[Use of Standardized Symptom and Intelligence Tests at Socialpediatric Centres (SPZ) in Germany]. / Standardisierte Symptom- und Intelligenzdiagnostik an Sozialpädiatrischen Zentren (SPZ) in Deutschland.

In German Socialpediatric Centres (Sozialpädiatrische Zentren, SPZ) children and adolescents with mental and physical disorders and disabilities are diagnosed and receive outpatient treatment. This cross-sectional study explores to what extent standardized symptom questionnaires and intelligence tests are applied in German Socialpediatric Centres. In Germany there exist 152 SPZ. One third participated in this questionnaire study (N = 50). Symptom questionnaires are applied by all participating SPZ (100 %), intelligence tests are used by 98 %. Among the most frequent used tests are intelligence tests ("Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children (WISC)"; "Snijders-Oomen Nonverbale Intelligenztest" (SON-R5,5-17)) and tests assessing mental health symptoms ("Diagnostik-System für psychische Störungen (DISYPS-2)"; "Child Behavior Checklist-Elternfragebogen" (CBCL 4/18)). Specific mental disorders are assessed with a variety of different questionnaires. In our questionnaire 14 standardized symptom and intelligence tests were listed. The participating SPZ listed 110 additional symptom questionnaires that are used as well. Standardized symptom diagnostic at SPZ seems to focus on autism spectrum disorders, anxiety disorders, and depression. Implications for research and clinical practice are derived.

[Having an Eye for Families? - Standardized Family Diagnostics in Socialpediatric Centres]. / Familie im Blick? ­ Standardisierte Familiendiagnostik an Sozialpädiatrischen Zentren (SPZ).

Having an Eye for Families? - Standardized Family Diagnostics in Socialpediatric Centres In socialpediatric centres (SPZ) children and adolescents with mental and/or physical disorders/impairments are diagnosed and treated together with their families. This cross-sectional study researches to what extent standardized family diagnostic questionnaires are used in this context. One third of the 152 German SPZ participated in this questionnaire study (N = 50). While nearly all SPZ use intelligence tests (98 %) and symptom questionnaires (100 %) (s. Sydow u. Homes, in prep.), family diagnostic is applied remarkably seldom in German socialpediatric centres up to now: Only 14 of 28 family questionnaires whose use we had evaluated systematically, ever were used by the participating SPZs. Implications for research and clinical practice are derived.