Michael A Rapp
Biographic Data
| ID | 204127 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael A Rapp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael A |
| FAMILY NAME | Rapp |
| SIGNATURE | RAPP M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Potsdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0106-966X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) domains positive valence system, negative valence system, cognitive systems, and social processes and their relationship with stress, anxiety, and depressive sympto…
Our findings demonstrate a notable mental health burden in university students. We found associations between RDoC domains and all three mental health outcomes. Depressive symptoms were associated with all assessed RDoC domains. Anxiety and stress were linked to NVS- and CS-scores. Mental burden was therefore predominantly associated with heightened negative affect, anxiety, and subjectively perceived impaired cognitive performance. Depressive sy…
What is the impact of social support on self-rated health and depressive symptoms in university students
With roughly a third of students reporting depressive symptoms at both study sites, our data supports the notion that mental health difficulties are a critically relevant topic in the university context. The association of social support with depressive symptoms and overall health in both samples with evidence for gender-specific effects underline the importance of considering social and gender aspects when understanding university student mental…
Did the prevalence of depressive symptoms change during the Covid-19 pandemic? A multilevel analysis on longitudinal data from healthcare workers
BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers (HCW) are at high risk to develop mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic because of additional work load, perceived stress, and exposure to patients with COVID-19. Currently, there are few studies on change over time in the prevalence of depressive symptoms during pandemic start among HCW. Thus, the aims of the current study were to examine whether depressive symptoms increased during the pandemic and w…
The associations of Positive and Negative Valence Systems, Cognitive Systems and Social Processes on disease severity in anxiety and depressive disorders
Our key results show that symptom burden in anxiety and depressive disorders is associated with latent RDoC indicators in transdiagnostic and disease-specific ways
Effect of acute and long-term exercise on leptin levels in depressed outpatients
The study was registered at the German register for clinical studies (DRKS) and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform of the World Health Organization https://trialsearch.who.int/Trial2.aspx?TrialID=DRKS00008869 on 28/07/2015
Modality-specific effects of mental fatigue in multitasking
The mechanisms underlying increased dual-task costs in the comparison of modality compatible stimulus-response mappings (e.g., visual-manual, auditory-vocal) and modality incompatible mappings (e.g., visual-vocal, auditory-manual) remain elusive. To investigate whether additional control mechanisms are at work in simultaneously processing two modality incompatible mappings, we applied a transfer logic between both types of dual-task mappings in t…
Basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration in major depressive disorder
Basic psychological needs theory postulates that a social environment that satisfies individuals' three basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness leads to optimal growth and well-being. On the other hand, the frustration of these needs is associated with ill-being and depressive symptoms foremost investigated in non-clinical samples; yet, there is a paucity of research on need frustration in clinical samples. Survey data …
Association of regional socioeconomic deprivation and rurality with global developmental delay in early childhood
Family SEP and regional deprivation are risk factors for child development and of particular interest to promote health of children in early childhood and over the life course
Recreational Exercising and Self-Reported Cardiometabolic Diseases in German People Living with HIV
Exercise is known for its beneficial effects on preventing cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) in the general population. People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) are prone to sedentarism, thus raising their already elevated risk of developing CMDs in comparison to individuals without HIV. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine if exercise is associated with reduced risk of self-reported CMDs in a German HIV-positive…
Exercise, Comorbidities, and Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with HIV
(1) Background : People with HIV (PWH) may perform more than one type of exercise cumulatively. The objective of this study is to investigate recreational exercise and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and comorbidities in relation to potential covariates. (2) Methods: The HIBES study (HIV-Begleiterkrankungen-Sport) is a cross-sectional study for people with HIV. The differences between non-exercisers versus exercisers (…
Dissociating neural learning signals in human sign- and goal-trackers
Depression risk in patients with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis in Germany
Perceived ethnic discrimination, acculturation, and psychological distress in women of Turkish origin in Germany
Social characteristics of psychological distress in disadvantaged areas of Berlin
PURPOSE: Living in disadvantaged urban areas is associated with poor mental health. The purpose of this study was to assess which social characteristics were associated with psychological distress within a disadvantaged, multi-ethnic neighbourhood of Berlin. METHODS: The study was conducted in an area of Berlin with the highest rates of unemployment and highest density of migrants. A total of 143 participants aged 18-57 years were included from a…
