Dr. Thole Hoppen

Dr. rer. nat. Thole Hoppen
Postdoctoral researcher
thoppen@uni-muenster.de
Consultation hours: by arrangement

External Profiles:

Research Topics and Interests
- Etiology and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Efficacy and safety of various psychological interventions for PTSD
- Comparasions (e.g., social comparisons) in clinical populations and as an intervention
- Epidemiology of PTSD and depression in survivors of war
Curriculum Vitae

since 10/2022
Coordinator of the trauma ambulance of the University of Münster
Specialized ambulance for trauma-related mental disorders
University of Münster, Münster, Germany

since 08/2020
Postdoctoral researcher
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Münster

since 08/2020
Local coordinator of the IREM-freq study (multi-center-RCT, PI: Prof. A. Arntz)

2018 - 2023
Clinical training to become a CBT therapist, IPP Münster

08/2017 - 06/2020
PhD (summa cum laude)
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Münster

2016 - 2017
Master of Science, Clinical Psychology (cum laude)
Leiden University, the Netherlands

2015 - 2016
Master of Science, Affective Disorders (distinction)
King's College London, UK

2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Science, Psychology (cum laude)
University of Groningen, the Netherlands

Extended CV
Publications
2023
Morina N, Kampmann I, Emmelkamp P M G, Barbui C, Hoppen T H. 2023. ‘Meta-analysis of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder.’ Psychological Medicine 53: 2176–2176–2178. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001690.
Hoppen, T. H.; Morina, N. 2023. ‘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.
Schlechter, P.; Hoppen, T. H.; Morina, N. 2023. ‘Counterfactual comparisons and affective styles in the aftermath of traumatic events.’ Current Psychology xxx. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-04193-6.
Hoppen, T. H.; Meiser-Stedman, R.; Jensen, T. K.; Birkeland, S. M.; Morina, N. 2023. ‘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.
Hoppen, T. H.; Jehn, M.; Holling, H.; Mutz, J.; Kip, A.; Morina, N. 2023. ‘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.
Hoppen, T. H.; Kip, A.; Morina, N. 2023. ‘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.
2022
Mutz J, Hoppen T H, Fabbri C, Lewis C M. 2022. ‘Anxiety disorders and age-related changes in physiology.’ The British Journal of Psychiatry 221, No. 3: 528–537. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2021.189.
Grainger L, Thompson Z, Morina N, Hoppen T H, Meiser-Stedman R. 2022. ‘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, No. 5: 1405–1419. doi: 10.1002/jts.22840.
Hoppen, T H; Lindemann, A S; Morina, N. 2022. ‘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, No. 5: 658–667. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.111.
Hoppen, T. H.; Schlechter, P.; Arntz, A.; Rameckers, S. A.; Ehring, T.; Morina, N. 2022. ‘A brief measure of guilt and shame: Validation of the Guilt and Shame Questionnaire (GSQ-8).’ European Journal of Psychotraumatology 13, No. 2. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2022.2146720.
2021
Hoppen T H, Priebe S, Vetter I, Morina N. 2021. ‘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, No. 7: e006303. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006303.
Morina N, Hoppen T H, Kip A. 2021. ‘Study quality and efficacy of psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.’ Psychological Medicine 51, No. 8: 1260–1270. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001641.
Hoppen T H, Morina N. 2021. ‘I’d do much better, if only … Counterfactual comparisons related to traumatic life events.’ Cognition and Emotion 35, No. 2: 409–416. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2020.1832967.
Morina N, Kip A, Hoppen T H, Priebe S, Meyer T. 2021. ‘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.
Hoppen T H, Morina N. 2021. ‘Efficacy of positive psychotherapy in reducing negative and enhancing positive psychological outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.’ BMJ Open 11, No. 9: e046017. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046017.
2020
Hoppen T H; Morina N. 2020. ‘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, No. 101855. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101855.
Morina N, Hoppen T H, Priebe S. 2020. ‘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.
Hoppen T H, Heinz-Fischer I, Morina N. 2020. ‘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.
Hoppen T H, Morina N. 2020. „Psychotherapie: Praxis, Empirie und Theorie.“ In Praxis und Wissenschaft. Fünf Disziplinen – eine Familie?, herausgegeben von Raspe H, Hofer H G, Krohs U, 61–87. Brill. doi: 10.30965/9783957437556_004.
2019
Hoppen, T H, Morina N. 2019. ‘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, No. 1: 1578637. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1578637.
2018
Hoppen T H, Chalder T. 2018. ‘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

