Abstract.Aim: In the research and treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs), craving for alcohol, nicotine, and drugs is an important concept associated with addictive processes, including relapse after ...
Assessment of stress processing strategies regeneration and resistance orientation – A study in psychosomatic patientsAbstract. When considering individual strategies to cope with stress, there is a dualism between ...
The School Refusal Assessment Scale: Psychometric properties and validation of a modified versionAbstract.Objective: Psychometric properties of the original and a modified version of the «Einschätzungsskala der ...
Becoming a Doctor and Family Planning: Concepts of Career Among Medical Students at the University of BaselAbstract. Combining work and family life is challenging, particularly for physicians. We investigated 914 medical students (1st to 6th year of ...
Clinical diagnostics of ADHD in preschool-aged childrenAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence and has many negative consequences for both the child and the family. ...
Background: The WELCH questionnaire includes 4 items (A, B, C and D) and estimates the maximal walking time (MWT) on treadmill in patients with claudication. Its scoring was empirically defined. We aimed to test various methods for scoring to estimate ...
The Spider Phobia Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (SPQ-CA) – development and validation of a German short scaleObjective: Spider phobia is rather common in Western societies and mainly afflicts females. The disorder has a very early onset but ...
Depression screening in pediatric patients – a comparison of the concurrent validity of the German version of the Children’s Depression Inventory, the German Depression Test for Children, and the new Children’s Depression ScreenerObjective: We compared ...
Childhood Experiences of Care and Abuse (CECA) – Validation of the German version of the questionnaire and interview, and results of an investigation of correlations between adverse childhood experiences and suicidal behaviourObjectives: Validation of ...
Psychometric Analysis of a New Questionnaire Assessing the Acceptance of Unpleasant and Pleasant Emotions (FrAGe)Abstract. Acceptance is an emotion regulation strategy with beneficial effects for mental health. The present study investigated the ...
The importance of herd health management in Switzerland, its implementation by veterinarians as well as their willingness to collaborate within an Internet portal have been assessed by a questionnaire. The portal is meant to serve the genetic evaluation, ...
Parent ratings of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders in children and adolescents – an analysis in a field sample with the Diagnostic System for Mental Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence (DISYPS-II)Objectives: The Parent Rating Scale for ...
The parent questionnaire “ADHD-Knowledge and Motivation for Treatment” – development and first resultsObjective: Psychoeducation of parents and caregivers is an important component of treatment for ADHD. So far, standardized instruments to indicate an ...
In fall 2004, a survey of a representative sample of 1185 Swiss suckler beef farmers was carried out by questionnaire (return rate 51.9%). 32.7% of the respondents castrated their calves without the help of a veterinarian, 37.8% mandated a veterinarian to ...
Trier Inventory for Medical Drug AddictsThe Trier Inventory for Medical Drug Addicts is a questionnaire for the differential assessment of drug addiction. It measures on five scales (1: »negative consequences of consumption«, 2: »positive consequences ...
Problem Severity and Need for Treatment of Homeless Drug AddictsProblem severity and need for treatment of 84 homeless drug addicts were determined in a survey in accordance with the EuropASI method. The result
shows that the subjects were particularly ...