In the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy we interested in how technologies can be used to promote health or to augment and develop further psychotherapeutic interventions.
Research projects
Designing and developing smartphone-based health interventions
Internet-based therapy tools
Mobile Mental Health
Emotion regulation
Improving approach and avoidance modification training via emotions
Changing stressassociated attitudes and dysfunctional cognitions
Measuring, feedbacking, and changing disorderspecific bodily signals
Reducing recurrence rate in patients with alcohol misuse
Innovative intervention of patients with depression, of patients with eating disorder, of emotion dysregulation
Automatic emotion recognition
Current projects Current projects
Applied Data Science in Digital Psychology
(Third Party Funds Single)
Term: 1. September 2022 - 31. August 2026Funding source: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (StMWK) (seit 2018)
University education in psychology, medical technology and computer science currently focuses on teaching basic methods and knowledge with little involvement of other disciplines. Increasing digitalization and the ever more rapid spread of digital technologies, such as wearable sensors, smartphone apps, and artificial intelligence, also in the health sector, offer a wide range of opportunities to address psychological issues from new and interdisciplinary perspectives. However, this requires close cooperation between the disciplines of psychology and technical disciplines such as medical technology and computer science to enable the necessary knowledge transfer. Especially in these disciplines, there is a considerable need for innovative and interdisciplinary teaching concepts and research projects that teach the adequate use of digital technologies and explore the application of these technologies to relevant issues in order to enable better care in the treatment of people with mental disorders.
Mit uns im Gleichgewicht II
(Third Party Funds Single)
Term: 1. November 2021 - 31. October 2024Funding source: andere Förderorganisation
Intelligente, Chatbot-assistierte ambulante Nachsorge der Depressionen bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen
(Third Party Funds Single)
Term: 1. September 2021 - 31. August 2024Funding source: andere Förderorganisation
Unterauftrag iBestforCan
(FAU Funds)
Term: 17. August 2021 - 31. March 2023Funding source: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Empathokinästhetische Sensorik für Biofeedback bei depressiven Patienten
(Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)
Overall project: Empathokinästhetische Sensorik
Term: 1. July 2021 - 30. June 2025
Funding source: DFG / Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB)
URL: https://www.empkins.de/
The aim of the D02 project is the establishment of empathokinesthetic sensor technology and methods of machine learning as a means for the automatic detection and modification of depression-associated facial expressions, posture, and movement. The aim is to clarify to what extent, with the help of kinesthetic-related modifications influence depressogenic information processing and/or depressive symptoms. First, we will record facial expressions, body posture, and movement relevant to depression with the help of currently available technologies (e.g., RGB and depth cameras, wired EMG, established emotion recognition software) and use them as input parameters for new machine learning models to automatically detect depression-associated affect expressions. Secondly, a fully automated biofeedback paradigm is to be implemented and validated using the project results available up to that point. More ways of real-time feedback of depression-relevant kinaesthesia are investigated. Thirdly, we will research possibilities of mobile use of the biofeedback approach developed up to then.
Intensivierte Return to Work (RTW)-Nachsorge in psychiatrischen Institutsambulanzen (PIA) von Versorgungskliniken
(Third Party Funds Single)
Term: 1. January 2021 - 31. December 2024Funding source: andere Förderorganisation
Integration von Online-Interventionen in die ambulante Psychotherapie bei Patienten mit depressiven Störungen und Angststörungen
(Third Party Funds Single)
Term: 1. November 2019 - 30. April 2023Funding source: andere Förderorganisation
Gesunder Umgang mit digitalen Technologien und Medien
(Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)
Overall project: Gesunder Umgang mit digitalen Technologien und MedienTerm: 1. June 2019 - 31. May 2023Funding source: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (StMWK) (seit 2018)
Empirisch basierte Behandlung für Kinder und Jugendliche als Opfer von Missbrauch und Vernachlässigung zugänglich machen - internetbasierte Therapie und biometrische Analyse
(Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)
Overall project: Empirisch basierte Behandlung für Kinder und Jugendliche als Opfer von Missbrauch und Vernachlässigung zugänglich machen - internetbasierte Therapie und biometrische AnalyseTerm: 1. April 2019 - 31. March 2023Funding source: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
