Denial of reproductive potential: a predictor of unperceived pregnancy in an Austrian neonaticide sample.

Purpose: This study aims to describe the phenomenon of unperceived pregnancy followed by neonaticide with a focus on the lack of awareness of reproductive potential in an Austrian sample.

Methods: An explorative comparative study of neonaticide cases with single and repeat perpetrators was conducted using nationwide register-based data from 1995 to 2017. A total number of 55 cases out of 66 were included in the analysis.

Restorative justice in a case of traumatic birth following an unperceived pregnancy.

Purpose: Pregnancy can be denied or better "unperceived" by women in up to 1:300 pregnancies and poses the mother and her unborn at high risk when an unassisted birth follows. The importance of recognizing unperceived pregnancy and the risk of unassisted births for both mothers and their babies are described.

Methods: Description of a case of unperceived pregnancy and traumatic unassisted birth.

Tetrahydrocannabinol in Pediatrics: Room for Improvement?

Introduction: The use of medical cannabis in pediatrics is not common in clinical practice, and there is a lack of prospective studies, especially in pediatric subpopulations. This study aimed to provide data on the off-label administration of tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC) in a pediatric tertiary center in Austria.

Methods: A retrospective data analysis was performed to assess the use of ∆9-THC at the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the Comprehensive Center of Pediatrics (Medical University Vienna) from 2016 to 2018.

A multidisciplinary evaluation, exploration, and advancement of the concept of a traumatic birth experience.

Background: Understanding a woman's traumatic birth experience benefits from an approach that considers perspectives from various fields of healthcare and social sciences.

Aim: To evaluate and explore the multidisciplinary perspectives surrounding a traumatic birth experience to form a theory and to capture its structure.

Methods: A multidisciplinary advanced principle-based concept analysis was conducted, including the following systematic steps: literature review, assessment of concept maturity, principle-based evaluation, concept exploration and advancement, and formulating a multidisciplinary concept theory.

Assessment of first language adds important information to the diagnosis of language disorders in multilingual children.

Objective: 59% of Viennese day care children have a first language other than German. Lower proficiency in the second language German might be typical in multilingual settings, but might also be due to language disorder (ICD-10:F80 or comorbid). Diagnostic practise in Austria focuses on second language evaluation.

Knowledge about and attitudes towards medical cannabis among Austrian university students.

Background: The relevance of medical cannabis (MC) increases; and, educating those who are at the forefront of patient care is imperative. Yet, research on medical students' expertise and opinions is still scarce.

Objective: This study set out to evaluate Austrian medical students' knowledge about and attitudes towards MC and compare them with other academic disciplines.

Important aspects in the assessment of bilingual children with suspected language impairment: The Vienna Model.

Background: Due to demographic changes over the last few decades, the number of multilingual children has grown rapidly. Many of them face problems in learning their second language. Similarities between linguistic manifestations of stages of second language acquisition and an impairment of language acquisition cause a diagnostic dilemma.

Mothers' and Fathers' Perspectives on the Causes of Their Child's Disorder.

Background: Parental beliefs about the cause of their child's illness are thought to affect parents' help-seeking behaviors, treatment decisions, and the child's health outcomes. Yet, research on parental beliefs about disease causation is still scarce. While a small number of studies assesses parental cause attributions for singular disorders (e.

Cannabidiol treatment in an adolescent with multiple substance abuse, social anxiety and depression.

In this report, we present a case of a 16,9-year-old patient with multiple substance use disorder (cannabis, MDMA, cocaine, ecstacy), severe depression, social phobia and narcissistic personality disorder.We administered Cannabidiol (CBD) capsules in different dosages (starting dosage 100 mg up to 600 mg over 8 weeks) after unsuccessful treatment with antidepressants.CBD was a safe and well tolerated medication for this patient.

Foetal abuse.

Pregnancy and motherhood are often presented as natural and unproblematic for women. The fact that there are some women who engage in violent behaviour towards their unborn child suggests that motherhood is not as unproblematic as we are led to believe. This paper presents six previously unpublished cases of foetal abuse that is physical assaults on the foetus by the mothers themselves, and examines how the prevailing myth of the good mother might be further endangering mothers and their unborn children.

[Multilingual children and language impairment].

Multilingual children and language impairment Abstract. For many children with a migration background, difficulties acquiring their second language skills influences their educational success. Because of the wide range of languages and their varieties, which are not described linguistically in detail, development of reliable and valid assessment procedures is hindered.

Repeated neonaticide: differences and similarities to single neonaticide events.

This study aims to identify differences between single and repeat perpetrators of filicide by using register-based data. The study used register-based, comprehensive, nationwide data from both Austria and Finland. The current study covers 23 perpetrators, 20 single and 3 repeat perpetrators, with a total of 28 victims.

Predictors of longer-term outcome in the Vienna omega-3 high-risk study.

Longer-term data on ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for prevention of psychosis in (ultra high risk) UHR individuals have initially shown promising results. This analysis aimed to assess clinical predictors of longer-term outcome in UHR individuals treated with ω-3 PUFAs versus placebo. Data derived from an RCT in 81 UHR individuals treated with ω-3 PUFAs versus placebo for 12weeks and follow-up assessment after a median of 6.

Usefulness of the CAPE-P15 for detecting people at ultra-high risk for psychosis: Psychometric properties and cut-off values.

A need for a brief, easy to complete self-report questionnaire to detect people at ultra-high risk for psychosis (UHR) in busy clinical settings has been recognised. Our aim was to explore whether the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences - Positive 15-items Scale (CAPE-P15) could be used as a screening tool to identify people at UHR in a clinical setting. Our objectives were to confirm the CAPE-P15 factorial structure as well as its reliability and determine cut-off values for the detection of such individuals using the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States (CAARMS), a commonly used clinical interview for the detection of UHR.

[Language development in children with migration background and parental reading to children].

Introduction: The majority of children with a migration background suffer from language deficits in one or both languages. The aim of our study was to describe the patterns of language acquisition in children with Turkish background in Austria and to find factors which influence these Patterns.

Method: Fifty-two children at the age of 5 to 6 years and their parents were assessed.

How to Prevent Depression? Current Directions and Future Challenges in Children with Chronic Medical Conditions.

With its high rates of chronicity and concomitant economic costs to society, depression ranges among the most prevalent mental disorders. Several trials have succeeded in demonstrating the beneficial effects of early depression prevention programs for otherwise healthy children and adolescents. However, comparable programs for children and adolescents with a medical condition are still scarce.

Relationship between Erythrocyte Fatty Acid Composition and Psychopathology in the Vienna Omega-3 Study.

This study investigated the relationship between erythrocyte membrane fatty acid (FA) levels and the severity of symptoms of individuals at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis. Subjects of the present study consisted of 80 neuroleptic-naïve UHR patients. Partial correlation coefficients were calculated between baseline erythrocyte membrane FA levels, measured by gas chromatography, and scores on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Global Assessment of Functioning Scale, and Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) after controlling for age, sex, smoking and cannabis use.

Niacin Skin Sensitivity Is Increased in Adolescents at Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis.

Background: Most studies provide evidence that the skin flush response to nicotinic acid (niacin) stimulation is impaired in schizophrenia. However, only little is known about niacin sensitivity in the ultra-high risk (UHR) phase of psychotic disorders.

Methods: We compared visual ratings of niacin sensitivity between adolescents at UHR for psychosis according to the one year transition outcome (UHR-T n = 11; UHR-NT n = 55) with healthy controls (HC n = 25) and first episode schizophrenia patients (FEP n = 25) treated with atypical antipsychotics.