A5023352739- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health and Medical Studies
- Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Medical and Health Sciences Research
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Medical University of Vienna
2016-2025
Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna
2023-2025
Universitätszahnklinik Wien
2014-2023
City University of New York
2023
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2023
Cornell University
2022-2023
University of Parma
2022
Long Island University
2022
Sigmund Freud University Vienna
2020
Institut für Psychologische Psychotherapie
2017
Transference-focused psychotherapy is a manualised treatment for borderline personality disorder.To compare transference-focused with by experienced community psychotherapists.In randomised controlled trial (NCT00714311) 104 female out-patients were treated 1 year either or an psychotherapist.Significantly fewer participants dropped out of the group (38.5% v. 67.3%) and also significantly attempted suicide (d = 0.8, P 0.009). was superior in domains symptomatology 1.6, 0.001), psychosocial...
A key ingredient in the current proposal of DSM-5 Work Group on Personality and Disorders is assessment overall severity impairment personality functioning: Levels Functioning Scale (LPFS). The aim this article to contribute a conceptual empirical discussion LPFS from perspective Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD) system (OPD Task Force, 2008 ). First, we introduce OPD Structural Integration Axis (OPD-LSIA), measure individual differences dysfunction that rooted psychodynamic...
The Reflective Functioning Scale (RFS) was developed to assess individual differences in the ability mentalize attachment relationships. RFS assesses mentalization from transcripts of Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). A global score is given by trained coders on an 11-point scale ranging antireflective exceptionally reflective. Coding procedures rely a distinction demand and permit questions during AAI. Demand directly probe for reflective functioning (RF), whereas do not. focuses detecting...
Summary Borderline personality disorder is associated with deficits in functioning and mentalisation. In a randomised controlled trial 104 people borderline received either transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) or treatment by experienced community therapists. Among other outcome variables, mentalisation was assessed means of the Reflective Functioning Scale (RF Scale). Findings revealed only significant improvements reflective function TFP group within 1 year treatment. The between-group...
To assess whether trait anxiety as a person's general disposition to be anxious is risk factor for temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain.A total of 320 adult TMD patients with at least one pain-related diagnosis according the Research Diagnostic Criteria Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) were included in study. Subjects from population without used controls (n = 888). All study participants completed State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The association between level (STAI-Trait scores)...
In a German multicenter treatment study, 354 patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder were followed for 2 years. The data collected taken as basis the present predictor study. For first time, technique of classification regression tree (CART) analysis has been employed this purpose. CART yielded informative appeared to be useful instrument in research. On out come variables "relapse" "rehospitalization," significant found several areas: neuroleptic treatment, onset previous...
Relationships between personality organization, reflective functioning (RF), and the number of Axis I II disorders were examined. Ninety-two female patients with Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV-TR) borderline disorder (BPD) administered Structured Interview Personality Organization (STIPO), Adult Attachment for assessment RF, Clinical DSM Disorders. Significant correlations found level organization diagnoses. In contrast, no association was RF severity...
Background The concept of narcissism has been much researched in psychoanalysis and especially self psychology. One the hallmarks is altered emotion, including decreased affective resonance (e.g. empathy) with others, neural underpinnings which remain unclear. aim our exploratory study was to investigate psychological correlates empathy two groups healthy subjects high low narcissistic personality trait. We hypothesized that would show a differential activity pattern regions such as anterior...
Previous research has shown an association between certain personality characteristics and suicidality. Methodological differences including small sample sizes missing adjustment for possible confounding factors could explain the varying results. The aim of this study was to assess impact Big Five dimensions on suicidality in a representative population based adults.Interviews were conducted German population-based (n=2555) 2011. Personality assessed using Inventory-10 (BFI-10) suicide risk...
In the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual DSM-5 definition of personality disorder diagnoses has not been changed from that in DSM-IV-TR. However, an alternative model for diagnosing disorders where construct “identity” integrated as a central diagnostic criterion placed section III manual. The model’s hybrid nature leads to simultaneous use newly developed “Level Personality Functioning-Scale” (a dimensional tool define severity disorder). Pathological traits are assessed five broad...
Abstract Aim We investigated the long‐term impact of adjunctive systemic antibiotics on periodontal disease progression. Periodontal therapy is frequently supplemented by antibiotics, although its course still unclear. Material & Methods This prospective, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled multi‐centre trial comprising patients suffering from moderate to severe periodontitis evaluated rational use amoxicillin 500 mg plus metronidazole 400 (3x/day, 7 days) attachment loss. The...
We investigated attachment representations and the capacity for mentalization in a sample of adult female borderline patients with without comorbid narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Participants were 22 diagnosed NPD (NPD/BPD) 129 BPD (BPD) from 2 randomized clinical trials. Attachment assessed on Adult Interview (AAI; George, Kaplan, & Main, 1996). Results showed that as expected, compared group, NPD/BPD group was significantly more likely to be categorized either dismissing or...
The aim of this article was to construct an empirical bridge between object relations theory and attachment by investigating how researchers in both traditions have contributed understanding assessing identity diffusion (a keystone personality pathology) patients with borderline disorder during 1 year transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP).The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) the Structured Personality Organization (STIPO) were administered (N=104, all women) before after treatment. This...
Objective Elective surgery represents a considerable source of stress for the patient. Many attempts have been made to prepare patients before with aim reducing and improving outcome. This study used novel approach fulfill this by showing videotape patient undergoing total hip replacement surgery, covering time period from hospital admission discharge, that strictly keeps patient's perspective. Methods Before elective 100 were randomly assigned control group or preparation group; latter was...
Summary: Objective: To assess the prevalence of psychiatric disturbances among patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Methods: Forty‐three JME (22 female, 21 male, mean age 32.4 ± 13, range 15–63) were assessed by means Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM‐IV (SCID‐I and SCID‐II). Current lifetime diagnoses assigned. Results: Thirty‐five percent suffered from one or more disorders (Axis I Axis II). Personality present in 23% 19%. Altogether, 47% had a disorder at any time their...
ABSTRACT Newborns are able to neurally discriminate between speech and nonspeech right after birth. To date it remains unknown whether this early discrimination the underlying neural language network is associated with later development. Preterm‐born children an interesting cohort investigate relationship, as previous studies have shown that preterm‐born neonates exhibit alterations of processing a greater risk deficits. This investigation also holds clinical importance, differences in...