Recent publications Recent publications
2023
Cuijpers, P., Miguel, C., Ciharova, M., Ebert, D., Harrer, M., & Karyotaki, E. (2023). Transdiagnostic treatment of depression and anxiety: a meta-analysis . Psychological Medicine . https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003841
Cuijpers, P., Miguel, C., Harrer, M., Plessen, C.Y., Ciharova, M., Ebert, D., & Karyotaki, E. (2023). Cognitive behavior therapy vs. control conditions, other psychotherapies, pharmacotherapies and combined treatment for depression: a comprehensive meta-analysis including 409 trials with 52,702 patients . World Psychiatry , 22 (1), 105-115. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.21069
Freund, J., Ebert, D.D., Thielecke, J., Braun, L., Baumeister, H., Berking, M., & Titzler, I. (2023). Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to evaluate a nationwide depression prevention project (ImplementIT) from the perspective of health care workers and implementers: Results on the implementation of digital interventions for farmers . Frontiers in Digital Health , 4 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2022.1083143
Vis, C., Schuurmans, J., Aouizerate, B., Atipei Craggs, M., Batterham, P., Bührmann, L.,... Riper, H. (2023). Effectiveness of Self-guided Tailored Implementation Strategies in Integrating and Embedding Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Routine Mental Health Care: Results of a Multicenter Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial . Journal of Medical Internet Research , 25 , e41532-. https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/41532
2022
Apolinario-Hagen, J., Harrer, M., Salewski, C., Lehr, D., & Ebert, D.D. (2022). Acceptance and use of e-mental health services among university students Secondary analysis of an experiment . Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung . https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11553-022-00945-1
Berking, M., Eichler, E., Naumann, E., & Svaldi, J. (2022). The efficacy of a transdiagnostic emotion regulation skills training in the treatment of binge-eating disorder-Results from a randomized controlled trial . British Journal of Clinical Psychology . https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12371
Braun, L., Freund, J., Thielecke, J., Baumeister, H., Ebert, D.D., & Titzler, I. (2022). Barriers to and Facilitators of Engaging With and Adhering to Guided Internet-Based Interventions for Depression Prevention and Reduction of Pain-Related Disability in Green Professions: Mixed Methods Study . JMIR Mental Health , 9 (11). https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/39122
Braun, L., Terhorst, Y., Titzler, I., Freund, J., Thielecke, J., Ebert, D.D., & Baumeister, H. (2022). Lessons Learned from an Attempted Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial for Improvement of Chronic Pain-Associated Disability in Green Professions: Long-Term Effectiveness of a Guided Online-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy(PACT-A) . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 19 (21). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192113858
Cuijpers, P., Ciharova, M., Quero, S., Miguel, C., Driessen, E., Harrer, M.,... Karyotaki, E. (2022). The Contribution of “Individual Participant Data” Meta-Analyses of Psychotherapies for Depression to the Development of Personalized Treatments: A Systematic Review . Journal of Personalized Medicine , 12 (1). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm12010093
Cuijpers, P., Miguel, C., Papola, D., Harrer, M., & Karyotaki, E. (2022). From living systematic reviews to meta-analytical research domains . Evidence-Based Mental Health . https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2022-300509
Freund, J., Buntrock, C., Braun, L., Thielecke, J., Baumeister, H., Berking, M.,... Titzler, I. (2022). Digital prevention of depression for farmers? A qualitative study on participants' experiences regarding determinants of acceptance and satisfaction with a tailored guided internet intervention program . Internet Interventions , 29 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100566
Freund, J., Titzler, I., Thielecke, J., Braun, L., Baumeister, H., Berking, M., & Ebert, D. (2022). Negative Effects in digital Interventions: Results from an Implementation Project (ImplementIT) for the Prevention of Depression in Farmers . In GESUNDHEITSWESEN (pp. 702-702). STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Frohlich, J.R., Rapinda, K.K., Schaub, M.P., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Johnson, E.A.,... Keough, M.T. (2022). Examining differential responses to the Take Care of Me trial: A latent class and moderation analysis . Addictive Behaviors Reports , 16 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100437
Gmelch, L.M., Böhme, S., Capito, K., Rupp, L., Richer, R., Sadeghi, M.,... Berking, M. (2022). EmpkinS - Empathokinästhetische Sensorik für Biofeedback bei Depression . In Proceedings of the Deutscher Psychotherapiekongress (DPK) . Berlin.
