Thomas Berger
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3628148 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Thomas Berger |
| PRENOMES | Thomas |
| SOBRENOME | Berger |
| ASSINATURA | BERGER T |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Bern |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2432-7791 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 49 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 48 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 49 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1990 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Effects of mentalization on the therapeutic relationship from patient and therapist perspectives
Psychosocial support for Arabic-speaking refugees residing in Switzerland (Sui app)
The road to integrate climate change projections with regional land‐use–biodiversity models
Current approaches to project spatial biodiversity responses to climate change mainly focus on the direct effects of climate on species while regarding land use and land cover as constant or prescribed by global land‐use scenarios. However, local land‐use decisions are often affected by climate change and biodiversity on top of socioeconomic and policy drivers. To realistically understand and predict climate impacts on biodiversity, it is, theref…
Development and Evaluation of the Abdominal Pain Knowledge Questionnaire (A-PKQ) for Children and Their Parents
The A-PKQ is an important contribution to improving assessment in clinical trials focused on pediatric functional abdominal pain
Fostering resilience and well-being in emerging adults with adverse childhood experiences
NCT05824182
Clinical effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in routine secondary care
www.clinicaltrials.gov, identifier (NCT04300218)
Resources, support, and integration as potential barriers and facilitators to the implementation of blended therapy in the routine care of inpatients
While research on blended therapy (BT), i.e. the combination of face-to-face and digital treatment, has grown rapidly, integrating BT into routine practice remains limited, especially in inpatient settings. This study seeks to investigate the potential barriers healthcare providers and patients are confronted with in implementing BT to inpatients. Here, a retrospective, explorative qualitative research design was employed to gain insights into th…
Age, Motivation, and Emotion Regulation Skills Predict Treatment Outcome in an Internet-Based Self-Help Intervention for Covid-19 Related Psychological Distress
Introduction First evidence suggests that internet-based self-help interventions effectively reduce COVID-19 related psychological distress. However, it is yet unclear which participant characteristics are associated with better treatment outcomes. Therefore, we conducted secondary analyses on data from a randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of a 3-week internet-based self-help intervention for COVID-19 related psychological dis…
Investigating emotion regulation and social information processing as mechanisms linking adverse childhood experiences with psychosocial functioning in young swiss adults
NCT05122988. The study was reviewed and authorized by the ethical committee of Northwestern and Central Switzerland (BASEC number 2021-01204)
A Data-Driven Clustering Method for Discovering Profiles in the Dynamics of Major Depressive Disorder Using a Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment of Mood
The real-time monitoring conducted in the present study provides some preliminary indications of different patterns of both average mood and mood variability among MDD patients in treatment in mental health settings. Such varying patterns were not found for emotional inertia
High Anti-CoV2S Antibody Levels at Hospitalization Are Associated with Improved Survival in Patients with Covid-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infection
In this retrospective data analysis, we show that almost all patients who died from COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection had antibody levels < 600 U/mL, most of them below 200 U/mL. In logistic regression corrected for the number of comorbidities and age, anti-CoV2S antibody levels at the time of hospitalization proved to be a significantly protective predictor against death
Individual Perception of Telehealth
Telehealth is a growing domain with particular relevance for remote patient monitoring. With respect to the biopsychosocial model of health, it is important to evaluate perception and satisfaction with new methods in telehealth as part of an integrative approach. The Telemedicine Perception Questionnaire (TMPQ) is a 17-item questionnaire measuring patients' perception of and satisfaction with telecare. We translated this survey into German and de…
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression
Importance Personalized treatment choices would increase the effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) for depression to the extent that patients differ in interventions that better suit them. Objective To provide personalized estimates of short-term and long-term relative efficacy of guided and unguided iCBT for depression using patient-level information. Data Sources We searched PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo, and Cochrane L…
Who seeks Internet-based interventions for depression in Brazil
Specific psychological treatments for depressive disorders delivered on the Internet have shown effectiveness and presented advantages over face-to-face treatments (potentially less expensive, flexible schedules, available in remote areas). This paper aims to describe the characteristics of those who sought help from an online self-guided intervention for depression and to explore hypotheses about predictors of enrollment to the program. Based on…
