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| Andreas MaerckerSummaryAffiliation: University of Zurich Country: Switzerland Publications
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Age of traumatisation as a predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression in young womenAndreas Maercker
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Br J Psychiatry 184:482-7. 2004....
Posttraumatic growth, social acknowledgment as survivors, and sense of coherence in former German child soldiers of World War IISimon Forstmeier
Division of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:1030-9. 2009..To examine posttraumatic growth (PTG) and its predictors social acknowledgment as survivors, sense of coherence (SOC), trauma severity, and further factors in former child soldiers more than 60 years after deployment...- Traditional versus modern values and interpersonal factors predicting stress response syndromes in a Swiss elderly populationMario Müller
Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Psychol Health Med 16:631-40. 2011.... - (Post-traumatic) embitterment disorder: critical evaluation of its stressor criterion and a proposed revised classificationMartin Dobricki
Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Nord J Psychiatry 64:147-52. 2010..The patient sees this event as unjust and as a violation of basic beliefs. The principal aspect of the reaction pattern is a prolonged feeling of embitterment... - Adjustment disorders after severe life-events in four postconflict settingsMartin Dobricki
Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 45:39-46. 2010..in Lancet 361:2128-2130, 2003). AD were diagnosed according to the new stress-response-model of AD (Maercker et al. in Psychopathology 40(3):135-146, 2007)... - Midlife motivational abilities predict apathy and depression in Alzheimer disease: the aging, demographics, and memory studyMoyra Elizabeth Mortby
Division of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Switzerland
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 24:151-60. 2011..It would appear that holding on to unattainable goals with strong motivational efforts when faced with severe cognitive loss might lead to unproductive persistence, depressive reaction, and more apathetic behavior... - Traditional versus modern values, self-perceived interpersonal factors, and posttraumatic stress in Chinese and German crime victimsAndreas Maercker
Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Psychol Psychother 82:219-32. 2009..traditional). A cross-cultural comparison with Chinese and German crime victims included an assessment of value orientation according to Schwartz's theory (Schwartz, 1994) of personal values... - A 1.5-year follow-up of an Internet-based intervention for complicated griefBirgit Wagner
Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Switzerland
J Trauma Stress 20:625-9. 2007..Results indicate that the reduction in symptoms of complicated grief observed at posttreatment was maintained at 1.5-year follow-up... - Motivational reserve: motivation-related occupational abilities and risk of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer diseaseSimon Forstmeier
Department of Psychopathologyand Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Psychol Aging 27:353-63. 2012..Revealing the mechanisms underlying this association may inform novel prevention strategies for decelerating cognitive decline in old age... - Post-traumatic growth and optimism as outcomes of an internet-based intervention for complicated griefBirgit Wagner
Department of Psychopathology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Cogn Behav Ther 36:156-61. 2007..Results indicate that post-traumatic growth increased in the treatment group. No treatment effect was found for optimism. These findings contribute to the growing literature on personal growth in psychotherapy... - Are empathic abilities impaired in posttraumatic stress disorder?Gabriela Nietlisbach
Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Psychol Rep 106:832-44. 2010..This article discusses whether impaired empathic resonance in PTSD trauma survivors is a consequence of trauma itself or a protective coping strategy... - Adjustment disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depressive disorders in old age: findings from a community surveyAndreas Maercker
Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, CH 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
Compr Psychiatry 49:113-20. 2008..Although this study was restricted to a sample of the elderly, it provides evidence regarding AJD prevalence, comorbidity, and associated health care use, all of which indicate its utility... 
