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List of works by Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life!" - Higher Hypomania Scores Are Associated with Higher Mental Toughness, Increased Physical Activity, and Lower Symptoms of Depression and Lower Sleep Complaints

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

"I love you forever (more or less)" - stability and change in adolescents' romantic love status and associations with mood states

scientific article published on 30 March 2017

"I love you more than I can stand!" - romantic love, symptoms of depression and anxiety, and sleep complaints are related among young adults.

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"Sleep well, our tough heroes!"--in adolescence, greater mental toughness is related to better sleep schedules

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"Tell me, how bright your hypomania is, and I tell you, if you are happily in love!"--among young adults in love, bright side hypomania is related to reduced depression and anxiety, and better sleep quality

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'Bright side' and 'dark side' hypomania are associated with differences in psychological functioning, sleep and physical activity in a non-clinical sample of young adults

scientific article published on 11 January 2011

'Oh, baby, please don't cry!': in infants suffering from infantile colic hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis activity is related to poor sleep and increased crying intensity

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Actual therapeutic options in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorders

scientific article published on June 30, 2010

Acute Bouts of Exercising Improved Mood, Rumination and Social Interaction in Inpatients With Mental Disorders.

scientific article published on 13 March 2018

Acute effects of moderate aerobic exercise on specific aspects of executive function in different age and fitness groups: A meta-analysis

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Additional ECT increases BDNF-levels in patients suffering from major depressive disorders compared to patients treated with citalopram only

scientific article published on 9 April 2013

Adolescents with greater mental toughness show higher sleep efficiency, more deep sleep and fewer awakenings after sleep onset

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Adolescents with high mental toughness adapt better to perceived stress: A longitudinal study with Swiss vocational students

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Adolescents' exercise and physical activity are associated with mental toughness

article by Markus Gerber et al published June 2012 in Mental Health and Physical Activity

Aerobic exercise training and burnout: a pilot study with male participants suffering from burnout

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Aerobic exercise, ball sports, dancing, and weight lifting as moderators of the relationship between stress and depressive symptoms: an exploratory cross-sectional study with swiss university students

scientific article published on December 2014

Agitation predicts response of depression to botulinum toxin treatment in a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 31 March 2014

Among a sample of Iranian premenopausal and menopausal women differences in mood, sleep and health quality are small

scientific article published in June 2014

Among middle-aged adults, snoring predicted hypertension independently of sleep apnoea

scientific article published in January 2018

Are adolescents with high mental toughness levels more resilient against stress?

scientific article published on 3 September 2012

Aripiprazole in patients with bipolar mania and beyond: an update of practical guidance

scientific article published on 21 October 2011

Assessment of cognitive impairments and seizure characteristics in electroconvulsive therapy with and without sodium valproate in manic patients.

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Association between subjective actual sleep duration, subjective sleep need, age, body mass index, and gender in a large sample of young adults

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Associations between infants' crying, sleep and cortisol secretion and mother's sleep and well-being

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

Associations between satisfaction with life, burnout-related emotional and physical exhaustion, and sleep complaints

scientific article published in August 2010

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children is found to be related to the occurrence of ADHD in siblings and the male gender, but not to birth order, when compared to healthy controls

scientific article published on 29 September 2014

BDNF in sleep, insomnia, and sleep deprivation

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Both hair cortisol levels and perceived stress predict increased symptoms of depression: an exploratory study in young adults

scientific article published on 19 July 2013

Buprenorphine augmentation improved symptoms of OCD, compared to placebo - Results from a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trial

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Children suffering from separation anxiety disorder (SAD) show increased HPA axis activity compared to healthy controls

scientific article published on 25 September 2010

Children with ADHD and symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder improved in behavior when treated with methylphenidate and adjuvant risperidone, though weight gain was also observed - Results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clin

scientific article published on 10 December 2016

Compared to controls, patients with ruptured aneurysm and surgical intervention show increase in symptoms of depression and lower cognitive performance, but their objective sleep is not affected

scientific article published on 24 February 2014

Comparing the effect of prazosin and hydroxyzine on sleep quality in patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder

