B Herpertz-Dahlmann

Summary

Affiliation: University Hospital
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Hyperresponsiveness to social rewards in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
    Gregor Kohls
    Child Neuropsychology Section, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Neuenhofer Weg 21, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Behav Brain Funct 5:20. 2009
  2. ncbi [Diagnosis and therapy of post-traumatic stress disorders in childhood and adolescence. Responsibilities of the child and adolescent psychiatric trauma outpatient clinic]
    B Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Aachen
    Nervenarzt 76:546-56. 2005
  3. ncbi [Adolescent eating disorders]
    Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Aachen
    Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr 54:248-67. 2005
  4. ncbi Disordered eating behaviour and attitudes, associated psychopathology and health-related quality of life: results of the BELLA study
    Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Aachen, Technical University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:82-91. 2008
  5. ncbi [Child and adolescent psychiatry and adult psychiatry: cooperation over the life span]
    B Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, RWTH Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland
    Nervenarzt 81:1298, 1300, 1302, passim. 2010
  6. ncbi [Anorexia nervosa in childhood and adolescence: course and significance for adulthood]
    B Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Klinik fur Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes und Jugendalters, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074 Aachen, Deutschland
    Nervenarzt 82:1093-9. 2011
  7. ncbi Aetiology of anorexia nervosa: from a "psychosomatic family model" to a neuropsychiatric disorder?
    Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 261:S177-81. 2011
  8. ncbi Prospective 10-year follow-up in adolescent anorexia nervosa--course, outcome, psychiatric comorbidity, and psychosocial adaptation
    B Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 42:603-12. 2001
  9. ncbi How often do children meet ICD-10/DSM-IV criteria of attention deficit-/hyperactivity disorder and hyperkinetic disorder? Parent-based prevalence rates in a national sample--results of the BELLA study
    Manfred Dopfner
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cologne, Robert Koch Strasse 10, 50931, Cologne, Germany
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:59-70. 2008
  10. ncbi Reproductive function during weight gain in anorexia nervosa. Leptin represents a metabolic gate to gonadotropin secretion
    K Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
    J Neural Transm 110:427-35. 2003

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  1. ncbi Hyperresponsiveness to social rewards in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
    Gregor Kohls
    Child Neuropsychology Section, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Neuenhofer Weg 21, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Behav Brain Funct 5:20. 2009
    ..abstract:..
  2. ncbi [Diagnosis and therapy of post-traumatic stress disorders in childhood and adolescence. Responsibilities of the child and adolescent psychiatric trauma outpatient clinic]
    B Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Aachen
    Nervenarzt 76:546-56. 2005
    ..In addition, the social network and cooperating services are illustrated...
  3. ncbi [Adolescent eating disorders]
    Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Aachen
    Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr 54:248-67. 2005
    ..g. weight rehabilitation, nutritional counselling, individual and family psychotherapy, and treatment of comorbid psychiatric disorders...
  4. ncbi Disordered eating behaviour and attitudes, associated psychopathology and health-related quality of life: results of the BELLA study
    Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Aachen, Technical University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:82-91. 2008
    ..To identify disordered eating behaviour and attitudes in a large representative population in order to determine the relationship with body weight status, and to assess associated psychopathology and health-related quality of life...
  5. ncbi [Child and adolescent psychiatry and adult psychiatry: cooperation over the life span]
    B Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, RWTH Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland
    Nervenarzt 81:1298, 1300, 1302, passim. 2010
    ..g., special wards for children and their parents, children of mentally ill parents), in medical teaching and postgraduate education as well as representative functions in societal and political issues...
  6. ncbi [Anorexia nervosa in childhood and adolescence: course and significance for adulthood]
    B Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Klinik fur Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes und Jugendalters, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074 Aachen, Deutschland
    Nervenarzt 82:1093-9. 2011
    ....
  7. ncbi Aetiology of anorexia nervosa: from a "psychosomatic family model" to a neuropsychiatric disorder?
    Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 261:S177-81. 2011
    ....
  8. ncbi Prospective 10-year follow-up in adolescent anorexia nervosa--course, outcome, psychiatric comorbidity, and psychosocial adaptation
    B Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 42:603-12. 2001
    ..Those who achieve complete recovery from the eating disorder have a good chance of overcoming other psychiatric disorders and to adapt to social requirements...