The working alliance in a randomized controlled trial comparing online with face-to-face cognitive-behavioral therapy for depressionBarbara Preschl
Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestr 14 17, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
BMC Psychiatry 11:189. 2011..However, little is yet known about the impact of the working alliance in internet-based interventions, particularly as compared with face-to-face therapy...- Adjustment disorders as stress response syndromes: a new diagnostic concept and its exploration in a medical sampleAndreas Maercker
Department of Psychopathology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Psychopathology 40:135-46. 2007..In line with the existing classification, the description of AD subtypes is included. Backgrounds on existing psychopathological models of stress response disorders are outlined... - Comparison of two diagnostic systems for Complicated GriefSimon Forstmeier
Department of Psychology, Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestr 14 17, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
J Affect Disord 99:203-11. 2007..There is also no data about prevalence rates of Complicated Grief in a representative sample. The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic systems with regard to prevalence, conditional probabilities, and agreement... - Revenge phenomena and posttraumatic stress disorder in former East German political prisonersIra Gäbler
Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Nerv Ment Dis 199:287-94. 2011..Identification and therapeutic modification of dysfunctional revenge phenomena may therefore enhance the effectiveness of psychotherapy for persistent PTSD... - Lifespan-developmental differences in physiologic reactivity to loud tones in trauma victims: a pilot studyAndreas Maercker
University Zurich, Switzerland
Psychol Rep 93:941-8. 2003..Covariance analysis yielded one significant difference, mean skin conductance response, with a higher mean for the younger group. Results are discussed in light of its limitations and further prospects... - Foundations and future application of internet-based interventions for PTSD in PR ChinaZhiyun Wang
Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Int J Electron Healthc 7:19-35. 2012..Finally, the authors conclude the necessity and feasibility of internet-based intervention applications in PR China, give implications for mental health services and discuss some limitations... - Life-review therapy with computer supplements for depression in the elderly: a randomized controlled trialBarbara Preschl
Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Aging Ment Health 16:964-74. 2012..19). By and large, the results indicate that the life-review therapy in this combined setting could be recommended for depressive older adults... - Dresden PTSD treatment study: randomized controlled trial of motor vehicle accident survivorsAndreas Maercker
University of Zurich, Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, Switzerland
BMC Psychiatry 6:29. 2006..The current study was conducted in order to test the efficacy of the modified manual by administering randomized controlled trial in which a CBT was compared to a wait-list control condition... - Reduced mismatch negativity in posttraumatic stress disorder: a compensatory mechanism for chronic hyperarousal?Hans Menning
Department of Psychology, University Zurich, Switzerland, Binzmühlestr 14 17, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
Int J Psychophysiol 68:27-34. 2008..This protective inhibition is thought to be a fine-tuning process in PTSD in order to prevent arousal overload... - Diagnostic and clinical considerations in prolonged grief disorderAndreas Maercker
Division of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 14:167-76. 2012.... - Adjustment disorders: prevalence in a representative nationwide survey in GermanyAndreas Maercker
Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestr 14, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 47:1745-52. 2012..Psychopathology 40:135-146, 2007)... - Delay of gratification in old age: assessment, age-related effects, and clinical implicationsReinhard Drobetz
Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Aging Clin Exp Res 24:6-14. 2012..Fourth, age-related differences in DoG are summarized. Lastly, the review closes with conclusions, clinical implications, and the outlook for possible further research directions... - Social influences on mental health help-seeking after interpersonal traumatization: a qualitative analysisViola Schreiber
University of Zurich, Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, Binzmühlestraße, Zurich, Switzerland
BMC Public Health 10:634. 2010..Reasons for this mismatch can be found in the individual help-seeking process but also in the individual's social environment. These social factors are explored based on a model describing the survivor's help-seeking process... - Post-traumatic stress symptoms in relatives in the first weeks after severe traumatic brain injuryLaura Pielmaier
Department of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Brain Inj 25:259-65. 2011..This study assessed post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms in proxies of survivors of STBI in the short-term and investigated stress-associated factors... - Long-term effects of the Dresden bombing: relationships to control beliefs, religious belief, and personal growthAndreas Maercker
Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Trauma Stress 16:579-87. 2003..Furthermore, belonging to particular age groups at traumatization (adolescents, middle-aged adults) was associated with increased posttraumatic intrusions at the time of data collection... - Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for complicated grief: a randomized controlled trialBirgit Wagner
Department of Psychopathology, University of Zurich, Scheuchzerstr 21, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland
Death Stud 30:429-53. 2006..Follow-up results show that this improvement was maintained after 3 months... - Motivational reserve: lifetime motivational abilities contribute to cognitive and emotional health in old ageSimon Forstmeier
Department of Psychology, Division of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Psychol Aging 23:886-99. 2008..Findings suggest that motivational reserve acts as a protective factor against the manifestation of cognitive impairment and emotional problems in later life... - Social acknowledgment as a victim or survivor: a scale to measure a recovery factor of PTSDAndreas Maercker
Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Trauma Stress 17:345-51. 2004..In comparison to a conventional measure of social support, the SAQ predicted comparably better between persons with high- and low-PTSD severity... - Evidence for altered hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning in systemic hypertension: blunted cortisol response to awakening and lower negative feedback sensitivityPetra H Wirtz
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Binzmuhlestrasse 14 Box 26, CH 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