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Comparison of sleep EEG profiles of patients suffering from restless legs syndrome, restless legs syndrome and depressive symptoms, and major depressive disorders

scientific article published on 26 November 2009

Cortisol Impacted on Explicit Learning Encoding, but Not on Storage and Retrieval, and Was Not Associated With Sleep Patterns-Results From the Trier Social Stress Test for Children (TSST-C) Among 9-Years Old Children

scholarly article by Serge Brand et al published 2018 in Frontiers in Psychology

Cortisol levels and sleep patterns in infants with orofacial clefts undergoing surgery

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Cultural and gender-related differences of concepts of love between Iranian and Swiss adults based on Hafez’ poetry of love

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Daily morning running for 3 weeks improved sleep and psychological functioning in healthy adolescents compared with controls

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Das Burnout Syndrom – eine Übersicht

Depression, hypomania, and dysfunctional sleep-related cognitions as mediators between stress and insomnia: The best advice is not always found on the pillow!

scholarly article by Serge Brand et al published May 2010 in International Journal of Stress Management

Detached mindfulness reduced both depression and anxiety in elderly women with major depressive disorders

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Dexamethasone stimulated gene expression in peripheral blood indicates glucocorticoid-receptor hypersensitivity in job-related exhaustion

scientific article published on 3 March 2014

Die Krankheit Depression kann jeden treffen

Differences in maladaptive schemas between patients suffering from chronic and acute posttraumatic stress disorder and healthy controls

scientific article published on 10 July 2015

Dissociation in Rating Negative Facial Emotions between Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia and Major Depressive Disorder

scientific article published on 4 July 2016

Diurnal pattern of serum BDNF before partial sleep deprivation in stress-related mood disorders – an association with therapy response in major depression

article published in 2012

Dream recall and its relationship to sleep, perceived stress, and creativity among adolescents

scientific article published on 28 May 2011

During early and mid-adolescence, greater mental toughness is related to increased sleep quality and quality of life

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During early to mid adolescence, moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with restoring sleep, psychological functioning, mental toughness and male gender

scientific article published on April 2016

Early maladaptive schemas of emotional deprivation, social isolation, shame and abandonment are related to a history of suicide attempts among patients with major depressive disorders

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Effect of adjuvant sleep hygiene psychoeducation and lorazepam on depression and sleep quality in patients with major depressive disorders: results from a randomized three-arm intervention

scientific article published on 22 June 2016

Effect of flumazenil-augmentation on microsleep and mood in depressed patients during partial sleep deprivation

scientific article published on 15 September 2006

Effects of Aerobic Exercise as Add-On Treatment for Inpatients With Moderate to Severe Depression on Depression Severity, Sleep, Cognition, Psychological Well-Being, and Biomarkers: Study Protocol, Description of Study Population, and Manipulation Ch

Effects of gestational age on brain volume and cognitive functions in generally healthy very preterm born children during school-age: A voxel-based morphometry study

scientific article published on 29 August 2017

Effects of pregabalin on sleep in generalized anxiety disorder ⬇️

scientific article published on September 25, 2012

Effects of psychotherapy in combination with pharmacotherapy, when compared to pharmacotherapy only on blood pressure, depression, and anxiety in female patients with hypertension

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Efficacy of Hypericum extract WS(®) 5570 compared with paroxetine in patients with a moderate major depressive episode - a subgroup analysis

scientific article published on 10 May 2016

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and aerobic exercise training (AET) increased plasma BDNF and ameliorated depressive symptoms in patients suffering from major depressive disorder

scientific article published on 25 January 2016

Electroconvulsive therapy and aerobic exercise training increased BDNF and ameliorated depressive symptoms in patients suffering from treatment-resistant major depressive disorder

scientific article published on 5 July 2014

Electroencephalographic sleep profiles and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA)-activity in kindergarten children: early indication of poor sleep quality associated with increased cortisol secretion

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Electroencephalographic sleep profiles in treatment course and long-term outcome of major depression: association with DEX/CRH-test response

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Elite sport is not an additional source of distress for adolescents with high stress levels

scientific article published in April 2011

Empfehlungen für Diagnostik und Therapie der Depression im Alter

scientific article published in January 2018

Evidence for similarities between adolescents and parents in sleep patterns

scientific article published on 21 May 2009

Evidence of favorable sleep-EEG patterns in adolescent male vigorous football players compared to controls

scientific article published in March 2010

Examining Dark Triad traits in relation to mental toughness and physical activity in young adults

scientific article published on 27 January 2016

Executive function performance is reduced during occupational burnout but can recover to the level of healthy controls

scientific article published on 23 August 2013

Exercise is medicine for patients with major depressive disorders: but only if the "pill" is taken!