Karyotaki, E., Klein, A.M., Ciharova, M., Bolinski, F., Krijnen, L., de Koning, L.,... Cuijpers, P. (2022). Guided internet-based transdiagnostic individually tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for symptoms of depression and/or anxiety in college students: A randomized controlled trial . Behaviour Research and Therapy , 150 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.104028
Kathan, A., Harrer, M., Küster, L., Triantafyllopoulos, A., He, X., Milling, M.,... Schuller, B.W. (2022). Personalised depression forecasting using mobile sensor data and ecological momentary assessment . Frontiers in Digital Health , 4 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2022.964582
Kroczek, L.O., Böhme, S., & Mühlberger, A. (2022). Face masks reduce interpersonal distance in virtual reality . Scientific Reports , 12 (1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06086-x
Kulke, L., Langer, T., & Valuch, C. (2022). The Emotional Lockdown: How Social Distancing and Mask Wearing Influence Mood and Emotion Recognition in Adolescents and Adults . Frontiers in Psychology , 13 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.878002
Paganini, S., Terhorst, Y., Sander, L.B., Lin, J., Schlicker, S., Ebert, D.D.,... Baumeister, H. (2022). Internet- and mobile-based intervention for depression in adults with chronic back pain: A health economic evaluation . Journal of Affective Disorders , 308 , 607-615. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.04.004
Reichl, D., Enewoldsen, N., Berking, M., Fuhrmann, L., Lang, C., Saur, S.,... Steins-Loeber, S. (2022). Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Substance Use Recovery Evaluator (SURE) . Diagnostica . https://dx.doi.org/10.1026/0012-1924/a000301
Reichl, D., Enewoldsen, N., Weisel, K., Fuhrmann, L., Lang, C., Saur, S.,... Steins-Loeber, S. (2022). Association of impulsivity with quality of life and well-being after alcohol withdrawal treatment . Journal of Clinical Psychology . https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23316
Reichl, D., Enewoldsen, N., Weisel, K., Saur, S., Fuhrmann, L., Lang, C.,... Steins-Loeber, S. (2022). Lower Emotion Regulation Competencies Mediate the Association between Impulsivity and Craving during Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment . Substance Use & Misuse . https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2034878
Saur, S., Weisel, K., Lang, C., Fuhrmann, L., Steins-Loeber, S., Enewoldsen, N.,... Berking, M. (2022). App-based maintenance treatment for alcohol use disorder after acute inpatient treatment: Study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial . Internet Interventions , 28 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100517
Schulte, C., Zarski, A.-C., Sachser, C., Rosner, R., & Ebert, D.D. (2022). Internet- and mobile-based trauma-focused intervention for adolescents and young adults with posttraumatic stress disorder: a study protocol of a proof-of-concept feasibility study . European Journal of Psychotraumatology , 13 (2). https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2022.2101345
Spiegelhalder, K., Baumeister, H., Al-Kamaly, A., Bader, M., Bauereiss, N., Benz, F.,... Ebert, D.D. (2022). Comparative effectiveness of three versions of a stepped care model for insomnia differing in the amount of therapist support in internet-delivered treatment: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial (GET Sleep) . BMJ Open , 12 (8), e058212-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058212
Thielecke, J., Buntrock, C., Titzler, I., Braun, L., Freund, J., Berking, M.,... Ebert, D.D. (2022). Telephone coaching for the prevention of depression in depression in farmers: Results from a pragmatic from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial . Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare . https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1357633X221106027
Thielecke, J., Freund, J., Buntrock, C., Braun, L., Baumeister, H., Berking, M.,... Titzler, I. (2022). How to reach the Farmers for Participation in digital Prevention Services: 'Lessons learned' from a national Depression Prevention Project . In GESUNDHEITSWESEN (pp. 850-850). STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Zarski, A.-C., Velten, J., Knauer, J., Berking, M., & Ebert, D.D. (2022). Internet- and mobile-based psychological interventions for sexual dysfunctions: a systematic review and meta-analysis . npj Digital Medicine , 5 (1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00670-1
van Genugten, C., Schuurmans, J., Hoogendoorn, A., Araya, R., Andersson, G., Banos Rivera, R.M.,... Riper, H. (2022). A Data-Driven Clustering Method for Discovering Profiles in the Dynamics of Major Depressive Disorder Using a Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment of Mood . Frontiers in Psychiatry , 13 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.755809
2021
Apolinário-Hagen, J., Fritsche, L., Wopperer, J., Wals, F., Harrer, M., Lehr, D.,... Salewski, C. (2021). Investigating the Persuasive Effects of Testimonials on the Acceptance of Digital Stress Management Trainings Among University Students and Underlying Mechanisms: A Randomized Controlled Trial . Frontiers in Psychology , 12 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.738950
Apolinário-Hagen, J., Harrer, M., Dederichs, M., Fritsche, L., Wopperer, J., Wals, F.,... Ebert, D.D. (2021). Exploring the influence of testimonial source on attitudes towards e-mental health interventions among university students: Four-group randomized controlled trial . PLoS ONE , 16 (5 May). https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252012
Baumeister, H., Bauereiss, N., Zarski, A.-C., Braun, L., Buntrock, C., Hoherz, C.,... Ebert, D.D. (2021). Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of PSYCHOnlineTHERAPY: Study Protocol of a Multicenter Blended Outpatient Psychotherapy Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial for Patients With Depressive and Anxiety Disorders . Frontiers in Psychiatry , 12 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.660534
Bendig, E., Bauereiß, N., Buntrock, C., Habibović, M., Ebert, D.D., & Baumeister, H. (2021). Lessons learned from an attempted randomized-controlled feasibility trial on “WIDeCAD” - An internet-based depression treatment for people living with coronary artery disease (CAD) . Internet Interventions , 24 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100375
Benjet, C., Mortier, P., Kiekens, G., Ebert, D., Auerbach, R.P., Kessler, R.C.,... Bruffaerts, R. (2021). A risk algorithm that predicts alcohol use disorders among college students . European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry . https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01712-3
Braun, L., Titzler, I., Terhorst, Y., Freund, J., Thielecke, J., Ebert, D., & Baumeister, H. (2021). Are guided internet-based interventions for the indicated prevention of depression in green professions effective in the long run? Longitudinal analysis of the 6- and 12-month follow-up of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (PROD-A) . Internet Interventions , 26 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100455
Braun, L., Titzler, I., Terhorst, Y., Freund, J., Thielecke, J., Ebert, D., & Baumeister, H. (2021). Effectiveness of guided internet-based interventions in the indicated prevention of depression in green professions (PROD-A): Results of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial . Journal of Affective Disorders , 278 , 658-671. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.066
Breedvelt, J.J.F., Brouwer, M.E., Harrer, M., Semkovska, M., Ebert, D.D., Cuijpers, P., & Bockting, C.L.H. (2021). Psychological interventions as an alternative and add-on to antidepressant medication to prevent depressive relapse: systematic review and meta-analysis . British Journal of Psychiatry , 219 (4), 538-545. https://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2020.198
Buntrock, C., Freund, J., Smit, F., Riper, H., Lehr, D., Boss, L.,... Ebert, D.D. (2021). Reducing problematic alcohol use in employees: economic evaluation of guided and unguided web-based interventions alongside a three-arm randomized controlled trial . Addiction . https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15718
Buntrock, C., Kählke, F., Smit, F., & Ebert, D. (2021). A systematic review of trial-based economic evaluations of internet- and mobile-based interventions for substance use disorders . European Journal of Public Health , 31 (1), i19-i28. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz022
Buntrock, C., Lehr, D., Smit, F., Horvath, H., Berking, M., Spiegelhalder, K.,... Ebert, D.D. (2021). Guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: Health-economic evaluation from the societal and public health care perspective alongside a randomized controlled trial . Journal of Medical Internet Research , 23 (5). https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/25609
Böhme, S., & Berking, M. (2021). Development and evaluation of an emotion regulation app . Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung . https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11553-021-00866-5
Cuijpers, P., Ciharova, M., Miguel, C., Harrer, M., Ebert, D.D., Brakemeier, E.L., & Karyotaki, E. (2021). Psychological treatment of depression in institutional settings: A meta-analytic review . Journal of Affective Disorders , 286 , 340-350. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.017
Cuijpers, P., Miguel, C., Ciharova, M., Aalten, P., Batelaan, N., Salemink, E.,... Karyotaki, E. (2021). Prevention and Treatment of Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems in College Students: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses . Clinical Psychology-Science and Practice , 28 (3), 229-244. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cps0000030
