Justice experiences and social participation in adolescence in inclusive schoolsAbstract: Social participation of all students is a central goal of inclusive education. Research suggests that justice experiences ...
Abstract: Recent research has increasingly emphasized the function of the microbiome in human health. The gut microbiome is essential for digesting food and seems to play a vital role in mental health as well. This ...
Construction and Explorative Analysis of a German-Language Inventory for the Multidimensional Assessment of Mindfulness in Adolescents. The Mindfulness Youth Inventory (MindYou)Abstract: Previous studies of intervention efficacy show ...
Social Influences on Adolescent Consumer Attitudes and Desires: Mobile Phones as a Sample ProductAbstract: Using mobile phones as a sample product, this study aimed at analyzing social influences on consumer attitudes and desires in adolescence. In a ...
Summary: SCL-90-R (Derogatis, 1977; Franke, 1995) is a commonly used checklist for the assessment of current psychological distress in both scientific and clinical work. Although it has been used among adolescents in English speaking countries, ...
Development and Evaluation of a Short-Form of the German K-FKS-JSummary: The aim of the present study was the development and validation of a short-form of the Family Environment Scale by Moos (1974). 1220 pupils aged 14 to 16 completed 40 items of the ...
Summary: Studies regarding families with gifted adolescents reveal controversial results. This is mainly due to methodological problems. This article investigates 84 families with a gifted adolescent and 95 families with a non-gifted adolescent. ...
Summary:Differences between female patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in respect to psychological and psychosocial featuresObjectives: We present a retrospective study of 140 patients (110 with anorexia nervosa, 30 with bulimia nervosa), ...
Summary:Preliminary results using amisulpride, a novel, atypical neuroleptic in the treatment of adolescents with mental disorderObjectives: In addition to conventional antipsychotic drugs, during the past decade an increasing number of atypical ...
Is there a Temporal Relationship between Substance Abuse and Psychosis in Adolescence?Summary:Objectives: The temporal relationship between substance abuse and symptoms of psychosis in adolescent patients was examined. Methods: The hospital records of ...
Road traffic accidents are a major cause for severe injury in children and adolescents. Many victims also suffer from psychological consequences, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, traffic-related fears or mood disturbances. High levels of distress ...
Aim: The purpose of the study is to present adolescents’ perceptions of smokers and non-smokers among 1015 Swiss adolescents. Method: The analyses are based on data from Tobacco Monitoring Switzerland, which is a survey of tobacco consumption in ...
Psychodynamics and Conflicts in Male Adolescent Internet Addicted PatientsAim: Severe internet addiction as a subform of pathological media use can interrupt adolescent development by school absentism for months, absolute concentration on MMPORG-parallel-...
Screening for SUD by the RAFFT in Adolescents and Young AdultsAims: Sensivities (Se) and specifities (Sp) of the RAFFT screening questionnaire for substance use disorders were examined, focusing on cannabis use disorders. Methods: RAFFT cut-off scores ...
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 ...
Recruitment, Implementation and Quit Rate of an Adolescent Smoking Cessation ProgramAims. There is a need for effective and youth-specific adolescent smoking cessation interventions. The aim is to study recruitment and nation-wide feasibility of the ...
Treating Adolescents with Cannabis Use Disorder with Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT): Main Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)Aims: To determine the effectiveness of Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) among adolescents with cannabis ...
Smoking Cessation in Adolescents and Young Adults – Scientific Basis and InterventionAims: Young smokers as a target group of health promotion need special attention. The aim is to review scientific knowledge about self-initiated and professionally ...
Aims: There are relatively few documented teen tobacco use cessation efforts outside the United States (U. S.). Project EX is an evidence-based program that consists of eight sessions, as a school-based clinic tobacco cessation-only version and a ...
Indicators for Measuring the Extent of Binge Drinking Among Adolescents in BavariaAims: To research whether the rising number of hospital treatments of alcohol intoxication is an indicator of an increase in risky alcohol consumption among adolescents. ...
