Area of research
Behavioral Neuroscience · Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Research interest
Research focused on Anxiety and Mental health, with related work in Somatization, Psychosocial, Type D personality. Notable publications include 'Psychometric analysis of the brief symptom inventory 18 (BSI-18) in a representative German sample', 'Noise and mental health: evidence, mechanisms, and consequences', and 'Frequency of somatic symptoms in the general population: Normative values for the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15)'.
Methodological influences on circulating cell-free-mitochondrial and nuclear DNA concentrations in response to chronic stress
Stress and Thyroid Function—From Bench to Bedside
Effect of 4 Weeks Resonance Frequency Breathing on Glucose Metabolism and Autonomic Tone in Healthy Adults
Subjective Assessment of the Pyloric Sphincter During Endoscopy and Its Correlation with FLIP Panometry
Noise and mental health: evidence, mechanisms, and consequences
Dynamic interplay of cortisol and BDNF in males under acute and chronic psychosocial stress – A randomized controlled study
Psychometric evaluation of the patient health questionnaire stress scale
Association between socioeconomic and psychosocial factors with use of interventional and surgical treatments and outcomes in patients with myocardial infarction – Inpatient data of the largest European health care system
Difficulty Falling Asleep is Associated with Poorer Therapeutic Outcomes in Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
The influence of light on Interleukin-10: A preliminary study
IL-6 after wake-up in human males: Exposure to red versus blue light and the interplay with cortisol
Psychometric properties of the American version of the Chronic Uncertainty scale: long and short version (CU-40; CU-20)
Impact of Dental Anxiety on Dental Care Routine and Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life in a German Adult Population—A Cross-Sectional Study
Alterations in heart rate variability and pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha in individuals with panic disorder
Effect of a slow-paced breathing with heart rate variability biofeedback intervention on pro-inflammatory cytokines in individuals with panic disorder - A randomized controlled trial
Kinetics of Plasma Cell-Free DNA under a Highly Standardized and Controlled Stress Induction
Effects of Post-awakening Light Exposure on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Male Individuals
Obesity: Heart Rate Variability during standardized psychosocial stress induction
Stress of emergency physicians during helicopter operations: impact of patients’ diagnoses, severity of diagnoses, and physicians’ work experience
Analysis of Air Rescue for Offshore Wind Energy: A Retrospective Analysis of Structural and Process Quality for the Years 2014 to 2017
Heart Rate Variability: A Measure of Cardiovascular Health and Possible Therapeutic Target in Dysautonomic Mental and Neurological Disorders
Stress-induced pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine concentrations in female PTSD and depressive patients
Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10 predict therapy outcome of female patients with posttraumatic stress disorder
Mobile Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Improves Autonomic Activation and Subjective Sleep Quality of Healthy Adults – A Pilot Study
Psychometric properties and validation of the English version Giessen Subjective Complaints List (GBB-8)
Examining air pollution (PM10), mental health and well-being in a representative German sample
The effective group size for teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills – A randomized controlled simulation trial
Effect of a Biofeedback Intervention on Heart Rate Variability in Individuals With Panic Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Anxiety is associated with unfulfilled information needs and pain at the informed consent consultation of spine surgery patients: a longitudinal study
How acute physical and psychological stress differentially influence the kynurenine pathway: A randomized cross-over trial