De Witte, N.A., Carlbring, P., Etzelmueller, A., Nordgreen, T., Karekla, M., Haddouk, L.,... Van Daele, T. (2021). Online consultations in mental healthcare during the COVID-19 outbreak: An international survey study on professionals' motivations and perceived barriers . Internet Interventions , 25 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100405
Domhardt, M., Steubl, L., Boettcher, J., Buntrock, C., Karyotaki, E., Ebert, D.D.,... Baumeister, H. (2021). Mediators and mechanisms of change in internet- and mobile-based interventions for depression: A systematic review . Clinical Psychology Review , 83 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101953
Ebenfeld, L., Lehr, D., Ebert, D.D., Stegemann, S.K., Riper, H., Funk, B., & Berking, M. (2021). Evaluating a hybrid web-based training program for panic disorder and agoraphobia: Randomized controlled trial . Journal of Medical Internet Research , 23 (3). https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/20829
Ebert, D., Díaz-García, A., Franke, M., Herrero, R., & Botella, C. (2021). Theoretical adequacy, methodological quality and efficacy of online interventions targeting resilience: a systematic review and meta-analysis . European Journal of Public Health , 31 (1), i11-i18. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa255
Ebert, D.D., Franke, M., Zarski, A.-C., Berking, M., Riper, H., Cuijpers, P.,... Lehr, D. (2021). Effectiveness and Moderators of an Internet-Based Mobile-Supported Stress Management Intervention as a Universal Prevention Approach: Randomized Controlled Trial . Journal of Medical Internet Research , 23 (12). https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/22107
Frohlich, J.R., Rapinda, K.K., Schaub, M.P., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Johnson, E.A.,... Keough, M.T. (2021). Efficacy of a minimally guided internet treatment for alcohol misuse and emotional problems in young adults: Results of a randomized controlled trial . Addictive Behaviors Reports . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100390
Fromberger, P., Schroeder, S., Bauer, L., Siegel, B., Tozdan, S., Briken, P.,... Mueller, J.L. (2021). @myTabu—A Placebo Controlled Randomized Trial of a Guided Web-Based Intervention for Individuals Who Sexually Abused Children and Individuals Who Consumed Child Sexual Exploitation Material: A Clinical Study Protocol . Frontiers in Psychiatry , 11 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.575464
Fujisato, H., Ito, M., Berking, M., & Horikoshi, M. (2021). Corrigendum to “The influence of emotion regulation on posttraumatic stress symptoms among Japanese people” [Journal of Affective Disorders 277 (2020) 577–583] (Journal of Affective Disorders (2020) 277 (577–583), (S0165032720326628), (10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.056)) . Journal of Affective Disorders , 281 , 993-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.052
Furukawa, T.A., Levine, S.Z., Buntrock, C., & Cuijpers, P. (2021). Increasing the clinical interpretability of PHQ-9 through equipercentile linking with health utility values by EQ-5D-3L . Evidence-Based Mental Health . https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2021-300299
Furukawa, T.A., Levine, S.Z., Buntrock, C., Ebert, D.D., Gilbody, S., Brabyn, S.,... Karyotaki, E. (2021). How can we estimate QALYs based on PHQ-9 scores? Equipercentile linking analysis of PHQ-9 and EQ-5D . Evidence-Based Mental Health , 24 (3), 97-101. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2020-300240
Furukawa, T.A., Suganuma, A., Ostinelli, E.G., Andersson, G., Beevers, C.G., Shumake, J.,... Cuijpers, P. (2021). Dismantling, optimising, and personalising internet cognitive behavioural therapy for depression: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis using individual participant data . The Lancet Psychiatry , 8 (6), 500-511. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00077-8
Haliburton, L., Heimerl, A., Böhme, S., André, E., & Schmidt, A. (2021). Teaching Ethics as a Creative Subject: Ideas From an Interdisciplinary Workshop . IEEE Pervasive Computing , 20 , 68-71. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MPRV.2021.3094814
Harrer, M., Apolinário-Hagen, J., Fritsche, L., Salewski, C., Zarski, A.-C., Lehr, D.,... Ebert, D.D. (2021). Effect of an internet- and app-based stress intervention compared to online psychoeducation in university students with depressive symptoms: Results of a randomized controlled trial . Internet Interventions , 24 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100374
Harrer, M., Baumeister, H., Kählke, F., Franke, M., Kuechler, A.-M., & Ebert, D.D. (2021). StudiCare -Results of Randomized-Controlled Trials Evaluating Online Interventions Delivered at German-Speaking Universities as Part of the WHO-WMH International College Student Initiative . In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE (pp. S134-S134). NEW YORK: SPRINGER.
