A5071973792- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Noise Effects and Management
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Effects of Vibration on Health
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Child Therapy and Development
- Cognitive and psychological constructs research
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Reflective Practices in Education
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2019-2025
Freie Universität Berlin
2021-2024
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2021-2024
King's College London
2014
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
2013
Abstract Background/Hypothesis Digital interventions targeting transdiagnostic mechanisms in daily life may be a promising translational strategy for prevention and early intervention of psychotic other severe mental disorders. We aimed to investigate the feasibility initial signals efficacy transdiagnostic, compassion-focused, hybrid ecological momentary improving resilience (ie, EMIcompass) youth with health problems. Study Design In an exploratory, assessor-blind randomized controlled...
Background: Despite vulnerability-stress models underlying a variety of distress-related emotional syndromes, few studies have investigated interactions between personality factors and subjectively experienced stressors in accounting for tinnitus-related distress. Aims: The present study compared characteristics patients with chronic tinnitus the general population. Within patient sample, it was further examined whether dimensions predicted distress and, if so, differential aspects or levels...
This study aims to identify gender-specific risk factors associated with the presence of bothersome tinnitus (compared non-bothersome tinnitus), including sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, tinnitus-associated phenomena (hearing loss, traumatic experiences, sleep disturbances), physical as well mental comorbidities.We conducted a cross-sectional using survey data from Swedish LifeGene cohort containing information on self-reported (N = 7615). We (1) analyzed factor comorbidity...
Tinnitus is the chronic perception of a phantom sound with different levels related distress. Past research has elucidated interactions tinnitus distress audiological, affective and further clinical variables. The influence on cognition underinvestigated. Our study aims at investigating specific influences associated predictors in cohort n = 146 out-ward patients. Age, educational level, hearing loss, Questionnaire (TQ) score, duration, speech noise (SIN), stress, anxiety depression,...
(1) To determine which psychosocial aspects predict tinnitus-related distress in a large self-reported dataset of patients with chronic tinnitus, and (2) to identify underlying constructs by means factor analysis.A cohort 1958 the Charité Tinnitus Center, Berlin completed questionnaire battery that comprised sociodemographic data, distress, general psychological stress experience, emotional symptoms, somatic complaints. construct "tinnitus-related distress", significant predictive items were...
Objectives: Hearing aids (HAs) are a widely accepted first-line treatment option for individuals suffering from both hearing loss and chronic tinnitus. Though HAs highly effective at improving speech understanding, their effectiveness in ameliorating tinnitus symptoms is less clear. In recent years, several investigators have reported on attempts to predict using an array of variables. These included attributes (e.g., frequency, loudness, character), audiological characteristics degree...
Whilst some studies have identified gender-specific differences, there is no consensus about determinants for prevalence rates or concomitant symptoms of chronic tinnitus such as depression anxiety. However, gender-associated differences in psychological response profiles and coping strategies may differentially affect chronification treatment success rates. Thus, understanding facilitate a more detailed identification symptom profiles, heighten rates, help to create access vulnerable...
Objective To investigate the co-occurrence of tinnitus-related distress and pain experiences alongside psychological factors that may underlie their association. Method Patients with chronic tinnitus (N = 1238) completed a questionnaire battery examining affective sensory perceptions. A series simple, parallel- serial multiple mediator models examined indirect effects comorbidities as well -process variables including depressivity, perceived stress coping attitudes. Moderator moderated...
Abstract Chronic tinnitus is a complex, multi-factorial symptom that requires careful assessment and management. Evidence-based therapeutic approaches involve audiological psychological treatment components. However, not everyone benefits from treatment. The identification characterisation of patient subgroups (or “phenotypes”) may provide clinically relevant information. Due to the large number tools, data-driven methods appear be promising. acceptance these empirical results can further...
Background Digital interventions offer new avenues for low-threshold prevention and treatment in young people. Ecological momentary (EMIs) represent a powerful approach that allows adaptive, real-time, real-world delivery of intervention components daily life by real-time processing ecological assessment (EMA) data. Compassion-focused (CFIs) may be particularly amenable to translation into an EMI strengthen emotional resilience modify putative risk mechanisms, such as stress sensitivity, the...
Objective: To investigate the joint impact of tinnitus-related distress (TRD), anxiety, depressive symptoms, and other somatization symptoms on health-related quality life (HRQoL) in female vs. male patients with chronic tinnitus. Method: Three-hundred-and-fifty-two tinnitus completed audiological testing a psychological assessment battery that comprised—among measures—German versions Tinnitus Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, Somatic Symptom Scale-8, Health-Related Quality...