Aims: The present paper aims at examining the implementation fidelity of a community-based substance use prevention program in the district of Karlsruhe (Germany). Methods: Based on an inventory assessing the formal implementation of preventive activities,...
Aims: The present paper aims at evaluating the effectiveness of the community-based substance use prevention program “Wegschauen ist keine Lösung”. Methods: Communities of the district of Karlsruhe were divided into a group with high (HIG) and low (LIG) ...
Time Trends in Adolescent Substance Use: Are there Regional Differences?Aims: To examine differences between German federal states regarding adolescent consumption of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis and its time trends. Method: Data of 23,997 adolescents ...
Barriers and Resources for Smoking Cessation in Vocational School StudentsObjective: To identify processes which facilitate or impede smoking cessation in vocational school students. Methods: Data were drawn from a controlled trial testing the efficacy ...
Hintergrund: „Lieber schlau als blau“ wurde als Alkohol-Präventions-Programm für Schulen entwickelt. Im Mittelpunkt steht ein Trinkexperiment, in dem Jugendliche unter sicheren Rahmenbedingungen eine vorab vereinbarte Alkoholmenge konsumieren. In drei ...
Alcohol Advertising and frequent, risky, Single-occasion Drinking in AdolescentsAbstract.Objective: To study the effect of the exposure to advertising on the initiation of frequent, risky, single-occasion drinking in adolescents. Methods: This was an ...
Prediction of developmental Hazards in Adolescents after Alcohol IntoxicationAbstract.Background: It is assumed that one third of adolescents hospitalized for alcohol intoxication are at risk for developmental hazards. But little is known about the ...
Accessibility of Adolescents for an Internet- and Text Message-Based Program Concerning Alcohol AbuseAbstract.Aims: Internet- and text messaging-based interventions open up the possibility to motivate adolescents via individually tailored messages to ...
Abstract.Aims: In this article we explore the moderators of effectiveness of WISEteens (Web-based brief Intervention for SubstancE using teens), a fully automated web-based brief motivational intervention targeting risky substance use among adolescents. ...
The Eppendorf Family Therapy Study on Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: Results and Clinical ImplicationsBackground: Eppendorf Family Therapy («EFT»; Thomasius, 2004) integrates systemic, solution-focused, and structural-strategic elements into an ...
Aims: To determine what drives adolescents to consume alcohol. How are affectivity, drinking motives, and alcohol consumption related in adolescents? What are the differences (if any) between adolescents with a pattern of high-risk drinking and those with ...
A Practice Trial on the Prevention of High-Risk Alcohol Use Among AdolescentsAbstract.Aim: This study reports sociodemographic data and alcohol consumption behavior of adolescents who had been treated in emergency care units for high-risk alcohol ...
Consensual Statement Regarding the Profile of Requirements Relevant to Child and Adolescent Withdrawal TreatmentsAbstract.Objectives: The joint committee of the Association of Addiction Research and Treatment and the professional associations of the ...
The E–cigarette – Prevalence, Consumption Patterns and Reasons for Using Among Seventh- and Eighth-Grade School ChildrenAbstract.Objective: E–cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular worldwide. In this study we questioned a comparatively young group ...
Zusammenfassung.Zielsetzung: Vorstellen des Konzepts für ein mobiltelefonbasiertes Programm zur Förderung von Lebenskompetenzen bei Jugendlichen und Untersuchung individueller und klassenspezifischer Merkmale, ...
Effects of a 6-second presentation of pictorial warning labels on implicit and explicit alcohol-specific cognitions of adolescentsAbstract.Aim: To study the immediate effects of alcohol-related warning messages on ...
Mindfulness-Based Prevention of Addiction for Adolescent with MBID - Literature Review and Feasibility StudyAbstract.Objective: This review reports on the current state of mindfulness-based interventions to ...
Abstract:Aims: Opioid misuse is an epidemic in the United States and globally, with adolescents affected by negative consequences including overdoses and deaths. Understanding how mental health and substance use ...
