[Neuropsychological issues in child psychology and child psychiatry].
Neuropsychological aspects are of relevance to a variety of psychological concerns, especially in assessments. But is this trend represented in journals which do not explicitly refer to neuropsychologists? To investigate this question, publications in 2008 and 2009 editions of representative German journals on child psychology and psychiatry were bibliometrically analyzed. Main topics of neuropsychological publications were attention disorders and diagnostic issues. Neuropsychological findings support the development of assessment instruments and interventions and help improve the basic understanding of disorders and treatment limitations. For example, reduced attention or memory resources are possible hindrances for individual progress in cognitive behavioral intervention. An intensified dialogue of the disciplines is essential for developing advanced guidelines for diagnostics and therapy.
Lepach
Anja C
AC
Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation der Universität Bremen. alepach@uni-bremen.de
Lehmkuhl
Gerd
G
Petermann
Franz
F
D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015706:Bibliometrics; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019959:Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D009484:Neuropsychology / Q000639:trends*; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000639:trends*; D011643:Publishing / Q000639:trends*; D016896:Treatment Outcome