Maintaining Outcomes of Internet-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression
Background: Depression is a highly prevalent mental disorder, but only a fraction of those affected receive evidence-based treatments. Recently, Internet-based interventions were introduced as an efficacious and cost-effective approach. However, even though depression is a heterogenous construct, effects of treatments have mostly been determined using aggregated symptom scores. This carries the risk of concealing important effects and working mec…
Differential Effects of Psychological Interventions in Online and Face-to-Face Settings on DSM-5 and ICD-11 Maladaptive Trait Domains
While mental health treatments have proven to be effective for a range of mental health problems, there is comparably little research on its effects on personality disorders or difficulty (PD). New dimensional conceptualizations of PD such as the ICD-11 PD model enable the cost- and time-effective dimensional assessment of severity and style of PD. Furthermore, they constitute a promising tool to investigate PD, not only as a treatment endpoint b…
Development of a Questionnaire to Measure the Perceived Injustice of People Who Have Experienced Violence in War and Conflict Areas
The findings of this study support the construct validity and the reliability of the PIQ. For this reason, it can be seen as a useful addition to the psychological assessment in psychotherapeutic settings of survivors of war and violence. In conclusion, and based on the PIQ, we suggest the development of a new set of therapy modules with worksheets, focusing on the perception, dealing, and understanding of feeling of injustice as an addition to t…
Psychotherapists’ rated working alliance in an internet-based intervention for bereaved siblings
Bereaved siblings often receive insufficient social support and are at higher risk for mental disorders. This study aimed to examine the role of the therapist-rated working alliance in an online intervention for bereaved siblings. Clients ( n = 74, 95% female), aged 17-59 received writing assignments and individual feedback by CBT trained therapists over 6 weeks. Working alliance (Working Alliance Inventory) and treatment outcomes (Inventory of C…
Climate-related land use policies in Brazil
Until 2019, the Brazilian federal government employed a number of policy measures to fulfill the pledge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and agriculture. While its forest law enforcement strategy was partially successful in combating illegal deforestation, the effectiveness of positive incentive measures in agriculture has been less clear. The reason is that emissions reduction from market-based incentives such as the Bra…
Mindfulness Mediates the Effect of a Psychological Online Intervention for Psychosis on Self-Reported Hallucinations
Completion of the mindfulness module was not randomized. Hence, we cannot draw causal inferences. Even if we assumed causality, it remains unclear which contents of the POI could have resulted in increased mindfulness and reduced hallucinations, as participants completed other modules as well. In addition, confounding variables could explain the mediation and the sample size was small. Nonetheless, the overall pattern of results indicates that th…
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Clinical Settings
Background Internet-delivered cognitive-behavior treatment for insomnia (iCBT-I) has the potential to fill the gap created by the discrepancy between insomnia cases and number of trained professionals. Although the effectiveness of this method was proven in multiple studies conducted in research settings, its feasibility in routine care is still unclear. Predictors, mediators, and moderators of treatment effect remain uncertain since previous stu…
An Internet-Based Intervention for Individuals With Social Anxiety and Different Levels of Taijin Kyofusho in China
The aim of the present study is to investigate the efficacy of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) for individuals with social anxiety (SA) and different levels of Taijin Kyofusho (TKS) in China. The ICBT program was translated into Chinese with some specific contents adapted for Chinese culture. Participants ( N = 80) with SA were assigned either to a treatment ( n = 55) or control group ( n = 25). Both groups were further divided i…
Long-term outcome of a mental health promotion program in Germany
Mental health promotion programs (MHP) seek to reduce sub-syndromal symptoms of mental distress and enhance positive mental health. This study evaluates the long-term effects of a mindfulness-based MHP program (‘Life Balance’) provided by health coaches in a multi-site field setting on mental distress, satisfaction with life and resilience. Using a controlled design, propensity score matching was used to select a control group for participants of…
Transdiagnostic Tailored Internet- and Mobile-Based Guided Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder and Comorbid Anxiety
German Register of Clinical Studies DRKS00011690 (https://www.drks.de/drks_web/)
Protocol for the Revisit-BPD Trial, a Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effectiveness of an Internet-Based Self-Management Intervention in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Introduction: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a prevalent condition that is often under-treated. This is partly because very few psychotherapists offer treatment for this disabling disorder. Internet-based self-management interventions could contribute to reducing the treatment gap but-mainly due to safety concerns-these have never been tested for BPD in controlled trials. Methods: Patients with BPD will be recruited primarily via the in…