  9. ncbi How often do children meet ICD-10/DSM-IV criteria of attention deficit-/hyperactivity disorder and hyperkinetic disorder? Parent-based prevalence rates in a national sample--results of the BELLA study
    Manfred Dopfner
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cologne, Robert Koch Strasse 10, 50931, Cologne, Germany
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:59-70. 2008
    ..There is a lack of representative prevalence rates for attention deficit-/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) according to DSM-IV criteria and hyperkinetic disorder (HD) according to ICD-10 criteria for German subjects...
  10. ncbi Reproductive function during weight gain in anorexia nervosa. Leptin represents a metabolic gate to gonadotropin secretion
    K Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
    J Neural Transm 110:427-35. 2003
    ..Once this is exceeded other biological mechanisms seem to be important for the complete recovery of the reproductive function and the resumption of menses...
  11. ncbi 5-HT2A promoter polymorphism -1438G/A in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorders
    S Walitza
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Julius Maximilians University, Wurzburg, Germany
    Mol Psychiatry 7:1054-7. 2002
    ..05) between individuals with OCD and controls. In this, to our knowledge, first association study based on children and adolescents with OCD, we confirm an association of the A-allele of the 5-HT2A receptor gene with OCD...
  12. ncbi The effect of therapeutically induced weight gain on plasma leptin levels in patients with anorexia nervosa
    K Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Aachen University, Neuenhofer Weg 21, D 52074, Aachen, Germany
    J Psychiatr Res 37:165-9. 2003
    ..001) and lg10 leptin level at admission (P=0.002). In conclusion, we confirmed weight gain induced hyperleptinemia in AN. Further research is required to assess if this phenomenon contributes to renewed weight loss...
  13. ncbi Self-mutilation and suicidal behaviour in children and adolescents: prevalence and psychosocial correlates: results of the BELLA study
    Franz Resch
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Blumenstrasse 8, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:92-8. 2008
    ..To investigate the prevalence and psychosocial correlates of suicidal behaviour in a representative sample of children and adolescents in Germany...
  14. ncbi Psychometric properties of the parent strengths and difficulties questionnaire in the general population of German children and adolescents: results of the BELLA study
    Aribert Rothenberger
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Gottingen, Von Siebold Strasse 5, 37075, Gottingen, Germany
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 17:99-105. 2008
    ..Furthermore, the impact supplement of the extended SDQ surveys for perceived problems, impact, and burden...
  15. ncbi A genome-wide scan for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in 155 German sib-pairs
    J Hebebrand
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg Essen, Essen, Germany
    Mol Psychiatry 11:196-205. 2006
    ..Despite differences in ethnicity, ascertainment and phenotyping schemes, linkage results in ADHD appear remarkably consistent...
  16. ncbi Development of neural correlates of empathy from childhood to early adulthood: an fMRI study in boys and adult men
    E Greimel
    Child Neuropsychology Section, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    J Neural Transm 117:781-91. 2010
    ..Our findings may have important implications for the development of novel therapeutic interventions in clinical conditions characterized by empathy deficits, such as autism spectrum disorder...
  17. ncbi High serum leptin levels subsequent to weight gain predict renewed weight loss in patients with anorexia nervosa
    K Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Aachen University, Neuenhofer Weg 21, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 29:791-7. 2004
    ..In conclusion, high serum leptin levels at discharge from inpatient treatment may indicate a risk for renewed weight loss and an unfavorable 1 yr outcome in AN...
  18. ncbi Adolescent eating disorders: definitions, symptomatology, epidemiology and comorbidity
    Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 18:31-47. 2009
    ..It covers diagnoses and assessment, recognition of typical symptoms, medical and psychiatric comorbidities, and current trends in epidemiology...
  19. ncbi Depression, anxiety, and obsessionality in long-term recovered patients with adolescent-onset anorexia nervosa
    K Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University of Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 14:106-10. 2005
    ..In conclusion, depressive, anxious, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms may be personality traits in subjects with former adolescent anorexia nervosa...
  20. ncbi [Development of antisocial disorders--impact of the autonomic stress system]
    T D Vloet
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Medizinische Fakultat, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, 52074 Aachen
    Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 78:131-8. 2010
    ..Particularly early diagnostic assessment of the individual's extent of trait anxiety might help to specify therapeutic opportunities and could thereby improve therapeutic efficiency...
  21. ncbi [Psychological education as a group process for parents of adolescents with eating disorders]
    U Hagenah
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Aachen
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 31:51-8. 2003
    ..According to their own reports, parents appreciate this means of support to help them cope with their child's illness...
