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[Mental disorders in adolescence: current trends in therapy]
Ulrike de Vries1, Gerd Lehmkuhl, Franz Petermann
1Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation, Universität Bremen. udevries@uni-bremen.de
Praxis Der Kinderpsychologie Und Kinderpsychiatrie
|September 17, 2013
Summary
Adolescent behavioral problems and mental disorders are prevalent and persist into adulthood. This study analyzes their emphasis in German child and adolescent psychotherapy journals, focusing on key disorders.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry and Psychology
- Adolescent Mental Health Research
Context:
- High prevalence of adolescent behavioral problems and mental disorders.
- Persistence of these issues into adulthood.
- Need to understand their focus in psychotherapy discussions.
Purpose:
- To analyze the emphasis on adolescent behavioral problems and mental disorders in recent psychotherapy discussions.
- To conduct a bibliometric analysis of relevant German journals (2011-2012).
Summary:
- Bibliometric analysis of German child and adolescent psychological/psychiatric journals (2011-2012).
- Focus on conduct disorder, depression, deliberate self-harm, dissociative disorder, and PTSD.
- Examines how these prevalent adolescent mental health issues are discussed.
Impact:
- Informs understanding of current psychotherapy research focus on adolescent mental health.
- Highlights key areas of concern like conduct disorder and depression.
- Provides insights into the scientific discourse on persistent adolescent psychological issues.
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