Katja Becker

Summary

Affiliation: Philipps University
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi From regulatory problems in infancy to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in childhood: a moderating role for the dopamine D4 receptor gene?
    Katja Becker
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
    J Pediatr 156:798-803, 803.e1-803.e2. 2010
  2. ncbi Impact of age at first drink on vulnerability to alcohol-related problems: testing the marker hypothesis in a prospective study of young adults
    Arlette F Buchmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
    J Psychiatr Res 43:1205-12. 2009
  3. ncbi Interaction between the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter polymorphism and environmental adversity for mood and anxiety psychopathology: evidence from a high-risk community sample of young adults
    Manfred Laucht
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 12:737-47. 2009
  4. ncbi Impact of psychosocial adversity on alcohol intake in young adults: moderation by the LL genotype of the serotonin transporter polymorphism
    Manfred Laucht
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    Biol Psychiatry 66:102-9. 2009
  5. ncbi Genetic variation in dopamine pathways differentially associated with smoking progression in adolescence
    Manfred Laucht
    Central Institute of Mental Health, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, P O Box 122120, D 68072 Mannheim, Germany
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:673-81. 2008
  6. ncbi The interaction between the dopamine transporter gene and age at onset in relation to tobacco and alcohol use among 19-year-olds
    Brigitte Schmid
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    Addict Biol 14:489-99. 2009
  7. ncbi Evidence for epistasis between the 5-HTTLPR and the dopamine D4 receptor polymorphisms in externalizing behavior among 15-year-olds
    Sarah Hohmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, J 5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
    J Neural Transm 116:1621-9. 2009
  8. ncbi Interaction of dopamine transporter genotype with prenatal smoke exposure on ADHD symptoms
    Katja Becker
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    J Pediatr 152:263-9. 2008
  9. ncbi Novelty seeking involved in mediating the association between the dopamine D4 receptor gene exon III polymorphism and heavy drinking in male adolescents: results from a high-risk community sample
    Manfred Laucht
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    Biol Psychiatry 61:87-92. 2007
  10. ncbi Visual exploratory behaviour in infancy and novelty seeking in adolescence: two developmentally specific phenotypes of DRD4?
    Manfred Laucht
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 47:1143-51. 2006

