Berthold, Oliver http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3442-7569
Witt, Andreas
Clemens, Vera
Brähler, Elmar
Plener, Paul L.
Fegert, Jörg M.
Article History
Received: 9 July 2018
Revised: 15 October 2018
Accepted: 17 October 2018
First Online: 23 October 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and fulfilled the ethical guidelines of the International Code of Marketing and Social Research Practice of the International Chamber of Commerce and of the European Society of Opinion and Marketing Research. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical Department of the University of Leipzig. No. 132/18-EK of April 3rd, 2018.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.PLP has received research funding from the Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research), VW-Foundation, Baden-Württemberg Stiftung, Lundbeck, Servier. Professor Plener holds no stocks of pharmaceutical companies.JMF: Within the last 5 years, JMF received research funding from the European Union (EU), German Research Foundation (DFG), the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG), the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth (BMFSFJ), several state ministries of social affairs, State Foundation Baden-Württemberg, Volkswagen Foundation, European Academy, Pontifical Gregorian University, RAZ, CJD, Caritas, Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. He received travel grants, honoraria, and sponsoring for conferences and medical educational purposes from the German Research Foundation (DFG), the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), the National Institute of (Mental) Health (NIMH/NIH), the European Union (EU), Pro Helvetica, Janssen-Cilag (J&J), Shire, several universities, professional associations, and German federal and state ministries. He conducted clinical trials for Janssen-Cilag, Lundbeck, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and Servier. He is in steering committees and DSMB for Lundbeck, Servier. Every grant and honorarium has to be declared to the law office of the University hospital Ulm. Potential conflicts of interests have to be declared to German Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (DGKJP) and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) annually, because of commission membership. He has no stocks, no interests in pharmaceutical companies and is majority owner of the 3Li institute.
: Participants were informed about the study and informed consent was obtained. In the case of minors, participants gave informed assent with informed consent being provided by their caregivers. Responses were anonymized.