Publications
- Comparison is the thief of joy? Introducing the Attitudes Towards Social Comparison Inventory. Assessment, 31, 1052–1069. doi: 10.1177/10731911231203968. ().
- The role of aversive appearance-related comparisons and self-discrepancy in depression and well-being from a longitudinal general comparative-processing perspective. Behavior Therapy, 55, 636–648. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.09.003. ().
- The associations among well-being comparisons and affective styles in depression, anxiety, and mental health quality of life . Journal of Clinical Psychology, 80, 355–369. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23607. ().
- Cognitive factors underlying the impact of post-migration stressors on subjective well-being: Well-being comparisons and self-efficacy. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 31(1), Article e2928. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2928 . ().
- Evaluation of the Scales for Social Comparison of Appearance and Social Comparison of Well-being. Journal of Personality Assessment, 106, 625–637. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2023.2298887. ().
- Associations among posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, life-satisfaction, and well-being comparisons: A longitudinal investigation. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 37, 448–459. doi: 10.1002/jts.23018. ().
- Selection of social comparison standards in cardiac patients with and without experienced defibrillator shock. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 5551. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51366-3. ().
- The longitudinal relationship between well-being comparisons and anxiety symptoms in the context of uncontrollability of worries and external locus of control: A two-wave study. Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 37, 602–614. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2024.2306530. ().
- Comparison standards shape everyday judgments of low and high wellbeing in individuals with and without psychopathology: A diary-based investigation. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 4063. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54681-x. ().
- Sudden gains in routine clinical care: Application of a permutation test for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy . European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1), Article 2335796. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2335796. ().
- A meta-analysis on treatment efficacy of psychological interventions for mental disorders in individuals exposed to natural disasters. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 6, Article 100197. doi: 10.1016/j.cresp.2024.100197. ().
- Examining the Influence of Episode Number and Age of Onset on Individual Depressive Symptoms across Episodes of Major Depression. Journal of Psychiatric Research, xxx(xxx), xxx–xxx. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.039. ().
- Efficacy of psychological interventions for multiple-event-related PTSD in children and adolescents: a network meta-analysis . World Psychiatry, xx. ().
- . (). Do aversive well-being comparisons mediate the effects of childhood adversity on anxiety and depression? . Child Abuse & Neglect, 154, Article 106938. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106938.
- Worry postponement from the metacognitive perspective: a randomized waitlist-controlled trial. . Clinical Psychology in Europe, 6/2. doi: 10.32872/cpe.12741 . ().
- Gender, age, and longitudinal measurement invariance of child and adolescent depression scales: A systematic review. . Clinical Psychology Review, x. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102481. ().
- Emotion regulation profiles in Syrian refugees and migrants in Germany: Self-efficacy, resilience, and well-being comparisons. BMJ Mental Health, 7, Article e301099. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2024-301099. ().
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Reducing School Anxiety in Adolescents: Pilot Study . JMIR Mental Health, 11, Article e56235. doi: 10.2196/56235. ().
- Efficacy of social norm interventions on addictive behaviors – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 31, Article e3057. doi: 10.1002/cpp.3057. ().
- Social comparison selection in individuals with depression and the role of self-assessment and self-enhancement motives: An experimental investigation . Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, xx. doi: 10.1177/20438087241288532 . ().
- The efficacy of psychological interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder following exposure to single versus multiple traumatic events: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. The Lancet Psychiatry, 11(2), 112–122. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00373-5. ().
- Intraindividual variability and emotional change as predictors of sudden gains in Imagery Rescripting and EMDR for PTSD in adult survivors of childhood abuse. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 30, 1029–1046. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2855. ().
- Reinstatement of thought conditioning following extinction and counterconditioning. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 104320, Article 104320. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104320. ().
- Crying over spilled milk? A network analysis of aversive well-being comparison, brooding rumination and depressive symptoms . Journal of Affective Disorders, 339, 520–530. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.088. ().
- Efficacy of imagery rescripting in treating mental disorders associated with aversive memories - An updated meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 99, Article 102772. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102772. ().
- The struggle is relative: A comparative processing perspective on academic self-concept and student mental health. Collabra: Psychology , 9(1). doi: 10.1525/collabra.88330. ().
- Sleep problems in refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder and their association with social functioning and quality of life. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36, 1176–1183. doi: 10.1002/jts.22983 . ().
- Improving Attitudes Toward Psychotherapy in Residents and Syrian Refugees in Germany: An Interview Vignette Intervention Study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 54(4), 490–509. doi: 10.1177/00220221231171060. ().
- . (). Meta-analysis of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder. Psychological Medicine, 53, 2176–2176–2178. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001690.
- Assessing somatic symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15) in Syrian refugees. Assessment, 30, 1211–1225. doi: 10.1177/10731911221086986. ().
- . (). Psychotherapy motivation in refugees: The role of alexithymia, stigmatization, self-esteem, and psychotherapy expectations. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15(2), 227–236. doi: 10.1037/tra0001167.
- Using Imagery Rescripting to Treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Refugees: A Case Study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 30, 646–656. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.06.002. ().
- Time is of the essence: Past selves are not prioritized even when selective discrimination costs are controlled for. Psychological Research, 87, 768–786. doi: 10.1007/s00426-022-01702-x. ().
- . (). Measuring appearance-related comparisons: Validation of the Comparison Standards Scale for Appearance. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 47, 123–139. doi: 10.1007/s10608-022-10337-6.
- Psychological interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder are effective irrespective of concurrent psychotropic medication intake: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 92, 27–37. doi: 10.1159/000527850. ().
- Habitual aversive and appetitive well-being comparisons in dysphoria: Introducing the Comparison Standards Scale for well-being. Journal of Affective Disorders, 322, 132–140. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.012. ().
- The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder in routine clinical practice. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 30, 335–343. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2799. ().
- Efficacy of Psychological Interventions for PTSD in Distinct Populations - An Evidence Map of Meta-Analyses using the Umbrella Review Methodology. Clinical Psychology Review, 100(102239). doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102239. ().
- Counterfactual comparisons and affective styles in the aftermath of traumatic events. Current Psychology, 42, 32147–32156. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-04193-6. ().
- How we compare: a new approach to assess aspects of the comparison process for appearance-based standards and their associations with individual differences in wellbeing and personality measures. PloS one, 18(1), Article e0280072. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280072. ().
- The efficacy of psychological interventions for PTSD in children and adolescents exposed to single vs. multiple traumas. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 222, 196–203. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.24. ().
- Self-efficacy and locus of control as transdiagnostic factors in Middle Eastern refugees. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14, Article 2180707. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2023.2180707. ().
- The efficacy and acceptability of psychological interventions for adult PTSD: A network and pairwise meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 91, 445–461. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000809. ().
- Are psychological interventions for adult PTSD more efficacious and acceptable when treatment is delivered in higher frequency? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 95, Article 102684. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102684. ().
- Aversive well-being comparisons in dysphoria and the mediating role of brooding rumination. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 444–458. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12418. ().
- Behandlung der Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung mit Imagery Rescripting bei geflüchteten Menschen. Verhaltenstherapie und Psychosoziale Praxis, 55, 37–47. ().
- Baseline severity as a moderator of the waiting list-controlled association of cognitive behavioral therapy with symptom change in social anxiety disorder: an individual patient data meta-analysis (IPDMA). JAMA Psychiatry, 80(8), 822–831. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.1291. ().
- The relationship of aversive and appetitive appearance-related comparisons with depression, well-Being, and self-esteem: A response surface analysis. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 47(4), 621–636. doi: 10.1007/s10608-023-10369-6. ().
- Psychological interventions for generalized anxiety disorder: Effects and predictors in a naturalistic outpatient setting. PloS one, 18(3), Article e0282902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282902. ().
- . (). Associations between therapist factors and treatment efficacy in randomized controlled trials of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children and youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35(5), 1405–1419. doi: 10.1002/jts.22840.
- . (). Social comparison modulates acute responses to traumatic footage and the development of intrusive memories. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 13, 1–13. doi: 10.1177/20438087221075889.
- . (). How do I know how I am doing? Use of different types of comparison in evaluation of well-being in patients seeking psychological treatment and healthy controls. Applied psychology. Health and well-being, 14, 1369–1388. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12339.
- . (). The longitudinal course of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in war survivors: Insights from cross-lagged panel network analyses. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2022(35), 879–890. doi: 10.1002/jts.22795.
- . (). Taking a walk through time: Aversive memory re-experiencing may be linked to spatio-temporal distance. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(1), 2003993. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.2003993.
- . (). Potential predictors of virtual reality exposure therapy for fear of flying: anxiety sensitivity, self-efficacy and the therapeutic alliance. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 46, 646–654. doi: 10.1007/s10608-021-10269-7.
- . (). The relationship of trauma-related guilt with PTSD symptoms in adult trauma survivors: A meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 52, 2201–2211. doi: 10.1017/S0033291722001866.
