Research Topics and Interests
- Social and cognitive mechanisms of posttraumatic stress disorders, anxiety , and depression
- Efficacy of psychological interventions
- Comparison processes in judgment and well-being
- Impact of traumatic events and forced migration on mental health
- Psychological impacts of natural disasters and extreme weather events
- Psychological interventions to promote more climate-friendly behaviours
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Curriculum Vitae
since 2016
Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (09/2016-02/2024)
Professor of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Health Psychology (since 03/2024)
University of Münster2009 – 2016
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2008 – 2009
Clinical Research Fellow and Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Frankfurt
2004 – 2008
Resarch Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Jena
2004 – 2009
Postgraduate professional training in CBT, IPT, University of Leipzig
2008
Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Jena
2003 – 2004
Research Assistant, Institut für Traumatherapie Berlin
2000 – 2001
Study abroad, Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, USA
2003
Dipl.-Psych. (M. A.), Department of Psychology, University of LeipzigPublications
- (). 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.
- (). Comparison is the thief of joy? Introducing the Attitudes Towards Social Comparison Inventory. Assessment, xx. doi: 10.1177/10731911231203968.
- (). The role of aversive appearance-related comparisons and self-discrepancy in depression and well-being from a longitudinal general comparative-processing perspective. Behavior Therapy, xxx. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.09.003.
- (). The associations among well-being comparisons and affective styles in depression, anxiety, and mental health quality of life . Journal of Clinical Psychology, 80, 355–369. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23607.
- (). Cognitive factors underlying the impact of post-migration stressors on subjective well-being: Well-being comparisons and self-efficacy. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 31(1), Article e2928. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2928 .
- (). Evaluation of the Scales for Social Comparison of Appearance and Social Comparison of Well-being. Journal of Personality Assessment, xxx. 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, xx. doi: 10.1002/jts.23018.
- (). Selection of social comparison standards in cardiac patients with and without experienced defibrillator shock. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 5551. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51366-3.
- (). The longitudinal relationship between well-being comparisons and anxiety symptoms in the context of uncontrollability of worries and external locus of control: A two-wave study. Anxiety, Stress and Coping, x. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2024.2306530.
- (). Comparison standards shape everyday judgments of low and high wellbeing in individuals with and without psychopathology: A diary-based investigation. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 4063. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54681-x.
- (). Sudden gains in routine clinical care: Application of a permutation test for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy . European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1), Article 2335796. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2335796.
- (). A meta-analysis on treatment efficacy of psychological interventions for mental disorders in individuals exposed to natural disasters. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, xx. doi: 10.1016/j.cresp.2024.100197.
- (). Psychological interventions for generalized anxiety disorder: Effects and predictors in a naturalistic outpatient setting. PloS one, 18(3), Article e0282902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282902.
- . (). Meta-analysis of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder. Psychological Medicine, 53, 2176–2176–2178. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721001690.
- (). Assessing somatic symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15) in Syrian refugees. Assessment, 30, 1211–1225. doi: 10.1177/10731911221086986.
- . (). Psychotherapy motivation in refugees: The role of alexithymia, stigmatization, self-esteem, and psychotherapy expectations. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15(2), 227–236. doi: 10.1037/tra0001167.
- (). Using Imagery Rescripting to Treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Refugees: A Case Study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 30, 646–656. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.06.002.
- (). Time is of the essence: Past selves are not prioritized even when selective discrimination costs are controlled for. Psychological Research, 87, 768–786. doi: 10.1007/s00426-022-01702-x.
- . (). Measuring appearance-related comparisons: Validation of the Comparison Standards Scale for Appearance. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 47, 123–139. doi: 10.1007/s10608-022-10337-6.
- (). 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.
- (). Habitual aversive and appetitive well-being comparisons in dysphoria: Introducing the Comparison Standards Scale for well-being. Journal of Affective Disorders, 322, 132–140. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.012.
- (). The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder in routine clinical practice. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 30, 335–343. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2799.