scientific article published on 05 August 2016

Exercising Impacts on Fatigue, Depression, and Paresthesia in Female Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

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Exercising, sleep-EEG patterns, and psychological functioning are related among adolescents

scientific article published in March 2010

Facial Emotion Recognition Performance Differentiates Between Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia and Major Depressive Disorder

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

Facing depression with botulinum toxin: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 24 February 2012

Fast BDNF serum level increase and diurnal BDNF oscillations are associated with therapeutic response after partial sleep deprivation

scientific article published on 16 September 2014

Fitness and exercise as correlates of sleep complaints: is it all in our minds?

scientific article published in May 2010

Further Evidence of the Zero-Association Between Symptoms of Insomnia and Facial Emotion Recognition-Results From a Sample of Adults in Their Late 30s

scholarly article by Serge Brand et al published 2018 in Frontiers in Psychiatry

High baseline BDNF serum levels and early psychopathological improvement are predictive of treatment outcome in major depression

scientific article published on 23 February 2014

High exercise levels are related to favorable sleep patterns and psychological functioning in adolescents: a comparison of athletes and controls

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High self-perceived exercise exertion before bedtime is associated with greater objectively assessed sleep efficiency

scientific article published on 16 June 2014

Higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students

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Hypericum perforatumExtrakt Ll 160: Ein Praxiserfahrungsbericht (PEB) über die Anwendung von Johanniskraut bei depressiven und körperlichen Beschwerden

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity in kindergarten children: importance of gender and associations with behavioral/emotional difficulties

scientific article published on 18 September 2006

Impact of aerobic exercise on sleep and motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorders - a pilot study

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Impaired objective and subjective sleep in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease compared to healthy controls

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

Improved Alertness Is Associated with Early Increase in Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Antidepressant Treatment Outcome in Major Depression

scientific article published on 26 August 2015

In Individuals Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage, Hair Cortisol Concentrations Are Higher and More Strongly Associated with Psychological Functioning and Sleep Complaints than in Healthy Controls

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In Iranian female and male adolescents, romantic love is related to hypomania and low depressive symptoms, but also to higher state anxiety

scientific article published on 9 August 2012

In a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial, adjuvant allopurinol improved symptoms of mania in in-patients suffering from bipolar disorder

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In a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial, adjuvant memantine improved symptoms in inpatients suffering from refractory obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD).

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In a randomized case-control trial with 10-years olds suffering from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) sleep and psychological functioning improved during a 12-week sleep-training program

scientific article published on 24 June 2014

In a randomized, double-blind clinical trial, adjuvant atorvastatin improved symptoms of depression and blood lipid values in patients suffering from severe major depressive disorder

scientific article published on 6 August 2014

In female adolescents, romantic love is related to hypomanic-like stages and increased physical activity, but not to sleep or depressive symptoms

scientific article published on 23 February 2011

In patients suffering from idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy, anxiety scores are higher than in healthy controls, but do not vary according to sex or repeated central serous chorioretinopathy

scientific article published on 28 April 2015

In patients suffering from major depressive disorders, quantitative EEG showed favorable changes in left and right prefrontal cortex

scientific article published on 6 February 2017

In pre-school children, cortisol secretion remains stable over 12 months and is related to psychological functioning and gender

scientific article published on 27 June 2013

In pre-school children, sleep objectively assessed via actigraphy remains stable over 12 months and is related to psychological functioning, but not to cortisol secretion

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In pre-school children, sleep objectively assessed via sleep-EEGs remains stable over 12 months and is related to psychological functioning, but not to cortisol secretion

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In school-age children who were born very preterm sleep efficiency is associated with cognitive function

scientific article published in January 2014

Increased objectively assessed vigorous-intensity exercise is associated with reduced stress, increased mental health and good objective and subjective sleep in young adults

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Increased self-reported and objectively assessed physical activity predict sleep quality among adolescents

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Influence of adjuvant detached mindfulness and stress management training compared to pharmacologic treatment in primiparae with postpartum depression

scientific article published on 18 July 2017

Influence of mindfulness practice on cortisol and sleep in long-term and short-term meditators

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Intensive two-day cognitive-behavioral intervention decreases cortisol secretion in soldiers suffering from specific phobia to wear protective mask.

