Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) - A Pilot Study on the Therapy of Suicidal, Parasuicidal, and Self-injurious Behaviour in Female Patients with a Borderline DisorderSummary:Objectives: In Germany suicide ranks as the second leading ...
Reduced serotonin levels in platelet-free plasma of adolescents with externalizing behaviour problemsSummary:Objectives: A serotonergic dysfunction, in particular a reduced serotonergic neurotransmission in the frontal cortex and limbic brain regions, ...
Zusammenfassung:Fragestellung: Gegenstand der Studie waren die Symptomatologie und die Komorbidität der Zwangsstörung mit Beginn im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Methodik: Untersucht wurde eine Inanspruchnahmestichprobe von 55 kinder- und ...
Perception of emotional facial expressions in female adolescents with borderline personality disorderSummary:Objectives: Investigation of the perception of emotional and neutral facial expressions in female adolescents with borderline personality ...
Survey of disordered eating and behaviour in children and adolescentsSummary:Objective: To study in children and adolescents associations between body mass index and psychosocial problems including those typical for eating disorders. Method: 1057 pupils ...
Efficacy of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic interventions in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders - A systematic evaluation of meta-analyses and reviews. Part I: Anxiety disorders and depressive disordersSummary:Objective: In recent ...
Efficacy of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic interventions in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders - A systematic evaluation of meta-analyses and reviews. Part II: ADHD and conduct disordersSummary:Objective: In recent years, a large and ...
Psychotherapy for traumatized children and adolescents - cognitive-behavioral treatmentsSummary: According to cognitive-behavioral models, both the avoidance of trauma-associated cues, as well as cognitive distortions of the trauma and the initial ...
Treatment of an 11-year old child with elements of the dialectical behavioral therapy for adolescentsSummary: When a psychiatric disorder during childhood is on the verge of becoming chronic despite intensive early and guideline-based psychotherapy, the ...
Pharmacotherapy in bipolar disorders during childhood and adolescenceSummary:Objective: Bipolar disorders during childhood and adolescence are rare, but serious and highly recurrent disorders, often associated with negative outcome. Pharmacotherapy, ...
Determination of the concurrent validity of the CRAFT-d – a screening instrument for problematic alcohol consumptionAim: The aim of this study was to determine the concurrent validity of the CRAFFT-d alcohol abuse screening test for adolescents. Method: ...
Parental assessment of children’s eating behaviors with a short form of the Anorectic Behavior Observation ScaleObjective: To determine whether the Anorectic Behavior Observation Scale (ABOS) originally developed for clinical purposes can be used in ...
Fragestellung: Die subjektive Behandlungsbeurteilung könnte einen wesentlichen Faktor für den günstigen Verlauf einer Essstörung darstellen. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Übereinstimmung der Behandlungsbeurteilung zwischen Patientinnen mit ...
Nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescenceNonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) usually starts in adolescence. International studies report prevalence rates between 3 and 37 % (for Germany between 15 and 26 %) in adolescents. From a neurobiological perspective, ...
Cognitive flexibility in adolescent patients with unipolar affective disorders – gender differencesObjective: Several studies have revealed impairments in cognitive functions among patients with affective disorders (AD). However, to date there are few ...
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 ...
Psychometric properties of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2) in adolescentsThe present study examines the psychometric properties of the German version of the Eating Disorder Inventory EDI-2 (1997) in 371 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years. Internal ...
Epidemiological data on personality dimensions in the psychopathy of adolescent boys and girls – results of the Cologne GAP StudyObjective: This paper evaluates epidemiological data on psychopathy dimensions among adolescents. Method: The Psychopathy ...
Objective: This study evaluates self- and proxy-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The study also compares HRQOL in ASD patients with a healthy control sample and a psychiatric ...
How effective are long-term psychoanalytic treatments in adolescents? A comparison between the evaluations of the patients, their parents and their therapistsObjective: Studies analyzing psychotherapy efficacy from the perspective of the different ...