  22. ncbi Age-dependent neuropsychological deficits and effects of methylphenidate in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a comparison of pre- and grade-school children
    C Hanisch
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Technical University, Aachen, Germany
    J Neural Transm 111:865-81. 2004
    ..Depending on the nature of the specified attention deficit, subjects were assigned to groups of cognitive subtypes. The effects of methylphenidate (MPH) were analysed depending on age and cognitive subtype...
  23. ncbi Hyperactivity in patients with anorexia nervosa and in semistarved rats: evidence for a pivotal role of hypoleptinemia
    J Hebebrand
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans Sachs Strasse 6, 35033 Marburg, Germany
    Physiol Behav 79:25-37. 2003
    ..In the first and second parts of our review, we will summarize the relevant findings pertaining to hyperactivity in AN patients and in the rat model, respectively. We conclude with a synopsis and implications for future research...
  24. ncbi Oculomotor inhibition in children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
    C Hanisch
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Aachen, Germany
    J Neural Transm 113:671-84. 2006
    ....
  25. ncbi Psychological and psychiatric aspects of pediatric obesity
    Johannes Hebebrand
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg Essen, Virchowstr 174, 45147 Essen, Germany
    Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 18:49-65. 2009
    ..Sources include peers, teachers, parents, and health care providers. It would indeed seem peculiar if this ongoing and intense stigmatization did not affect mental well-being at a very early stage of life...
  26. ncbi [Predictors of antisocial behaviour. Peripheral psychophysiological findings in children and adults with conduct disorder]
    T D Vloet
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074 Aachen
    Nervenarzt 77:782-90. 2006
    ..Due to its versatility, this biological marker might be used for prevention in children at greater risk of developing antisocial behaviour...
  27. ncbi Social class, parental education, and obesity prevalence in a study of six-year-old children in Germany
    A Lamerz
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, Aachen, Germany
    Int J Obes (Lond) 29:373-80. 2005
    ..To assess the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and childhood obesity, and which factor in particular stands out in relation to obesity...
  28. ncbi Verbal memory and aspects of attentional control in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders or depressive disorders
    Thomas Gunther
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital of Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    J Affect Disord 82:265-9. 2004
    ..The aim was to examine basic performance on attention and memory tasks in treatment-naive children and adolescents with anxiety disorder or depressive disorder and in healthy subjects under drug-free conditions...
  29. ncbi Transmission disequilibrium studies in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorders pertaining to polymorphisms of genes of the serotonergic pathway
    S Walitza
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Julius Maximilians University, Wurzburg, Germany
    J Neural Transm 111:817-25. 2004
    ..We did not detect transmission disequilibrium of the investigated polymorphisms in OCD. Hence, these polymorphisms do not play a major role in the genetic predisposition to early onset OCD...
  30. ncbi Overweight and obesity in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
    K Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University of Aachen, Germany
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 28:685-9. 2004
    ..The aim of our study was to assess if the prevalence of overweight and obesity is lower in a population of boys with ADHD in comparison with the German healthy male reference population of the same age...
  31. ncbi A retrospective study of SSRI treatment in adolescent anorexia nervosa: insufficient evidence for efficacy
    K Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Clinic of Aachen, Germany
    J Psychiatr Res 39:303-10. 2005
    ..Clinicians should be chary in prescribing SSRI in adolescent AN unless randomized controlled trials have proofed the benefit of these drugs...
  32. ncbi [Evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic services in German university hospitals for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)]
    T M Michel
    Klinik und Poliklinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, RWTH Aachen Universität, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen
    Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 78:402-13. 2010
    ..In order to receive funding for adequate treatment at an "autism therapy centre", a Consultant psychiatrist has to diagnose ASD...
  33. ncbi Long-term behavior and quality of life after corrective cardiac surgery in infancy for tetralogy of Fallot or ventricular septal defect
    H H Hövels-Gürich
    Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Aachen University of Technology, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany
    Pediatr Cardiol 28:346-54. 2007
    ..The risk of long-term psychosocial maladjustment after corrective surgery in infancy is increased compared to that for normal children and related to the presence of neurodevelopmental dysfunction...
  34. ncbi Long term behavioural outcome after neonatal arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries
    H H Hövels-Gürich
    Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Aachen University of Technology, Pauwelsstr 30, D 52057 Aachen, Germany
    Arch Dis Child 87:506-10. 2002
    ..To evaluate behavioural outcome and quality of life in children aged 8-14 years after neonatal arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries...