Irish, M., Kuso, S., Simek, M., Zeiler, M., Potterton, R., Musiat, P.,... Schmidt, U. (2021). Online prevention programmes for university students: stakeholder perspectives from six European countries . European Journal of Public Health , 31 (1), i64-i70. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab040
Jensen, E.S., Ladegaard, N., Mellentin, A.I., Ebert, D.D., Titzler, I., Araya, R.,... Mathiasen, K. (2021). Effect of sleep disturbance symptoms on treatment outcome in blended CBT for depression: A secondary analysis of the E-COMPARED study. (Preprint) . Journal of Medical Internet Research . https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/30231
Kahveci, S., van Alebeek, H., Berking, M., & Blechert, J. (2021). Touchscreen-based assessment of food approach biases: Investigating reliability and item-specific preferences . Appetite , 163 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105190
Kuso, S., Nitsch, M., Zeiler, M., Simek, M., Adamcik, T., Dey, M.,... Waldherr, K. (2021). Stakeholders' views on online interventions to prevent common mental health disorders in adults implemented into existing healthcare systems in Europe . European Journal of Public Health , 31 (1), i55-i63. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab043
Lukas, C., & Berking, M. (2021). Blending group-based psychoeducation with a smartphone intervention for the reduction of depressive symptoms: results of a randomized controlled pilot study . Pilot and Feasibility Studies , 7 (1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00799-y
Lukas, C., Eskofier, B., & Berking, M. (2021). A gamified smartphone-based intervention for depression: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. JMIR Mental Health , 8 (7). https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/16643
Luttenberger, K., Berking, M., Kind, L., Weiss, M., Kornhuber, J., Dorscht, L., & Karg-Hefner, N. (2021). Bouldering psychotherapy is not inferior to cognitive behavioural therapy in the group treatment of depression: A randomized controlled trial . British Journal of Clinical Psychology . https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12347
Rahmadiana, M., Karyotaki, E., Schulte, M., Ebert, D., Passchier, J., Cuijpers, P.,... Riper, H. (2021). Transdiagnostic Internet Intervention for Indonesian University Students With Depression and Anxiety: Evaluation of Feasibility and Acceptability . JMIR Mental Health , 8 (3). https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/20036
Siminski, N., Böhme, S., Zeller, J.B., Becker, M.P., Bruchmann, M., Hofmann, D.,... Herrmann, M.J. (2021). BNST and amygdala activation to threat: Effects of temporal predictability and threat mode . Behavioural Brain Research , 396 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112883
Terao, T., Hori, H., & Buntrock, C. (2021). Editorial: How to Help Employees Returning to Work Following Depression . Frontiers in Psychiatry , 12 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.714589
Thielecke, J., Buntrock, C., Titzler, I., Freund, J., Braun, L., Baumeister, H., & Ebert, D. (2021). Individual Case Coaching through Telephone as a Prevention Offer for Farmers, Foresters and Horticulturists? - Results of a randomized controlled Efficacy Trial (TEC-A) . In GESUNDHEITSWESEN (pp. 723-723). STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Van Genugten, C.R., Schuurmans, J., Hoogendoorn, A.W., Araya, R., Andersson, G., Banos, R.,... Riper, H. (2021). Examining the Theoretical Framework of Behavioral Activation for Major Depressive Disorder: Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment Study . JMIR Mental Health , 8 (12). https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/32007
Zarski, A.-C., Berking, M., & Ebert, D.D. (2021). Efficacy of Internet-Based Treatment for Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial . Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 89 (11), 909-924. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000665
2020
Amanvermez, Y., Rahmadiana, M., Karyotaki, E., de Wit, L., Ebert, D., Kessler, R.C., & Cuijpers, P. (2020). Stress management interventions for college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis . Clinical Psychology-Science and Practice . https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cpsp.12342
Baumeister, H., Paganini, S., Sander, L.B., Lin, J., Schlicker, S., Terhorst, Y.,... Ebert, D. (2020). Effectiveness of a Guided Internet- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Patients with Chronic Back Pain and Depression (WARD-BP): A Multicenter, Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial . Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics . https://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000511881
Bolinski, F., Boumparis, N., Kleiboer, A., Cuijpers, P., Ebert, D., & Riper, H. (2020). The effect of e-mental health interventions on academic performance in university and college students: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials . Internet Interventions , 20 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2020.100321
Bührmann, L., Schuurmans, J., Ruwaard, J., Fleuren, M., Etzelmüller, A., Piera-Jiménez, J.,... Vis, C. (2020). Tailored implementation of internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy in the multinational context of the ImpleMentAll project: a study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial . Trials , 21 (1), 893-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04686-4
