A5018198795- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mind wandering and attention
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Media Influence and Health
- Digital Games and Media
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
- Green IT and Sustainability
Central Institute of Mental Health
2016-2025
University Hospital Heidelberg
2014-2023
Heidelberg University
2014-2023
Heidelberg University
2016
Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie
2014
Zentrum für Seelische Gesundheit
2013
The lockdown restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have led increased stress levels and feelings of anxiety in general population. Problematic usage certain online applications is one frequent way compensate for negative stress. current study investigated changes media consumption during Germany. Gender age specific differences activities were assessed. n = 3245 subjects participated an survey conducted between 8th April 11th May 2020. Participants’ ranged 18 >55 years. A considerably...
<h3>Importance</h3> Internet and computer game addiction represent a growing mental health concern, acknowledged by the World Health Organization. <h3>Objective</h3> To determine whether manualized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), using short-term treatment for internet (STICA), is efficient in individuals experiencing addiction. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> A multicenter randomized clinical trial was conducted 4 outpatient clinics Germany Austria from January 24, 2012, to June...
The results of placebo-controlled trials (RCTs) with acamprosate or naltrexone vary substantially. Those differences have been attributed to differing patient characteristics, recruitment strategies, treatment settings and remuneration systems. We tested these assumptions by comparing a new double–blind, randomized trial conducted in Germany (called PREDICT Study) data from the US COMBINE Study. was designed according protocol A total 426 alcohol-dependent patients were compared 459 Study...
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Similar to other countries, the government of Germany has implemented various restrictions social life in March 2020 slow spread COVID-19 pandemic. This results millions people being isolated for long periods, which may increase feelings worry and anxiety. As consumption alcohol tobacco is an often used dysfunctional strategy cope with such feelings, these might cause consumption. Already at beginning pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO)...
Psychometric studies suggest that observed self-concept deficits in addicted massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) are compensated through the replacement of their ideal (i.e., how an individual would like to be) by own avatar graphical agent virtual world). Neurobiological indicate increased identification with regular MMORPG gamers is possibly reflected enhanced avatar-referential brain activation left angular gyrus (AG). However, neurobiological correlates reflecting...
Background Effect sizes of pharmacotherapy in alcoholism are modest. They might improve if subjects could be divided into more homogeneous subgroups and would then treated targeted to their neurobiological profile. In such an effort, we tested neural cue reactivity as a potential predictor treatment response naltrexone. Alcohol‐associated cues cause brain activations mesocorticolimbic networks due the positive reinforcing properties alcohol. These were reported associated with relapse...
Pathological gambling is a behavioural addiction with negative economic, social, and psychological consequences. Identification of contributing genes pathways may improve understanding aetiology facilitate therapy prevention. Here, we report the first genome-wide association study pathological gambling. Our aims were to identify involved in gambling, examine whether there genetic overlap between alcohol dependence.Four hundred forty-five individuals diagnosis according Diagnostic Statistical...
Background Addicted Internet users present with higher rates of comorbidities, e.g., attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depressive, and anxiety disorders. In addition, deficits in self-concept-related characteristics were found addicted gamers social network users. The aim this study was to examine the links between healthy, problematic, use regarding comorbidities characteristics. association recently developed ADHD-like symptoms without an underlying diagnosis addictive also...
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Previous studies on Internet addiction point towards a particular constellation of personality traits and deficits in social competence players addicted to massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), which are hypothesized result from impairments self-concept. The aim this study was examine differences self-concept degree avatar identification World Warcraft addicted, non-addicted naive (nonexperienced) participants....
Functional neuroimaging studies of pathological gambling (PG) demonstrate alterations in frontal and subcortical regions the mesolimbic reward system. However, most investigations were performed using tasks involving processing or executive functions. Little is known about brain network abnormalities during task-free resting state PG. In present study, graph-theoretical methods used to investigate properties functional magnetic resonance imaging data We compared 19 patients with PG healthy...
Internet gaming addiction appears to be related self-concept deficits and increased angular gyrus (AG)-related identification with one's avatar. For social network use, a few existing studies suggest striatal-related positive feedback as an underlying factor. However, whether impaired its reward-based compensation through the online presentation of idealized version self are pathological use has not been investigated yet. We aimed compare different stages game explore neural basis avatar...
Abstract Background Disordered gambling ( DG ) has often been associated with impaired decision‐making abilities, suggesting a dysfunction in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vm PFC ). Aims To our knowledge, no previous study accurately considered effect of substance use disorder SUD comorbidity (including nicotine dependence) on impairments . Methods and Materials We employed Cambridge Gambling Task CGT to assess big cohort patients diagnosed N = 80 against matched healthy controls HC s)...
Abstract Neuroimaging in pathological gambling (PG) allows studying brain structure independent of pharmacological/neurotoxic effects occurring substance addiction. Because high comorbidity PG with use disorder (SUD), first results on structural deficits are controversial. The current investigation is the to examine gray matter (GM) volume alterations controlling for impact SUD by comparing non‐comorbid (PG PURE ) and two comorbid ALCOHOL POLY groups. Two hundred five individuals were...
While DSM-5 classified pathological gambling as an addictive disorder, there is debate to whether ICD-11 should follow suit. The hinges on scientific evidence such neurobiological findings, family history of psychiatric disorders, comorbidity, and personality variables.In the "Baden-Württemberg Study Pathological Gambling", we compared a group 515 male gamblers receiving treatment with 269 matched healthy controls. We studied differences in sociodemographic characteristics, gambling-related...
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Weight gain is a common but only partially understood consequence of smoking cessation. Existing data suggest modulating effects the orexigenic peptide ghrelin on food intake. The aim present study was to investigate effect tobacco withdrawal plasma concentration acetylated and total ghrelin. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Fifty four normal-weighted smokers 30 non-smoking healthy controls were enrolled in our study....