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 ...
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 ...
Children's Comprehension of Metaphoric LanguageSummary: The aim of the present study was to evaluate children's metaphor comprehension as an important aspect of language development and its importance for pedagogical psychology. A total of 124 children (...
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 ...
Zusammenfassung. Hintergrund: Die Hospitalisation eines Kindes mit Behinderung belastet deren Eltern zusätzlich zur gewohnten täglichen Belastung. Obwohl sie meist die Pflege ihres Kindes im Spital übernehmen, fehlt für den deutschsprachigen Raum Wissen ...
Experiences and support needs of parents of hospitalised children with multiple disabilities: A qualitative studyAbstract. Background: The hospitalisation of a multiple disabled child is stressful for parents because they continue to carry out demanding ...
Nutritional management in malnourished children and adolescents in home care – recommendations from a setting-specific evidence-based guidelineAbstract.Background: Malnutrition in children is an underestimated ...
Spatial Abilities in Children with spina bifidaAbstract: In this study the cognitive and spatial abilities of children with spina bifida were extensively investigated. Due to this systematic investigation of the spatial cognitive abilities we could show ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Psychotropic drugs for children - a brief historical reviewSummary: Already in the ancient world psychiatric disorders of children have been reported. However, only in the last decades the effectiveness of specific psychotropic drugs for the affected ...
Relationship between phonological awareness and behavioral problems in preschool childrenObjective: Phonological awareness is a key precursor of reading and writing skills in preschool children. Many children with reading and spelling problems have ...
Objective: Time-trend studies are required to learn about children’s mental health status in changing societies. Some international studies have already analyzed secular trends over periods of 10 to 25 years, but the results are inconsistent. Our study ...
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 ...