- Self-discrepancy, depression, anxiety, and psychological well-being: The role of affective style and self-efficacy. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 46, 1075–1086. doi: 10.1007/s10608-022-10314-z. ().
- . (). Safety of psychological interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder: meta-analysis on the incidence and relative risk of deterioration, adverse events and serious adverse events. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 221(5), 658–667. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.111.
- Psychological aspects of syncopes and possible predictors of recurrency – the role of implantable loop recorders. Journal of personalized medicine, 12(8), Article 1219. doi: 10.3390/jpm12081219. ().
- The Impact of Cardiac Devices on Patients’ Quality of Life – A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 12, Article 1219. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9080257. ().
- A randomized controlled trial to pilot the efficacy of a computer-based intervention for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Frontiers in Digital Health, 4(974668). doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.974668. ().
- A brief measure of guilt and shame: Validation of the Guilt and Shame Questionnaire (GSQ-8). European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2). doi: 10.1080/20008066.2022.2146720. ().
- Culturally Adapted Cognitive-Behavioural Group Therapy for Mental Disorders in Refugees plus Problem Solving Training (ReTreat): Study Protocol for a Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial. BMJ Open, 12(e061274). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061274. ().
- . (). Anxiety disorders and age-related changes in physiology. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 221(3), 528–537. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2021.189.
- . (). I’d do much better, if only … Counterfactual comparisons related to traumatic life events. Cognition and Emotion, 35(2), 409–416. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2020.1832967.
- . (). Self-identification with a virtual experience and its moderating effect on self-efficacy and presence. . International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 37, 181–196. doi: 10.1080/10447318.2020.1812909.
- Which psychological characteristics influence therapists’ readiness to work with refugees? Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28(2), 334–344. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2508. ().
- . (). Depressive and anxiety symptoms in refugees: Insights from classical test theory, item response theory, and network analysis. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 28, 169–181. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2499.
- . (). Comparisons inform me who I am: A general comparative processing model of self-perception. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(6), 1221–1299. doi: 10.1177/1745691620966788.
- . (). The use of Virtual Reality in assessment and treatment of anxiety and related disorders. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28, 466–476. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2623.
- . (). A network meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD. BMJ Global Health, 6, Article e005029. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005029.
- . (). Unraveling Specifics of Mental Health Symptoms in War Survivors who Fled versus Stayed in the Area of Conflict using Network Analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 290, 93–101. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.072.
- . (). How do Adults with Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder from Childhood Trauma talk about single versus repeated traumas? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(4). doi: 10.1002/acp.3820.
- . (). Perceptual variability: Implications for learning and generalization. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 28, 1–19. doi: 10.3758/s13423-020-01780-1.
- . (). Differences in perceptual memory influence generalization patterns. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 136(103777). doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2020.103777.
- . (). Thought conditioning: Inducing and reducing thoughts about the aversive outcome in a fear conditioning procedure. . Clinical Psychological Science, XXX. doi: 10.1177/2167702620954222.
- . (). A potential impact of physical distancing on physical and mental health. A rapid narrative umbrella review of meta-analyses on the link between social connection and health. BMJ Open, 11:e042335. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042335.
- . (). Physical activity interventions on psychological outcomes in refugee, asylum seeker and migrant populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 54, 101901. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101901.
- . (). Faith-based coping among Arabic-speaking refugees seeking mental health services in Berlin, Germany: An exploratory qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12.
- . (). Brief Imagery Rescripting vs. Usual Care and Treatment Advice in Refugees with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Study Protocol for a Multi-Center Randomized-Controlled Trial. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), 1872967. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1872967.
- . (). One-year follow up and mediation in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adult depression. BMC Psychiatry, 21(41). doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-03020-1.
- . (). Study Protocol of an International Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Twice-Weekly Versus Once-Weekly Sessions of Either Imagery Rescripting or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (IREM-Freq) on Adults with PTSD from Childhood Trauma. Trials, 22, 848. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05712-9.
- . (). Efficacy of a low-threshold, culturally-sensitive group psychoeducation programme for asylum seekers (LoPe): Study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 11, e047385. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047385.
- . (). Efficacy of positive psychotherapy in reducing negative and enhancing positive psychological outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 11(9), e046017. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046017.
- . (). The Impact of childhood maltreatment on the severity of childhood-related post-traumatic stress disorder in adults. Child Abuse and Neglect, 120, Article 105208. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105208.
- . (). Psychological distress in refugees: The role of traumatic events, resilience, social support, and support by religious faith. Psychiatry Research, 304, 114121. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114121.