Hydropower development in Vietnam
Determinants of crop-livestock integration in Brazil
Climate variability, food security and poverty
Set for stability? Prospects for conflict and cooperation in East Asia
The Asian Pacific region is highly unstable, but not for the reasons usually assumed. Contrary to the assertions of Realists, who argue multipolarity makes Asia ‘ripe for rivalry’, overwhelming US strategic preponderance should make the balance of power quite stable. Likewise, while much is made by more liberal International Relations theorists of the relative absence of strong international institutions and democracy in Asia, recent trends seem …
Patterns and processes of pasture to crop conversion in Brazil
The Future Is Bright
For this discussion, we have been asked to use the original articles as a “springboard for further discussion,” and indeed, the articles include a wealth of information and ideas stimulating even for readers already familiar with the domain. The areas covered include aspects related to the field’s technical possibilities and problems in general and the use of online therapy for counseling psychology in particular. The latter represents a justific…
Climate-related land use policies in Brazil
Until 2019, the Brazilian federal government employed a number of policy measures to fulfill the pledge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and agriculture. While its forest law enforcement strategy was partially successful in combating illegal deforestation, the effectiveness of positive incentive measures in agriculture has been less clear. The reason is that emissions reduction from market-based incentives such as the Bra…
Climate, energy and environmental policies in agriculture
Agriculture in many industrialized countries is subject to a wide range of policy interventions that seek to achieve ambitious climate, energy and environment-related objectives. Increasing support for the generation of climate-friendly, renewable energy in agriculture, however, may lead to potential conflicts with agri-environmental policies aimed at land use extensification and landscape preservation. These potential trade-offs and inconsistenc…
Psychotherapists’ rated working alliance in an internet-based intervention for bereaved siblings
Bereaved siblings often receive insufficient social support and are at higher risk for mental disorders. This study aimed to examine the role of the therapist-rated working alliance in an online intervention for bereaved siblings. Clients ( n = 74, 95% female), aged 17-59 received writing assignments and individual feedback by CBT trained therapists over 6 weeks. Working alliance (Working Alliance Inventory) and treatment outcomes (Inventory of C…
An Internet-Based Intervention for Individuals With Social Anxiety and Different Levels of Taijin Kyofusho in China
The aim of the present study is to investigate the efficacy of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) for individuals with social anxiety (SA) and different levels of Taijin Kyofusho (TKS) in China. The ICBT program was translated into Chinese with some specific contents adapted for Chinese culture. Participants ( N = 80) with SA were assigned either to a treatment ( n = 55) or control group ( n = 25). Both groups were further divided i…
What Are the Issues Confronting Infertile Women? A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach
Infertility is a stressful experience, yet little is known about the specific issues confronting infertile women. In the present study, researchers sought to identify themes important to infertile women and examine possible associations with mental health levels. Using qualitative content analysis, researchers analyzed the email messages of 57 infertile women participating in a German-language Internet-based treatment for infertility. The themes …
Creating Agents and Landscapes for Multiagent Systems from Random Samples
An important goal of modeling human-environment interactions is to provide scientific information to policymakers and stakeholders in order to better support their planning and decision-making processes. Modern technologies in the fields of GIS and data processing, together with an increasing amount of accessible information, have the potential to meet the varying information needs of policymakers and stakeholders. Multiagent modeling holds the p…
The angry voice
The results of two studies show that expressive vocal behavior, specifically, speech rate and loudness, influences the experience of anger and cardiovascular reactivity. In both studies, participants spoke about anger-arousing and neutral events using three different voice styles: fast and loud, slow and soft, and normal (personal rate and loudness level). In describing the anger-arousing events, both male and female participants reported feeling…
Set for stability? Prospects for conflict and cooperation in East Asia
The Asian Pacific region is highly unstable, but not for the reasons usually assumed. Contrary to the assertions of Realists, who argue multipolarity makes Asia ‘ripe for rivalry’, overwhelming US strategic preponderance should make the balance of power quite stable. Likewise, while much is made by more liberal International Relations theorists of the relative absence of strong international institutions and democracy in Asia, recent trends seem …
Beyond the Demonology of Power
Jeffrey Anderson, German Unification and the Union of Europe (Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999)Thomas Banchoff, The German Problem Transformed: Institutions, Politics and Foreign Policy, 1945-1995 (Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 1999