  35. ncbi Long-term effects of methylphenidate on neural networks associated with executive attention in children with ADHD: results from a longitudinal functional MRI study
    Kerstin Konrad
    Child Neuropsychology Section, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Aachen, Germany
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46:1633-41. 2007
    ....
  36. ncbi [Aetiology and life-course of conduct disorder in childhood: risk factors for the development of an antisocial personality disorder]
    Timo D Vloet
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Aachen
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 34:101-14; quiz 114-5. 2006
    ..While antisocial behaviour is only transient in some children, others show increasing criminal behaviour and delinquency, and some even develop an antisocial personality disorder...
  37. ncbi Metacognitive therapy versus exposure and response prevention for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. A case series with randomized allocation
    Michael Simons
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
    Psychother Psychosom 75:257-64. 2006
    ..In the present study, a new treatment rationale - metacognitive therapy (MCT) for children - was developed and evaluated...
  38. ncbi [Neuroimaging data of ADHD, tic-disorder and obsessive-compulsive-disorder in children and adolescents]
    Timo D Vloet
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, DE 52074 Aachen
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 34:343-55. 2006
    ..Since the majority of the studies reviewed are characterised by small and heterogeneous samples, and since the studies differ in their methods, comparability is limited and general conclusions can not be drawn...
  39. ncbi [Psychotherapy for traumatized children and adolescents--cognitive-behavioral treatments]
    Michael Simons
    Klinik für Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie RWTH Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, Aachen
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 36:345-52. 2008
    ..Of the different cognitive-behavioral programmes validated, trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy yields the best evidence, particularly in the treatment of sexually abused children and adolescents...
  40. ncbi Morphometric brain abnormalities in boys with conduct disorder
    Thomas Huebner
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen, Germany
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:540-7. 2008
    ..Although there have been several neuroimaging studies on morphometric differences in adults with antisocial personality disorder, little is known about structural brain aberrations in boys with CD...
  41. ncbi Structural and functional MRI- findings in children and adolescents with antisocial behavior
    Timo D Vloet
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen, University Hospital, Neuenhofer Weg 21, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Behav Sci Law 26:99-111. 2008
    ..Though the investigation of biological factors in antisocial subjects has made great progress in recent years, today MRI is still a rather complex, expensive and indistinct method for forensic assessment...
  42. ncbi Serum levels of S100B are decreased in chronic starvation and normalize with weight gain
    Kristian Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
    J Neural Transm 115:937-40. 2008
    ..We found that nutritional status was an important factor influencing serum levels of S100B...
  43. ncbi Attentional dysfunction in children after corrective cardiac surgery in infancy
    Hedwig H Hövels-Gürich
    Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Aachen University of Technology, Aachen, Germany
    Ann Thorac Surg 83:1425-30. 2007
    ..Attentional dysfunction in children after corrective cardiac surgery in infancy has rarely been evaluated and is the topic of the present work...
  44. ncbi Physical activity and restlessness correlate with leptin levels in patients with adolescent anorexia nervosa
    Kristian Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
    Biol Psychiatry 60:311-3. 2006
    ..Leptin ameliorates anxiety-related movement in ob/ob mice. In this study, we assessed the relationship between leptin and qualities of physical activity and restlessness in acute anorexia nervosa (AN)...
  45. ncbi Clinical evaluation of subjective and objective changes in motor activity and attention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a double-blind methylphenidate trial
    Kerstin Konrad
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 15:180-90. 2005
    ..Thus, for clinical practice, it should be taken into account that behavior ratings of ADHD symptoms seemed to be predominantly influenced by changes of motor activity...
  46. ncbi Prevalence of obesity, binge eating, and night eating in a cross-sectional field survey of 6-year-old children and their parents in a German urban population
    Andreas Lamerz
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital of the Technical University of Aachen, Germany
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 46:385-93. 2005
    ..To assess the prevalence of obesity, obesity-related binge eating, non-obesity-related binge eating, and night eating in five- to six-year-old children and to examine the impact of parental eating disturbances...
  47. ncbi Improvement of nutritional status as assessed by multifrequency BIA during 15 weeks of refeeding in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa
    Claudia Mika
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    J Nutr 134:3026-30. 2004
    ..An individually determined and controlled hyperenergetic diet as part of a multidimensional, interdisciplinary treatment program for eating disorders seems to quickly improve the nutritional status of AN patients...
