Albert Diefenbacher
Biographic Data
| ID | 149076 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Albert Diefenbacher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Albert |
| FAMILY NAME | Diefenbacher |
| SIGNATURE | DIEFENBACHER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Freie Universität Berlin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Migration-related emotional distress among Vietnamese psychiatric patients in Germany
Culture and socialization influence how individuals perceive and express emotional distress. Research therefore, must consider the context to capture individual experiences. However, the majority of studies on factors associated with emotional distress among migrants use quantitative approaches, limiting an in-depth understanding. This study investigates emic themes of emotional distress among Vietnamese migrants by integrating anthropological an…
Public attitude towards restrictions on persons with mental illness in greater Hanoi area, Vietnam
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need to protect human rights in psychiatry. Within the last years, considerable effort has been made to reduce restrictive measures in mental health settings. Reducing restrictive measures within mental health care has also moved increasingly into the focus of public debate. This study aims, for the first time in a Southeast Asian sample, to explore whether socio-demo…
Acculturation and severity of depression among first-generation Vietnamese outpatients in Germany
BACKGROUND: Challenges of migration, particularly concerning the process of acculturation are associated with an increased risk of mental illness. Vietnamese migrants constitute the largest Southeast Asian migrant group in Germany, yet there is no data on the relationship between the mental health status and acculturation among this population. AIMS: Therefore, the present study examines the relationship between two well-established dimensions of…
Influence of urbanity on perception of mental illness stigma
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To examine, for the first time in Vietnam, whether urbanity of respondents among other socio-demographic factors affects the public perception of stigma attached to persons with mental illness in Hanoi. METHODS: A general population-based survey was carried out in 2013 in the greater Hanoi area. The perception of stigma attached to people with mental illness was elicited using Link's perceived discrimination and devaluation s…
Music in diagnostics
Various approaches to the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in children use the non-verbal communicative quality of music. However, ASD is frequent but under-diagnosed in adults with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDDs), so valid diagnostic instruments are urgently needed. Against this background, the Music-based Scale for Autism Diagnosis (MUSAD) was developed. A course of 13 musical interactional situations associated with…
Musad
Liaison and Consultation Psychiatry
Somatic symptoms in Turkish and German depressed patients
We determined the pattern and severity of symptoms in Turkish and German depressed inpatients. Psychopathological and somatic symptoms were documented on standardized rating scales of the Association for Methodology and Documentation in Psychiatry (AMDP) System. Of a total sample of 6000 inpatients admitted to the Psychiatric Department of the Free University of Berlin from 1981 to 1989, 28 Turkish inpatients with diagnoses of depression, accordi…
Psychiatrie und Kolonialismus. Zur 'Irrenfursorge' in der Kolonie Deutsch-Ostafrika
Migration-related emotional distress among Vietnamese psychiatric patients in Germany
Culture and socialization influence how individuals perceive and express emotional distress. Research therefore, must consider the context to capture individual experiences. However, the majority of studies on factors associated with emotional distress among migrants use quantitative approaches, limiting an in-depth understanding. This study investigates emic themes of emotional distress among Vietnamese migrants by integrating anthropological an…
Music in diagnostics
Various approaches to the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in children use the non-verbal communicative quality of music. However, ASD is frequent but under-diagnosed in adults with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDDs), so valid diagnostic instruments are urgently needed. Against this background, the Music-based Scale for Autism Diagnosis (MUSAD) was developed. A course of 13 musical interactional situations associated with…
Psychiatrie und Kolonialismus. Zur 'Irrenfursorge' in der Kolonie Deutsch-Ostafrika
Somatic symptoms in Turkish and German depressed patients
We determined the pattern and severity of symptoms in Turkish and German depressed inpatients. Psychopathological and somatic symptoms were documented on standardized rating scales of the Association for Methodology and Documentation in Psychiatry (AMDP) System. Of a total sample of 6000 inpatients admitted to the Psychiatric Department of the Free University of Berlin from 1981 to 1989, 28 Turkish inpatients with diagnoses of depression, accordi…
Liaison and Consultation Psychiatry
Influence of urbanity on perception of mental illness stigma
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To examine, for the first time in Vietnam, whether urbanity of respondents among other socio-demographic factors affects the public perception of stigma attached to persons with mental illness in Hanoi. METHODS: A general population-based survey was carried out in 2013 in the greater Hanoi area. The perception of stigma attached to people with mental illness was elicited using Link's perceived discrimination and devaluation s…
Music in diagnostics
Various approaches to the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in children use the non-verbal communicative quality of music. However, ASD is frequent but under-diagnosed in adults with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDDs), so valid diagnostic instruments are urgently needed. Against this background, the Music-based Scale for Autism Diagnosis (MUSAD) was developed. A course of 13 musical interactional situations associated with…
Musad
Acculturation and severity of depression among first-generation Vietnamese outpatients in Germany
BACKGROUND: Challenges of migration, particularly concerning the process of acculturation are associated with an increased risk of mental illness. Vietnamese migrants constitute the largest Southeast Asian migrant group in Germany, yet there is no data on the relationship between the mental health status and acculturation among this population. AIMS: Therefore, the present study examines the relationship between two well-established dimensions of…
Public attitude towards restrictions on persons with mental illness in greater Hanoi area, Vietnam
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need to protect human rights in psychiatry. Within the last years, considerable effort has been made to reduce restrictive measures in mental health settings. Reducing restrictive measures within mental health care has also moved increasingly into the focus of public debate. This study aims, for the first time in a Southeast Asian sample, to explore whether socio-demo…
Migration-related emotional distress among Vietnamese psychiatric patients in Germany
Culture and socialization influence how individuals perceive and express emotional distress. Research therefore, must consider the context to capture individual experiences. However, the majority of studies on factors associated with emotional distress among migrants use quantitative approaches, limiting an in-depth understanding. This study investigates emic themes of emotional distress among Vietnamese migrants by integrating anthropological an…
Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (5 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Vietnamese (3 works) · Autism (2 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (2 works)