Dependence on legal and illegal psychotropic substancesAbstract. Manifold measures and successes in the last years have not prevented the continued spreading of the use of nicotine and alcohol in Germany. The prevalence rates of the use of these legal ...
Jessor et al.’s (2003) model of relationships among protective factors (models protection, controls protection, support protection), risk factors (models risk, opportunity risk, vulnerability risk), and adolescent risk behavior (delinquency, problem ...
Background: Suicidal behavior in adolescence is a public health concern and has serious consequences for adolescents and their families. There is, however, a paucity of data on this subject from sub-Saharan Africa, hence the need for this study. Aims: A ...
Adolescent parenting – developmental risks for the mother-child dyadAdolescent mothers and their children are exposed to multiple psychosocial risk factors and represent a high-risk group for adverse developmental outcomes. It is not the mother’s young ...
Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Among Refugees in Community Collective CentresAbstract:Aims: Given the lack of empirical evidence on substance use among refugees at different stages of life, one aim is to compare ...
Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy: What Effects on Early Child Development Are Known?Abstract. Children are already sensitive to environmental influences in the womb. Prenatal alcohol consumption is one of the most influential risk ...
Anxiety Disorders in Migrant and Nonmigrant Children: Risk Factors and Treatment SuccessAbstract. In this study we examined a child and adolescent psychiatric health-care population of Bremen, focusing on children ...
The importance of the social milieu for adolescents with externalizing behavioral problems: Analysis of a psychiatric child and adolescent health care population in BremenAbstract. This study examines whether externalizing behavior problems are caused ...
Childhood and adolescent predictors of mental disorders from childhood to early adulthoodAbstract.Objectives: Prospective impact of child and adolescent risk factors on externalizing and internalizing disorders. Methods: Prospective longitudinal study ...
Maintaining and Supporting Independent Living in Old Age (SIMA) - Part XX: Risk of DementiaSummary: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' development of possible dementia between 1991 and 1998. Until the end of 1998 data ...
Summary: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' development of independent living between 1991 and 1998. Until the end of 1998 data from 340 of initially 375 participants were available for analyses with regard to the loss ...
Abstract: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' development of independent living between 1991 and 1998. Until the end of 1998 data from 340 of initially 375 participants were available for analyses with regard to loss of ...
Maintaining and Supporting Independent Living in Old Age (SIMA) - Part XXI: Mortality RisksAbstract: Started in 1991 the longitudinal study SIMA pursued the participants' mortality between 1991 and 1998. At baseline participants were community residents ...
Factors predisposing to early onset of tobacco useAbstract. The aim of this study is to examine social and individual factors predisposing to early onset of tobacco use in adolescence as being one of the best predictors for later tobacco dependence. In a ...
Vocational attitudes, resources, and risk factors in the course of psychotherapy: Is the AVEM a suitable measure for psychosomatic patients?Abstract.Backround: The lack of standardized measures impedes the psychotherapeutic diagnosis and treatment of ...
Abstract.Background: Mill’s liberalism, the post-World War II German Social Market Economy (Rhine Capitalism) and modern consumer protection share the conviction that market participants have equal rights and ...
Biopsychosocial influences on the cognitive and social development of young childrenAbstract. Biopsychological effects on the development of kindergarden children from a polluted and lead-contaminated area were compared with children without notable ...
Abstract. Aims: To provide an overview of characteristics and risk factors of gambling disorder (GD) in order to systematically identify corresponding targets for responsible gambling strategies. ...
COVID Instead of Daycare. The Ongoing Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Preschoolers’ Mental HealthAbstract:Background: In spring 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased behavioral problems in preschoolers. Objective: The ...