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness as Protection Against the Development of Memory Intrusions: a Prospective Trauma Analogue Study. Biological Psychology, in press. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108189. [online first] ().
- . (). Global Burden of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression in Countries Affected by War Between 1989 and 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. BMJ Global Health, 6(7), e006303. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006303.
- . (). Think scientists—Think male: Science and leadership are still more strongly associated with men than with women in Germany. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1111/jasp.12761. [online first]
- . (). Study quality and efficacy of psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Psychological Medicine, 51(8), 1260–1270. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001641.
- Help-seeking attitudes and distress disclosure among Syrian refugees in Germany and German residents. Counseling Psychologist, 49(3), 330–352. doi: 10.1177/2F0011000020974934. ().
- Psychological antecedents of refugee integration (PARI). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15(4), 856–879. doi: 10.1177/1745691619898838. ().
- Depressive and anxiety symptoms in refugees: Insights from classical test theory, item response theory, and network analysis. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28(1), 169–181. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2499. ().
- . (). Virtual reality therapy in social anxiety disorder. Current Psychiatry Reports, 22(32). doi: 10.1007/s11920-020-01156-1.
- . (). Is high-quality of trials associated with lower treatment efficacy? A meta-analysis on the association between study quality and effect sizes of psychological interventions for pediatric PTSD. . Clinical Psychology Review, 78(101855). doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101855.
- . (). Social comparison modulates coping with fear in virtual environments. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 72, 102226. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102226.
- . (). Exploring the association of social comparison with depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 27, 640–671. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2452.
- . (). Psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy., 27, 489–503. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2446.
- . (). Explicit and implicit attachment and the outcomes of acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for depression. BMC Psychiatry, 20, 155. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02547-7.
- . (). Out of sight, out of mind: Refugees are just the tip of the iceberg. An illustration using the cases of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11:179. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00179.
- . (). If only… A systematic review and meta-analysis of social, temporal and counterfactual comparative thinking in PTSD. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11, 1737453. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1737453.
- . (). Arresting visuospatial stimulation is insufficient to disrupt analogue traumatic intrusions. PloS one, 15(2). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228416.
- . (). How imagining personal future scenarios influences affect: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 75, 101811. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2019.101811.
- . (). Psychotherapie: Praxis, Empirie und Theorie. In (Hrsg.), Praxis und Wissenschaft. Fünf Disziplinen – eine Familie? (0th Ed. , S. 61–87). Leiden: Brill. doi: 10.30965/9783957437556_004.
- . (). Computer-based perspective broadening support for appraisal training: Acceptance and Effects. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 16(3), 86–108. doi: 10.4018/IJTHI.2020070106.
- How am I doing compared to different standards? Comparison standards and well-being following exposure to a vehicle-ramming attack. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1). doi: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1834179. ().
- . (). No persistent attenuation of fear memories in humans: A registered replication of the reactivation-extinction effect. Cortex, 129, 496–509. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.04.017.
- . (). Everyday Emotional Dynamics in Major Depression. Emotion, 20(2), 179–191. doi: 10.1037/emo0000541.
- Exploring the Representation of Depressive Symptoms and the Influence of Stigma in Arabic-speaking Refugee Outpatients. . Frontiers in Psychology, 11(1192). doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.579057. ().
- . (). Psychological antecedents of refugee integration (PARI). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15, 856–879. doi: 10.1177/1745691619898838.
- . (). Spatio-temporal associations with memory cues are linked to analogue traumatic intrusions. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 123, 103481. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2019.103481.
- . (). Lack of evidence for the efficacy of psychotherapies for PTSD and depression in child and adolescent refugees. World Psychiatry, 18(1), 107–108. doi: 10.1002/wps.20596.
- . (). Correction: Controlling Social Stress in Virtual Reality Environments. PloS one, 14(10), e0223988. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223988.
- Investigating the effect of proactive interference control training on intrusive memories. . European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10(1). doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1611092. ().
- . (). Acute stress – but not aversive scene content – impairs spatial configuration learning. Cognition and Emotion, 34(2), 201–216. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2019.1604320.
- . (). Mediators of change in imagery rescripting and imaginal exposure for nightmares: Evidence from a randomized wait-list controlled trial. Behavior Therapy, 50, 978–993. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.03.003.
- . (). Cognitive predictors of treatment outcome for exposure therapy: Do changes in self-efficacy, self-focused attention, and estimated social costs predict symptom improvement in social anxiety disorder? BMC Psychiatry, 19(80). doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2054-2.
- . (). Associations between childhood maltreatment and adult depression: a mediation analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 19(1/36). doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2016-8.
