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 ...
Summary: Until now test quality criteria have not been determined and only gross norms have been ascertained for the Mottier-Test, a test measuring phonetic discrimination ability and auditory memory. The present study with 272 children (133 second and ...
Summary: In the Dresden Child Anxiety Study (DKAS) we examined a representative sample of N = 826 eight-year-olds regarding their anxiety by means of children's self-report as well as ratings by parents and teachers. In addition, 230 of the children took ...
Summary: Results of (in most cases) quasi-experimental studies concerning mixed-sex or single-sex schooling are inconsistent. Many reported «effects» of coeducation vs. single-sex education are probably due to self-selection of school types (by pupils or ...
Zusammenfassung: 52 Kinder im Alter von 7 bis 15 Jahren mit rechts- und linksseitiger, angeborener und erworbener Hemiplegie wurden mit je fünf Untertests des computergestützten Testsystems VS-Visuospatial-Performance untersucht. Die Stichprobe wurde ...
WISC-III: Selection of a Short Form for Pediatric Patients with EpilepsyAbstract: Our study evaluated the applicability of different WISC-III short forms for pediatric patients with epilepsy by use of theoretical, statistical, and empirical criteria. We ...
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 ...
Do Even Eight-Year-Olds Suffer from Panic Disorder? Prevalence Study focussing upon Panic Disorder and AgoraphobiaSummary: A representative sample of 826 eight-year-old second-graders in Dresden was examined in a two-stage procedure to ascertain the 6-...
Platelet Serotonin Concentration in Depressive Children and AdolescentsSummary:Objectives: This study pursued the question to what extent a correlation exists between the platelet serotonin concentration and depressive and/or suicidal behaviour in ...
Four hours after the consumption of raw goat milk, three Swiss children came down with emesis and diarrhea in July 2008. First investigations showed that the milk originated from a goat suffering from clinical mastitis (Staphylococcus aureus). In the milk ...
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 ...
Perianal streptococcal dermatitis (PSD), caused by group A beta-haemolytic streptococci (GABHS), is a frequently overlooked medical entity. We investigated the prevalence of PSD at the University Children's Hospital Basel, Switzerland, from October 2000 ...
Fragestellung: Das erhöhte Risiko von Kindern und Jugendlichen aus alkoholbelasteten Familien psychische Auffälligkeiten zu entwickeln, kann unter anderem durch dysfunktionale Kognitionen mit bedingt sein. Ob sich betroffene Kinder und Jugendliche ...
Trampoline – Developing a Programme for Children Affected by Parental Substance MisuseBackground: Children in substance-abusing families have a high risk to develop substance-related or other psychological disorders later in life. Hence, there is a great ...