Pathological Demand Avoidance: Current State of Research and Critical DiscussionAbstract: Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) describes children who obsessively avoid any demand to a clinically relevant extent and ...
Classification of Attention Deficit-/Hyperactivity Disorder in ICD-11Abstract. The article gives a brief overview of the modifications to the classification of hyperkinetic disorders/attention ...
Beyond NICE: Updated Systematic Review on the Current Evidence of Using Puberty Blocking Pharmacological Agents and Cross-Sex-Hormones in Minors with Gender DysphoriaAbstract:Objective: The suppression of ...
Developmental Speech and Language Disorders According to ICD-11Abstract. In ICD-11, similar to ICD-10, speech and language disorders are classified as neurodevelopmental disorders, which are part of ICD-11 Chapter ...
The Genetic Basis of ADHD – An UpdateAbstract. Genetic risks play an important role in the etiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This review presents the current state of knowledge concerning ...
Media’s Stranglehold on Storm and Stress – The Sorrows of Generation Z about Sex and GenderAbstract: The feeling of not belonging to one’s birth sex is not new; one can trace this phenomenon back even to ancient ...
Abstract. Depressive symptoms have long been associated with abnormalities in neural processing of reward. However, no review has yet consolidated evidence of such deficits in adolescent depression, integrating ...
Risk Factors for School Based Anxiety: An Empirical StudyAbstract. This article deals with the phenomenon of school absenteeism, with a special focus on school refusal behavior and the self-efficacy of students. ...
Abstract. This review starts from the finding that there is strong persistence of ADHD problems into adult life, despite the availability of effective treatment with stimulants and other drugs. Short-term trials in ...
Inclusion of gaming disorder as a behavioral addiction in ICD-11Abstract. With the inclusion of the new category “disorders due to addictive behaviors” in ICD-11, it has been officially recognized by the WHO that ...
Mindful Parenting: Mindfulness in the Parent-Child RelationshipAbstract. Parental self-regulation is vitally important for parent-child interaction and child development. Mindfulness-based interventions generally ...
Assessment and therapy of suicidality in adolescence: the most important recommendations of the current guidelineAbstract. Due to the clinical relevance of suicidal risks, suicide attempts, and suicides in ...
Objectives: The side effects, nonresponse, and prejudices against conventional pharmacological treatments call for complementary or alternative medical treatments (CAM) for ADHD. One possible treatment, at least for cognitive problems, might be the ...
Abstract. It is important to consider developmental issues when addressing school refusal (SR) in adolescence. Referral rates appear to be higher among adolescents relative to children, and treatment appears to be ...
Abstract. Seeds of the Hawaiian Baby Woodrose (HBWR, Argyreia nervosa) are known as “legal or herbal highs” and can be easily purchased online in Germany. They contain various ergot alkaloids, including ...
Misophonia in Childhood and Adolescence: A Narrative ReviewAbstract. Misophonia describes a phenomenon in which the affected children and adolescents show a strong negative physiological and emotional reaction when ...
Abstract.Objective: Emetophobia is the specific fear of vomiting that usually commences during childhood and adolescence. Cognitive behavioral therapy aims to expose patients to vomiting. In this paper, a newly ...
Abstract. The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like citalopram in the clinical treatment of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents has become increasingly common, although application ...
Gender identities in transitionAbstract. In recent years, the healthcare system has been confronted with an increasing number of children and adolescents with gender nonconformity, gender incongruence, and gender ...