BMJ Open; Current Psychology; Development and Psychopathology; Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences; European Journal of Psychotraumatology; Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Memberships

since 2023
Forum Friedenspsychologie / panel for peace psychology

since 2022
German Society of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (DGVT)
German Association for Psychotherapists (DPtV)

since 2020
German-speaking Society for Psychotraumatology (DeGPT)
European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
German Psychological Society (DGPs) incl. Division for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

until 2017
British Psychological Society (BPS)
Conference presentations and invited talks

2023

Morina, N., Lemmel, F., & Hoppen, T. H. (2023). Symposium presentation: How does social comparison impact mental health: a meta-analysis of current findings and a theoretical framework. 10^th World Congress of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Seoul, South Korea.

Morina, N., Kip, A., & Hoppen, T. H. (2023). Symposium presentation: Higher frequency of psychological interventions for adult PTSD is not associated with treatment efficacy and acceptance. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. 10^th World Congress of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Seoul, South Korea.

Hoppen, T. H., Jehn, M., Holling, H., Mutz, J., Kip, A., & Morina, N. (2023). Poster: Efficacy and acceptability of psychological interventions for PTSD: A network and pairwise meta-analysis. 2^nd German Psychotherapy Congress (2. DPK). Berlin, Germany.

Hoppen, T. H., Lemmel, F., Nelson, J., & Morina, N. (2023). Poster: The relationship between psychopathology and social comparion. A meta-analysis. 2^nd German Psychotherapy Congress (2. DPK). Berlin, Germany.

2022

Hoppen, T. H. (2022). Invited talk about the psychological treatment of pediatric PTSD at the Children and Adolescent Psychiatry of the University Hospital Münster (UKM).

Morina, N., & Hoppen, T. H. (2022). Poster: The safety profile of psychological interventions for adult PTSD: A meta-analysis on the risk of deterioration and adverse events. 1^st German Psychotherapy Congress (1. DPK). Berlin, Germany.

Mutz, J., Hoppen, T. H., Fabbri, C., & Lewis, C. M. (2022). Anxiety disorders and age-related changes in physiology. American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting (2022). New Orleans, US.

Mutz, J., Hoppen, T. H., Fabbri, C., & Lewis, C. M. ePoster: Anxiety disorders and age-related changes in physiology. 30th European Congress of Psychiatry (ECP). Budapest, Hungary.

2021

Mutz, J., Hoppen, T. H., & Lewis, CM. ePoster: Anxiety disorders and age-related changes in physiology. 11^th International Conference of the International Society for Affective Disorders (ISAD 2021). Virtual Conference.

Morina, N., Hoppen, T. H. & Kip, A. Symposium presentation: Two meta-analyses of study quality and efficacy of psychological interventions for pediatric and adult PTSD. Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT). Belfast, UK.

Hoppen, T. H., Morina, N. Symposium presentation: What if…? Counterfactual comparisons after traumatic life events. 38^th Conference of the Division for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of the DGPs. Mannheim, Germany.

2019

Hoppen, T. H., Morina, N. Poster: Have we underestimated the prevalence of PTSD and major depression in countries with a recent history of war? 9th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (WCBCT). Berlin, Germany.

2018

Hoppen, T. H., Morina, N. Symposium presentation: MD und PTSD after war: How many war survivors worldwise suffer MD and PTSD and how large is the associated disease burden? 36^th Conference of the Division for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of the DGPs. Landau, Germany.
Prices

2022 - Falk-von-Reichenbach research award (DeGPT)

2013 - 2020 - Scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation (SDV)

2019 - Short scholarship of the Sybille-Hahne-Stiftung

2018 - Scholarship of the DeGPT for the first DeGPT Autumn School for young scientists

Research Topics and Interests

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Ad Hoc Reviewer

Memberships

Conference presentations and invited talks

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