2025

Bantel, D., Chmielewski, W. X., Brähler, E., Stöbel-Richter, Y., Zenger, M., Weil, K. M., & Berth, H. (2025). The dental anxiety scale (DAS) – psychometric properties and longitudinal findings among middle-aged adults. BMC Psychology, 13, 953. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03304-9

Damerow, E., Bohne, P., Keller, J., Rost, M., Brähler, E., Stöbel-Richter, Y., Zenger, M., Krause, J., Irmscher, L., Linke, M., & Berth, H. (2025). Trajectories of alcohol consumption in a sample of 30-year-old residents over 20 years from 2004 to 2024. Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02651-6

Emmerich, F. Junghans, J., Zenger, M., Brähler, E., Stöbel-Richter, Y., Irmischer, L., Richter, E. P., & Berth, H. (2025). A data set for mental and physical stress, loneliness, and life satisfaction before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of working from home. BMC Research Notes, 18, 250. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07329-6

Foroughi, N., Mohsin, M., Piya, M. K., Raman, J., Hilbert, A., Chimoriya, R., & Hay, P. (2025). Mind in motion: executive function and health outcomes in a multidisciplinary care program for higher body weight. Appetite, 214, 108176. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.108176

Frenzel, S. V., Puls, H.-C., Vogl, S., Frölich, F., Felten, H., Schlenz, N., Stumvoll, M., Fasshauer, M., Blüher, M., Hilbert, A., & Schlögl, H. (2025). Closing the Gap in behavioral weight loss therapy: prospective analysis of clinical real-world data of a four-year health insurance-financed program. Obesities, 5, 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/obesities5030058

Goldschmidt, A. B., Jeong, K., Yu, L., Egbert, A. H., Schmidt, R., & Hilbert, A. (2025). Executive functioning and treatment outcome among adolescents undergoing cognitive-behavioral therapy for binge-eating disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66, 64–74. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14031

Hesse, S., Rullmann, M., Günnewig, T., Schweickert de Palma, E., Burmeister, L., van Grinsven, M.,  Zientek, F., Luthardt, J., Hankir, M. K., Meyer, P. M., Becker, G.-A., Patt, M., Brust, P., Pleger, B., Stumvoll, M., Hilbert, A., Blüher, M., & Sabri, O. (2025). Cholinergic network modulation in disinhibited eating behavior. Communications Biology, 8,1347. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08716-2

Hilbert, A. (2025). Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire für Kinder: Kurzform ChEDE-Q8 und Elternversion ChEDE-QP. Universität Leipzig: nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-981886

Hilbert A. (2025). Fifty years of eating disorder research: growth, gaps, and global challenges. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 10.1002/eat.24499. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24499

Hilbert, A., Klotz, U., Sadeghi, S., Juarascio, A. S., & Kirsten, T. (2025). Smartphone-supported cognitive-behavioral therapy in binge-eating disorder: An exploratory randomized Trial. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 10.1002/eat.24479. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24479

Hilbert, A., & Schmidt, R. (2025). Psychological and medical treatments for binge-eating disorder: state-of-the-art. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 38, 434-444. https://doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000001035

Hilbert, A., Strömer, A., Staerk, C., Schreglmann, B., Mansfeld, T., Sander, J., Seyfried, Kaiser, S., Stroh, C., Dietrich, A., Schmidt, R., & Mayr, A. (2025). Multivariate trajectories of weight and mental health and their prognostic significance 6 years after obesity surgery. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 58, 2214-2226. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24527

Hinz, A., Ernst, M., Schulte, T., Zenger, M., Friedrich, M., & Dornhöfer, N. Health anxiety in cancer patients, assessed with the Whiteley index. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 189, 112017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.112017

Junghans, J., Zenger, M., Brähler, E., Stöbel-Richter, Y., Emmerich, F., Irmscher, L., Richter, E. R., & Berth, H. (2025). COVID-19-related fears and their connection to physical and mental health – results of a population – based longitudinal study. Psychiatrische Praxis, 52, 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2526-2491

Kampling, H., Riedl, D., Lampe, A., Nolte, T., Brähler, E., Ernst, M., Fegert, J. M., Geisel, T., Hettich-Damm, N., Jud, A., Zara, S., & Kruse, J. (2025). Somatic symptom disorder and the role of epistemic trust, personality functioning and child abuse: results from a population-based representative German sample. Journal of Affective Disorders, 373, 429-437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.12.096

Klein, E. M., Zeeck, A., Brähler, E., Hilbert, A., Strauß, B., Kruse, J., & Krakau, L. (2025). Originalbeiträge (Originals). Körpererleben und Essstörungspsychopathologie: Die Rolle struktureller Beeinträchtigungen in einer repräsentativen Bevölkerungsstichprobe / Body experience and eating disorder psychopathology: The role of personality functioning in a representative population sample. Zeitschrift fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, 71, 212–224. https://doi.org/10.13109/zptm.2025.71.3.212

Klüber, H. L., Martin, A., Schlensog-Schuster, F., Hiemisch, A., Kiess, W., Hilbert, A., & Schmidt, R. (2025). Parental psychopathology and expressed emotion in children with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 19, 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-025-00929-x