Conejo-Cerón, S., Bellón, J.Á., Motrico, E., Campos-Paíno, H., Martín-Gómez, C., Ebert, D.,... Moreno-Peral, P. (2020). Moderators of psychological and psychoeducational interventions for the prevention of depression: A systematic review . Clinical Psychology Review , 79 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101859
Ebenfeld, L., Kleine Stegemann, S., Lehr, D., Ebert, D., Funk, B., Riper, H., & Berking, M. (2020). A mobile application for panic disorder and agoraphobia: Insights from a multi-methods feasibility study . Internet Interventions , 19 . https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2019.100296
Etzelmueller, A., Vis, C., Karyotaki, E., Baumeister, H., Titov, N., Berking, M.,... Ebert, D. (2020). Effects of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Routine Care for Adults in Treatment for Depression and Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . Journal of Medical Internet Research , 22 (8), e18100-. https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/18100
Freund, J., Titzler, I., Thielecke, J., Braun, L., Baumeister, H., Berking, M., & Ebert, D. (2020). Implementing internet- and tele-based interventions to prevent mental health disorders in farmers, foresters and gardeners (ImplementIT): study protocol for the multi-level evaluation of a nationwide project . BMC Psychiatry , 20 (1), 424-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02800-z
Fujisato, H., Ito, M., Berking, M., & Horikoshi, M. (2020). The influence of emotion regulation on posttraumatic stress symptoms among Japanese people . Journal of Affective Disorders , 277 , 577-583. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.056
Harrer, M., Adam, S.H., Messner, E.-M., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P., Bruffaerts, R.,... Ebert, D.D. (2020). Prevention of eating disorders at universities: A systematic review and meta-analysis . International Journal of Eating Disorders . https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eat.23224
Hessler-Kaufmann, J.B., Heese, J., Berking, M., Voderholzer, U., & Diedrich, A. (2020). Emotion regulation strategies in bulimia nervosa: an experimental investigation of mindfulness, self-compassion, and cognitive restructuring . Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation , 7 (1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40479-020-00129-3
Karyotaki, E., Cuijpers, P., Albor, Y., Alonso, J., Auerbach, R.P., Bantjes, J.,... Kessler, R.C. (2020). Sources of Stress and Their Associations With Mental Disorders Among College Students: Results of the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Initiative . Frontiers in Psychology , 11 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01759
Laferton, J., Oeltjen, L., Neubauer, K., Ebert, D.D., & Munder, T. (2020). The effects of patients’ expectations on surgery outcome in total hip and knee arthroplasty: a prognostic factor meta-analysis . Health Psychology Review . https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2020.1854051
Mol, M., van Schaik, A., Dozeman, E., Ruwaard, J., Vis, C., Ebert, D.,... Smit, J.H. (2020). Dimensionality of the system usability scale among professionals using internet-based interventions for depression: a confirmatory factor analysis . BMC Psychiatry , 20 (1), 218-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02627-8
Reins, J.A., Buntrock, C., Zimmermann, J., Grund, S., Harrer, M., Lehr, D.,... Ebert, D.D. (2020). Efficacy and Moderators of Internet-Based Interventions in Adults with Subthreshold Depression: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials . Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics . https://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000507819
Rosner, R., Barke, A., Albrecht, B., Christiansen, H., Ebert, D., Lechner-Meichsner, F.,... Steil, R. (2020). BEST FOR CAN – bringing empirically supported treatments to children and adolescents after child abuse and neglect: study protocol . European Journal of Psychotraumatology , 11 (1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1837531
Sander, L.B., Paganini, S., Terhorst, Y., Schlicker, S., Lin, J., Spanhel, K.,... Baumeister, H. (2020). Effectiveness of a Guided Web-Based Self-help Intervention to Prevent Depression in Patients with Persistent Back Pain: The PROD-BP Randomized Clinical Trial . JAMA Psychiatry . https://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1021
Saruhanjan, K., Zarski, A.-C., Bauer, T., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P., Spiegelhalder, K.,... Ebert, D.D. (2020). Psychological interventions to improve sleep in college students: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials . Journal of Sleep Research . https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13097
Saruhanjan, K., Zarski, A.-C., Schaub, M.P., & Ebert, D.D. (2020). Design of a Guided Internet- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Internet Use Disorder-Study Protocol for a Two-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial . Frontiers in Psychiatry , 11 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00190
Schlicker, S., Baumeister, H., Buntrock, C., Sander, L., Paganini, S., Lin, J.,... Ebert, D. (2020). A Web- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Comorbid, Recurrent Depression in Patients With Chronic Back Pain on Sick Leave (Get.Back): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial on Feasibility, User Satisfaction, and Effectiveness . JMIR Mental Health , 7 (4). https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/16398