Academic Self-Concepts, Achievement and the Internal Frame of Reference: A Design-Oriented Demonstration of Predictions Derived from the I/E-modelSummary: Even though grades in different subjects are substantially correlated, the corresponding self-...
Gifted Underachievers as Adolescents and Young Adults: Second Part of the “Drama of Gifted Underachievers”?The starting point of our study is a lack of findings regarding the development of gifted underachievers. Hanses and Rost (1998) called the ...
Excellent Scholastic Achievement with Average Intelligence – Overachievement in Secondary SchoolIn an explorative study, we compared overachievers (best students of their year; average intelligence) with matched average achievers (similar average ...
The association between dissocial behavior and stress perception in adolescentsAbstract. Conduct behavior problems like uncontrolled anger, lying, theft and violent attacks against peers, teachers and parents are ...
Heimweh ist in der Pflege und Betreuung von kranken Kindern und Jugendlichen ein häufiges Thema. Der Verlauf von Heimweh ist unterschiedlich und individuell. Heimweh kann sich in körperlichen oder psychischen Symptomen sowie Verhaltensauffälligkeiten ...
Everyday life of adolescents with sickle cell disease – A qualitative, explorative and participative photovoice studyAbstract.Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited haematological condition ...
Self-efficacy expectancy in adolescents with anorexia nervosa in the outpatient setting: A cross-sectional studyAbstract:Introduction: The population involved in this study are individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN). AN is ...
Executive Functions Among Boys with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Pilot StudyAbstract: Recent studies reported inconsistent findings on child and adolescent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) whether it is characterized by a ...
Objective: Relatively little is known about the effects of low-dose alcohol effects on attentional performance in adolescents. In the present study, we examined these effects compared to those in adults. Method: 44 healthy subjects (21 adolescents and 23 ...
Weltweit liegen aktuell nur sehr wenige Studien zur kognitiven Leistungsfähigkeit bei Jugendlichen mit regelmäßigem Cannabiskonsum vor und die Befundlage dazu ist nicht eindeutig. Um potentielle Leistungsunterschiede zu erheben, wurden 20 Jugendliche mit ...
Psychoeducation for Parents of Adolescents with Eating DisorderSummary: Psychoeducation is a well-established component of cognitive-behavioral therapy in adult patients with eating disorders. This paper describes a group model of psychoeducation that ...
The Significance of Androgens for Externalizing Behavior Problems in AdolescentsSummary:Objective: While an association between androgens and different types of aggression has been well documented in male offenders, the influence of androgens on ...
Disorder concepts for psychic problems in youths (SPPJ)Summary:Objectives: The first Questionnaire on Disorder Concepts for Mental Problems in Adolescents (SPPJ) was developed on the basis of the attributional theory (health locus of control) and ...
«Body and Soul and Friendship broken» - Behavioural therapy of a 14 year old adolescent with alcohol dependency syndromeSummary:Objectives: About 250 000 children and adolescents in Germany are dependent upon alcohol or at severe risk of developing an ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents - A reviewSummary:Objective: Presented is a review of the literature on the medium- and long-term course of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with onset in childhood or adolescence. Methods: ...
Quality of life in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders - Results of the first multicenter-Study with the ILKSummary:Objective: A newly developed, disorder-nonspecific instrument to measure the quality of life in children and adolescents (...
Translation and validation approach of the German «Teenage Inventory of Social Skills»Summary:Objectives: A lot of studies show the close connection between low social competence and psychological disturbances of adolescents. Methods: To record the ...
Aggressive behaviour and substance abuse among schizophrenic adolescents compared to antisocial adolescents - a follow-up studySummary:Objectives: The objective of this study was to analyze aggressive behaviour towards others by schizophrenic as opposed ...
Early intervention family therapy in drug-dependent adolescents, young adults, and their mothers - effect sizes and intraindividual change indices in completers.Summary:Objectives: An outpatient program of medication-free family therapy for ...
Do different survey settings influence the prevalence of symptoms? A methodological comparison using the Youth Self-ReportSummary:Objectives: The self-reported emotional and behavioural disorders among adolescents were assessed by the Youth Self-Report (...