- (). Efficacy of Psychological Interventions for PTSD in Distinct Populations - An Evidence Map of Meta-Analyses using the Umbrella Review Methodology. Clinical Psychology Review, 100(102239). doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102239.
- (). Counterfactual comparisons and affective styles in the aftermath of traumatic events. Current Psychology, 42, 32147–32156. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-04193-6.
- (). How we compare: a new approach to assess aspects of the comparison process for appearance-based standards and their associations with individual differences in wellbeing and personality measures. PloS one, 18(1), Article e0280072. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280072.
- (). 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.
- (). Self-efficacy and locus of control as transdiagnostic factors in Middle Eastern refugees. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14, Article 2180707. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2023.2180707.
- (). 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, Article 102684. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102684.
- (). Aversive well-being comparisons in dysphoria and the mediating role of brooding rumination. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 444–458. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12418.
- (). Behandlung der Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung mit Imagery Rescripting bei geflüchteten Menschen. Verhaltenstherapie und Psychosoziale Praxis, 55, 37–47.
- (). Baseline severity as a moderator of the waiting list-controlled association of cognitive behavioral therapy with symptom change in social anxiety disorder: an individual patient data meta-analysis (IPDMA). JAMA Psychiatry, 80(8), 822–831. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.1291.
- (). The relationship of aversive and appetitive appearance-related comparisons with depression, well-Being, and self-esteem: A response surface analysis. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 47(4), 621–636. doi: 10.1007/s10608-023-10369-6.
- (). Intraindividual variability and emotional change as predictors of sudden gains in Imagery Rescripting and EMDR for PTSD in adult survivors of childhood abuse. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 30, 1029–1046. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2855.
- (). Reinstatement of thought conditioning following extinction and counterconditioning. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 104320, Article 104320. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104320.
- (). Crying over spilled milk? A network analysis of aversive well-being comparison, brooding rumination and depressive symptoms . Journal of Affective Disorders, 339, 520–530. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.088.
- (). Efficacy of imagery rescripting in treating mental disorders associated with aversive memories - An updated meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 99, Article 102772. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102772.
- (). The struggle is relative: A comparative processing perspective on academic self-concept and student mental health. Collabra: Psychology , 9(1). doi: 10.1525/collabra.88330.
- (). Sleep problems in refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder and their association with social functioning and quality of life. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36, 1176–1183. doi: 10.1002/jts.22983 .
- . (). 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.
- . (). Social comparison modulates acute responses to traumatic footage and the development of intrusive memories. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 13, 1–13. doi: 10.1177/20438087221075889.
- . (). How do I know how I am doing? Use of different types of comparison in evaluation of well-being in patients seeking psychological treatment and healthy controls. Applied psychology. Health and well-being, 14, 1369–1388. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12339.
- . (). The longitudinal course of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in war survivors: Insights from cross-lagged panel network analyses. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2022(35), 879–890. doi: 10.1002/jts.22795.
- . (). Taking a walk through time: Aversive memory re-experiencing may be linked to spatio-temporal distance. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(1), 2003993. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.2003993.
- . (). Potential predictors of virtual reality exposure therapy for fear of flying: anxiety sensitivity, self-efficacy and the therapeutic alliance. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 46, 646–654. doi: 10.1007/s10608-021-10269-7.
- . (). The relationship of trauma-related guilt with PTSD symptoms in adult trauma survivors: A meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 52, 2201–2211. doi: 10.1017/S0033291722001866.
- (). Self-discrepancy, depression, anxiety, and psychological well-being: The role of affective style and self-efficacy. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 46, 1075–1086. doi: 10.1007/s10608-022-10314-z.
- . (). 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.
- (). Psychological aspects of syncopes and possible predictors of recurrency – the role of implantable loop recorders. Journal of personalized medicine, 12(8), Article 1219. doi: 10.3390/jpm12081219.
- (). The Impact of Cardiac Devices on Patients’ Quality of Life – A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 12, Article 1219. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9080257.
- (). A randomized controlled trial to pilot the efficacy of a computer-based intervention for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Frontiers in Digital Health, 4(974668). doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.974668.
