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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 (...
Treatment of conduct disordered children and adolescents in a clinical setting: How effective are they?Summary:Objective: Anti-social behavior in childhood and adolescence represents a frequent behavior disorder in this age group and its prognosis is ...
Rating and Standardisation of Pictures from the International Affective Picture System Appropriated for children. Examination of children in a field sample aged six to twelve years.Summary:Objective: The aim of this study was to validate and standardise ...
The effects of the 12th and 14th amendments to the AMG (Medical Preparations Act) on paediatric pharmaceutical research - A Survey of the New RegulationsSummary:Objective: The 12th amendment to the German Medical Preparations Act (Arzneimittelgesetz, ...
Do subclinical epileptiform discharges really affect short-term memory in children?Summary:Objective: Deficits in concentration, specific developmental disorders, and behaviour problems often impair the educational abilities of children and adolescents ...
Methylphenidate-induced cytogenetic alterations?Summary:Objectives: Due to concerns that methylphenidate (MPH) might induce cytogenetic alterations in children, treatment with this drug is a controversial issue. The controversy arose following a report ...
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 ...
Sleep behavior in children with tic disorders - a polysomnographic studySummary:Objectives: Study objectives included the characterization of the sleep pattern in a large sample of children with chronic tic disorder (TD), as well if whether or not sleep ...
Zusammenfassung:Fragestellung: Zahlreiche Elternbefragungen belegen, dass übergewichtige Kinder neben somatischen Folgen vielfältigen psychosozialen Belastungen ausgesetzt sind. Standardisierte Interviews zur Erhebung klinischer Diagnosen nach DSM-IV an ...The mental status of overweight childrenSummary:Objective: Numerous studies based on parent questionnaires reveal that obese children are subject to both physical and psychosocial strains. Children are not included as informants in the assessment ...
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 ...