  48. ncbi The contribution of anxiety and food restriction on physical activity levels in acute anorexia nervosa
    Kristian Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Int J Eat Disord 36:163-71. 2004
    ..Interconnections among caloric restriction, psychopathology, and physical activity in humans with AN are poorly investigated...
  49. ncbi Development of attentional networks: an fMRI study with children and adults
    Kerstin Konrad
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Aachen, D 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Neuroimage 28:429-39. 2005
    ....
  50. ncbi [Neuropsychological performance in anorexia and bulimia nervosa]
    Katharina Bühren
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Aachen
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 36:377-86; quiz 387-8. 2008
    ..The following review describes in detail the neuropsychological impairments in eating disorders, potential factors influencing cognitive performance, and resulting implications for clinical every day life...
  51. ncbi Dysfunctional attentional networks in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: evidence from an event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging study
    Kerstin Konrad
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Aachen, Germany
    Biol Psychiatry 59:643-51. 2006
    ..Although there is evidence for attentional dysfunction in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the neural basis of these deficits remains poorly understood...
  52. ncbi Neuronal correlates of facial emotion discrimination in early onset schizophrenia
    Nina Y Seiferth
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
    Neuropsychopharmacology 34:477-87. 2009
    ..These changes are accompanied by hyperactivations in areas related to emotion regulation and attribution, possibly reflecting compensatory mechanisms...
  53. ncbi Attentional functions in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with and without comorbid tic disorder
    E Greimel
    Child Neuropsychology Section, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    J Neural Transm 115:191-200. 2008
    ..Alternatively, compensatory neural mechanisms of TD patients may result in a better neuropsychological performance of comorbid patients relative to patients suffering from pure ADHD...
  54. ncbi Secular trends in body mass index measurements in preschool children from the City of Aachen, Germany
    Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Technical University of Aachen, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Eur J Pediatr 162:104-9. 2003
    ..The mechanisms underlying the secular trend towards increasing body mass index seemingly affect children in the upper weight range more than those in the lower range...
  55. ncbi [Trauma and traumatic disorders in children and adolescents]
    Michael Simons
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, RWTH Aachen
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 36:151-61. 2008
    ....
  56. ncbi Overview of treatment modalities in adolescent anorexia nervosa
    Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
    Departments of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Neuenhofer Weg 21, 52074 Aachen, Germany
    Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 18:131-45. 2009
    ....
  57. ncbi The influence of sertraline on attention and verbal memory in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders
    Thomas Gunther
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 15:608-18. 2005
    ..Thus, the cognitive side effects of sertraline seemed to differ slightly between pediatric patients and those described in adult patient groups, should, therefore, be carefully assessed...
  58. ncbi [Reliability of attention and verbal memory tests with normal children and adolescents--clinical implications]
    Thomas Gunther
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Aachen
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 33:169-79. 2005
    ..Selected clinical findings are summarised. Neuropsychological attention and memory tasks that are suited for the examination of children and adolescents are described...
  59. ncbi Psychiatric symptoms in a patient with Wolfram syndrome caused by a combination of thalamic deficit and endocrinological pathologies
    T Nickl-Jockschat
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
    Neurocase 15:47-52. 2008
    ..In addition, hypoglycaemia seemed to trigger rapid mood swings. As soon as blood glucose levels improved, the patient stabilized emotionally and assaultive behaviour disappeared while the cognitive deficits remained unchanged...
  60. ncbi No evidence for preferential transmission of common valine allele of the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene (BDNF) in ADHD
    B G Schimmelmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rheinische Kliniken Essen, University of Duisburg Essen, Essen, Germany
    J Neural Transm 114:523-6. 2007
    ..We did not find support for an involvement of the Val66 allele of the Val66Met polymorphism of BDNF in the pathogenesis of ADHD in our sample...
  61. ncbi [Psychotherapy of compulsive disorder in children and adolescents--an overview]
    M Simons
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Aachen
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 31:213-21. 2003
    ....
  62. ncbi No association between affective and behavioral dysregulation and parameters of thyroid function in youths
    F D Zepf
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, RWTH University of Aachen, Germany
    J Affect Disord 134:478-82. 2011
    ..The present study investigated whether altered thyroid functioning in youths is associated with the severe mood dysregulation symptoms characterized by the CBCL-DP...
