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Manfred Döpfner

Manfred Döpfner

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Psychology

D-Index
43
Citations
16227
World Ranking
7086
National Ranking
339

Overview

Manfred Döpfner is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and has a research focus primarily in psychology and medicine. Their work extensively covers clinical psychology and psychiatry and mental health, with additional contributions in cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main research topics addressed in their work include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, autism spectrum disorder research, family and disability support research, psychoanalysis and social critique, as well as psychology, coaching, and therapy.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Döpfner showcase a breadth of study in ADHD and related fields. These include:

  • The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based conclusions about the disorder (2021) published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Screening Tools for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (2021) published in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Computerized cognitive training in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with blinded and objective outcomes (2023) published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Clinical Utility of Continuous Performance Tests for the Identification of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (2023) published in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Efficacy of web-assisted self-help for parents of children with ADHD (WASH) - a three-arm randomized trial under field/routine care conditions in Germany (2020) published in BMC Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors in Döpfner's work include:

  • Anja Görtz-Dorten
  • Tobias Banaschewski
  • Christina Dose
  • Martin Holtmann
  • Veit Roessner

Döpfner has published extensively across various academic journals. Notable venues with frequent publications are:

  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, mainly with Hogrefe Verlag and Springer Nature. Some titles published by Hogrefe Verlag include "Diagnostik psychischer Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter" (2024), "Schulvermeidung" (2020), "Den Alltag meistern mit ADHS" (2021), and "Psychopathologisches Befund-System für Kinder und Jugendliche (CASCAP-2)" (2022). From Springer Nature, the book "Verhaltenstherapiemanual: Kinder und Jugendliche" (2020) is among the contributions.

Best Publications

  • Nonpharmacological Interventions for ADHD: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials of Dietary and Psychological Treatments

    Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke;Daniel Brandeis;Samuele Cortese;David Daley

  • The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based Conclusions about the Disorder

    Stephen V. Faraone;Tobias Banaschewski;David Coghill;Yi Zheng

  • European clinical guidelines for hyperkinetic disorder-first upgrade

    Eric Taylor;Manfred Döpfner;Joseph Sergeant;Philip Asherson

  • Multicultural assessment of child and adolescent psychopathology with ASEBA and SDQ instruments : research findings, applications, and future directions

    Thomas M. Achenbach;Andreas Becker;Manfred Döpfner;Einar Heiervang

  • The quality of life of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review

    Marina Danckaerts;Edmund J. S. Sonuga‐Barke;Tobias Banaschewski;Jan K. Buitelaar

  • Testing the 8-syndrome structure of the child behavior checklist in 30 societies

    Masha Y Ivanova;Anca Dobrean;Manfred Dopfner;Nese Erol

  • Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies

    Leslie Rescorla;Thomas Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova;Levent Dumenci

  • Long-acting medications for the hyperkinetic disorders: a systematic review and European treatment guideline

    Tobias Banaschewski;David Coghill;Paramala Santosh;Alessandro Zuddas

  • European guidelines on managing adverse effects of medication for ADHD.

    J. Graham;T. Banaschewski;J.K. Buitelaar;D. Coghill

  • Diagnostik-System für psychische Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter nach ICD-10 und DSM-IV (DISYPS-KJ)

    Katharina Pietsch;Manfred Döpfner;Gerd Lehmkuhl

  • The generalizability of the Youth Self-Report syndrome structure in 23 societies.

    Masha Y. Ivanova;Thomas M. Achenbach;Leslie A. Rescorla;Levent Dumenci

  • Prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents in Germany: results of the BELLA study within the National Health Interview and Examination Survey

    Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer;Nora Wille;Michael Erhart;Susanne Bettge

  • Cross-Informant Agreement Between Parent-Reported and Adolescent Self-Reported Problems in 25 Societies

    Leslie A. Rescorla;Sofia Ginzburg;Thomas M. Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova

  • Epidemiological comparisons of problems and positive qualities reported by adolescents in 24 countries

    Leslie Rescorla;Thomas M. Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova;Levent Dumenci

  • International comparisons of behavioral and emotional problems in preschool children: parents' reports from 24 societies.

    Leslie A. Rescorla;Thomas M. Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova;Valerie S. Harder

  • How often do children meet ICD-10/DSM-IV criteria of attention deficit-/hyperactivity disorder and hyperkinetic disorder? Parent-based prevalence rates in a national sample – results of the BELLA study

    Manfred Döpfner;Dieter Breuer;Nora Wille;Michael Erhart

  • Factors related to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among children with ADHD in Europe at entry into treatment.

    Anne W. Riley;Georg Spiel;David Coghill;Manfred Döpfner

  • Discriminant validity of the child behaviour checklist CBCL-4/18 in German samples.

    K. Schmeck;F. Poustka;M. Döpfner;J. Pluck

  • The longitudinal BELLA study: design, methods and first results on the course of mental health problems

    Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer;Christiane Otto;Levente Kriston;Aribert Rothenberger

  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Current Overview

    Tobias Banaschewski;Katja Becker;Manfred Döpfner;Martin Holtmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Aribert Rothenberger
Aribert Rothenberger University of Göttingen
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen University of Southern Denmark
Tobias Banaschewski
Tobias Banaschewski Heidelberg University
David Coghill
David Coghill University of Melbourne
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke King's College London
Alessandro Zuddas
Alessandro Zuddas University of Cagliari
Marcel Romanos
Marcel Romanos University of Würzburg
Daniel Brandeis
Daniel Brandeis University of Zurich
Masha Y. Ivanova
Masha Y. Ivanova University of Vermont
Patrick W. L. Leung
Patrick W. L. Leung Chinese University of Hong Kong

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