- (). 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.
- (). Culturally Adapted Cognitive-Behavioural Group Therapy for Mental Disorders in Refugees plus Problem Solving Training (ReTreat): Study Protocol for a Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial. BMJ Open, 12(e061274). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061274.
- . (). 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.
- . (). Self-identification with a virtual experience and its moderating effect on self-efficacy and presence. . International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 37, 181–196. doi: 10.1080/10447318.2020.1812909.
- (). Which psychological characteristics influence therapists’ readiness to work with refugees? Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28(2), 334–344. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2508.
- . (). Depressive and anxiety symptoms in refugees: Insights from classical test theory, item response theory, and network analysis. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 28, 169–181. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2499.
- . (). Comparisons inform me who I am: A general comparative processing model of self-perception. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(6), 1221–1299. doi: 10.1177/1745691620966788.
- . (). The use of Virtual Reality in assessment and treatment of anxiety and related disorders. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28, 466–476. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2623.
- . (). A network meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD. BMJ Global Health, 6, Article e005029. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005029.
- . (). Unraveling Specifics of Mental Health Symptoms in War Survivors who Fled versus Stayed in the Area of Conflict using Network Analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 290, 93–101. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.072.
- . (). 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.
- . (). Physical activity interventions on psychological outcomes in refugee, asylum seeker and migrant populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 54, 101901. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101901.
- . (). Brief Imagery Rescripting vs. Usual Care and Treatment Advice in Refugees with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Study Protocol for a Multi-Center Randomized-Controlled Trial. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), 1872967. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1872967.
- . (). One-year follow up and mediation in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adult depression. BMC Psychiatry, 21(41). doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-03020-1.
- . (). Study Protocol of an International Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Twice-Weekly Versus Once-Weekly Sessions of Either Imagery Rescripting or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (IREM-Freq) on Adults with PTSD from Childhood Trauma. Trials, 22, 848. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05712-9.
- . (). Efficacy of a low-threshold, culturally-sensitive group psychoeducation programme for asylum seekers (LoPe): Study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 11, e047385. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047385.
- . (). 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.
- . (). The Impact of childhood maltreatment on the severity of childhood-related post-traumatic stress disorder in adults. Child Abuse and Neglect, 120, 105208. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105208.
- . (). Psychological distress in refugees: The role of traumatic events, resilience, social support, and support by religious faith. Psychiatry Research, 304, 114121. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114121.
- . (). Virtual reality therapy in social anxiety disorder. Current Psychiatry Reports, 22(32). doi: 10.1007/s11920-020-01156-1.
- . (). 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.
- . (). Social comparison modulates coping with fear in virtual environments. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 72, 102226. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102226.
- . (). Exploring the association of social comparison with depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 27, 640–671. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2452.
- . (). Psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy., 27, 489–503. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2446.
- . (). Explicit and implicit attachment and the outcomes of acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for depression. BMC Psychiatry, 20, 155. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02547-7.
- . (). 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.
- . (). How imagining personal future scenarios influences affect: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 75, 101811. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2019.101811.
- . (). Psychotherapie: Praxis, Empirie und Theorie. In (Hrsg.), Praxis und Wissenschaft. Fünf Disziplinen – eine Familie? (S. 61–87). Brill. doi: 10.30965/9783957437556_004.
- . (). Computer-based perspective broadening support for appraisal training: Acceptance and Effects. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 16(3), 86–108. doi: 10.4018/IJTHI.2020070106.
- (). How am I doing compared to different standards? Comparison standards and well-being following exposure to a vehicle-ramming attack. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1). doi: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1834179.
- . (). Psychological antecedents of refugee integration (PARI). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15, 856–879. doi: 10.1177/1745691619898838.
- (). Psychological antecedents of refugee integration (PARI). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15(4), 856–879. doi: 10.1177/1745691619898838.
- (). Depressive and anxiety symptoms in refugees: Insights from classical test theory, item response theory, and network analysis. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28(1), 169–181. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2499.