Surveying migrant populations – methodological considerations
Data available from the recruitment process for a population-based survey on psychological well-being in women of Turkish origin aged 18–75 years was subjected to post-hoc analysis to examine effects of different recruitment approaches and reasons for non-response. A random sample of 80,000 women was drawn from the Berlin population registry and 3884 women of Turkish origin identified by a name-based algorithm. The women were assigned randomly to…
Random Sampling for a Mental Health Survey in a Deprived Multi-Ethnic Area of Berlin
Working Memory and Postural Control
We investigate dynamic posture control and working memory (NBack) retest practice in young and older adults, focusing on older adults' potential for improvement in the component tasks but more importantly in dual-task performance. Participants performed the 2 tasks in 11 sessions under single- and dual-task conditions. Posture improvement was observed with retest practice for both groups. Increase in cognitive load after initial practice led to g…
Cultural Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatised Migrant Patients from Turkey
The process of migration may be associated not only with great hope, but also with distressing experiences that can lead to trauma and posttraumatic stress disorders. Although some of the symptoms induced by trauma are common across cultures, the strategies used to deal with them are often culture-specific. In the following paper, we consider the unique aspects of trauma-focused psychotherapy in patients with a history of migration. We discuss a …
Definitions and Distinctions Among Depressive Syndromes and Symptoms
Objective: A prognostic role for depressive disorder presence and/or elevated depressive symptoms in the onset and recurrence of cardiovascular disease has been largely supported. Depression is a multifaceted disorder, encompassing a wide range of somatic, cognitive, and mood symptoms; it varies in intensity, duration, frequency, course, and family history; it can be assessed continuously or categorically; it can be obtained by interview or by se…
Perceived ethnic discrimination, acculturation, and psychological distress in women of Turkish origin in Germany
Working Memory and Postural Control
We investigate dynamic posture control and working memory (NBack) retest practice in young and older adults, focusing on older adults' potential for improvement in the component tasks but more importantly in dual-task performance. Participants performed the 2 tasks in 11 sessions under single- and dual-task conditions. Posture improvement was observed with retest practice for both groups. Increase in cognitive load after initial practice led to g…
Surveying migrant populations – methodological considerations
Data available from the recruitment process for a population-based survey on psychological well-being in women of Turkish origin aged 18–75 years was subjected to post-hoc analysis to examine effects of different recruitment approaches and reasons for non-response. A random sample of 80,000 women was drawn from the Berlin population registry and 3884 women of Turkish origin identified by a name-based algorithm. The women were assigned randomly to…
Random Sampling for a Mental Health Survey in a Deprived Multi-Ethnic Area of Berlin
Cultural Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatised Migrant Patients from Turkey
The process of migration may be associated not only with great hope, but also with distressing experiences that can lead to trauma and posttraumatic stress disorders. Although some of the symptoms induced by trauma are common across cultures, the strategies used to deal with them are often culture-specific. In the following paper, we consider the unique aspects of trauma-focused psychotherapy in patients with a history of migration. We discuss a …
Definitions and Distinctions Among Depressive Syndromes and Symptoms
Objective: A prognostic role for depressive disorder presence and/or elevated depressive symptoms in the onset and recurrence of cardiovascular disease has been largely supported. Depression is a multifaceted disorder, encompassing a wide range of somatic, cognitive, and mood symptoms; it varies in intensity, duration, frequency, course, and family history; it can be assessed continuously or categorically; it can be obtained by interview or by se…
Cultural Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatised Migrant Patients from Turkey
The process of migration may be associated not only with great hope, but also with distressing experiences that can lead to trauma and posttraumatic stress disorders. Although some of the symptoms induced by trauma are common across cultures, the strategies used to deal with them are often culture-specific. In the following paper, we consider the unique aspects of trauma-focused psychotherapy in patients with a history of migration. We discuss a …
Working Memory and Postural Control
We investigate dynamic posture control and working memory (NBack) retest practice in young and older adults, focusing on older adults' potential for improvement in the component tasks but more importantly in dual-task performance. Participants performed the 2 tasks in 11 sessions under single- and dual-task conditions. Posture improvement was observed with retest practice for both groups. Increase in cognitive load after initial practice led to g…
Surveying migrant populations – methodological considerations
Data available from the recruitment process for a population-based survey on psychological well-being in women of Turkish origin aged 18–75 years was subjected to post-hoc analysis to examine effects of different recruitment approaches and reasons for non-response. A random sample of 80,000 women was drawn from the Berlin population registry and 3884 women of Turkish origin identified by a name-based algorithm. The women were assigned randomly to…
