Summary:Antisocial behavior in adolescence: Origin and coursesBoth the intensity and prevalence of violence and delinquency among children and adolescents have continued to rise during the past fifteen years. Efforts to counteract this development may ...
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 ...
This research investigates the associations of psychological and biological factors with the self-perceived health of old persons. Participants were 411 residents of 11 retirement homes in Zagreb, Croatia: 104 men, 307 women, aged 56–96 years (average 79) ...
Music Therapy in Cardiology: Problems, Applications, PerspectivesMusic and Music therapy proved to be of positive influence on cardiologic processes. Still there is no unanimous viewpoint whether music works in a more ...
Abstract. The aim of this article was to review research studies related to the issues of sleep in older adults, examining the relationship between sleep quality and a set of psychological variables of daytime functioning in healthy older ...
Research in recent years, especially in the analgesic field, has intensively studied the placebo effect and its mechanisms. It has been shown that physical complaints can be efficiently reduced via learning and cognitive processes (conditioning and ...