Abstract. Having an accurate dietary assessment tool is a necessity for most nutritional studies. As a result, many validation studies have been carried out to assess the validity of commonly used dietary assessment tools. Since based on the energy ...
Abstract. Four personality disorders (PD) have become “lost” throughout the various editions of the DSM: Depressive, Passive-Aggressive, Sadistic, and Self-Defeating. The Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) is a novel approach to PD ...
Reliability and validity of the OPD-CA Conflict Questionnaire in an adolescent inpatient sampleAbstract. Abstracts: The OPD-CA Conflict Questionnaire (OPD-CA-CQ) assesses intrapsychic conflicts according to the ...
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 ...
Abstract.Background: Community-based gatekeeper trainings are effective tools in increasing gatekeeper skills but few validated measures assess impact. Aims: This study aimed at determining the validity of an 11-item Gatekeeper Behavior Scale (GBS) to ...
A short version of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-25-F) for long-term prisoners in different European countriesPrisoners show considerably higher levels of psychological distress and suicidality than the general population. However, for most cases ...
Autism Spectrum Disorder in DSM-5 – concept, validity, and reliability, impact on clinical care and future researchAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in DSM-5 comprises the former DSM-IV-TR diagnoses of Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder and PDD-nos. The ...
Emotions“Affective and Social Neuroscience” is a focus in recent research on emotions which has several implications for psychiatry, psychology and psychotherapy. Adequate research designs have to be established to serve as “paradigms” within studies ...
Validity of the Vulnerability Model of Pathological GamblingAims: The vulnerability model postulates a triadic explanatory basis for the genesis of pathological gambling. Methods: To validate this model, N = 145 participants (n = 51 pathological gamblers,...
Background: One methodological difficulty in research into suicide attempts and suicide is distinguishing these phenomena from nonsuicidal self-harming behaviors and accidents. This is problematic because a reliable assessment of the presence or absence ...
Concurrent validity of the HAWIK-IV and the Intelligence and Development Scales (IDS)Objective: The present study examined the concurrent validity of the Hamburg Wechsler Intelligenztest für Kinder – IV (HAWIK-IV; Petermann & Petermann, 2010) and the ...
Examination of quality criteria of the Freiburger Screening Fragebogen to identify patients at risk for the development of a post-traumatic stress disorder in the group of severely injured accident patientsAbstract. Examination of the psychometric ...
Background: The 2009 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) investigates intake and abuse of psychoactive substances in the German general population. Aims: To describe sampling, instruments, data collection, response rate, weighting procedure, ...
Assessment of intelligence of 6-year-old children – practical comparability of HAWIVA-III and HAWIK-IVObjective: The present study focuses on the practical comparability of HAWIVA-III and HAWIK-IV test results. Method: HAWIVA-III and HAWIK-IV were ...
The german version of Measurements in the Addictions for Triage and Evaluation (MATE): Reliability, validity, and feasibilityAims: The MATE (Measurements in the Addictions for Triage and Evaluation) has been developed to assess relevant information for ...
Transabdominal ultrasound is the most commonly performed initial examination for intestinal diseases and due to its high availability and the absence of side effects from ionic radiation, it is ideal for serial examinations. New techniques such as tissue ...
Study design and methodology of the 2006 Epidemiological Survey on Substance Abuse<span class="fett">Background:</span> The 2006 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) assesses the use and misuse of psychoactive substances in the German general ...
Validity of the German Version of the Reynolds Adolescent Adjustment Screening Inventory in a Clinical SampleAbstract: The psychometric properties of the German version of the Reynolds Adolescent Adjustment Screening Inventory (RAASI) were evaluated in a ...
Design and methodology of the 2003 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse<B>Aim:</B> Since 1980, the Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse has investigated use and abuse of psychotropic drugs in the German population. This paper describes the ...
The German form of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS): first results on reliability and validitySummary:Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the German version of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS). Methods: ...