- . (). The prevalence of PTSD and major depression in the global population of adult war survivors: A meta-analytically informed estimate in absolute numbers. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10(1), 1578637. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1578637.
- . (). Sleep deprivation increases threat beliefs in human fear conditioning. . Journal of Sleep Research, 29(e12873). doi: 10.1111/jsr.12873.
- Development of a Culturally Sensitive Version of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) in Standard Arabic. . Fortschritte der Neurologie - Psychiatrie, 88(2), 95–104. ().
- . (). Diagnostik der PTBS im Spannungsfeld von DSM-5 und ICD-11. Der Nervenarzt, 90(7), 733–739. doi: 10.1007/s00115-018-0668-0.
- . (). The efficacy of Metacognitive Therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 9(2211). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02211.
- . (). Prevalence of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in adult civilian survivors of war who stay in war-afflicted regions. A systematic-review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. Journal of Affective Disorders, 239, 328–338. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.027.
- . (). Frontal EEG asymmetry during symptom provocation predicts subjective responses to intrusions in survivors with and without PTSD. Psychophysiology, 55, e12779. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12779.
- . (). Frightened by the perpetrator’s voice: Startle responsivity and cognitive processing predict earwitness speaker identification. Biological Psychology, 134, 80–88. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.02.013.
- . (). Does a novel training in mental imagery reduce pathological worry? Behaviour Research and Therapy, 109, 56–67. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.07.005.
- . (). Enhancement of exposure therapy in participants with specific phobia: a randomized controlled Trial comparing yohimbine, propranolol and Placebo. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 57, 48–56. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.05.001.
- . (). Does exposure therapy lead to changes in attention bias and approach-evoidance bias in patients with social anxiety disorder? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42(6), 856–866. doi: 10.1007/s10608-018-9934-5.
- . (). Self-report questionnaires, behavioral assessment tasks, and an implicit behavior measure: Do they predict social anxiety in everyday life? PeerJ, 6:e5441. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5441.
- . (). Mental Health of Refugee and Conflict-Affected Populations: Theory, Research and Clinical Practice. 0th Ed. Düsseldorf. Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-97046-2.
- . (). What is “Mere” About the Mere Ownership Effect? The Role of Semantic Processes for the Self’s Impact on Memory. (Dissertation thesis). Universität des Saarlandes. doi: 10.22028/D291-27047.
- . (). Testing the ICD-11 proposal for complex PTSD in trauma-exposed adults: factor structure and symptom profiles. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 9(1). doi: 10.1080/20008198.2018.1512264.
- . (). Defining the index trauma in post-traumatic stress disorder patients with multiple trauma exposure: impact on severity sores and treatment effects of using worst single incident versus multiple traumatic events. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 9(1). doi: 10.1080/20008198.2018.1486124.
- . (). Commentary: Sleep Deprivation Promotes Habitual Control over Goal-Directed Control: Behavioral and Neuroimaging Evidence. . Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 12(82). doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00082.
- . (). Effects of Social Anxiety on Emotional Mimicry and Contagion: Feeling Negative, but Smiling Politely. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 42, 81–99. doi: 10.1007/s10919-017-0266-z.
- . (). A randomized-controlled trial in routine clinical practice comparing acceptance and commitment therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 87, 154–163. doi: 10.1159/000486807.
- . (). Childhood adversity as a transdiagnostic risk factor for affective disorders in adulthood: A systematic review focusing on biopsychosocial moderating and mediating variables. Clinical Psychology Review, 65, 81–151. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.08.002.
- . (). Effects of rule uncertainty on cognitive flexibility in a card-sorting paradigm. Acta Psychologica, 190, 53–64. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2018.07.002.
- . (). Adult Eyewitness Memory for Single Versus Repeated Traumatic Events. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31, 164–174. doi: 10.1002/acp.3314.
- . (). Visuospatial context learning and configuration learning is associated with analogue traumatic intrusions. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 54, 120–127. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2016.07.010.
- . (). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation modulates the impact of a negative mood induction. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 12, 526–533. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsw180.
- . (). Examining habituation and sensitization across repetitive laboratory stress inductions using the MAST. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 77, 175–181.
- The German version of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Psychometric properties and diagnostic utility. BMC Psychiatry, 17(1). doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1541-6. ().
- . (). Childhood maltreatment and characteristics of adult depression: meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 210 (2), 96–104. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.180752.
- . (). Psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in young survivors of mass violence in low- and middle-income countries: meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 210, 247–254. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.180265.
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