Christoph Herrmann-Lingen
Biographic Data
| ID | 326169 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christoph Herrmann-Lingen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christoph |
| FAMILY NAME | Herrmann-Lingen |
| SIGNATURE | HERRMANN-LINGEN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Göttingen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7813-7045 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How Long Will This Heart Beat?”—Temporal Experiences of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most prevalent congenital conditions. Over 90% of individuals with CHD now survive into adulthood, yet many experience physical limitations that can lead to a sense of exclusion from social participation. Existing research on adults with CHD highlights a profound sense of otherness and a strong desire for normalization. However, a systematic investigation into the experience of temporality in adults wi…
“If You Look Closely, You Have Everything …”
Heart disease at an early or middle age is critical, especially when accompanied by an acute cardiac event with or without sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Owing to this situation, patients describe changes in their health-related quality of life as well as in their future plans and goals. This study examined changes in ideas of a good life due to heart disease treated in an acute hospital. In our study, 16 patients aged 30-59 years were included. Am…
Long-term effectiveness of inpatient and day hospital treatment in departments of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy in Germany
https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00016412 RKS00016412, identifier DRKS00016412
Reliability and validity of the German version of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire Post-Exertional Malaise (DSQ-PEM)
In summary, this study confirms the strong psychometric properties of the German version of the DSQ-PEM and supports the instrument as a reliable and valid tool for measuring PEM in Germany and other German-speaking countries
Identification and characteristics of distressed patients with coronary heart disease and insufficiently controlled medical risk factors
German Clinical Trials Register, https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00020824, identifier DRKS00020824
I No Longer Felt Sick, I Always Felt Free”
Advancements in surgical, interventional, and intensive-care medicine have significantly increased the life expectancy of individuals born with congenital heart disease (CHD). As a result, growing numbers of affected children now reach adulthood. Despite medical progress, CHD remains a lifelong condition that influences how individuals perceive and shape their lives. This qualitative study explored ideas of a good life among 14 young adults aged …
"Shortly Afterwards I Was Practically Dead"-Temporal Experiences of Middle-Aged Individuals With Heart Disease
Changes in the experience of time have originally been described in mental disorders within the framework of the phenomenological psychopathology of the lived time. Both phenomenological and qualitative empirical studies have shown that physical illnesses, such as cancer or chronic pain, can be accompanied by a change in experienced temporality. Likewise, the sudden onset of severe heart disease in early and middle age represents a biographical b…
Does the journal impact factor reflect the impact of German medical guideline contributions
Contributions to medical guidelines, so far, have hardly been considered in the measurement and evaluation of research performance in Germany. We therefore examined 70 high-quality medical guidelines from the years 2017 and 2018 and investigated the type of publications cited by the guidelines, whether the citation rates of articles differ between substantiating guideline recommendations and background text, and whether or not the Journal Impact …
Type D Personality as a Risk Factor for Adverse Outcome in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
The multicenter effectiveness study of inpatient and day hospital treatment in departments of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy in Germany
https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00016412, identifier: DRKS00016412
Psychocardiology
Changes in treatment outcomes in patients undergoing an integrated psychosomatic inpatient treatment
There were significant short- and long-term improvements in psychological symptoms, physical complaints, and HRQoL after treatment on an integrated psychosomatic inpatient unit in patients with mental disorders and a comorbid physical disease
Psychocardiology
Men Show Reduced Cardiac Baroreceptor Sensitivity during Modestly Painful Electrical Stimulation of the Forearm
This paper presents data from a transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation experiment that point towards a blunted cardiac baroreceptor sensitivity (cBRS) in young males compared to females during electrical stimulation of the forearm and a rhythmic breathing task. Continuous electrocardiography, impedance cardiography and continuous blood-pressure recordings were assessed in a sex-matched cohort of twenty young healthy subjects. Electrical stimulati…
Higher galectin-3 levels are independently associated with lower anxiety in patients with risk factors for heart failure
Background Galectin-3 promotes the proliferation of neural progenitor cells and is engaged in cell-cell adhesion, cell-matrix interactions, and macrophage activation. In addition, in patients with heart failure this carbohydrate-binding protein is a known prognostic marker for cardiovascular mortality. However, its association with psychological variables has not been investigated so far. Methods Using data from the multicenter, observational Dia…
Emotions, Bodily Changes, and the Social Environment
OBJECTIVE: Social relationships play an important role in human health and disease processes, and the field of psychosomatic medicine currently integrates social factors in its theoretical models and clinical interventions. This article provides a historical perspective on the field of psychosomatic medicine in the United States and examines the extent to which early American psychosomatic medicine incorporated the impact of social relationships …
Exploring the Association of Hypertension With Risk for Depression
Depression is an established predictor of adverse cardiovascular disease outcomes. Less is known about cardiovascular risk factors as predictors of depression. In this issue of Psychosomatic Medicine (2018;80:508–514), Patel et al. report data indicating that pre-existing hypertension may be inversely associated with the atypical but not typical form of depression. We highlight here the strengths and limitations of the article and discuss the fin…
