A5074697269- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Family Support in Illness
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Health and Medical Studies
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
Innsbruck Medical University
2015-2024
Universität Innsbruck
2015-2024
Tirol Kliniken
2018-2024
Universitätsklinik für Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie
2014-2024
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters
2004-2022
University of Klagenfurt
2022
Universität Ulm
2022
Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität
2022
Medical University of Vienna
2022
Lungenklinik Köln-Merheim
2016
The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying containment measures such as physical distancing school closures led to major changes in children's everyday lives. By means of a mixed-methods study, "Tyrolean Children's Study" investigated effects factors influencing mental health health-related quality life North Tyrolean (Austria) South (Italy) children aged 3-13 years. Parents filled out N = 2,691 online questionnaires (951 preschool children: 3-6 years; 1,740 schoolchildren: 7-13 years) at...
Despite substantial evidence for the fit of 3- and 4-factor models Psychopathy Checklist-based ratings psychopathy in adult males adolescents, is less consistent adolescent females. However, prior studies used samples much smaller than recommended examining model fit. To address this issue, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis 646 females to test models. We also investigated these more homogeneous subsets full sample examine whether was invariant across geographical region setting....
The present study investigates the mediating effect of attachment trauma on relationship between childhood maltreatment and personality functioning in 199 adolescents (12-18 years) using a novel approach an in-depth analysis attachment-related traumatic contents during interview (AAP). Our findings demonstrate that with high amount material show lower resilience when facing experiences, resulting greater severity dysfunction. In particular, associations emotional abuse neglect domains...
Psychopathy is a specific syndrome that predicts future violent and aggressive behavior in adults. Studies youth adults have demonstrated strong association between early traumatic incidents later dissocial behavior. Moreover, the impact of personality pathology emotional dysregulation on well established. However, few studies addressed relationship traumatization psychopathic traits adolescents. The present study examined associations both general dimensions experiences psychopathy 170 male...
Background. Few studies have examined the prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU) in young people undergoing inpatient treatment child and adolescent psychiatry centers. The aims our study were thus (a) to assess frequency comorbid PIU a sample psychiatric inpatients compare it with control group nonreferred adolescents (b) gain insights into correlations between comorbidities. Methods. 111 (CAP-IP, mean age <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><mml:mn...
Abstract Objective Knowledge on gut–brain interaction might help to develop new therapies for patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), as severe starvation‐induced changes of the microbiome (MI) do not normalise weight gain. We examine effects probiotics supplementation gut MI in AN. Method This is a study protocol two‐centre double‐blind randomized‐controlled trial comparing clinical efficacy multistrain probiotic administration addition treatment‐as‐usual compared placebo 60 AN (13–19 years)....
Substantial evidence exists for 3- and 4-factor models of psychopathy underlying patterns covariation among the items Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) in diverse adult samples. Although initial studies conducted with Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) indicated reasonable fit these incarcerated male adolescents United States Kingdom, only one published study has addressed factor structure PCL:YV female adolescents, no prior have it outside countries. We used confirmatory analysis to...
Although ADHD and CD are apparent risk factors for adult psychopathy, there three distinct perspectives regarding their relationships to psychopathy: (1) may contribute uniquely the development of psychopathy or (2) its contribution reflect high comorbidity with CD. Alternatively, (3) comorbid presence confer unique psychopathy. prior studies have yielded conflicting findings, no adolescents address this issue. We examined these hypotheses possibility sex differences using cross-sectional...
Zusammenfassung Die COVID-19 Pandemie und die damit einhergehenden Eindämmungsmaßnahmen haben sich auf psychische Gesundheit der Kinder Jugendlichen ausgewirkt. In vorliegenden Studie wurden Akutaufnahmen ersten beiden Corona-Jahre (2020/21) an Abteilung für Kinder- Jugendpsychiatrie Hall i. T./Innsbruck retrospektiv analysiert mit den zwei Jahren vor (2018/19) verglichen. 2020 gab es keine Veränderung in Gesamtzahl im Vergleich zum Vor-Corona-Jahr 2019, Jahr 2021 stiegen hingegen um 40,1 %....
The past 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic were stressful for most children and adolescents; some may have experienced a high level stress trauma. To date, no study has examined self-reported trauma levels due to in children. This aimed assess perceived threat, exposure symptoms aged 7-13 years. In addition, we explored whether parent-reported factors could predict higher risk vulnerability their children.Cross-sectional data collected from 752 using self- Child Adolescent Trauma Screening...
Abstract This study examined the severity of unresolved attachment underlying adolescent identity diffusion. Our sample consisted 180 inpatient adolescents aged 14 to 18 years (77% female, M age = 15.13, SD 1.35; 23% male, 14.85, 1.41) and 84 age-matched non-clinical (52% 16.14, 1.21; 48% males, 15.98, 1.07). We used Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP) interview assess representations Assessment Identity Development in Adolescence (AIDA) questionnaire evaluate results...
A developmental perspective implies similar personality pathology dimensions for adolescents and adults. The present study examined the applicability of a dimensional approach in incarcerated delinquent female male juveniles using Dimensional Assessment Personality Pathology-Basic Questionnaire (DAPP-BQ). sample detained (n = 146) was compared to adolescent students 98) healthy control group adults 82). Additionally, psychopathology assessed Youth Self Report (YSR). Analyses variance...
Attachment research so far rarely has focused on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study is the first to examine distribution of attachment representation in mothers children with ADHD. Considering results clinical studies we formulated following hypothesis: prevalence maternal insecure and unresolved representations increases degree severity children’s ADHD symptoms. Therefore it highest who are treated clinically (group A). It expressed less strongly symptoms without...
This study examined how non-suicidal self-injury disorder (NSSID) differs with respect to mental disorders, gender and attachment status in adolescent psychiatric patients. In particular, we analyzed attachment-related traumatic material underlying NSSID. Our sample consisted of 137 in-patient adolescents aged 12 18 years (73% female, Mage = 15.09, SD 1.44; 27% male, 14.65, 1.53). Forty-four patients (32.1%) fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for NSSID according DSM-5 ninety-three (67.9%) did...
A growing body of research points toward nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in adolescents as an important and frequent health-related risk factor. In 2013, NSSI was proposed section 3 the DSM-5 a new diagnostic entity warranting further study. line with that goal, present study conducted order to evaluate prevalence, gender distribution comorbidities sample adolescent psychiatric inpatients.The included 130 (mean age 15.09 years, SD ± 1.47; 71.5% female) undergoing inpatient treatment at...
For the first time, present study investigates disorder‐specific attachment characteristics and childhood trauma in adolescent inpatients with anorexia nervosa ( n = 30, girls/boys: 28/2, age: M 14.84, SD 1.20), a major depressive episode 27/3, 15.14, 1.50), controls 60, 44/16, 16.10, 1.20). We used Structured Clinical Interview to diagnose Axis I disorders, Adult Attachment Projective Picture System classify representations, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire assess child maltreatment. Our...