Is There a Causal Link between Maltreatment and Adolescent Pregnancy? A Literature Review
CONTEXT: Despite a sizable amount of research addressing the relationship between violence and women's reproductive health, it has not been shown whether there is sufficient evidence of a causal link between childhood maltreatment and subsequent adolescent pregnancy. METHODS: Three databases (Medline, PsychiNFO and SocioFile) were searched for studies published between 1980 and 2000 relating maltreatment and adolescent pregnancy. The review was l…
The Victim as Hero
The Construction of Antagonism
Over the past decade, Japan has moved toward greatly enhancing its regional security role within the framework of the U.S.-Japan security treaty. 1 Japans provision of logistical support to U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan is one important, concrete reflection of this trend, and provides a welcome contrast to Japanese inaction during the Gulf campaign a decade earlier. 2 Japans willingness to assume such a role gready strengthens the U.S. abil…
Cultures of Antimilitarism
Both Japan and Germany have had long traditions of militarism, culminating in the two countries' aggressive actions in World War II. Today, after suffering crushing military defeats in 1945, both countries have again achieved positions of economic dominance and political influence. Yet neither seeks to regain its former military power. On the contrary, antimilitarism has become so deeply rooted in the Japanese and German national psyches that eve…
Psychometric Properties of an Established Heart Disease Specific Health-related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Pacemaker Patients
The Future Is Bright
For this discussion, we have been asked to use the original articles as a “springboard for further discussion,” and indeed, the articles include a wealth of information and ideas stimulating even for readers already familiar with the domain. The areas covered include aspects related to the field’s technical possibilities and problems in general and the use of online therapy for counseling psychology in particular. The latter represents a justific…
Creating Agents and Landscapes for Multiagent Systems from Random Samples
An important goal of modeling human-environment interactions is to provide scientific information to policymakers and stakeholders in order to better support their planning and decision-making processes. Modern technologies in the fields of GIS and data processing, together with an increasing amount of accessible information, have the potential to meet the varying information needs of policymakers and stakeholders. Multiagent modeling holds the p…
Simulating soil fertility and poverty dynamics in Uganda
The hyperarousal model of insomnia
The Search for Reconciliation
Social network effects on the adoption of sustainable natural resource management practices in Ethiopia
Soil loss, nutrient depletion and land degradation contribute to the skimpy performance of smallholder agriculture and pose serious policy challenges in developing countries. Surprisingly, natural resource management practices that enhance sustainability while improving productivity have not been fully adopted despite continuous efforts of promotion. Using data collected from 2901 farm households in the Farmers Innovation Fund (FIF) of the World …
Hydropower development in Vietnam
Climate variability, food security and poverty
Land use intensification, commercialization and changes in pest management of smallholder upland agriculture in Thailand
What Are the Issues Confronting Infertile Women? A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach
Infertility is a stressful experience, yet little is known about the specific issues confronting infertile women. In the present study, researchers sought to identify themes important to infertile women and examine possible associations with mental health levels. Using qualitative content analysis, researchers analyzed the email messages of 57 infertile women participating in a German-language Internet-based treatment for infertility. The themes …
Life Balance – a mindfulness-based mental health promotion program
German Clinical Trials Registration ID: DRKS00006216
Climate, energy and environmental policies in agriculture
Agriculture in many industrialized countries is subject to a wide range of policy interventions that seek to achieve ambitious climate, energy and environment-related objectives. Increasing support for the generation of climate-friendly, renewable energy in agriculture, however, may lead to potential conflicts with agri-environmental policies aimed at land use extensification and landscape preservation. These potential trade-offs and inconsistenc…
The Role of Self-Organization in the Suicidal Process
This article describes the application of a dual-regulation model to a case example of a female suicide attempter. The model complements the traditional goal-and-feedback view with self-organizing processes, which may help to better understand the suicidal process. From this view, impulsive suicidal behavior can be interpreted as a dysfunctional pattern by which high-internal tension is reduced through self-organized processes. High tension might…
Determinants of crop-livestock integration in Brazil
Patterns and processes of pasture to crop conversion in Brazil
Smart’ policies to reduce pesticide use and avoid income trade-offs
Transdiagnostic Tailored Internet- and Mobile-Based Guided Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder and Comorbid Anxiety
German Register of Clinical Studies DRKS00011690 (https://www.drks.de/drks_web/)
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