- . (). Spatio-temporal associations with memory cues are linked to analogue traumatic intrusions. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 123, 103481. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2019.103481.
- . (). Lack of evidence for the efficacy of psychotherapies for PTSD and depression in child and adolescent refugees. World Psychiatry, 18(1), 107–108. doi: 10.1002/wps.20596.
- . (). Correction: Controlling Social Stress in Virtual Reality Environments. PloS one, 14(10), e0223988. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223988.
- . (). Mediators of change in imagery rescripting and imaginal exposure for nightmares: Evidence from a randomized wait-list controlled trial. Behavior Therapy, 50, 978–993. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.03.003.
- . (). Cognitive predictors of treatment outcome for exposure therapy: Do changes in self-efficacy, self-focused attention, and estimated social costs predict symptom improvement in social anxiety disorder? BMC Psychiatry, 19(80). doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2054-2.
- . (). 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.
- . (). The efficacy of Metacognitive Therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 9(2211). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02211.
- . (). Effects of Social Anxiety on Emotional Mimicry and Contagion: Feeling Negative, but Smiling Politely. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 42, 81–99. doi: 10.1007/s10919-017-0266-z.
- . (). A randomized-controlled trial in routine clinical practice comparing acceptance and commitment therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 87, 154–163. doi: 10.1159/000486807.
- . (). Prevalence of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in adult civilian survivors of war who stay in war-afflicted regions. A systematic-review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. Journal of Affective Disorders, 239, 328–338. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.027.
- . (). Enhancement of exposure therapy in participants with specific phobia: a randomized controlled Trial comparing yohimbine, propranolol and Placebo. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 57, 48–56. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.05.001.
- . (). Does exposure therapy lead to changes in attention bias and approach-evoidance bias in patients with social anxiety disorder? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42(6), 856–866. doi: 10.1007/s10608-018-9934-5.
- . (). Self-report questionnaires, behavioral assessment tasks, and an implicit behavior measure: Do they predict social anxiety in everyday life? PeerJ, 6:e5441. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5441.
- . (). Mental Health of Refugee and Conflict-Affected Populations: Theory, Research and Clinical Practice.: Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-97046-2.
- . (). Psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in young survivors of mass violence in low- and middle-income countries: meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 210, 247–254. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.180265.
- . (). Efficacy of imagery rescripting and imaginal exposure for nightmares: A randomized wait-list controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 97, 14–25. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.06.005.
- . (). Meta-analysis of interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in adult survivors of mass violence in low- and middle-income countries. Depression and Anxiety, 34(8), 679–691. doi: 10.1002/da.22618.
- . (). Virtual agent-mediated appraisal training: a single case series among Dutch firefighters. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 8(1), 1–12. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2017.1378053.
- . (). Imagery rescripting as a clinical intervention for aversive memories: A meta-analysis. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 55, 6–15. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2016.11.003.
- . (). Efficacy and mechanisms of imagery rescripting and imaginal exposure for nightmares: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 17(1). doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1570-3.
- . (). Guided online or face-to-face cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia: A randomized wait-list controlled trial. Sleep, 39(1), 183–191. doi: 10.5665/sleep.5344.
- . (). Interventions for children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 47, 41–54. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.05.006.
- . (). State of the art in technology supported resilience training for military professionals. In (Eds.), Human Computer Confluence: Transforming human experience through symbiotic technologies (pp. 229–243). Warsaw: De Gruyter.
- . (). Home-based virtual reality exposure therapy with virtual health agent. In (Eds.), Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health. Communications in Computer and Information Science (pp. 85–98). Cham: Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-3227-4_9.
- . (). Exposure to Virtual Social Interactions in the Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 77, 147–156. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.12.016.
- . (). Meta-analysis of technology-assisted interventions for social anxiety disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 42, 71–84. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.06.007.
- . (). A meta-analysis of the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy for clinically relevant mental and physical health problems. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 84(1), 30–36. doi: 10.1159/000365764.
