Adolescent Personality Pathology: A Dimensional Approach

Koot, J.M. [Promotor

Dimensions of personality pathology in adolescents: Relations to DSM-IV personality disorder symptoms

The aim of the present study was to relate and compare two approaches to personality pathology in adolescents. Dimensions of personality pathology, assessed by the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology-Basic Questionnaire for Adolescents (DAPP-BQ-A; Tromp & Koot, 2008), were related to DSM-IV personality disorder (PD) symptoms in 168 adolescents referred for mental health services. Correlational analyses revealed that the DAPP-BQ-A higher- and lower-order dimensions were related to PD symptoms in predictable ways. Regression analyses showed that for all but three PDs (Schizoid, Schizotypal, and Passive-Aggressive), lower-order dimensions accounted for unique variance, after controlling for gender, age, and co-occurring PD symptoms. It is concluded that dimensional assessment may provide valuable information on adolescent personality pathology, and facilitate the study of developmental antecedents of adult personality pathology. © 2009 The Guilford Press

Adaptabilita sídelní struktury suburbánního prostředí

Volná krajina suburbánního území stále ještě vytváří prostor pro formování nových sídelních struktur. Některé nové stavby v perimetru velkých měst vznikají ve vazbě na stávající sídla jako odezva na poptávku v sídle či regionu, mnohé jsou však na místních podmínkách a potřebách téměř nezávislé. Zatímco na okrajích původních obcí se rozvíjí nová monofunkční zástavba pro bydlení, ve volné krajině se nově utvářejí průmyslové a logistické areály, které výrazně ovlivňují krajinu i obraz sídel. Zejména se jedná o areály a objekty nadmístního využití, jejichž vznik je determinován potřebou v globálním kontextu a které jsou vázané na existenci nadmístní dopravní infrastruktury. V perimetru města Brna jsou v oblastech Židlochovicka a Kuřimska zkoumány vazby nových struktur na stávající osídlení, míra přínosu nových intervencí či naopak oslabení stávajících sídelních struktur těmito intervencemi a adaptabilita původních a nových struktur osídlení v souvislosti s těmito jevy.The free landscape of the suburban area still creates space for the formation of new settlement structures. Some new constructions in the perimeter of large cities arise in relation to existing settlements in response to demand in a settlement or region, but many are almost independent of local conditions and needs. While a new monofunctional housing development is being developed at the margins of the original municipalities, industrial and logistic areas are being formed in the open countryside, which significantly influence the landscape and the image of settlements. In particular, these are areas and objects of over-local use, the emergence of which is determined by need in a global context and which are linked to the existence of over-local transport infrastructure. In the perimeter of the city of Brno, the links between new structures and existing settlements, the extent of the benefits of new interventions or the weakening of existing settlement structures by these interventions and the adaptability of original and new settlement structures in relation to these phenomena are examined

Self- and parent report of adolescent personality pathology: Informant agreement and relations to dysfunction

Assessment of personality pathology relies heavily on self-report, although it has been argued that proxy report may contribute valuable information. The present study examined reports of adolescents and parents on dimensions of adolescent personality pathology, as assessed by the DAPP-BQ-A, and their relations to clinician-reported dysfunction in a sample of 110 youngsters referred to mental health services. Adolescent and parent reports showed moderate agreement (mean ICC = .45). However, regression analyses controlling for Axis I psychopathology indicated that both adolescent- and parent-reported dimensions uniquely contributed to variance in dysfunction. Analysis of the multitrait-multi-informant correlation matrix supported the convergent and discriminant validity of the DAPP-BQ-A. Applying a multi-informant approach in the assessment of adolescent personality pathology using the DAPP-BQ-A may Improve decision making on diagnostic and intervention issues. © 2010 The Guilford Press

Wees alert op depressie bij jongeren met licht verstandelijke beperking: Diagnose wordt bij LVB-jongere vermoedelijk vaak gemist

Item does not contain fulltextBij jongeren met een licht verstandelijke beperking (LVB) wordt de diagnose depressie nogal eens gemist. Bijvoorbeeld doordat sommige depressiesymptomen op LVB-symptomen lijken, en dus niet altijd als depressie worden herkend. Toch is de kans op een depressie bij LVB-jongeren maar liefst vijf keer zo hoog.9 p

Therapeut onmisbaar bij 'blended therapie' tegen depressie: Jongeren over de combinatie van online en face-to-facebehandeling

Item does not contain fulltextVoor depressieve jongeren bestaat een combinatie van online- en face-to-facecontact met de therapeut. Maar werkt deze 'blended vorm' wel bij jongeren met ernstige depressie? Hoe gebruiken en beoordelen jongeren deze combinatie eigenlijk? Over welk deel zijn ze het meest tevreden? Een ding staat vast: de therapeut is een belangrijke schakel.8 p