenprofils wird eine kardiale Abklärung mittes Myokardperfusionsszintigraphie durchgeführt, worin sich eine ausgedehnte Ischämie ...
The virus responsible for hepatitis A –hepatitis A virus (HAV) – is a small, spherical, and exceptionally resistant RNA-virus. It is transmitted preferentially by the faecal-oral route and apparently replicates exclusively in the liver. The damage of the ...
Bei chronischer Diarrhoe ist ein rasches diagnostisches Vorgehen wichtig, um einer Malnutrition und Elektrolytstörungen vorzubeugen. Anhand zweier klinischer Fälle – Kollagenkolitis und sekretorische Diarrhoe – zeigen wir zwei unterschiedliche ...