A5078585794- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Mental Health Research Topics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Family Support in Illness
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child Development and Digital Technology
Medical University of Vienna
2017-2025
COVID-19-related restrictions may have a serious impact on patients with eating disorders. We conducted semistructured interviews female adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN) (
Epidemiological data are crucial to plan adequate prevention strategies. Thus, this study aims at obtaining the prevalence of mental health problems (MHP) and subthreshold psychiatric disorders based on a representative sample Austrian adolescents.Adolescents aged 10-18 were recruited from schools. Emotional behavioral determined using Youth Self-Report (YSR); point was assessed structured diagnostic interviews. Sociodemographic variables including socioeconomic background, migration status,...
Interventions for main carers of adult patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) can reduce the caregiving burden and increase caregiver skills. However, effectiveness feasibility adolescent patients, optimal form intervention long-term outcomes are largely unknown. We evaluated efficacy “Supporting Carers Children Adolescents Eating Disorders in Austria” (SUCCEAT) workshop vs. online intervention. Main caregivers (parents) AN were randomly allocated to a (n = 50) or version 50). Participants...
Overweight and underweight adolescents have an increased risk of psychological problems reduced quality life. We used a network analysis approach on variety psychopathology well-being variables to identify central factors in these populations. The was conducted data 344 overweight (>90th BMI-percentile) 423 (<10th drawn from large community sample (10-19 years) including behavioral emotional (Youth Self-Report), eating disorder (SCOFF) (KIDSCREEN). Additionally, scores individuals were...
Parents of children diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN) are facing multiple burdens when caring for their child. This study uses a psychological network approach to identify central factors among parental caregiving and experiences which then can constitute promising targets caregiver interventions. A total 348 parents (247 mothers, 101 fathers) AN (96% female, 90% restrictive type) provided data including psychopathology, eating-disorder related burden, high-expressed emotion perceived...
Chronic physical health conditions (CPHC) are on the rise in younger age groups and might have a negative impact children adolescents. In representative sample of Austrian adolescents aged 10-18 years, internalizing, externalizing, behavioral problems were assessed cross-sectionally using Youth Self-Report health-related quality life (HrQoL) KIDSCREEN questionnaire. Sociodemographic variables, events, chronic illness specific parameters considered as associated variables with mental...
Medication is commonly used in anorexia nervosa (AN) despite largely missing high grade evidence. Olanzapine (OLZ) the best-evidenced substance off-label this group, with conflicting outcome regarding BMI, clinical and safety parameters. Therefore, it important to strictly assure quality of treatment OLZ AN by using 'Therapeutic Drug Monitoring' according AGNP-guidelines, including serum levels adverse drug reactions (ADRs) support for adolescents attempt generate an initial age-...
"Supporting Carers of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders in Austria" (SUCCEAT), a skills training for parents, delivered via workshops (WS) or online modules (ONL), has been proven to be effective terms parental distress, caregiver skills, adolescents' outcome. This study examined the adherence acceptability feasibility SUCCEAT.
Skills trainings for caregivers of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) have been proven to be effective in improving caregiver skills and reducing caregivers’ psychopathology. The effects on patients, especially adolescents, are largely unknown. aim this study was evaluate the effectiveness a training program (Supporting Carers Children Adolescents Eating Disorders Austria, SUCCEAT, workshop or online version) adolescents AN delivered as workshops (WS) (ONL). Outcomes Body-Mass-Index (BMI)...
High expressed emotion (EE) is common in caregivers of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and associated poorer outcome for patients. In this study, we examined the prevalence high EE adolescents AN analyzed predictors using multivariate linear regression models. We further whether reduced by "Supporting Carers Children Adolescents Eating Disorders Austria" (SUCCEAT) intervention general mixed models a reduction predicts patients' outcomes. Caregivers were randomly allocated to SUCCEAT...
Abstract Background The treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN) is often challenging due to medical complications as well high relapse and mortality rates. Studies about effective options for people with AN are particularly scarce in the adolescent population. This paper a study protocol multi-center cohort assessing feasibility, acceptability efficacy new, manualized program, “Maudsley Model Anorexia Nervosa Treatment Adolescents Young Adults” (MANTRa) compared psychotherapeutic usual (TAU)....
