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. ; 31: 1052–1069. 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. ; 55: 636–648. 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): 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. ; 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.
- Selection of social comparison standards in cardiac patients with and without experienced defibrillator shock. Scientific Reports. ; 14: 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. ; 37: 602–614. 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: 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): 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. ; 6: 100197. doi: 10.1016/j.cresp.2024.100197.
- Efficacy of psychological interventions for multiple-event-related PTSD in children and adolescents: a network meta-analysis . World Psychiatry. ; xx.
- . Do aversive well-being comparisons mediate the effects of childhood adversity on anxiety and depression? . Child Abuse & Neglect. ; 154: 106938. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106938.
- Worry postponement from the metacognitive perspective: a randomized waitlist-controlled trial. . Clinical Psychology in Europe. ; 6/2. doi: 10.32872/cpe.12741 .
- Emotion regulation profiles in Syrian refugees and migrants in Germany: Self-efficacy, resilience, and well-being comparisons. BMJ Mental Health. ; 7: e301099. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2024-301099.
- Efficacy of social norm interventions on addictive behaviors – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. ; xx. doi: 10.1002/cpp.3057.
- Social comparison selection in individuals with depression and the role of self-assessment and self-enhancement motives: An experimental investigation . Journal of Experimental Psychopathology. ; xx. doi: 10.1177/20438087241288532 .
- Psychological interventions for generalized anxiety disorder: Effects and predictors in a naturalistic outpatient setting. PloS one. ; 18(3): 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): 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: 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: 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: 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: 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): 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: 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: 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: , editors. : Praxis und Wissenschaft. Fünf Disziplinen – eine Familie?. : Brill. pp. 61–87. 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: , editors. : Human Computer Confluence: Transforming human experience through symbiotic technologies. Warsaw : De Gruyter. pp. 229–243.
- . Home-based virtual reality exposure therapy with virtual health agent. In: , editors. : Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Cham : Springer VDI Verlag. pp. 85–98. 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: , editors. : Intelligent Virtual Agents. Cham : Springer VDI Verlag. pp. 287–291. 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.
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