- . (). Can virtual reality exposure therapy gains be generalized to real-life? A meta-analysis of studies applying behavioral assessments. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 74, 18–24. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.08.010.
- . (). Psychische Belastung von Jugendlichen - Welchen Einfluss haben ein türkischer Migrationshintergrund, Akkulturationsstress und wahrgenommene Diskriminierung? . Zeitschrift für klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 44(3), 147–158. doi: 10.1026/1616-3443/a000306.
- . (). Reducing biases in meta-analyses: Reply to hertenstein and nissen. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 84(4), 252. doi: 10.1159/000380955.
- . (). Social interactions in virtual reality exposure therapy: a proof-of-concept pilot study. Technology and Health Care, 23, 581–589. doi: 10.3233/THC-151014.
- . (). Design and implementation of home-based virtual reality exposure therapy system with a virtual eCoach. In (Eds.), Intelligent Virtual Agents (pp. 287–291). Cham: Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-21996-7_31.
- . (). A meta-analysis on the relationship between self-reported presence and anxiety in virtual reality exposure therapy for anxiety disorders. PloS one, 9(5). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096144.
- (). Characteristics of successful technological interventions in mental resilience training. Journal of Medical Systems, 38(9). doi: 10.1007/s10916-014-0113-2.
- . (). Comparison of DSM-IV and Proposed ICD-11 Formulations of PTSD Among Civilian Survivors of War and War Veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 27(6), 647–654. doi: 10.1002/jts.21969.
- . (). Mechanisms of psychological distress following war in the former Yugoslavia: The role of interpersonal sensitivity. PloS one, 9(3). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090503.
- . (). Remission from post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of long term outcome studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 34(3), 249–255. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2014.03.002.
- . (). Sense of presence and anxiety during virtual social interactions between a human and virtual humans. PeerJ, 2014(1). doi: 10.7717/peerj.337.
- . (). The efficacy of metacognitive therapy for anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review. Depression and Anxiety, 31(5), 402–411. doi: 10.1002/da.22273.
- . (). Meta-analysis of psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder in adult survivors of childhood abuse. Clinical Psychology Review, 34, 645–657. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2014.10.004.
- . (). Controlling Social Stress in Virtual Reality Environments. PloS one, 9(3). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092804.
- . (). Co-occurrence of major depressive episode and posttraumatic stress disorder among survivors of war: How is it different from either condition alone? Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 74(3), e212–e218. doi: 10.4088/JCP.12m07844.
- . (). Diagnostic utility of the impact of event scale-revised in two samples of survivors of war. PloS one, 8(12). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083916.
- . (). Psychological Symptoms as Long-Term Consequences of War Experiences. Psychopathology, 46(1), 45–54. doi: 10.1159/000338640.
- . (). Subjective quality of life in war-affected populations. BMC Public Health, 13(1). doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-624.
- . (). Trauma and suicidality in war affected communities. European Psychiatry, 28(8), 514–520. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2012.06.001.
- . (). Virtual reality exposure therapy does not provide any additional value in agoraphobic patients: A randomized controlled trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 82(3), 170–176. doi: 10.1159/000342715.
- . (). Vividness of general mental imagery is associated with the occurrence of intrusive memories. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 44, 221–226. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2012.11.004.
- . (). The utilization and perceived usefulness of health care and other support services by people exposed to traumatic events related to the war in the Balkans. Acta medica academica, 42, 4–14. doi: 10.5644/ama2006-124.65.
- . (). Course of post-traumatic stress disorder following war in the Balkans: 1-year follow-up study. Psychological Medicine, 43(9), 1837–1847. doi: 10.1017/S0033291712002681.
- . (). Changed for the worse: Subjective change in implicit and explicit self-esteem in individuals with current, past, and no posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 81(1), 64–66. doi: 10.1159/000329993.
- . (). Factors associated with mental disorders in long-settled war refugees: Refugees from the former Yugoslavia in Germany, Italy and the UK. British Journal of Psychiatry, 200(3), 216–223. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.084764.
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