Abstract Supporting Carers of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders in Austria (SUCCEAT) is an intervention for carers children adolescents anorexia nervosa atypical nervosa. This paper describes the study protocol a randomised controlled trial including process economic evaluation. are randomly allocated to one 2 SUCCEAT formats, either 8 weekly 2‐hr workshop sessions ( n = 48) or web‐based modules 48), compared nonrandomised control group 48). includes cognitive‐interpersonal...
The aim of this study was examining the efficacy Maudsley Model Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults (MANTRa) compared to individual psychotherapy that can be considered as standard in Austria (TAU-O).In cohort study, 92 patients between 13 21 years suffering from full-syndrome, atypical or weight-restored anorexia nervosa (AN) received either 24-34 MANTRa sessions (n = 45) TAU-O 47). Outcome variables were age- sex-related BMI, eating disorder comorbid psychopathology...
This study evaluated the short-term outcome of a multimodal inpatient treatment concept for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN). In this prospective observational study, cohort 126 female AN (age range: 11–17, mean age: 14.83) was longitudinally followed from admission to discharge (average duration stay: 77 days). We used gold-standard clinical interviews and self-report data, as well DSM-5 remission criteria, evaluate outcome. From discharge, body-mass-index (BMI) significantly improved...
Research on the engagement of fathers in treatment childhood psychiatric disorders is scarce. This study aims to investigate differences between mothers and adolescents with anorexia nervosa regarding parental burden effectiveness a skills training. Ninety-one mother-father dyads caring for child participated an 8-week training completed set questionnaires assessing psychopathology, eating disorder related burden, caregiver expressed emotion at baseline post-intervention. Fathers showed...
Abstract. This is the first study investigating use of a web-based version Youth Self-Report (YSR) compared to paper-pencil (PP) assessment. Students aged 10–18 years were recruited from Austrian schools and either completed PP ( N = 841) or 2,769) version. Psychometric properties indicators data quality analyzed. Moreover, cost estimations for assessments given. Acceptable model fits (RMSEA < .05) 8-syndrome observed both versions measurement invariance testing revealed strong between...
Abstract Objective To investigate acceptance, reliability, convergent validity, factor structure and sensitivity to change of a German translation the Caregiver Skills (CASK) scale measuring skills related caring for patients with eating disorders. Methods Two hundred thirty‐three parents (76% female) adolescent (mean age 15.1) anorexia nervosa (AN) completed 27 items CASK. We calculated item/scale characteristics, internal consistencies bivariate correlations other measures caregiving...
Profound epidemiological data on the prevalence of mental health disorders and respective risk protective factors is a prerequisite for adequate prevention, intervention service planning. Children adolescents are regarded as high priority groups prevention in this field because chronicity individual burden disorders. The Mental Health Austrian Teenagers (MHAT)-Study first study based large representative sample (N > 3700) Austria order to obtain wide range behavioral problems psychiatric...
Abstract Objective To compare different aspects of caregiving distress and experience in parents patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) before during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods Three cohorts AN (cohort 1‐pre‐pandemic: N = 78, cohort 2‐first pandemic year: 51, 3‐second 119) were recruited from child adolescent psychiatry wards cross‐sectionally assessed as part clinical routine. Quantitative measures psychological distress, psychopathology, eating disorder (ED)‐related burden, expressed...
The aim of this study was to explore the factor structure, scale characteristics and convergent validity a German version Eating Disorder Symptom Impact Scale (EDSIS). A total 335 parents adolescents young adults with anorexia nervosa in inpatient or outpatient treatment completed 24-item translation EDSIS other measures caregiving burden psychological distress. We tested 4 vs. 6-factor model using confirmatory analyses. treating items as ordinal variables showed best fit data (CFI = 0.949,...
We aimed to evaluate longitudinal changes in set-shifting and central coherence a predominantly adolescent cohort with anorexia nervosa (AN) explore whether these factors predict long-term eating disorder outcomes.
Abstract Objectives A rising incidence of eating disorders in the young population and limited effectiveness available treatment approaches underscore need for innovative therapies. This study explores therapists' perspectives regarding a promising new manualized psychotherapeutic (MANTRa) adolescents adults with anorexia nervosa (AN). Methods Semi‐structured qualitative interviews were conducted 10 therapists (nine female) who provided 24–34 sessions MANTRa per patient. Interview topics...