Random Sampling for a Mental Health Survey in a Deprived Multi-Ethnic Area of Berlin
Social characteristics of psychological distress in disadvantaged areas of Berlin
PURPOSE: Living in disadvantaged urban areas is associated with poor mental health. The purpose of this study was to assess which social characteristics were associated with psychological distress within a disadvantaged, multi-ethnic neighbourhood of Berlin. METHODS: The study was conducted in an area of Berlin with the highest rates of unemployment and highest density of migrants. A total of 143 participants aged 18-57 years were included from a…
Perceived ethnic discrimination, acculturation, and psychological distress in women of Turkish origin in Germany
Depression risk in patients with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis in Germany
Dissociating neural learning signals in human sign- and goal-trackers
Exercise, Comorbidities, and Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with HIV
(1) Background : People with HIV (PWH) may perform more than one type of exercise cumulatively. The objective of this study is to investigate recreational exercise and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and comorbidities in relation to potential covariates. (2) Methods: The HIBES study (HIV-Begleiterkrankungen-Sport) is a cross-sectional study for people with HIV. The differences between non-exercisers versus exercisers (…
Recreational Exercising and Self-Reported Cardiometabolic Diseases in German People Living with HIV
Exercise is known for its beneficial effects on preventing cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) in the general population. People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) are prone to sedentarism, thus raising their already elevated risk of developing CMDs in comparison to individuals without HIV. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine if exercise is associated with reduced risk of self-reported CMDs in a German HIV-positive…
Modality-specific effects of mental fatigue in multitasking
The mechanisms underlying increased dual-task costs in the comparison of modality compatible stimulus-response mappings (e.g., visual-manual, auditory-vocal) and modality incompatible mappings (e.g., visual-vocal, auditory-manual) remain elusive. To investigate whether additional control mechanisms are at work in simultaneously processing two modality incompatible mappings, we applied a transfer logic between both types of dual-task mappings in t…
Basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration in major depressive disorder
Basic psychological needs theory postulates that a social environment that satisfies individuals' three basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness leads to optimal growth and well-being. On the other hand, the frustration of these needs is associated with ill-being and depressive symptoms foremost investigated in non-clinical samples; yet, there is a paucity of research on need frustration in clinical samples. Survey data …
Association of regional socioeconomic deprivation and rurality with global developmental delay in early childhood
Family SEP and regional deprivation are risk factors for child development and of particular interest to promote health of children in early childhood and over the life course
The associations of Positive and Negative Valence Systems, Cognitive Systems and Social Processes on disease severity in anxiety and depressive disorders
Our key results show that symptom burden in anxiety and depressive disorders is associated with latent RDoC indicators in transdiagnostic and disease-specific ways
Effect of acute and long-term exercise on leptin levels in depressed outpatients
The study was registered at the German register for clinical studies (DRKS) and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform of the World Health Organization https://trialsearch.who.int/Trial2.aspx?TrialID=DRKS00008869 on 28/07/2015
Did the prevalence of depressive symptoms change during the Covid-19 pandemic? A multilevel analysis on longitudinal data from healthcare workers
BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers (HCW) are at high risk to develop mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic because of additional work load, perceived stress, and exposure to patients with COVID-19. Currently, there are few studies on change over time in the prevalence of depressive symptoms during pandemic start among HCW. Thus, the aims of the current study were to examine whether depressive symptoms increased during the pandemic and w…
What is the impact of social support on self-rated health and depressive symptoms in university students
With roughly a third of students reporting depressive symptoms at both study sites, our data supports the notion that mental health difficulties are a critically relevant topic in the university context. The association of social support with depressive symptoms and overall health in both samples with evidence for gender-specific effects underline the importance of considering social and gender aspects when understanding university student mental…
The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) domains positive valence system, negative valence system, cognitive systems, and social processes and their relationship with stress, anxiety, and depressive sympto…
Our findings demonstrate a notable mental health burden in university students. We found associations between RDoC domains and all three mental health outcomes. Depressive symptoms were associated with all assessed RDoC domains. Anxiety and stress were linked to NVS- and CS-scores. Mental burden was therefore predominantly associated with heightened negative affect, anxiety, and subjectively perceived impaired cognitive performance. Depressive sy…
Medicine (16 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Anxiety (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works)