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 ...
Das Pervasive Refusal Syndrome – drei KasuistikenDas “pervasive refusal syndrome” (PRS) wird in der englischsprachigen Literatur als ein eigenständiges Störungsbild bei Kindern und Jugendlichen diskutiert. Charakteristisch ist eine potenziell ...
Psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatment of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderCognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and pharmacological treatments are often applied in cases of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Especially in ...
Non-suicidal self-injury as autonomous diagnosis – implications for research and clinic of the DSM-5 proposal to establish the diagnosis of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in adolescentsIn both classificatory systems DSM-IV and ICD-10 self-injury is a symptom ...
Objective: Administration of atypical antipsychotics often induces significant weight gain and metabolic changes. Little is known about subjective weight-related parameters in adolescent patients. Therefore, this cross-sectional, explorative study aimed ...
Therapy of tic disordersTremendous progress has taken place in the last 8 years since the publication of our review on «Therapy of Tic Disorders» in the Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie. Several steps in treatment have been specified. For ...
Suicide reporting in German print and online media for adolescents in Austria and possible effects on suicide prevalenceObjective: We analyzed the quality of suicide reporting in youth magazines and assessed potential copycat effects following media ...
Parent version of the German Children’s Depression Inventory (DIKJ) – reliability and validity in a clinical sampleObjective: The psychometric properties and crossinformant agreement of the adapted parent version of the German Child Depression Inventory (...
The psychopharmacological treatment of depressive disorders in childhood and adolescence – developments and standards since the «black box» warningDepending on symptom severity, psychopharmacological treatment can be a valuable option in the treatment of ...
Cognitive behavior therapy for depression in children and adolescents – procedure, effects, and developmentsCognitive behavior therapy offers a theoretically and empirically valid therapeutic approach for children and adolescents suffering from ...
Efficacy of universal and selective prevention on depression in children and adolescents. A systematic reviewObjective: Unipolar depressive disorder often begins in childhood, making it essential to prevent the development of depressive disorders early ...
Objective: Data on the prevalence of depressive disorders in adolescents are scarce. We aimed to examine the administrative prevalence of depressive disorders and related comorbidities in German adolescents. A second objective of was to assess potential ...
Fragestellung: Alpträume können bei Kindern, wie auch bei Erwachsenen, als Symptom für eine Traumatisierung gelten. Daher ist zu vermuten, dass bei traumatisierten Kindern und Jugendlichen die Alptraumbelastung höher ist als bei nicht traumatisierten ...
Stress symptoms and stress coping in depressed girlsObjective: Depressive disorders occur frequently in adolescents. Maintenance of depression has been related to stress and stress coping. Method: The study describes which stress load and which ...
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children and adolescents – study design of a feasibility study concerning examination related emotionsNumerous research centres apply magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for research purposes in children. In view of this ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorders in DSM-5 – what is new?Obsessive-compulsive disorders are a frequent and debilitating condition also in children and adolescents. The present paper summarizes the changes in the DSM diagnostic criteria between the IV-TR ...
Relationships between family interactions and pathological internet use in adolescents: an overviewObjective: The internet is used intensely by German adolescents for various activities both in school as well as during leisure time. Pathological internet ...
Objective: Research in adults has identified an association between bipolar disorder and suicidal behavior. This relationship, however, has been insufficiently investigated in adolescents to date. Methods: 1,117 adolescents from 13 German schools (mean ...
Power to the children? – Machiavellianism in children and adolescentsAbstract. The desire for power and social dominance plays a significant role in the development of social aggression. Although the ...
Treatment of alcohol-related disorders in children and adolescents: Age-specific treatment recommendations from the new interdisciplinary S3-guidelineAbstract. Objective: Alcohol-related disorders typically have an ...
Schema therapy with children and adolescents – a conceptual and evidence-based overview Abstract. The paper highlights the essential pillars of schema therapy as well as outlining the basic concepts of early ...