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

Intraindividual long-term stability of sleep electroencephalography in school-aged children

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

Is the increase of hypomanic stages during adolescence related to gender and developmental tasks?

scientific article published in April 2010

Levels of mania and cognitive performance two years after ECT in patients with bipolar I disorder - results from a follow-up study

scientific article published on 13 May 2016

Mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the major player of total BDNF in serum regarding prediction of antidepressant treatment outcome

scientific article published on 24 September 2015

Mental health status, aggression, and poor driving distinguish traffic offenders from non-offenders but health status predicts driving behavior in both groups

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Morning cortisol secretion in school-age children is related to the sleep pattern of the preceding night

scientific article published on 15 December 2014

Multiple Sclerosis: Associations Between Physical Disability and Depression Are Not Mediated by Self-Reported Physical Activity

scientific article published in January 2017

Neuroendocrine regulation and metabolism of glucose and lipids in primary chronic insomnia: a prospective case-control study

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No evidence for metabolic syndrome and lipid profile differences in patients suffering from bipolar I disorder with and without suicide attempts

scientific article published on 12 May 2015

Objectively assessed physical activity is associated with increased hair cortisol content in young adults

scientific article published on 6 August 2013

Outcome in delusional depression comparing trimipramine monotherapy with a combination of amitriptyline and haloperidol--a double-blind multicenter trial

scientific article published on 26 November 2008

Oxybutynin reduces sweating in depressed patients treated with sertraline: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical study

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Patients suffering from restless legs syndrome have low internal locus of control and poor psychological functioning compared to healthy controls

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Patients with OCD report lower quality of life after controlling for expert-rated symptoms of depression and anxiety

scientific article published on 2 December 2017

Perceived fitness protects against stress-based mental health impairments among police officers who report good sleep

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Perceived parenting styles differ between genders but not between elite athletes and controls

scientific article published on 28 January 2011

Perceived parenting styles, personality traits and sleep patterns in adolescents

scientific article published on 23 February 2009

Perfectionism related to self-reported insomnia severity, but not when controlled for stress and emotion regulation

scientific article published on 3 February 2015

Physical activity and self-esteem: testing direct and indirect relationships associated with psychological and physical mechanisms

scientific article published on 12 October 2016

Poor Sleep Is Related to Lower Emotional Competence Among Adolescents

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Poor mental health status and aggression are associated with poor driving behavior among male traffic offenders

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Pre-schoolers suffering from psychiatric disorders show increased cortisol secretion and poor sleep compared to healthy controls

scientific article published on 7 February 2012

Psychiatric Disorders and Personality Profiles of Middle-Aged Suicide Attempters with No Evidence of Specific Psychopathological Profiles Referred to an Emergency Department

scientific article published in October 2017

Psychosocial functioning and sleep patterns in children and adolescents with cleft lip and palate (CLP) compared with healthy controls

scientific article published on 12 June 2008

Reduction of daytime sleepiness in a depressive patient during adjunct treatment with modafinil

scientific article published in January 2002

Repeated Cortisol Awakening Response as Predictor of Antidepressant Treatment Outcome with Duloxetine

scientific article published on 9 April 2015

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) improves symptoms and reduces clinical illness in patients suffering from OCD--Results from a single-blind, randomized clinical trial with sham cross-over condition

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Improved Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, but Also Cognitive Performance: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial with a Cross-Over Design and Sham Condition

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Improved Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders but Not Executive Functions: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial with Crossover Design and Sham Condition.

