Area of research
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine · Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Research interest
Research interests include Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Diabetes Management and Education, Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention, and Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout.
Efficacy of Team-Based Collaborative Care for Distressed Patients in Secondary Prevention of Chronic Coronary Heart Disease: Results from the Multicenter, Randomized Controlled TEACH Trial
Type D personality: a relevant psychosocial risk factor for coronary heart disease?
How can we prevent the negative impact of adverse childhood and adolescent events on cardiovascular health?
Psychosoziales und Diabetes
Effects of Post-awakening Light Exposure on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Male Individuals
Predictors of cancer patients' utilization of psychooncological support: Examining patient´s attitude and physician´s recommendation
Cortisol Awakening Reaction and Anxiety in Depressed Coronary Artery Disease Patients
Efficacy of team-based collaborative care for distressed patients in secondary prevention of chronic coronary heart disease (TEACH): study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Increase in cortisol concentration due to standardized bright and blue light exposure on saliva cortisol in the morning following sleep laboratory
Effect of acute psychosocial stress on the brain-derived neurotrophic factor in humans – a randomized cross within trial
Length Polymorphisms in the Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Gene and the Serotonin-Transporter-Linked Polymorphic Region Constitute a Risk Haplotype for Depression in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Significance of psychosocial factors in cardiology: update 2018
Bedeutung von psychosozialen Faktoren in der Kardiologie – Update 2018
Associations of NT-proBNP and parameters of mental health in depressed coronary artery disease patients
Prevalence of mental disorders among depressed coronary patients with and without Type D personality. Results of the multi-center SPIRR-CAD trial
A Stepwise Psychotherapy Intervention for Reducing Risk in Coronary Artery Disease (SPIRR-CAD): Results of an Observer-Blinded, Multicenter, Randomized Trial in Depressed Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
hs-CRP Predicts Improvement in Depression in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes and Major Depression Undergoing Depression Treatment: Results From the Diabetes and Depression (DAD) Study
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Sertraline in Patients With Depression and Poorly Controlled Diabetes: The Diabetes and Depression (DAD) Study
Psychosoziales und Diabetes (Teil 1)
Psychosoziales und Diabetes (Teil 2)
Study protocol of the Diabetes and Depression Study (DAD): a multi-center randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy of a diabetes-specific cognitive behavioral group therapy versus sertraline in patients with major depression and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
'European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012)' The Fifth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts) * Developed with the special contribution of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (EACPR). [Eur Heart J 2012;33:1635-1701, doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs