Andreas Karwautz

Prof. Dr. Andreas Karwautz

Medical University of Vienna, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Eating Disorders Unit, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Academic Career Length

32Years (1995-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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22 June 2018 in Science
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TCThe Brainstorm Consortium
The Brainstorm Consortium
VAVerneri Anttila
Verneri Anttila
BBBrendan Bulik-Sullivan
Brendan Bulik-Sullivan
HFHilary K. Finucane
Hilary K. Finucane
RWRaymond K. Walters
Raymond K. Walters
BNBenjamin M. Neale
Benjamin M. Neale
Brainstorming diseases: Consistent classification of neuropsychiatric diseases is problematic because it can lead to misunderstanding of etiology. The Brainstorm Consortium examined multiple genome-wide association studies drawn from more than 200,000 patients for 25 brain-associated disorders and 17 phenotypes. Broadly, it appears that psychiatric and neurologic disorders share relatively little common genetic risk. However, different and independent pathways can result in similar clinical manifestations (e.g., psychosis, which occurs in both schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease). Schizophrenia correlated with many psychiatric disorders, whereas the immunopathological affliction Crohn's disease did not, and posttraumatic stress syndrome was also largely independent of underlying traits. Essentially, the earlier the onset of a disorder, the more inheritable it appeared to be. Science , this issue p. eaap8757

1 December 2019 in Cell
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PLPhil H. Lee
Phil H. Lee
VAVerneri Anttila
Verneri Anttila
HWHyejung Won
Hyejung Won
YFYen-Chen A. Feng
Yen-Chen A. Feng
JRJacob Rosenthal
Jacob Rosenthal
JSJordan Smoller
Jordan Smoller

15 July 2019 in Nature Genetics
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AIAnorexia Nervosa Genetics Initiative
Anorexia Nervosa Genetics Initiative
HWHunna J. Watson
Hunna J. Watson
ECEating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium
ZYZeynep Yilmaz
Zeynep Yilmaz
LTLaura M. Thornton
Laura M. Thornton
CBCynthia Bulik
Cynthia Bulik

28 April 2020 in European Eating Disorders Review
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Fernando Fernández-ArandaFernando Fernández-Aranda
Fernando Fernández-Aranda
MCMiquel Casas
Miquel Casas
LCLaurence Claes
Laurence Claes
DBDanielle Clark Bryan
Danielle Clark Bryan
AFAngela Favaro
Angela Favaro
JTJanet Treasure
Janet Treasure

23 May 2020 in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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VCVera Clemens
Vera Clemens
PDPeter Deschamps
Peter Deschamps
JFJörg M. Fegert
Jörg M. Fegert
DADimitris Anagnostopoulos
Dimitris Anagnostopoulos
SBSue Bailey
Sue Bailey
PVPiret Visnapuu-Bernadt
Piret Visnapuu-Bernadt
Age-related metabolic and renal changes predispose older people to an increased risk of diabetes mellitus and diabetic kidney disease, respectively. As the prevalence of the ageing population is increasing, because of increased life expectancy, the prevalence of older people with diabetic kidney disease is likely to increase. Diabetic kidney disease is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes and increased costs to healthcare systems. The management includes promotion of a healthy lifestyle and control of cardiovascular risk factors such as hyperglycaemia, hypertension and dyslipidaemia. Older people are a heterogeneous group of people from a community-living fit and independent person to a fully dependent individual residing in a care home. Therefore, management in this age group should be based on a patient’s functional level adopting tight metabolic control in the fit individual and relaxed targets in the frail person. However, despite the maximum available therapy, a significant number of patients with diabetic kidney disease still progress to renal failure and experience adverse cardiac outcomes. Therefore, future research is required to explore methods of early detection of diabetic kidney disease and to investigate novel therapeutic interventions to further improve the outcomes.Age-related metabolic and renal changes predispose older people to an increased risk of diabetes mellitus and diabetic kidney disease, respectively. As the prevalence of the ageing population is increasing, because of increased life expectancy, the prevalence of older people with diabetic kidney disease is likely to increase. Diabetic kidney disease is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes and increased costs to healthcare systems. The management includes promotion of a healthy lifestyle and control of cardiovascular risk factors such as hyperglycaemia, hypertension and dyslipidaemia. Older people are a heterogeneous group of people from a community-living fit and independent person to a fully dependent individual residing in a care home. Therefore, management in this age group should be based on a patient’s functional level adopting tight metabolic control in the fit individual and relaxed targets in the frail person. However, despite the maximum available therapy, a significant number of patients with diabetic kidney disease still progress to renal failure and experience adverse cardiac outcomes. Therefore, future research is required to explore methods of early detection of diabetic kidney disease and to investigate novel therapeutic interventions to further improve the outcomes.Age-related metabolic and renal changes predispose older people to an increased risk of diabetes mellitus and diabetic kidney disease, respectively. As the prevalence of the ageing population is increasing, because of increased life expectancy, the prevalence of older people with diabetic kidney disease is likely to increase. Diabetic kidney disease is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes and increased costs to healthcare systems. The management includes promotion of a healthy lifestyle and control of cardiovascular risk factors such as hyperglycaemia, hypertension and dyslipidaemia. Older people are a heterogeneous group of people from a community-living fit and independent person to a fully dependent individual residing in a care home. Therefore, management in this age group should be based on a patient’s functional level adopting tight metabolic control in the fit individual and relaxed targets in the frail person. However, despite the maximum available therapy, a significant number of patients with diabetic kidney disease still progress to renal failure and experience adverse cardiac outcomes. Therefore, future research is required to explore methods of early detection of diabetic kidney disease and to investigate novel therapeutic interventions to further improve the outcomes.

24 May 2017 in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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AWAssoc.Prof. Mag. Dr. Gudrun Wagner
Assoc.Prof. Mag. Dr. Gudrun Wagner
MZMichael Zeiler
Michael Zeiler
KWKarin Waldherr
Karin Waldherr
JPJulia Philipp
Julia Philipp
STStefanie Truttmann
Stefanie Truttmann
Andreas KarwautzAndreas Karwautz
Andreas Karwautz
This is a nationwide epidemiological study using DSM-5 criteria to assess the prevalence of mental disorders in a large sample of Austrian adolescents between 10 and 18 years including hard-to-reach samples. A sample of 3615 adolescents from four cohorts (school grades 5, 7, 9, 11; age range 10–18 years) was recruited from 261 schools, samples of unemployed adolescents (n = 39) and adolescents from mental health institutions (n = 137) were added. The Youth Self-Report and SCOFF were used to screen for mental health problems. In a second phase, the Childrens’ Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders was used to make point and lifetime psychiatric diagnoses. Mental health service use was also assessed. Point prevalence and lifetime prevalence rates for at least one psychiatric disorder were 23.9% and 35.8%. The highest lifetime prevalence rates were found for anxiety disorders (15.6%), neurodevelopmental disorders (9.3%; ADHD 5.2%) and depressive disorders (6.2%). Forty-seven percent of adolescents with a lifetime psychiatric disorder had a second diagnosis. Internalising disorders were more prevalent in girls, while neurodevelopmental disorders and disruptive, impulse control and conduct disorders were more prevalent in boys. Of those with a lifetime psychiatric disorder, 47.5% had contacted mental health services. Of the residual 52.5% who had not contacted mental health services, 18.1% expressed an interest in treatment. DSM-5 mental health disorders are highly prevalent among Austrian adolescents. Over 50% had or were interested in accessing treatment. Early access to effective interventions for these problems is needed to reduce burden due to mental health disorders.