Detail Information

Publications20

  1. ncbi From regulatory problems in infancy to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in childhood: a moderating role for the dopamine D4 receptor gene?
    Katja Becker
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
    J Pediatr 156:798-803, 803.e1-803.e2. 2010
    ..To examine whether the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) exon III VNTR moderates the risk of infants with regulatory disorders for developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in childhood...
  2. ncbi Impact of age at first drink on vulnerability to alcohol-related problems: testing the marker hypothesis in a prospective study of young adults
    Arlette F Buchmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
    J Psychiatr Res 43:1205-12. 2009
    ....
  3. ncbi Interaction between the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter polymorphism and environmental adversity for mood and anxiety psychopathology: evidence from a high-risk community sample of young adults
    Manfred Laucht
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 12:737-47. 2009
    ..No evidence for GxE was obtained with regard to current stressful life events and trait anxiety. One possible source for the conflicting findings might be attributed to heterogeneity in depression phenotypes and environmental adversity...
  4. ncbi Impact of psychosocial adversity on alcohol intake in young adults: moderation by the LL genotype of the serotonin transporter polymorphism
    Manfred Laucht
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    Biol Psychiatry 66:102-9. 2009
    ..The present study aims to further explore G x E between 5-HTTLPR and exposure to psychosocial adversity on alcohol consumption in a high-risk community sample of young adults...
  5. ncbi Genetic variation in dopamine pathways differentially associated with smoking progression in adolescence
    Manfred Laucht
    Central Institute of Mental Health, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, P O Box 122120, D 68072 Mannheim, Germany
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:673-81. 2008
    ..To clarify the nature of the association between dopamine genes and smoking by examining whether genetic variability in components of the dopamine pathway could explain refined phenotypes in adolescent smoking progression...
  6. ncbi The interaction between the dopamine transporter gene and age at onset in relation to tobacco and alcohol use among 19-year-olds
    Brigitte Schmid
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    Addict Biol 14:489-99. 2009
    ..Further studies are required to confirm these findings...
  7. ncbi Evidence for epistasis between the 5-HTTLPR and the dopamine D4 receptor polymorphisms in externalizing behavior among 15-year-olds
    Sarah Hohmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, J 5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany
    J Neural Transm 116:1621-9. 2009
    ..This result suggests an effect of 5-HTTLPR on externalizing behavior in the presence of DRD4 7r but no effect in its absence...
  8. ncbi Interaction of dopamine transporter genotype with prenatal smoke exposure on ADHD symptoms
    Katja Becker
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    J Pediatr 152:263-9. 2008
    ....
  9. ncbi Novelty seeking involved in mediating the association between the dopamine D4 receptor gene exon III polymorphism and heavy drinking in male adolescents: results from a high-risk community sample
    Manfred Laucht
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    Biol Psychiatry 61:87-92. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to examine whether allelic variants of the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) are associated with alcohol use in adolescents and to determine the extent to which these links are mediated by NS...
  10. ncbi Visual exploratory behaviour in infancy and novelty seeking in adolescence: two developmentally specific phenotypes of DRD4?
    Manfred Laucht
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 47:1143-51. 2006
    ..The present study was designed to investigate the association between visual exploratory behaviour in early infancy, novelty seeking in adolescence, and the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) genotype...
  11. ncbi From nature versus nurture, via nature and nurture, to gene x environment interaction in mental disorders
    Anne Kathrin Wermter
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps University of Marburg, Hans Sachs Strasse 6, Marburg, Germany
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 19:199-210. 2010
    ..In future we need larger, sufficiently powered studies that include a detailed and sophisticated characterization of both phenotype and the environmental risk...
  12. ncbi Interacting effects of the dopamine transporter gene and psychosocial adversity on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms among 15-year-olds from a high-risk community sample
    Manfred Laucht
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 64:585-90. 2007
    ..Recent evidence suggests that gene x environment interactions could explain the inconsistent findings of association studies relating the dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
  13. ncbi Rolandic spikes increase impulsivity in ADHD - a neuropsychological pilot study
    Martin Holtmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, J W Goethe University, Frankfurt Main, Germany
    Brain Dev 28:633-40. 2006
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  14. ncbi Evaluation of the revised algorithm of Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) in the diagnostic investigation of high-functioning children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders
    Inge Kamp-Becker
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
    Autism 17:87-102. 2013
    ..As the ADOS is valid and reliable even for higher functioning ASD, the findings of the present study have been used to make recommendations regarding the best use of ADOS algorithms in a high-functioning sample...
  15. ncbi Association of the DRD4 exon III polymorphism with smoking in fifteen-year-olds: a mediating role for novelty seeking?
    Manfred Laucht
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, D 68072 Mannheim, Germany
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 44:477-84. 2005
    ....
  16. ncbi Molecular genetics of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: an overview
    Tobias Banaschewski
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 19:237-57. 2010
    ....
  17. ncbi Narrative competence and internal state language of children with Asperger Syndrome and ADHD
    Anna Lena Rumpf
    Department of German Language Studies, Clinical Linguistics, Philipps University Marburg, D 35032 Marburg, Germany
    Res Dev Disabil 33:1395-407. 2012
    ..In conclusion, the two clinical groups differed from the HC group on a number of features, and a less frequent reference to cognitive states was identified for the children with AS...
  18. ncbi Early identification of Asperger syndrome in young children
    Wiebke Hoffmann
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps University Marburg, D 35033 Marburg, Germany
    Res Dev Disabil 34:640-9. 2013
    ..92) and specificity was also excellent (.90). Eight items with high discriminatory power allowed sensitive and economic screening for young children with suspected AS...
  19. ncbi Categorical and dimensional structure of autism spectrum disorders: the nosologic validity of Asperger Syndrome
    Inge Kamp-Becker
    Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps University Marburg, Hans Sachs Strasse 6, Marburg, Germany
    J Autism Dev Disord 40:921-9. 2010
    ..On the contrary, it provides evidence that e.g. AS and autism are not qualitatively distinct disorders, but rather different quantitative manifestations of the same disorder...
  20. ncbi Increased frequency of rolandic spikes in ADHD children
    Martin Holtmann
    Central Institute of Mental Health, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Mannheim, Germany
    Epilepsia 44:1241-4. 2003
    ..ADHD patients with and without discharges are compared regarding age at admission, sex, global functioning, and distribution of ADHD subtypes...