Forschungsschwerpunkte
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Vergleichendes Denken (z.B. sozialer Vergleich, kontrafaktischer Vergleich) und Psychopathologie
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Sozialer Vergleich als Intervention
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Ätiologie und Behandlung der Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung (PTBS)
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Epidemiologie der PTBS und Major Depression bei Kriegsüberlebenden
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Werdegang
seit 10/2022
Koordinator der Traumaambulanz
Spezialtraumaambulanz der Universität Münsterseit 08/2020
wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter / Postdoc
Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Universität Münster
seit 03/2024 Klinische Psychologie, Psychotherapie und Gesundheitspsychologie, Universität Münsterseit 2020
Lokaler Koordinator der IREM-freq-Studie (multi-center-RCT, PI: Prof. A. Arntz)2018 - 2023
Ausbildung zum psychologischen Psychotherapeuten (Verhaltenstherapie), IPP Münster08/2017 - 06/2020
Promotionsstudium, Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude)
Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Universität Münster2016 - 2017
Master of Science, Klinische Psychologie (cum laude)
Universität Leiden, NL2015 - 2016
Master of Science, Affektive Störungen (distinction)
King's College London, Großbritannien2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Science, Psychologie (cum laude)
Universität Groningen, NLPublikationen
- The efficacy of psychological interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder following exposure to single versus multiple traumatic events: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. The Lancet Psychiatry. ; 11(2): 112–122. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00373-5.
- Evaluation of the Scales for Social Comparison of Appearance and Social Comparison of Well-being. Journal of Personality Assessment. ; 106: 625–637. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2023.2298887.
- Associations among posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, life-satisfaction, and well-being comparisons: A longitudinal investigation. Journal of Traumatic Stress. ; 37: 448–459. doi: 10.1002/jts.23018.
- Efficacy of psychological interventions for multiple-event-related PTSD in children and adolescents: a network meta-analysis . World Psychiatry. ; xx.
- . Meta-analysis of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder. Psychological Medicine. ; 53: 2176–2176–2178. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001690.
- Psychological interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder are effective irrespective of concurrent psychotropic medication intake: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. ; 92: 27–37. doi: 10.1159/000527850.
- Counterfactual comparisons and affective styles in the aftermath of traumatic events. Current Psychology. ; 42: 32147–32156. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-04193-6.
- The efficacy of psychological interventions for PTSD in children and adolescents exposed to single vs. multiple traumas. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The British Journal of Psychiatry. ; 222: 196–203. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.24.
- The efficacy and acceptability of psychological interventions for adult PTSD: A network and pairwise meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. ; 91: 445–461. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000809.
- Are psychological interventions for adult PTSD more efficacious and acceptable when treatment is delivered in higher frequency? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. ; 95: 102684. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102684.
- . Anxiety disorders and age-related changes in physiology. The British Journal of Psychiatry. ; 221(3): 528–537. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2021.189.
- . Associations between therapist factors and treatment efficacy in randomized controlled trials of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children and youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress. ; 35(5): 1405–1419. doi: 10.1002/jts.22840.
- . Safety of psychological interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder: meta-analysis on the incidence and relative risk of deterioration, adverse events and serious adverse events. The British Journal of Psychiatry. ; 221(5): 658–667. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.111.
- A brief measure of guilt and shame: Validation of the Guilt and Shame Questionnaire (GSQ-8). European Journal of Psychotraumatology. ; 13(2). doi: 10.1080/20008066.2022.2146720.
- . Global Burden of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression in Countries Affected by War Between 1989 and 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. BMJ Global Health. ; 6(7): e006303. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006303.
- . Study quality and efficacy of psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Psychological Medicine. ; 51(8): 1260–1270. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001641.
- . I’d do much better, if only … Counterfactual comparisons related to traumatic life events. Cognition and Emotion. ; 35(2): 409–416. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2020.1832967.
- . A potential impact of physical distancing on physical and mental health. A rapid narrative umbrella review of meta-analyses on the link between social connection and health. BMJ Open. ; 11:e042335. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042335.
- . Efficacy of positive psychotherapy in reducing negative and enhancing positive psychological outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open. ; 11(9): e046017. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046017.
- . Is high-quality of trials associated with lower treatment efficacy? A meta-analysis on the association between study quality and effect sizes of psychological interventions for pediatric PTSD. . Clinical Psychology Review. ; 78(101855). doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101855.
- . Out of sight, out of mind: Refugees are just the tip of the iceberg. An illustration using the cases of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry. ; 11:179. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00179.
- . If only… A systematic review and meta-analysis of social, temporal and counterfactual comparative thinking in PTSD. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. ; 11: 1737453. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1737453.
- . Psychotherapie: Praxis, Empirie und Theorie. In: , editors. : Praxis und Wissenschaft. Fünf Disziplinen – eine Familie?. : Brill. S. 61–87. doi: 10.30965/9783957437556_004.
- . The prevalence of PTSD and major depression in the global population of adult war survivors: A meta-analytically informed estimate in absolute numbers. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. ; 10(1): 1578637. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1578637.
- . Childhood adversity as a transdiagnostic risk factor for affective disorders in adulthood: A systematic review focusing on biopsychosocial moderating and mediating variables. Clinical Psychology Review. ; 65: 81–151. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.08.002.
Ad Hoc Reviewer
BMC Medicine; BMC Psychiatry; BMJ Open; Clinical Psychology Review; Current Psychology; Development and Psychopathology; Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences; European Journal of Psychotraumatology; Heliyon; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology; Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease; Nature Medicine; Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
Mitgliedschaften
seit 2024
Münster Center for Open Science (MüCOS)seit 2023
Forum Friedenspsychologieseit 2022
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltenstherapie e.V. (DGVT)2022-2023
Deutsche Psychotherapeuten Vereinigung (DPtV)seit 2020
Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Psychotraumatologie (DeGPT)
European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) inkl. Fachgruppe für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie2016-2017
British Psychological Society (BPS)Preise
2023 - Lehrpreis: Beste klinische Vertiefung (Depressions-Vertiefung)
2022 - Falk-von-Reichenbach Förderpreis (DeGPT)
2013 - 2020 - Stipendium der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (SDV)
2019 - Kurzstipendium der Sybille-Hahne-Stiftung
2018 - Stipendium der DeGPT für die erste DeGPT Autumn School für Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen