In the new publication “Obesity and brain structure in schizophrenia – ENIGMA study in 3021 individuals” (McWhinney et al., 2022) in Molecular Psychiatry, we confirmed widespread associations between BMI and brain structure in individuals with schizophrenia. People with both obesity and schizophrenia showed more pronounced brain alterations than people with only one of these conditions. …
Our new publication “Clinical, gut microbial and neural effects of a probiotic add-on therapy in depressed patients: a randomized controlled trial” (Schaub et al., 2022) out in Translational Psychiatry with contribution by Professor Stefan Borgwardt! More information you can find here: Schaub, A. C., Schneider, E., Vazquez-Castellanos, J. F., Schweinfurth, N., Kettelhack, C., Doll, J., …
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of family members affected by addictive disorders (FMA) with regard to various types of addictive disorders, and self-rated health and depression in the general population. This study shows that 9.5% of respondents reported being affected by a current addictive disorders of a relative, with a …
Our new publication on “Think-aloud analysis of commonly used screening instruments for Internet use disorders: The CIUS, the IGDT-10, and the BSMAS” (Schmidt, 2022) is out in Journal of behavioral addictions. For more information see: Schmidt, H., Brandt, D., Bischof, A., Heidbrink, S., Bischof, G., Borgwardt, S., & Rumpf, H. J. (2022). Think-aloud analysis of …
The results of our new publication on “Increased Belief Instability in Psychotic Disorders Predicts Treatment Response to Metacognitive Training” (Hauke et al., 2022) in Schizophrenia Bulletin point towards increased belief instability as a key computational mechanism underlying probabilistic reasoning in psychotic disorders. The study also provides a proof-of-concept that this computational approach may be useful …
In our new study, we characterized the topography of age-related evolution of diffusion metrics in neonatal brains. Our results show a rapid decrease in diffusivity metrics of cerebral/cerebellar white matter and vermis in the first few weeks of neonatal age, likely attributable to myelination. In addition, prematurity and low gestational age at birth may result …
More information you can find here: Dwyer, D. B., Buciuman, M. O., Ruef, A., Kambeitz, J., Sen Dong, M., Stinson, C., Kambeitz-Ilankovic, L., Degenhardt, F., Sanfelici, R., Antonucci, L. A., Lalousis, P. A., Wenzel, J., Urquijo-Castro, M. F., Popovic, D., Oeztuerk, O. F., Haas, S. S., Weiske, J., Hauke, D., Neufang, S., Schmidt-Kraepelin, C., … …
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Congratulations to Dr Alexandra Korda for receiving the UKSH Foundation Award for the project “Intelligente Gesundheitslösungen für eine digital informierte Psychiatrie” together with Professor Stefan Borgwardt and PD Dr Christina Andreou as co-members!
“Changing Persistent Depression Disorder” (ChangePDD) – DFG project We still have therapy places available within the framework of a DFG-funded study on the psychotherapeutic treatment of chronic depression! The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a newer treatment method developed specifically for this disorder (called ‘CBASP’) with an already established psychotherapy …
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The aim of the study was to estimate mortality on grounds of the severity of alcohol dependence which has been assessed by two approaches: the frequency of alcohol dependence symptoms (FADS) and the number of alcohol dependence criteria (NADC). A random sample of adult community residents in northern Germany at age 18 to 64 had …