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Romantic love, hypomania, and sleep pattern in adolescents

scientific article published on 12 April 2007

Rosa Damascena oil improved methadone-related sexual dysfunction in females with opioid use disorder under methadone maintenance therapy - results from a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published on 16 August 2017

Rosa Damascena oil improved sexual function and testosterone in male patients with opium use disorder under methadone maintenance therapy-results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

scientific article published on 6 April 2017

Rosa damascena oil improves SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction in male patients suffering from major depressive disorders: results from a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical trial

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Salivary and hair glucocorticoids and sleep in very preterm children during school age.

scientific article published on 6 July 2016

Sleep Quality, Sleep EEG Pattern, Mental Well-Being and Cortisol Secretion in Patients with Ruptured Aneurysm Post-Treatment: A Comparison with Post-Surgery Meningioma Patients and Controls

scientific article published on 12 April 2016

Sleep actigraphy pattern and behavioral/emotional difficulties in kindergarten children: association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity

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Sleep duration and subjective psychological well-being in adolescence: a longitudinal study in Switzerland and Norway

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Sleep patterns and psychological functioning in families in northeastern Iran; evidence for similarities between adolescent children and their parents

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Sleep patterns, work, and strain among young students in hospitality and tourism

scientific article published in July 2008

Sleep problems and work injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 21 May 2013

Sleep problems and work injury types: a study of 180 patients in a Swiss emergency department

scientific article published on 20 December 2013

Sleep quality and the risk of work injury: a Swiss case-control study

scientific article published on 2 June 2014

Stability of Mental Toughness, Sleep Disturbances, and Physical Activity in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)-A Longitudinal and Pilot Study.

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL TOUGHNESS, STRESS, AND BURNOUT AMONG ADOLESCENTS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY WITH SWISS VOCATIONAL STUDENTS (.).

scientific article published on December 2015

Teaching Stress Management in Physical Education: A Quasi-Experimental Study with Vocational Students

The Farsi version of the Hypomania Check-List 32 (HCL-32): applicability and indication of a four-factorial solution

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The combined DEX-CRH test in treatment course and long-term outcome of major depression

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The current state of physical activity and exercise programs in German-speaking, Swiss psychiatric hospitals: results from a brief online survey

scientific article published on 03 June 2016

The economic burden of depression in Switzerland

scientific article published on March 2013

The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy with respect to psychological symptoms and recovering autobiographical memory in patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder

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The interaction of social risk factors and HPA axis dysregulation in predicting emotional symptoms of five- and six-year-old children

scientific article published on 9 January 2012

The interplay of stress and sleep impacts BDNF level

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The relation between anxiety and BMI - is it all in our curves?

scientific article published on 8 December 2015

The relation between sleep and pain among a non-clinical sample of young adults

scientific article published on 31 March 2010

The relation of objective sleep patterns, depressive symptoms, and sleep disturbances in adolescent children and their parents: a sleep-EEG study with 47 families

scientific article published on 27 July 2012

The relationship between lifetime suicide attempts, serum lipid levels, and metabolic syndrome in patients with bipolar disorders

scientific article published on 16 December 2014

The relationship between meeting vigorous physical activity recommendations and burnout symptoms among adolescents: an exploratory study with vocational students

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The relationship between physical activity and sleep from mid adolescence to early adulthood. A systematic review of methodological approaches and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 05 August 2015

The relationship between shift work, perceived stress, sleep and health in Swiss police officers

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The role of sleep and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis for behavioral and emotional problems in very preterm children during middle childhood

scientific article published on 16 October 2014

Unfavorable polysomnographic sleep patterns predict poor sleep and poor psychological functioning 3 years later in patients with restless legs syndrome

scientific article published on 18 December 2010

Validation of the Farsi version of the revised Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale (ASHSr): a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 28 December 2017

Validation of the German version of the insomnia severity index in adolescents, young adults and adult workers: results from three cross-sectional studies

scientific article published on 31 May 2016

Validation of the German version of the short form of the dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep scale (DBAS-16).

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Validity and test-retest reliability of the Persian version of the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale

scientific article published on 7 March 2016

Visually detected NREM Stage 2 sleep spindles in kindergarten children are associated with current and future emotional and behavioural characteristics

scientific article published on 10 October 2012

Visually detected NREM Stage 2 sleep spindles in kindergarten children are associated with stress challenge and coping strategies

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Visually detected non−rapid eye movement stage 2 sleep spindle density at age five years predicted prosocial behavior positively and hyperactivity scores negatively at age nine years

[Treatment strategies in anxiety disorders--an update].

scientific article published in June 2009

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