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Systolic Blood Pressure With Quality of Life and Depressive Mood in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors
OBJECTIVE: Although diagnosed arterial hypertension and antihypertensive medication usually have an adverse impact on quality of life, recent studies suggest that actual blood pressure may be positively related to better well-being. However, data in older patients with cardiovascular risk factors are lacking, for whom such an association may be of particular relevance. METHODS: In 1300 adults aged 50 to 85 years with cardiovascular risk factors (…
Past, Present, and Future of Psychosomatic Movements in an Ever-Changing World
OBJECTIVE: The American Psychosomatic Society was founded in 1942 and is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2017. In recognizing the society's anniversary, this article provides a historical perspective on its history, the field of psychosomatic medicine in general, and anticipated future directions. METHODS: Essay and narrative review of the literature on the historic development of psychosomatic concepts and their impact on medicine over time.…
The American Psychosomatic Society - integrating mind, brain, body and social context in medicine since 1942
The American Psychosomatic Society is one of the oldest and probably the most influential scientific society in psychosomatic/biopsychosocial research worldwide. The current article delineates the historical development and current strategic orientation of the society. Review of published literature, archived materials and current documents of the society. The American Psychosomatic Society (APS) was founded in 1942, originally named the "America…
A Stepwise Psychotherapy Intervention for Reducing Risk in Coronary Artery Disease (SPIRR-CAD)
BACKGROUND: Depression predicts adverse prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but previous treatment trials yielded mixed results. We tested the hypothesis that stepwise psychotherapy improves depressive symptoms more than simple information. METHODS: In a multicenter trial, we randomized 570 CAD patients scoring higher than 7 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-depression subscale to usual care plus either one inform…
Association of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D with mental well-being in a population-based, nationally representative sample of German adolescents
Association Between Chronic Stress and Blood Pressure
OBJECTIVE: The magnitude of the contribution of psychosocial stressors to the development of hypertension remains controversial. Using data from the population-based, nationwide German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults, we investigated the relationship between objectively measured and subjectively perceived stressors and blood pressure (BP). METHODS: The study sample comprised 3352 participants not taking antihypertensive medicat…
The Authors Reply
Association of Elevated Blood Pressure With Low Distress and Good Quality of Life
OBJECTIVE: Quality of life is often impaired in patients with known hypertension, but it is less or not at all reduced in people unaware of their elevated blood pressure. Some studies have even shown less self-rated distress in adults with elevated blood pressure. In this substudy of the nationwide German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KIGGS), we addressed the question whether, also in adolescents, hypertens…
No prominent works on this page.
High Plasma Levels of N-Terminal Pro-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Associated With Low Anxiety in Severe Heart Failure
OBJECTIVE: Plasma levels of natriuretic peptides are elevated in congestive heart failure (CHF). These peptides show anxiolytic properties in studies of rodents and patients with panic disorder, but their possible effect on anxiety has never been studied in cardiac patients. We therefore assessed associations of the Atrial Natriuretic Pro-Peptide (pro-ANP) with anxiety in patients with CHF and controls. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study of…
Depression as a Risk Factor for Mortality in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Role of Cardiac Disease Severity in the Predictive Value of Anxiety for All-Cause Mortality
OBJECTIVE: To identify moderators that influence the relationship of anxiety and long-term prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). It has been an ongoing source of controversy what the long-term effects of anxiety are on mortality in patients with CHD, suggesting heterogeneity in prognostic parameters. METHODS: The prognostic role of anxiety was examined in a large sample of patients (n = 4864), who completed the Hospital Anxiety…
Type D Personality and All-Cause Mortality in Cardiac Patients-Data From a German Cohort Study
OBJECTIVE: Type D personality has been established as a predictor of adverse clinical events in patients with cardiovascular diseases. To date, all studies except one have been conducted by a single research group. Thus, the aim of our study was to provide an independent replication of the results regarding the prognostic validity of Type D personality in a German sample of cardiac patients. METHODS: Cardiac patients (n = 1040) were recruited fro…
Serum Levels of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10 in Relation to Depression Scores in Patients with Cardiovascular Risk Factors
It is currently unknown whether elevated cytokine levels in depression are confined to any specific subgroup of depressive patients. In this study, medical out-patients presenting with cardiovascular risk factors (N = 356) were assessed for both cognitive-affective and physical symptoms of depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Maastricht questionnaire (MQ), respectively. In study participants assigned to the hi…
Association of Elevated Blood Pressure With Low Distress and Good Quality of Life
OBJECTIVE: Quality of life is often impaired in patients with known hypertension, but it is less or not at all reduced in people unaware of their elevated blood pressure. Some studies have even shown less self-rated distress in adults with elevated blood pressure. In this substudy of the nationwide German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KIGGS), we addressed the question whether, also in adolescents, hypertens…
Screening for mental disorders in heart failure patients using computer-adaptive tests
The Authors Reply
Association Between Chronic Stress and Blood Pressure
OBJECTIVE: The magnitude of the contribution of psychosocial stressors to the development of hypertension remains controversial. Using data from the population-based, nationwide German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults, we investigated the relationship between objectively measured and subjectively perceived stressors and blood pressure (BP). METHODS: The study sample comprised 3352 participants not taking antihypertensive medicat…