  63. ncbi The influence of risperidone on attentional functions in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid disruptive behavior disorder
    Thomas Gunther
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 16:725-35. 2006
    ..However, no negative impact of risperidone was observed on attentional functions either, i.e., there was no slowing of cognitive speed...
  64. ncbi Structural brain abnormalities in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    Sarah Brieber
    Child Neuropsychology Section, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Aachen, Germany
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 48:1251-8. 2007
    ..For the identification of endophenotypes across diagnostic categories, further investigations of phenotypic overlap between ADHD and autism at the behavioural, neurocognitive, and brain levels are needed...
  65. ncbi ADHD and delinquency - a developmental perspective
    G G von Polier
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Neuenhofer Weg 21, D 52074, Aachen, Germany
    Behav Sci Law 30:121-39. 2012
    ..Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd...
  66. ncbi Long-term outcome and prognosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder with onset in childhood or adolescence
    C Wewetzer
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, , , , Germany
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 10:37-46. 2001
    ..5%), avoidant (21.8%), and paranoid (12.7%) personality disorders. In-patient treatment, terminating treatment against advice and tics in childhood or adolescence significantly correlated with more severe OC symptoms in adulthood...
  67. ncbi Psychophysiological responses in ADHD boys with and without conduct disorder: implications for adult antisocial behavior
    S C Herpertz
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Aachen Technical University, Aachen, Germany
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 40:1222-30. 2001
    ..These findings give further support for a high persistence of antisocial behavior from childhood to adulthood, while no evidence was found that ADHD itself is associated with a predisposition to antisocial behavior...
  68. ncbi Association and linkage of allelic variants of the dopamine transporter gene in ADHD
    S Friedel
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg Essen, Essen, Germany
    Mol Psychiatry 12:923-33. 2007
    ..Future studies are required to assess if variation at this locus also explains other positive linkage results obtained for chromosome 5p...
  69. ncbi Methylphenidate-related growth impairment
    Kristian Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University, Aachen, Germany
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 12:55-61. 2002
    ..We found that the determination of growth velocity was a sensitive marker for the evaluation of growth impairment in our patient...
  70. ncbi A 2-year prospective study of bone metabolism and bone mineral density in adolescents with anorexia nervosa
    C Mika
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Clinic, Technical University, Aachen, Germany
    J Neural Transm 114:1611-8. 2007
    ..Since we could not observe a "catch up" effect in BMD of girls with AN in a 2-year follow-up, BMD of these patients needs to be carefully monitored until adulthood to detect early osteoporosis...
  71. ncbi Acquired dyslexia after stroke in the prereading stage: a single case treatment study with f MRI
    Anja Fiori
    Department of Neurolinguistics, University Hospital of Aachen, Aachen, Germany
    Neurocase 12:252-62. 2006
    ..Data showed significant gains in reading performance only after the specific intervention. These gains remained stable in a catamnesis 2 years later...
  72. ncbi Neurophysiological correlates of relatively enhanced local visual search in autistic adolescents
    Zina M Manjaly
    Institute of Neuroscience and Biophysics, Department of Medicine, Research Centre Julich, 52425 Julich, Germany
    Neuroimage 35:283-91. 2007
    ..These results suggest that enhanced local processing in early visual areas, as opposed to impaired processing of global context, is characteristic for performance of the EFT by autistic patients...
  73. ncbi Novel mutations of the extraneuronal monoamine transporter gene in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Andreas Lazar
    Department of Pharmacology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 11:35-48. 2008
    ..Heterologous expression of mutant cDNA revealed a 40% decline of transport capacity for norepinephrine. Rare mutations in the EMT gene suggest a causative or modulating role in genetic subtypes of OCD...
  74. ncbi Differential effects of methylphenidate on attentional functions in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    Kerstin Konrad
    Techinical University of Aachen, Germany
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 43:191-8. 2004
    ..To examine the effects of methylphenidate on different attentional functions and behavior in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
  75. ncbi Similar autonomic responsivity in boys with conduct disorder and their fathers
    Sabine C Herpertz
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 46:535-44. 2007
    ..Antisocial behavior frequently occurs in families. This study investigated whether autonomic hypoarousal and hyporesponsivity, which have been observed in antisocial individuals of all ages, are passed from fathers to male offspring...
  76. ncbi Elevated physical activity and low leptin levels co-occur in patients with anorexia nervosa
    Kristian Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:5169-74. 2003
    ..003). Our results suggest that, similar to semistarvation-induced hyperactivity in rats, hypoleptinemia in patients with AN may be one important factor underlying the excessive physical activity...
