A5016371381- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Health and Medical Studies
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Sex work and related issues
- Child and Adolescent Health
TU Dresden
2016-2025
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
2014-2025
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik
2010-2024
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
2024
SRH Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach
2015
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist (PCL, now PCL-5) has recently been revised to reflect the new diagnostic criteria of disorder.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a global public health problem. Unfortunately, many individuals with PTSD do not receive professional care due to lack of available providers, stigma about mental illness, and other concerns. Technology-based interventions, including mobile phone applications (apps) may be viable means surmounting such barriers reaching helping those in need. Given this potential, 2011 the U.S Veterans Affairs National Center for released Coach, app intended provide...
Alterations of the hypothalamus pituitary-axis on one hand and heightened rates somatic diseases mortality other are consistently found for PTSD MDD patients. A possible link between these factors might be immune system, in particular pro- anti-inflammatory cytokines. 'low-grade inflammation' patients was found, whereas influence acute stress role cytokines rarely examined. In this study, 17 female participated Trier social test while serum cytokine levels (IL-6, IL-10) were assessed....
Abstract Background Women in the postpartum period are at greater risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), which may cause physical, sexual, or psychological harm and have a long-lasting negative impact on mother child. Seeking help case IPV can be difficult. Objective The purpose this study was to examine service preferences among women Germany (non-)affected by IPV. Methods In cross-sectional INVITE, mothers ( n = 3,509) were interviewed via telephone. Using WHO-Violence Against Instrument...
The human olfactory bulb (OB) is the first relay station of pathway and may have potential for postnatal neurogenesis in early childhood. In animals, chronic stress affects OB functioning. For humans, it has been shown that major depressive disorder accompanied by reduced volume function. However, not clear if childhood development also functioning humans. was measured function tested 17 patients with 10 without a history severe maltreatment (CM). CM exhibited significantly threshold...
Removal of the olfactory bulb (OB) leads to depression like behavior in rodents. A link between and function is also established humans. We hypothesized that human OB volume relates depressive state tested whether such a potential coherence moderated by structural alterations other brain regions.Eighty-three participants (32 patients with major 51 matched healthy controls) underwent MR scanning. Individual volumes were compared controls impact comorbidity was analyzed multiple regression...
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Childhood maltreatment is associated with the development and maintenance of mental disorders. The purpose this naturalistic study was (a) to identify different patterns childhood maltreatment, (b) examine how these are linked severity disorders (c) whether they predictive treatment outcome. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> 742 adult patients a university hospital for psychotherapy psychosomatics were assessed at intake...
Background Interpersonal touch is a key aspect of human interaction and usually very comforting experience. For patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) caused by interpersonal traumatization, such affectively ambiguous. Methods In two studies, we investigated the experience neural processing various types impersonal in as compared with healthy controls. Results Patients strongly disliked show, skin-to-skin stroking, while controls appreciated this kind touch. No group...
Background: Recently, changes have been introduced to the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) according Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) International Classification Diseases (ICD).Objectives:This study investigated effect made from DSM-IV DSM-5 ICD-10 proposed ICD-11. The concordance provisional PTSD prevalence between was examined in a convenience sample 100 members German Armed Forces.Method: Based on questionnaire measurements, assessed...
Abstract PTSD patients show alterations of the immune system, mainly a ‘low-grade inflammation’. Psychotherapeutic treatments are meant to reduce symptom burden but 30–50% do not benefit from psychotherapy. Therefore, in this study, predictive effect cytokine levels on therapy outcome investigated. Pro- (IL-6) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines female (N = 17) were assessed under acute stress during Trier social test (TSST) before therapeutic treatment. The effects IL-6 IL-10 (SCL_GSI,...
Trauma is a global issue. The great majority of the burden disease arising from mental health conditions occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), among populations political, economic, and/or cultural transition those struck by forced migration. These problems frequently arise as result traumatic events that adversely affect adults, children, families, including war, mass violence, natural disasters, accidents. In response to this, International Society for Traumatic Stress...
Background: Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a problem all over the world. There are high barriers for entry into formal psychotherapy, which results in lack mental health care significant part population. Mobile Health (mMHealth) applications (apps) seem to be promising new development countering this care, building on success mHealth (Mobile Health) apps general. Unfortunately, overall quality such stands contrast their number. The aim manuscript propose standard...
Abstract Background Some women struggle with mental health problems such as postpartum depression (PPD) or anxiety disorder (PAD) after giving birth. This can have a negative impact on the new mother, infant, and whole family. However, many experiencing PPD and/or PAD go unrecognized untreated. Since appropriate support is essential, efforts should be made to facilitate women’s help-seeking behavior. The purpose of this study was improve by understanding their specific preferences. To end,...
<title>Abstract</title> Background Although childbirth is frequently described as a positive experience, the transition to parenthood can be challenging and many postpartum women suffer from mental health problems. Nevertheless, utilization of treatment counseling services remains low. To improve this, it necessary examine likelihood barriers help-seeking among women. There paucity research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), that addresses these issues, especially when considering both...
Background: The proposed ICD-11 criteria for trauma-related disorders define posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex (cPTSD) as separate disorders. Results of previous studies support the validity this concept. However, due to limitations existing (e.g. homogeneity samples), present study aimed test construct factor structure cPTSD its distinction from PTSD using a heterogeneous trauma-exposed sample.Method: Confirmatory analyses (CFAs) were conducted explore diagnosis in sample 341...