Selected Publications
Onken R., Capponi D., Dietel F. A., Kneipp C., Hoppen L., Schulz C., Dirksen D., & Buhlmann U. (2024). Facial symmetry perception and attractiveness ratings in body dysmorphic disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 40,100859. doi: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100859
Kuck, N., Dietel, F. A., Nohr, L., Vahrenhold, J., & Buhlmann, U. (2022). A smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder: Development and evaluation of the content, usability, and aesthetics. Internet Interventions, 28, 100521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100521
Drüge, M., Buhlmann, U., Dietel, F. A., Hansmeier, J., Jäger, A., Dworakowski, O., Rück, C., Enander, J., & Watzke, B. (2021). BDD-NET – Ein internetbasiertes Programm bei Körperunzufriedenheit zur niedrigschwelligen Behandlung der körperdysmorphen Störung für den deutschen Sprachraum. Verhaltenstherapie, 32(1-2), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1159/000520345
Kuck, N., Cafitz, L., Bürkner, P.-C., Hoppen, L., Wilhelm, S., & Buhlmann, U. (2021). Body dysmorphic disorder and self-esteem: A meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), 310. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03185-3
Schulte, J., Dietel, F. A., Wilhelm, S., Nestler, S., & Buhlmann, U. (2021). Temporal dynamics of insight in body dysmorphic disorder: An ecological momentary assessment study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 130(4), 365–376. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000673
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News
06/11/2024 - 06/15/2024
From 11 to 15 June, our working group took part in the 3rd German Psychotherapy Congress in Berlin. Hannah Vogel gave a presentation on the relationship between body dysmorphic symptoms, depression and suicidality, Marieke Meier gave a presentation on "Psychoeducation with the help of a network-theoretical explanatory approach for eating disorders" and Nicola Hohensee gave a presentation on "Relationship between emotion regulation and symptom severity in obsessive-compulsive disorders: An EMA-based study".
10/01/2024
We welcome Anna Witte as a new member of our research unit and look forward to working with her! Anna is particularly interested in the relationship between suicidality, interoception and illness insight in body dysmorphic disorder. For this purpose, she mainly uses everyday app-based longitudinal studies (e.g. Ecological Momentary Assessment Designs).
09/27/2024 - 09/28/2024
From 27 to 28 September, Nicola took part in the conference of the German Society for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in Hamburg. She presented a poster entitled ‘Comparison of how people with obsessive-compulsive disorder and people without a mental disorder deal with feelings: an app-based survey in everyday life’ in an interactive workshop for dialogue between sufferers, relatives and researchers.
06/26/2024
AE-Buhlmann once again successfully took part in the Psychology Student Council's charity run this year. At this year's 5-km TK-Run of the Leonardo-CampusRun, students, employees and professors of the Department of Psychology competed together and collected donations for Zartbitter, a counseling center against sexualized violence in Münster. We had a lot of fun and are already looking forward to taking part again next year.
06/03/2024
We welcome Judith Diele as a new member of our work unit and look forward to working with her! Judith is particularly interested in the relationship between suicidality, emotion regulation and interoception in body dysmorphic disorder. For this purpose, she mainly uses app-based longitudinal studies (e.g. Ecological Momentary Assessment Designs).
10/04/2023 - 10/07/2023
From 4 to 7 October, Marieke participated in the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) conference in Antalya. In the symposium on "Development and Treatment of Mental Disorders: A Network Perspective", she gave a presentation titled "Comparing Symptom Networks Before and After Inpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders in Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder".
10/04/2023 - 10/06/2023
From 4 to 6 October, Nicola Hohensee participated in the Emotionos 2023 Conference in Tilburg (NL). She gave a presentation on the relationship between emotional insight and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies in children and adolescents.
06/14/2023
Our lab successfully participated in the 1st Alzheimer fundraising run of the psychology department. Students, staff and professors of the Department of Psychology participated together in the 5km TK-Run of the Leonardo-CampusRun and collected donations for the Deutsche Alzheimer Gesellschaft e.V. Selbsthilfe Demenz (DAlzG). We had a lot of fun and hope to repeat the fundraising run next year.
06/2023
We welcome Nicola Hohensee as a new member of our research unit and look forward to working with her! Nicola is doing her PhD in our working unit since April 2020 and is mainly interested in the relationship between different emotion regulation components and psychopathology in obsessive-compulsive disorder but also in other mental illnesses. For this, she mainly uses everyday app-based longitudinal studies (e.g. Ecological Momentary Assessment designs).
05/10/2023 - 05/13/2023
From 10 to 13 May, we participated in the 2nd German Psychotherapy Congress in Berlin. Prof. Buhlmann gave a presentation on ecological momentary assessment (EMA) in body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and reported our new findings on symptom fluctuations in people with BDD. Marieke Meier gave a presentation on treatment effects of inpatient therapy for eating disorders.
04/2023
We welcome Hannah Vogel as a new member of our research group and look forward to working with her! Hannah joined our work unit in January 2022 as a diagnostician in BDD-NET (an internet-based body dissatisfaction program for low-threshold treatment of body dysmorphic disorder for the German-speaking world). She is particularly interested in the relationship between suicidality and interoception in body dysmorphic disorder.
03/01/2023
We are saying goodbye to Dr. Johanna Schulte who is currently on parental leave and who has taken over the management and coordination of the professional qualifying activity in the Master of Science Psychology with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy as of March 01 2023. We sincerely thank her for her many years of work in our lab and wish her all the best for the future!
09/01/2022 - 01/31/2023
Marieke spent this term as a short-term visiting scholar in the lab of Professor Richard McNally at the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During her stay Marieke did research on whether the links between symptoms of eating disorders differ before and after a long treatment. Students who have questions about study or research abroad are welcome to contact Marieke.
Further News
we are looking for participants (Language German)
If you are not sure whether you may have body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), you can take an anonymous German self-test here, which is subject to data protection regulations (further information on data protection regulations and the further handling of the data will be summarized in detail before the test begins). It takes about 20 minutes to complete. On completion, you will receive your individual feedback, information on BDD, related problem areas and information on offers of help. BDD self-test
Our German self-test will give you an indication of whether your eating behavior is within the normal range or whether you show signs of an eating disorder. It takes about 20 minutes to complete. On completion, you will receive your individual feedback, information on symptoms of eating disorders, related problem areas and information on offers of help. The German survey is of course anonymous and is subject to data protection regulations. Eating disorders self-test
As part of the BEMCO study, we are investigating the connection between the assessment of body-related situations, difficulties in dealing with feelings and their effects on concerns about appearance. Participation in the study lasts a maximum of 90 minutes, takes place entirely online and can be remunerated with 1.5 subject hours from the University of Münster or Osnabrück. For more information and to take part in the German study: https://ww3.unipark.de/uc/bemco/
Would you like to learn more about the ability to perceive your own inner body sensations, take an ECG and earn 2 test subjects in 100 minutes? Then get in touch with hannah.vogel@uni-muenster.de about the iBody study or simply scan the QR code on the flyer and make an appointment at Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster.
