By adopting the investigational principle of the Lifetime Drinking History (LDH) interview, we developed a Lifetime Drug Use (LDU) Questionnaire to assess the amount and frequency of lifetime drug consumption. The Pearson Correlation Coefficients for test–retest reliability, investigated in a sample of N=47 residents of a drug rehabilitation center and averaged over the investigated… weiter

It has been proposed that neurotransmitter receptor expression in peripheral immune cells reflects expression of these receptors in the brain. To test this "peripheral marker hypothesis", we compared mRNA expression of the dopamine receptors D3 (DRD3) and D4 (DRD4) in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) to personality traits assessed with the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in 50… weiter

The mesolimbic dopaminergic system is known to mediate rewarding effects of nicotine administration, and dysfunctions of this system may underlie failure to stop cigarette smoking. Expression of dopamine receptors in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) has been indicated as a peripheral correlate of brain status. Dopamine receptor D(3) (DRD3) and D(4) (DRD4) mRNA expression in PBLs was… weiter

By adopting the investigational principle of the Lifetime Drinking History (LDH) interview, we developed a Lifetime Drug Use (LDU) Questionnaire to assess the amount and frequency of lifetime drug consumption. The Pearson Correlation Coefficients for test–retest reliability, investigated in a sample of N=47 residents of a drug rehabilitation center and averaged over the investigated… weiter

Religiosität und Spiritualität stellen trotz eines Aufschwungs des Forschungsinteresses von Seiten der empirischen Psychologie noch immer ein Randgebiet im klinisch-psychiatrischen Feld dar. Die Sinnhaftigkeit der Integration von Spiritualität in die Therapie des Alkoholismus, als einer der häufigsten psychischen Erkrankungen, erscheint vor allem durch die Erfolge der Anonymen AlkoholikerInnen… weiter

Eine der überraschenden Entwicklungen in der Klinischen Psychologie und der Medizin der letzten Jahre liegt im steigenden Interesse an empirischen Untersuchungen des religiös-spirituellen Erlebens und Verhaltens. In einer 2005 in interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit von Pastoralpsychologie, Pastoraltheologie und Klinischer Psychologie erstellten Studie konnte ein Mehrdimensionales Inventar zum… weiter

Im Rahmen eines interdisziplinären Forschungsprojekts wurde der Fragestellung nachgegangen, in welchem Zusammenhang Religiosität und Spiritualität zum Krankheitserleben bei psychiatrischen Patienten stehen. Es wurden 120 Suchtpatienten und 100 allgemeinpsychiatrische Patienten getestet. Auch wurden 200 nonklinische Probanden befragt. Folgende Instrumente kamen zur Anwendung: Das… weiter

The present study was undertaken to further explore the potential neuropsychological information associated with baseline plasma levels of catecholamines and dopamine D3 receptor (DRD3) mRNA expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). Baseline plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine levels and PBL DRD3 mRNA expression were compared with performance in the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST… weiter

Introduction/Theoretical Background: The concept of religious/spiritual well-being was developed via an interdisciplinary approach combining pastoral theology, pastoral psychology and clinical psychology. In the context of Antonovsky’s model of salutogenesis, one of the main aims of this research project concerning the role of religiosity/spirituality in the processes of health and disease was… weiter

Introduction: Various disciplines describe hope generally as an essential aspect of being human from birth to death. Hope can take the form of longing and significantly motivate one to adopt a different path in life and it also might serve as part of one’s coping strategy in the therapy process. The study focus was on the concept of hope concerning the immanent and transcendent area of… weiter