Area of research
Psychiatry and Mental health · Clinical Psychology
Research interest
Research focused on Botulinum toxin and Depression (economics), with related work in Randomized controlled trial, Placebo, Major depressive disorder. Notable publications include 'Facing depression with botulinum toxin: A randomized controlled trial', 'Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder Using Botulinum Toxin A', and 'Train the brain with music (TBM): brain plasticity and cognitive benefits induced by musical training in elderly people in Germany and Switzerland, a study protocol for an RCT...'.
Simvastatin as Add-On Treatment to Escitalopram in Patients With Major Depression and Obesity
Music interventions in 132 healthy older adults enhance cerebellar grey matter and auditory working memory, despite general brain atrophy
Treatment of Depression with Botulinum Toxin
Six Months of Piano Training in Healthy Elderly Stabilizes White Matter Microstructure in the Fornix, Compared to an Active Control Group
Evidence of cortical thickness increases in bilateral auditory brain structures following piano learning in older adults
Botulinum toxin for the management of depression: An updated review of the evidence and meta-analysis
Improved Speech in Noise Perception in the Elderly After 6 Months of Musical Instruction
Serotonin system-associated genetic and epigenetic changes in pedophilia and child sexual offending
Train the brain with music (TBM): brain plasticity and cognitive benefits induced by musical training in elderly people in Germany and Switzerland, a study protocol for an RCT comparing musical instrumental practice to sensitization to music
Mental Health, Sense of Coherence, and Interpersonal Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Germany
Child sexual offenders show prenatal and epigenetic alterations of the androgen system
Botulinum Toxin as a Treatment for Depression in a Real-world Setting
Pedophilic sex offenders are characterised by reduced GABA concentration in dorsal anterior cingulate cortex
Lack of Associations between Female Hormone Levels and Visuospatial Working Memory, Divided Attention and Cognitive Bias across Two Consecutive Menstrual Cycles
Effects of psychopharmacological treatment with antipsychotic drugs on the vascular system
Negative affect is unrelated to fluctuations in hormone levels across the menstrual cycle: Evidence from a multisite observational study across two successive cycles
Treating Depression with Botulinum Toxin: A Pooled Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Depression – An emerging indication for botulinum toxin treatment
Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder Using Botulinum Toxin A
Agitation Predicts Response of Depression to Botulinum Toxin Treatment in a Randomized Controlled Trial
The Quality of Sexual Experience in Women Correlates with Post-Orgasmic Prolactin Surges: Results from an Experimental Prototype Study
Facing depression with botulinum toxin: A randomized controlled trial
Vestibular Stimulation on a Motion-Simulator Impacts on Mood States
Prolactin secretory rhythm in women: immediate and long-term alterations after sexual contact