A5043662859- Birth, Development, and Health
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Forecasting Techniques and Applications
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Health and Medical Studies
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
RWTH Aachen University
2019-2025
University of Basel
2012-2023
Universität Trier
2009-2011
Background: Identifying risk factors for adverse health outcomes in children is important. The intrauterine environment plays a pivotal role and disease across life.Objectives: We conducted comprehensive study to determine whether common psychosocial stress during pregnancy factor wide spectrum of pediatric diseases the offspring.Methods: was using prospective data population-based sample mothers with live singleton births (n = 66,203; 71.4% those eligible) from Danish National Birth Cohort....
Real-time fMRI (rtfMRI) neurofeedback (NF) facilitates volitional control over brain activity and the modulation of associated mental functions. The NF signals traditional rtfMRI-NF studies predominantly reflect neuronal within ROIs. In this study, we describe a novel approach that includes functional connectivity (FC) component in signal (FC-added rtfMRI-NF). We estimated efficacy FC-added method by applying it to nicotine-dependent heavy smokers an effort reduce cigarette craving. ACC...
To study in a large-scale cohort with prospective data the associations of psychosocial adversities during pregnancy length gestation and offspring size at birth.We defined priori two types adversity pregnancy: life stress (perceived burdens major areas life) emotional symptoms (e.g. anxiety). Measures birth, including body weight, length, abdominal head circumference, were obtained from national medical birth registry. We included analyses gestational age controlled for gestation; latter...
Background: Using mobile communication technology as new personalized approach to treat mental disorders or more generally improve quality of life is highly promising. Knowledge about intervention components that target key psychopathological processes in terms transdiagnostic psychotherapy approaches urgently needed. We explored the use smartphone-based micro-interventions based on psychotherapeutic techniques, guided by short video-clips, elicit mood changes. Method: As part a larger...
Objective Pediatric health care and research focus mostly on single morbidities, although the single-disease framework has been challenged. The main objective was to estimate associations between childhood mental disorders physical diseases. Methods This study is based weighted data (n = 6482) from National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement (age, 13–18 years). Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition lifetime were assessed using fully structured...
Background To study in a large-scale cohort with prospective data the associations between psychosocial stress during pregnancy and placenta weight at birth. Animal suggest that is involved stress-related fetal programming. Methodology/Principal Findings We defined priori two types of pregnancy, life (perceived burdens major areas life) emotional symptoms (e.g. anxiety). estimated maternal birth, controlled for length gestation, by predicting gestational age- sex-specific z-scores through...
Background The objective was to estimate temporal associations between mental disorders and physical diseases in adolescents with mental-physical comorbidities. Methods This article bases upon weighted data (N = 6483) from the National Comorbidity Survey Adolescent Supplement (participant age: 13–18 years), a nationally representative United States cohort. Onset of Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition lifetime assessed fully structured World Health Organization...
Rationale: Glucocorticoid inhalation is the preferred asthma treatment during pregnancy. Previous studies on its safety focused obstetric outcomes and offspring malformations.Objectives: To determine whether glucocorticoid pregnancy a risk factor for pediatric diseases.Methods: We studied (live singletons) of pregnant women suffering from (prevalence = 6.3%; n 4,083 mother–child pairs) Danish National Birth Cohort (births, 1996–2002; prospective data). estimated associations between use...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Maternal asthma is a common pregnancy complication, with adverse short-term effects for the offspring. The objective was to determine whether during risk factor of offspring diseases. METHODS: We studied pregnant women from Danish National Birth Cohort (births: 1996–2002; prospective data) giving birth live singletons (n = 66 712 mother-child pairs), 4145 (6.2%) suffering pregnancy. estimated associations between and diseases (International Classification Diseases,...
Background School mental health services are important contact points for children and adolescents with disorders, but their ability to provide comprehensive treatment is limited. The main objective was estimate in mentally disordered of a nationally representative United States cohort the role school as guide care different out-of-school service sectors. Methods Analyses based on weighted data (N = 6483) from National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement (participants' age:...
Background There is certain evidence on the efficacy of smartphone-based mental health interventions. However, mechanisms action remain unclear. Placebo effects contribute to face-to-face interventions and may also be a potential mechanism in Objective This study aimed investigate whether different types expectancies as factors underlying placebo could successfully induced digital intervention, ostensibly targeting mood stress. Methods We conducted randomized, controlled, single-blinded,...
Automated Driving Systems (ADS) may reshape mobility. Yet, related fear and anxiety are largely unknown. We estimated the prevalence risk factors of anticipated towards ADS.In a nationally representative face-to-face household survey, we assessed levels ADS based on DSM-5 specific phobia criteria, using structured diagnostic interviews. weighted prevalences conducted adjusted logistic regression models.Of N = 2076 respondents, 40.82% (95%-confidence interval (CI) 37.73-43.98) experiencing...
We argue that depending on p-values to reject null hypotheses, including a recent call for changing the canonical alpha level statistical significance from .05 .005, is deleterious finding of new discoveries and progress science. Given blanket variable criterion levels both are problematic, it sensible dispense with testing altogether. There alternatives address study design determining sample sizes much more directly than does; but none tools should replace as magic method giving clear-cut...