Terhorst, Y., Braun, L., Titzler, I., Buntrock, C., Freund, J., Thielecke, J.,... Baumeister, H. (2020). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a guided internet-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to improve chronic pain-related disability in green professions (PACT-A): study protocol of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial . BMJ Open , 10 (9), e034271-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034271
Thielecke, J., Buntrock, C., Titzler, I., Braun, L., Freund, J., Berking, M.,... Ebert, D. (2020). Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of Personalized Tele-Based Coaching for Farmers, Foresters and Gardeners to Prevent Depression: Study Protocol of an 18-Month Follow-Up Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (TEC-A) . Frontiers in Psychiatry , 11 . https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00125
Titzler, I., Berking, M., Schlicker, S., Riper, H., & Ebert, D. (2020). Barriers and Facilitators for Referrals of Primary Care Patients to Blended Internet-Based Psychotherapy for Depression: Mixed Methods Study of General Practitioners' Views . JMIR Mental Health , 7 (8). https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/18642
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Wilks, C.R., Auerbach, R.P., Alonso, J., Benjet, C., Bruffaerts, R., Cuijpers, P.,... Kessler, R.C. (2020). The importance of physical and mental health in explaining health-related academic role impairment among college students . Journal of Psychiatric Research , 123 , 54-61. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.01.009
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In the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy we interested in how technologies can be used to promote health or to augment and develop further psychotherapeutic interventions.
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Current projects
Applied Data Science in Digital Psychology
(Third Party Funds Single)
Funding source: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (StMWK) (seit 2018)
University education in psychology, medical technology and computer science currently focuses on teaching basic methods and knowledge with little involvement of other disciplines. Increasing digitalization and the ever more rapid spread of digital technologies, such as wearable sensors, smartphone apps, and artificial intelligence, also in the health sector, offer a wide range of opportunities to address psychological issues from new and interdisciplinary perspectives. However, this requires close cooperation between the disciplines of psychology and technical disciplines such as medical technology and computer science to enable the necessary knowledge transfer. Especially in these disciplines, there is a considerable need for innovative and interdisciplinary teaching concepts and research projects that teach the adequate use of digital technologies and explore the application of these technologies to relevant issues in order to enable better care in the treatment of people with mental disorders.
Mit uns im Gleichgewicht II
(Third Party Funds Single)
Funding source: andere Förderorganisation
Intelligente, Chatbot-assistierte ambulante Nachsorge der Depressionen bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen
(Third Party Funds Single)
Funding source: andere Förderorganisation
Unterauftrag iBestforCan
(FAU Funds)
Funding source: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Empathokinästhetische Sensorik für Biofeedback bei depressiven Patienten
(Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)
Term: 1. July 2021 - 30. June 2025
Funding source: DFG / Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB)
URL: https://www.empkins.de/
The aim of the D02 project is the establishment of empathokinesthetic sensor technology and methods of machine learning as a means for the automatic detection and modification of depression-associated facial expressions, posture, and movement. The aim is to clarify to what extent, with the help of kinesthetic-related modifications influence depressogenic information processing and/or depressive symptoms. First, we will record facial expressions, body posture, and movement relevant to depression with the help of currently available technologies (e.g., RGB and depth cameras, wired EMG, established emotion recognition software) and use them as input parameters for new machine learning models to automatically detect depression-associated affect expressions. Secondly, a fully automated biofeedback paradigm is to be implemented and validated using the project results available up to that point. More ways of real-time feedback of depression-relevant kinaesthesia are investigated. Thirdly, we will research possibilities of mobile use of the biofeedback approach developed up to then.
Intensivierte Return to Work (RTW)-Nachsorge in psychiatrischen Institutsambulanzen (PIA) von Versorgungskliniken
(Third Party Funds Single)
Funding source: andere Förderorganisation
Integration von Online-Interventionen in die ambulante Psychotherapie bei Patienten mit depressiven Störungen und Angststörungen
(Third Party Funds Single)
Funding source: andere Förderorganisation
Gesunder Umgang mit digitalen Technologien und Medien
(Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)
Term: 1. June 2019 - 31. May 2023
Funding source: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (StMWK) (seit 2018)
Empirisch basierte Behandlung für Kinder und Jugendliche als Opfer von Missbrauch und Vernachlässigung zugänglich machen - internetbasierte Therapie und biometrische Analyse
(Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)
Term: 1. April 2019 - 31. March 2023
Funding source: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
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