A Stepwise Psychotherapy Intervention for Reducing Risk in Coronary Artery Disease (SPIRR-CAD)
BACKGROUND: Depression predicts adverse prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but previous treatment trials yielded mixed results. We tested the hypothesis that stepwise psychotherapy improves depressive symptoms more than simple information. METHODS: In a multicenter trial, we randomized 570 CAD patients scoring higher than 7 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-depression subscale to usual care plus either one inform…
Association of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D with mental well-being in a population-based, nationally representative sample of German adolescents
Past, Present, and Future of Psychosomatic Movements in an Ever-Changing World
OBJECTIVE: The American Psychosomatic Society was founded in 1942 and is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2017. In recognizing the society's anniversary, this article provides a historical perspective on its history, the field of psychosomatic medicine in general, and anticipated future directions. METHODS: Essay and narrative review of the literature on the historic development of psychosomatic concepts and their impact on medicine over time.…
The American Psychosomatic Society - integrating mind, brain, body and social context in medicine since 1942
The American Psychosomatic Society is one of the oldest and probably the most influential scientific society in psychosomatic/biopsychosocial research worldwide. The current article delineates the historical development and current strategic orientation of the society. Review of published literature, archived materials and current documents of the society. The American Psychosomatic Society (APS) was founded in 1942, originally named the "America…
Exploring the Association of Hypertension With Risk for Depression
Depression is an established predictor of adverse cardiovascular disease outcomes. Less is known about cardiovascular risk factors as predictors of depression. In this issue of Psychosomatic Medicine (2018;80:508–514), Patel et al. report data indicating that pre-existing hypertension may be inversely associated with the atypical but not typical form of depression. We highlight here the strengths and limitations of the article and discuss the fin…
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Systolic Blood Pressure With Quality of Life and Depressive Mood in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors
OBJECTIVE: Although diagnosed arterial hypertension and antihypertensive medication usually have an adverse impact on quality of life, recent studies suggest that actual blood pressure may be positively related to better well-being. However, data in older patients with cardiovascular risk factors are lacking, for whom such an association may be of particular relevance. METHODS: In 1300 adults aged 50 to 85 years with cardiovascular risk factors (…
Emotions, Bodily Changes, and the Social Environment
OBJECTIVE: Social relationships play an important role in human health and disease processes, and the field of psychosomatic medicine currently integrates social factors in its theoretical models and clinical interventions. This article provides a historical perspective on the field of psychosomatic medicine in the United States and examines the extent to which early American psychosomatic medicine incorporated the impact of social relationships …
Higher galectin-3 levels are independently associated with lower anxiety in patients with risk factors for heart failure
Background Galectin-3 promotes the proliferation of neural progenitor cells and is engaged in cell-cell adhesion, cell-matrix interactions, and macrophage activation. In addition, in patients with heart failure this carbohydrate-binding protein is a known prognostic marker for cardiovascular mortality. However, its association with psychological variables has not been investigated so far. Methods Using data from the multicenter, observational Dia…
Men Show Reduced Cardiac Baroreceptor Sensitivity during Modestly Painful Electrical Stimulation of the Forearm
This paper presents data from a transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation experiment that point towards a blunted cardiac baroreceptor sensitivity (cBRS) in young males compared to females during electrical stimulation of the forearm and a rhythmic breathing task. Continuous electrocardiography, impedance cardiography and continuous blood-pressure recordings were assessed in a sex-matched cohort of twenty young healthy subjects. Electrical stimulati…
Psychocardiology
Changes in treatment outcomes in patients undergoing an integrated psychosomatic inpatient treatment
There were significant short- and long-term improvements in psychological symptoms, physical complaints, and HRQoL after treatment on an integrated psychosomatic inpatient unit in patients with mental disorders and a comorbid physical disease
Psychocardiology
Does the journal impact factor reflect the impact of German medical guideline contributions
Contributions to medical guidelines, so far, have hardly been considered in the measurement and evaluation of research performance in Germany. We therefore examined 70 high-quality medical guidelines from the years 2017 and 2018 and investigated the type of publications cited by the guidelines, whether the citation rates of articles differ between substantiating guideline recommendations and background text, and whether or not the Journal Impact …
Type D Personality as a Risk Factor for Adverse Outcome in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
The multicenter effectiveness study of inpatient and day hospital treatment in departments of psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy in Germany
https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00016412, identifier: DRKS00016412
“If You Look Closely, You Have Everything …”
Heart disease at an early or middle age is critical, especially when accompanied by an acute cardiac event with or without sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Owing to this situation, patients describe changes in their health-related quality of life as well as in their future plans and goals. This study examined changes in ideas of a good life due to heart disease treated in an acute hospital. In our study, 16 patients aged 30-59 years were included. Am…
Medicine (21 works) · Internal Medicine (16 works) · Psychiatry (16 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Cardiac Health and Mental Health (10 works) · Anxiety (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (9 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Cardiology (6 works) · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (5 works)