  77. ncbi Response to emotional stimuli in boys with conduct disorder
    Sabine C Herpertz
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Rostock University, Gehlsheimer Str 20, D 18147 Rostock, Germany
    Am J Psychiatry 162:1100-7. 2005
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine autonomic arousal in boys with conduct disorder, comorbid conduct disorder and ADHD, and ADHD only...
  78. ncbi Gastric dilatation in a girl with former obesity and atypical anorexia nervosa
    Kristian Holtkamp
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Aachen, Germany
    Int J Eat Disord 32:372-6. 2002
    ..This case report describes a 16 year-old girl of normal weight with acute gastric dilatation due to binge eating habits...
  79. ncbi Emotional processing in male adolescents with childhood-onset conduct disorder
    Sabine C Herpertz
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Rostock, Germany
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 49:781-91. 2008
    ..While a number of functional neuroimaging studies on emotional processing have been performed in antisocial adults, little is known about how CD children process emotional information...
  80. ncbi [Phenomenology and co-morbidity of childhood onset obsessive compulsive disorder]
    Thomas Jans
    Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Julius Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Germany
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 35:41-50. 2007
    ..The goal of the study was to investigate the contents and comorbidity features of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents...
  81. ncbi Bone turnover during inpatient nutritional therapy and outpatient follow-up in patients with anorexia nervosa compared with that in healthy control subjects
    Martina Heer
    DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Space Physiology, Linder Hoehe, 51170 Cologne, Germany
    Am J Clin Nutr 80:774-81. 2004
    ..Osteopenia and osteoporosis are among the most frequent and severe complications in adolescents with anorexia nervosa...
  82. ncbi Changes in bone turnover in patients with anorexia nervosa during eleven weeks of inpatient dietary treatment
    Martina Heer
    DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Space Physiology, 51170 Cologne, Germany
    Clin Chem 48:754-60. 2002
    ..Many adolescents with anorexia nervosa suffer from severe osteopenia and osteoporosis. We hypothesized that individualized nutrition therapy may improve bone turnover in anorectic patients...
  83. ncbi [Rating and standardisation of pictures from the International Affective Picture System appropriated for children. Examination of children in a field sample aged six to twelve years]
    Bodo Müller
    Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendpsychiatrie und psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 32:235-43. 2004
    ..1999) relative to arousal and valence in 57 boys and 63 girls aged between six and twelve years...
  84. ncbi [Relevance and results of Theory of Mind research for autism and other psychiatric disorders]
    Nicole Bruning
    ,
    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 33:77-88. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Future research should aim to verify the impact of the existing theoretical models and to emphasise the similarities of the different concepts in order to gain specific information about potential causal factors of autism...
  85. ncbi Transmission disequilibrium of polymorphic variants in the tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Rainald Mossner
    Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstrasse 15, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 9:437-42. 2006
    ..58 (95% CI 0.98-6.82). In conclusion, the results link TPH2 variations to the pathogenesis of early-onset OCD and further support the aetiological relevance of 5-HT signalling in OCD...
  86. ncbi [Memorandum for improving research performance and for supporting the future medical generation in child and adolescent psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy]
    Johannes Hebebrand

    Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother 34:169-76. 2006
  87. ncbi Transmission disequilibrium analysis of the functional 5-HT3A receptor variant C178T in early-onset obsessive compulsive-disorder
    Rainald Mossner
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
    J Psychopharmacol 21:833-6. 2007
    ..51 (95% CI 0.36-0.65). This argues against an involvement of the 5-HT(3A) receptor in the polygenic aetiology of early-onset OCD...
  88. ncbi Clinical drug monitoring in child and adolescent psychiatry: side effects of atypical neuroleptics
    Christian Fleischhaker
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Hauptstrasse 8, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 16:308-16. 2006
    ..The aim of this study was to improve and evaluate the practibility of a method for the assessment of drug-associated side effects, and we implemented a clinical drug monitoring for atypical neuroleptics...
  89. ncbi Transmission disequilibrium studies in early onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder for polymorphisms in genes of the dopaminergic system
    Susanne Walitza
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
    J Neural Transm 115:1071-8. 2008
    ..No evidence of transmission disequilibrium was detected for alleles of the DAT1 and COMT polymorphisms. These polymorphisms do not appear to play a major role in the genetic predisposition to early onset OCD in our study group...