Psychoneuroendocrinology 32:430-6. 2007..We explored HPA axis activity and feedback sensitivity to oral administration of dexamethasone in systemic hypertension via assessment of the cortisol awakening response (CAR) and the circadian cortisol profile... - Posttraumatic growth in clinical psychology - a critical review and introduction of a two component modelTanja Zoellner
Roseneck Hospital Center for Psychosomatic Medicine, Am Roseneck 6, 83209 Prien, Germany
Clin Psychol Rev 26:626-53. 2006..The article ends with a discussion of fruitful future research directions and how PTG can add a new perspective into trauma therapy... - Disclosure and social acknowledgement as predictors of recovery from posttraumatic stress: a longitudinal study in crime victimsJulia Mueller
Department of Psychology, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Can J Psychiatry 53:160-8. 2008..To address posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) predictors with research focused on the coping styles of traumatized individuals... - Anger and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in crime victims: a longitudinal analysisUlrich Orth
Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 76:208-18. 2008..Further analyses suggested that rumination mediates the effect of PTSD symptoms on anger... - [Psychotherapy with the elderly in outpatient settings: are elderly patients the easier ones?]Andreas Maercker
Universitat Zurich, Klinische Psychologie and Psychotherapie, Zurichbergstrasse 43, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland
Z Gerontol Geriatr 37:265-71. 2004..The results point to the fact that the psychological preconditions for psychotherapy in old age are good and indicate promising directions for the development of age-appropriate interventions... - [Psychotherapy service utilization and psychotherapy motivation in a representative community sample of the elderly -- results of the zurich older age study]Andreas Maercker
Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, FB I Psychologie, Universität Trier
Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 55:177-82. 2005..To study the extent of real and potential psychotherapy service utilization in the older (65 - 96) population... - Complicated grief as a stress response disorder: evaluating diagnostic criteria in a German sampleRobert Langner
Department of Psychology, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
J Psychosom Res 58:235-42. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The application of a stress response operationalization of complicated grief is supported... - Longitudinal course of posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in a community sample of adolescents and young adultsAxel Perkonigg
Clinical Psychology and Epidemiology Department, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstrasse 2 10, D 80804 Munich, Germany
Am J Psychiatry 162:1320-7. 2005..The authors examined determinants of remission and chronicity of PTSD and associations with other disorders in a prospective community sample... - Feelings of revenge, retaliation motive, and posttraumatic stress reactions in crime victimsUlrich Orth
Department of Psychology, University of Berne, Switzerland
J Interpers Violence 21:229-43. 2006..However, the relation was moderated by the time since victimization. Therefore, feelings of revenge must presumably be regarded as a maladaptive coping reaction to experienced injustice, but not in the first period after victimization... - Do trials of perpetrators retraumatize crime victims?Ulrich Orth
Department of Psychology, University of Berne, Switzerland
J Interpers Violence 19:212-27. 2004..The results of both studies do not support the retraumatization hypothesis, which should therefore be used with caution... - Neural correlates of posttraumatic growth after severe motor vehicle accidentsSirko Rabe
Department of Biopsychology, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
J Consult Clin Psychol 74:880-6. 2006..The authors assume that approach-related motivational tendencies associated with higher relative left frontal brain activity may be involved in the process and outcome of PTG... - Cardiovascular correlates of motor vehicle accident related posttraumatic stress disorder and its successful treatmentSirko Rabe
Department of Psychology, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 31:315-30. 2006..Results showed a greater decrease in HR reactivity for CBT than for WLC. The change in HR reactivity was associated with clinical improvement... - Does the quality of the working alliance predict treatment outcome in online psychotherapy for traumatized patients?Christine Knaevelsrud
Treatment Centre for Torture Victims, Berlin, Germany
J Med Internet Res 8:e31. 2006..The working alliance has been defined as the extent to which a patient and a therapist work collaboratively and purposefully and connect emotionally... - Posttraumatic growth in accident survivors: openness and optimism as predictors of its constructive or illusory sidesTanja Zoellner
Roseneck Hospital, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany
J Clin Psychol 64:245-63. 2008.... - Internet-based treatment for PTSD reduces distress and facilitates the development of a strong therapeutic alliance: a randomized controlled clinical trialChristine Knaevelsrud
Treatment Center for Torture Victims, Berlin, Germany
BMC Psychiatry 7:13. 2007..Also, the quality of the online therapeutic relationship, its development and its relevance as potential moderator of the treatment effects was investigated... - Regional brain electrical activity in posttraumatic stress disorder after motor vehicle accidentSirko Rabe
Department of Biopsychology, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
J Abnorm Psychol 115:687-98. 2006.... - When grief becomes a disorderAndreas Maercker
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 257:435-6. 2007 - Changes in brain electrical activity after cognitive behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in patients injured in motor vehicle accidentsSirko Rabe
Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
Psychosom Med 70:13-9. 2008..g., anxiety). There has been little research on changes in brain function due to cognitive-behavioral interventions in anxiety disorders... - Meta-analytic review of event-related potential studies in post-traumatic stress disorderAnke Karl
Biopsychology, University of Technology Dresden, Zellescher Weg 17, D 01062 Dresden, FR, Germany
Biol Psychol 71:123-47. 2006..The results were also consistent with recent cognitive neuropsychological findings in PTSD research... - Patterns of incidence and psychiatric risk factors for traumatic eventsMurray B Stein
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 11:143-53. 2002..The mechanisms by which premorbid psychiatric disorders promote exposure to traumatic events are unknown. Better understanding of these pathways may lead to novel strategies for primary and secondary prevention of PTSD... - Trauma and posttraumatic reactions in German development aid workers: prevalences and relationship to social acknowledgementBronwyn Jones
Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Melbourne
Int J Soc Psychiatry 52:91-100. 2006..Implications of the study are discussed with regard to participants' suggestions on how to handle traumatic experiences while on duty abroad...