Background Measurement of tinnitus-related distress and treatment responsiveness is key in understanding, conceptualizing addressing this often-disabling symptom. Whilst several self-report measures exist, the heterogeneity patient populations, available translations, contexts requires ongoing psychometric replication validation efforts. Objective To investigate convergent validity German versions Tinnitus Questionnaire [TQ], Handicap Inventory [THI], Functional Index [TFI] a large...
Abstract The role of stress and its neuroendocrine mediators in tinnitus is unclear. In this study, we measure cortisol as an indicator hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis alterations brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) a marker adaptive neuroplasticity hair chronic patients to investigate relationships with tinnitus-related psychological factors. Cross-sectional data from inpatients were analyzed. Data collection included sampling, pure tone audiometry, pitch loudness matching,...
Background: Cognitive therapy is an effective treatment for social anxiety disorder but little known about the mechanisms by which achieves its effects. Aims: This study investigated potential role of self-focused attention and phobia related negative automatic thoughts as mediators clinical improvement. Method: Twenty-nine patients with received individual cognitive (ICT) in a randomized controlled trial. Weekly process outcome measures were analysed using multilevel mediation models....
Abstract Background Tinnitus represents a relatively common condition in the global population accompanied by various comorbidities and severe burden many cases. Nevertheless, there is currently no general treatment or cure, presumable due to heterogeneity of tinnitus with its wide variety etiologies phenotypes. Hence, most studies merely demonstrated improvement subgroup patients. The majority are characterized small sample sizes, unstandardized treatments assessments, applications...
The psychological effects of hearing aids and auditory training are underinvestigated.To assess the short- long-term an industry-developed on tinnitus-related distress, perceived stress, epiphenomena in patients with chronic tinnitus mild-to-moderate loss.One-hundred-seventy-seven gender-stratified were randomized to immediate [IIG] or delayed [DIG] intervention group. Following binaural aid fitting, participants completed a CD-enhanced 14-days self-study program. Applying...
Most mental disorders first emerge in youth and, their early stages, surface as subthreshold expressions of symptoms comprising a transdiagnostic phenotype psychosis, mania, depression, and anxiety. Elevated stress reactivity is one the most widely studied mechanisms underlying psychotic affective health problems. Thus, targeting promising indicated translational preventive strategy for adverse outcomes that could develop later life improving resilience. Compassion-focused interventions...
Abstract Tinnitus is associated with a variety of aetiologies, phenotypes, and underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, available treatments have limited efficacy. A combination treatments, addressing various aspects tinnitus, might provide viable superior treatment strategy. In this international multicentre, parallel-arm, superiority, randomised controlled trial, patients chronic subjective tinnitus were recruited from five clinical sites across the EU as part interdisciplinary...
Background Amongst “third-wave” cognitive behavioural therapies, schema therapy demonstrates encouraging efficacy across various mental health conditions. Within this field, clinical interest has begun to converge on the “schema-mode-model” – a conceptualization framework for affective, and behavioral states that guide individuals’ perceptions behaviours at given point in time. Schema mode expressions patients with chronic tinnitus are as-yet unexamined. Methods The present study reports...
Background Chronic tinnitus is a complex condition that can be associated with considerable distress. Whilst cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) approaches have been shown to effective, not all patients benefit from psychological or psychologically anchored multimodal therapies. Determinants of tinnitus-related distress thus provide valuable information about characterization and therapy planning. Objective The study aimed develop machine learning models use variables (or "features")...
Hearing aids (HAs) can improve tinnitus-related distress (TRD) and speech-comprehension (SC) in silence or at 55 dB noise-interference (SC_55 dB) patients with chronic tinnitus mild-to-moderate hearing loss. However, the role of HA use time relation to psychological, audiological, self-reported characteristics is under-investigated.We examine 177 gender-stratified before (t1) after an intervention comprising binaural DSLchild algorithm-based fitting auditory training (t2) a 70-day follow up...
Young people are a target population for mental health-related early intervention and prevention. Although evidence is promising, availability of access to youth health services remain limited. Therefore, the development an evidence-based hybrid urgently needed.This study aimed present manual intervention, combining ecological momentary face-to-face sessions enhancing resilience in help-seeking young based on compassion-focused interventions, explore whether participants' baseline...