Prof. Dr. Julia O. Linke
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filed under:
Psychologie & Kognition
Contact
Institut für Psychologie
Clinical psychology and psychotherapy of childhood and adolescence
Engelbergerstraße 41, 79106 Freiburg
Phone: +49(0) 761 / 203-9468
Email: julia.linke@psychologie.uni-freiburg.de
Website: https://www.psychologie.uni-freiburg.de/abteilungen/kiju/team
Fields
- Brain development
- Keywords: developmental psychopathology, brain networks
Description: The brain undergoes massive changes during childhood and adolescence. During the environment may bend developmental trajectories rendering youth more vulnerable or resilient toward psychiatric disorders - Psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence
- Keywords: anxiety, depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
Description: Psychopathology often manifests for the first time during childhood and adolescence. Anxiety, ADHD, ODD and depression are the most common psychiatric disorders in this age group. - Psychotherapy
- Keywords: cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescence, modular therapy, single session therapy
Description: Unfortunately, wait times for psychotherapy in childhood and adolescence are long (up to a year). Short interventions that sometimes consist of only one session were shown to have comparable efficacy relative to longer treatments and might be a viable option to improve mental health care for children and adolescence. - Irritability
- Keywords: reactive aggression, temper outburst, tantrum, anger
Description: Irritability, a proneness to react with anger, is common among youth and a common reason for the consultation of mental health professional