A5019306345- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health via Writing
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Sex work and related issues
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Sociology and Education Studies
University of Bern
2013-2024
FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts
2021-2024
FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences
2021
University of Cambridge
2010-2016
University Hospital of Bern
2002-2006
Universitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern
1996-2005
Background Early life stress (ELS) consists of child family adversities (CFA: negative experiences that happened within the environment) and/or peer bullying. ELS plays an important role in development adolescent depressive symptoms and clinical disorders. Identifying factors may reduce adolescents with have public mental health implications. Methods We used structural equation modelling examined impact friendships support at age 14 on 17 exposed to before 11. To this end, we a community...
Abstract Background Depressive and anxiety symptoms often co-occur resulting in a debate about common distinct features of depression anxiety. Methods An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) bifactor modelling approach were used to separate general distress continuum from more specific sub-domains an adolescent community sample (n = 1159, age 14). The Mood Feelings Questionnaire the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale used. Results A three-factor confirmatory is reported which identified...
Risk behaviors such as substance use or deviance are often limited to the early stages of life course. Whereas onset risk behavior is well studied, less currently known about decline and timing cessation different domains during young adulthood. Prevalence longitudinal developmental patterning alcohol use, drinking point drunkenness, smoking, cannabis deviance, HIV-related sexual were compared in a Swiss community sample (N = 2,843). Using cohort-sequential approach link multiple assessments...
Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are linked to an increased risk of psychological disorders and lower psychosocial functioning throughout life. This study aims evaluate the FACE self-help app, designed promote resilience well-being in emerging adults with a history ACE. The app is based on cognitive-behavioural principles consists two thematic components: (1) self- emotion regulation (SER) (2) social skills biases information processing (SSIP). Methods efficacy will be...
Psychological distress is an important and frequent health problem. The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) allows screening for psychological in clinical, general research populations. We aimed to provide normative data the BSI BSI-18 Swiss population: 1) present psychometric properties, 2) develop a T-standardization validate it using clinical sample, 3) describe population 4) compare means T-standardized scores of different German norm Using cross-sectional study design, we invited...
Chronic depression has often been associated with childhood trauma. There may, however, be an interaction between personality pathology, trauma, and chronic depression. This not yet studied.This retrospective analysis is based on 279 patients contacted for a randomized trial in outpatient psychotherapy center over period of 18 months from 2010 to 2012. Current diagnoses disorder presence were systematically assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview DSM-IV. Retrospective reports trauma...
Marital bereavement and separation or divorce are among the most stressful critical life events in later life. These require a dissolution of social emotional ties, adjustments daily routine changes identity perspectives for future. After normative grief distress reaction, individuals cope well with loss. However, some develop prolonged reaction. Internet-based self-help interventions have proved beneficial broad range disorders, including complicated grief. Based on task model dual-process...
The internal suicide debate hypothesis assumes that in a suicidal crisis, individuals are involved an struggle over whether to live or die. Reasons for living (RFL) and dying (RFD) important individual reasons staying alive (e.g. family) wanting die hopelessness) reflect this motivational conflict of the mind. aim study was explore association between RFL RFD attempters current future ideation behavior. sample consisted 60 patients who were admitted at psychiatric emergency unit Switzerland...
To investigate pathways through which momentary negative affect and depressive symptoms risk of lapse during smoking cessation attempts.Ecological assessment was carried out 2 weeks after an unassisted attempt. A 3-month follow-up measured frequency.Data were collected via mobile devices in German-speaking Switzerland.A total 242 individuals (age 20-40, 67% men) reported 7112 observations.Online surveys assessed baseline nicotine dependence. Real-time data on affect, physical withdrawal...
Background: Clinical disorders often share common symptoms and aetiological factors.Bifactor models acknowledge the role of an underlying general distress component more specific sub-domains psychopathology which specify unique components over above a factor.Methods: A bifactor model jointly calibrated data on subjective from The Mood Feelings Questionnaire Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale.The encompassed factor, factors for (a) hopelessness-suicidal ideation, (b) generalised...
Loss of a spouse is frequent occurrence in later life. While most older adults successfully process this loss and will return to normal life, about 10% the individuals are unable cope, progress prolonged grief (PG). PG, turn, can result mental physical problems including poor sleep, cardiovascular problems, depression, suicidal tendencies.LEAVES (optimizing mentaL health resiliencE Adults that haVe lost thEir spouSe via blended, online therapy) an bereavement program support prevention...
Bifactor models are increasingly being utilized to study latent constructs such as psychopathology and cognition, which change over the lifespan. Although longitudinal measurement invariance (MI) testing helps ensure valid interpretation of in a construct time, this is rarely inconsistently performed bifactor models. Our review MI simulation literature revealed that only one assessed under limited conditions. Recommendations for how assess suggested based on existing studies related...
Background and Objectives: Few studies have assessed pathological gambling in Switzerland.We employed the National Opinion Research Center DSM Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) to assess prevalence of problems Germanand Italian-speaking Switzerland.Methods: A random sample 4997 individuals participated a computer-assisted telephone interview 2007 1388 who refused participate on completed paper questionnaire.The total included 6385 participants (52% women); return rate was 52.2%.Results:...
Internet interventions for mental disorders and psychological problems such as prolonged grief have established their efficacy. However, little is known about how internet work the mechanisms through which they are linked to outcomes.As a first step in identifying of change, this study aimed examine emotion regulation loss-related coping self-efficacy putative mediators randomized controlled trial guided intervention symptoms after spousal bereavement or separation divorce.The sample...
Adverse childhood experiences increase the risk for psychological disorders and lower psychosocial functioning across lifespan. However, less is known about processes through which ACE are linked to multiple negative outcomes. The aim of FACE epidemiological study investigate emotion regulation (emotional reactivity, perseverative thinking self-efficacy managing emotions) social information processing (rejection sensitivity, interpretation biases understanding) as potential mechanisms...
Clinical interventions for patients after a suicide attempt might include focus on Reasons Living (RFL) and/or Dying (RFD). The present study examined the longitudinal development of RFL and RFD in with without suicide-specific intervention - Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program (ASSIP).In this secondary analysis 2-year follow-up randomized controlled study, participants completed Status Form II to assess RFD, at baseline, as well 6-, 12-, 18-, 24-months follow-up. Growth models...
The purpose of this study was to assess a 4-month inpatient treatment program based on integrated models for patients with substance use and psychiatric disorders (dual diagnosis patients). On admission at the 1-year follow-up, consecutive sample 118 dual who entered were assessed by interview. Eighty-four (70.6%) completed follow-up interview, reporting less frequent use, severe symptoms, lower rehospitalization rate, better housing conditions than admission. Patients diagnosed comorbid...