@article{EsserLauchtSchmidt1996,
  author    = {Esser, G{\"u}nter and Laucht, Manfred and Schmidt, Martin H.},
  title     = {The Significance of Biological and Psychosocial Risks for Behaviour Problems of Children at Preschool age},
  year      = {1996},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LauchtEsserSchmidt1997,
  author    = {Laucht, Manfred and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Schmidt, Martin H.},
  title     = {Developmental outcome of infants born with biological and psychosocial risks},
  year      = {1997},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WeindrichJennenSteinmetzLauchtetal.1998,
  author    = {Weindrich, D. and Jennen-Steinmetz, Christine and Laucht, Manfred and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Schmidt, Martin H.},
  title     = {At risk for language disorders? : correlates and course of language disorders in preschool children born at risk},
  issn      = {0803-5253},
  year      = {1998},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WeindrichJennenSteinmetzLauchtetal.2000,
  author    = {Weindrich, D. and Jennen-Steinmetz, Christine and Laucht, Manfred and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Schmidt, Martin H.},
  title     = {Epidemiology and prognosis of specific disorders of language and scholastic skills},
  year      = {2000},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LauchtEsserHoeschetal.2000,
  author    = {Laucht, Manfred and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Hoesch, I. and Gerold, M. and Hoesch, I. and Ihle, Wolfgang and Steigleider, Petra and Stock, B. and Stoehr, R.-M. and Weindrich, D. and Schmidt, Martin H.},
  title     = {Behavioral Sequelae of Perinatal Insults and Early Family Adversity at 8 Years of Age},
  year      = {2000},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LauchtEsserSchmidt2001,
  author    = {Laucht, Manfred and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Schmidt, Martin H.},
  title     = {Differential development of infants at risk for psychopathology : the moderating role of early maternal responsivity},
  year      = {2001},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PitzerSchmidtEsseretal.2001,
  author    = {Pitzer, Martina and Schmidt, Martin H. and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Laucht, Manfred},
  title     = {Child development after maternal tocolysis with beta-sympathomimetic drugs},
  year      = {2001},
  abstract  = {The psycho-social development of both preterm and term children (n=347) whose mothers reported tocolytic treatment was assessed at the ages of 2, 4.5, 8 years. Term children exposed to tocolysis showed a higher rate of psychiatric disorders as well as poorer cognitive and motor performance than controls. In the preterm children no adverse impact of tocolysis could be found. The results are discussed concerning possible ways in which tocolytic treatment may influence child development. Restrictions because of the preliminary character of this study and the need of further prospective studies to clarify the developmental impact of tocolysis are also considered.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LauchtEsserSchmidt2002,
  author    = {Laucht, Manfred and Esser, G{\"u}nter and Schmidt, Martin H.},
  title     = {Vulnerability and resilience in the development of children at risk : the role of early mother-child- interaction},
  issn      = {0101-6083},
  year      = {2002},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GerholdLauchtTextdorfetal.2002,
  author    = {Gerhold, Martin and Laucht, Manfred and Textdorf, Christiane and Schmidt, Martin H. and Esser, G{\"u}nter},
  title     = {Early mother : infant interaction as a precursor to childhood social withdrawal},
  year      = {2002},
  abstract  = {The ralationship between early mother-infant interaction at 3 mo old, biological and psychosocial risks, and later social withdrawal was examined using a hierarchical logistics regression approach. A group of childeren (N=20; aged 4.5-8 yrs old) who were stabily socially withdrawn and a control group of healthy children (N=143) were formed. Variables were entered into the regression models in the follwing order: At first, biological and psychosocial risks and sex, followed by mother and child variables separately, while in a final regression model all of the variables were entered at once. The results show that child behaviors (smilling and gazing) as well as maternal behaviors (facial and motor responsiveness) significantly predict social withdrawal in middle childhood. Among the risks only biolgical risks significantly contribute to later child outcome. These results suggest that a dysfunctional interaction pattern between mother and infant may be a precursor of childhood social withdrawal.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LauchtSchmidtEsser2004,
  author    = {Laucht, Manfred and Schmidt, M. H. and Esser, G{\"u}nter},
  title     = {The development of at-risk children in early life},
  year      = {2004},
  language  = {en}
}