- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Family Support in Illness
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Goethe University Frankfurt
2015-2023
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
2011
Boston University
2010
Philipps University of Marburg
2010
Despite the high prevalence, evidence-based treatments for abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescents have rarely been studied.To examine whether developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy (D-CPT) is more effective than a wait-list condition with treatment advice (WL/TA) among PTSD related to childhood abuse.This rater-blinded, multicenter, randomized clinical trial (stratified by center) enrolled treatment-seeking and young adults (aged 14-21 years) at 3...
The year 2016 has marked the highest number of displaced people worldwide on record. A large these refugees are women, yet little is known about their specific situation and hurdles they have to face during journey. Herein, we investigated whether sociodemographic characteristics traumatic experiences in home country flight affected quality life refugee women arriving Germany 2015–2016. Six hundred sixty-three from six countries (Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Eritrea) living...
Importance Different types of traumatic life events have varying impacts on symptoms depression, anxiety, and somatization. For women from areas the world experiencing war humanitarian crises, who experienced cumulative trauma exposure during forced migration, it is not known whether or particular greatest impact symptoms. Objective To examine which are associated with somatization symptoms, compared amount, in a sample female refugees. Design, Setting, Participants this cross-sectional...
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) is a distinct syndrome that follows bereavement. It different from other mental disorders and characterized by symptoms such as yearning for the bereaved, or intense emotional pain distress. Violent loss one major risk factor development of PGD.
Recent research has identified significant correlations between traumatic events and depression in refugees. However, few studies have addressed the role of acculturation strategies this relationship. This study explored relationship cultural orientation, female refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Somalia living Germany. We expected to moderate effect experiences on depression. The sample included 98 scale Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) represented dependent measure....
Background : The assessment of therapeutic adherence and competence is often neglected in psychotherapy research, particularly children adolescents; however, both variables are crucial for the interpretation treatment effects. Objective Our aim was to develop, adapt, pilot two scales assess a recent innovative program, Developmentally Adapted Cognitive Processing Therapy (D-CPT), adolescents suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childhood abuse. Method Two independent...
Background : The assessment of therapeutic adherence is essential for accurately interpreting treatment outcomes in psychotherapy research. However, such assessments are often neglected. Aims To fill this gap, we aimed to develop and test a scale that assessed Cognitive Processing Therapy – Only (CPT), which was adapted study targeting patients with post-traumatic stress disorder co-occurring borderline personality symptoms. Method Two independent, trained raters 30 randomly selected...
The Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSC-C) is the most widely used self-report scale to assess trauma-related symptoms in children and adolescents on six clinical scales. purpose of present study was develop a German version TSC-C investigate its psychometric properties, such as factor structure, reliability, validity, sample adolescents.A normative N=583 N=41 with history physical or sexual abuse aged between 13 21 years participated study.The Confirmatory Factor Analysis six-factor...
Developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy (D-CPT) is an effective treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescents and young adults. It unclear if therapeutic adherence competence D-CPT are associated with higher PTSD gains. To assess symptom reduction of adults, while controlling alliance. Participants were 38 patients (aged 14–21 years; M = 17.61 years, SD 2.42 years) a multicenter randomized controlled trial which the efficacy was compared to waitlist advice....
Abstract Background Intrusive mental imagery (MI) plays a crucial role in the maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) adults. Evidence on characteristics MI adolescents suffering from PTSD is sparse. The aim this study was to thoroughly assess an adolescent sample after experience childhood sexual abuse and/or physical (CA). Methods Thirty-two with primary diagnosis CA and 32 without any history CA, matched for age gender, completed questionnaires assessing negative positive MI,...
<b><i>Hintergrund:</i></b> Metaanalysen zeigen die Wirksamkeit traumafokussierter Verfahren für Geflüchtete. Für Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) liegt bei dieser Population in Deutschland bisher keine empirische Machbarkeitsprüfung vor. <b><i>Patient</i></b>*<b><i>innen und Methoden:</i></b> Im Rahmen einer Machbarkeitsstudie erhielten 16 Geflüchtete mit Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung (PTBS) unter klinischen...
Several psychotherapy treatments exist for posttraumatic stress disorder. This study examines the treatment preferences of treatment-seeking traumatized adults in Germany and investigates reasons their choices. Preferences prolonged exposure, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), psychodynamic stabilization were assessed via an online survey. Reasons analyzed by means thematic coding two independent rates. 104 completed Prolonged exposure CBT...
Zur Evaluierung der Curricula Spezielle Psychotraumatherapie (SP) und mit Kindern Jugendlichen (SP-KJ) Deutschsprachigen Gesellschaft für Psychotraumatologie (DeGPT) wurden 38 Institutsleiter 299 Absolventen befragt. Ziel war es, Erkenntnisse bezüglich des Optimierungsbedarfs von Inhalten Umsetzung Fortbildungsangebote SP SP-KJ zu gewinnen. Mittels zweier selbst konzipierter Fragebögen zusätzlich zur Bewertung die Zufriedenheit verschiedener Aspekte Curricula, Informationen gelehrten...
Glombiewski, Julia Anna*,1; Sawyer, Alice T.2; Gutermann, Jana1; Koenig, Katharina1; Rief, Winfried1; Hofmann, Stefan G.2 Author Information
Zusammenfassung: Hintergrund: Ein signifikanter Anteil traumatisierter Patient_innen erhält keine spezielle psychotherapeutische Behandlung. Fragestellung: Ziel war die Untersuchung der Versorgungssituation von traumatisierten sowie Barrieren und Motivationsfaktoren für Inanspruchnahme einer Traumatherapie. Methoden: Es nahmen 104 traumatisierte Erwachsene teil, auf Suche nach einem Behandlungsplatz waren. Mittels halbstrukturierter Einzelinterviews Online-Fragebogen, wurden quantitative...