Krakau, L., Wicke, F., Häuser, W., Beutel, M. E., Brähler, E., & Hettich-Damm, N. (2025). Chronic fatigue: psychometric properties and updated norm values of the Chalder fatigue scale in a cross-sectional sample representative of the German population. Annals of Medicine, 57, 2524087. https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2025.2524087

Kramer, L., Nettlau, A., Merz, A.-K., Martin, A., Hilbert, A., & Schmidt, R. (2025). Sensory sensitivity and food disgust in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder presentations across ages. Appetite, 108329. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.108329

Kreidel, Y., Himmelreich, V., Klaus, A. M., Franke, G. H., Hinz, A., Brähler, E., Petrowski, K., & Zenger, M. (2025). Gesundheitsbezogene Lebensqualität und psychische Auffälligkeiten von Patientinnen mit Lipödem im Vergleich zu gesunden und chronisch erkrankten Populationen [Health-related quality of life and psychological abnormalities in patients with lipedema compared to healthy and chronically ill populations]. Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie, 75(3-04), 103–111. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2541-7595

Lange, C., Schmidt, R., & Hilbert, A. (2025). Validation of the parent version of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire adapted for children in parent-child dyads with children with and without loss of control eating. Journal of Eating Disorders, 13, 118. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01293-z

Linardon, J., Thomas, J. J., Crow, S. J., Ghaderi, A., Hilbert, A., Klump, K. L., Wade, T. D., Walsh, B. T., & Weissman, R. (2025). Conducting Eating Disorder Research in the Era of Generative AI: Researcher Perspectives and Guidelines From the International Journal of Eating Disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 58, 2306-2316. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24543

Mai, E., Meigen, C., Schmidt, R., Ludwig, J., Poulain, T., & Kiess, W. (2025). Sociodemographic correlates of cognitive performance in healthy children and adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1656310. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1656310

Matherne, C. E., Watson, H. J., Schmidt, R., Zhu, L., Pamperin, C., van Tilburg, M., & Bulik, C. M. (2025). Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) symptoms in adolescent patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 58, 977–985. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24386

Merz, A. K., Kramer, L., Nettlau, A., Hilbert, A., & Schmidt, R. (2025). Psychopathology in adults with co-occurring avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) and higher weight. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1–23. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1159/000547450

Pardey, N., Schmidt, R., Zeidler, J., & Hilbert, A. (2025). Health economic evaluation of cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescents with binge-eating disorder in Germany. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 10.1002/eat.24413. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24413

Petersen, J., Schmalbach, B., Brähler, E., Decker, O., & Hilbert, A. (2025). Development and validation of a brief form of the Weight Control/Blame Subscale of the Antifat Attitudes Test. Obesity Facts, 1–11. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1159/000545380

Petrowski, K., Bjelopavlovic, M., Zenger, M., Brähler, E.*, & Schmalbach, B.* (2025). Psychometric properties and norm values of a short screening version of the profile of mood states POMS from the German general population. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 23889. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07388-6

Poulain, T., Schmidt, R., Kiess, W., Krause, S., Golz, S., & Meigen, C. (2025). Performance on an attention test is positively related to reading but negatively related to watching TV and playing video games in children. BMC Pediatrics, 25, 872. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06260-w

Rottschäfer, C. P. H., Schewe, D., de Zwaan, M., Strauss, B., Brähler, E., & Hilbert, A. (2025). Associations between interpersonal problems, negative affect, and symptoms of night eating syndrome. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 10.1002/eat.24463. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24463

Schmalbach, B., Ernst, M., Brähler, E., & Petrowski, K. (2025). Psychometric comparison of two short versions of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) in a representative sample of the German population. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1479701. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1479701

Schmidt, R. (2025). Mind the gaps: revisiting the validity, consistency, and scape of the Eating Disorder Examination. A commentary on Reilly et al. (2025). International Journal of Eating Disorders, 58, 1911-1914. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24509

Schmidt, R., Schewe, D., Herpertz, S., Zipfel, S., Tuschen-Caffier, B., Friederich, H. C., Mayr, A., de Zwaan, M., & Hilbert, A. (2025). Mechanisms of change in cognitive-behavioral therapy for adults with binge-eating disorder: A dynamic structural equation modeling approach. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 10.1002/eat.24469. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24469

Schwinn, T., Hirschmiller, J., Brähler, E., Merzenich, H., Faber, J., Wild, P. S., Beutel, M. E., & Ernst, M. (2025). A powerful safety net: Social support moderates the association of quality of life deficits with suicidal ideation in long-term childhood cancer survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 43, 230–247. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2024.2379827

Vartanian, M., Endres, K. J., Lee, Y. T., Friedrich, S., Meemken, M. T., Schamarek, I., Rohde-Zimmermann, K., Schürfeld, R., Eisenberg, L., Hilbert, A., Beyer, F., Stumvoll, M., Sacher, J., Villringer, A., Christensen, J. F., & Witte, A. V. (2025). Investigating the impact of microbiome-changing interventions on food decision-making: MIFOOD study protocol. BMC Nutrition, 11, 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-024-00971-6

Zara, S., Kruse, J., Brähler, E., Ernst, M., Fegert, J. M., Lampe, A., Nolte, T., Rassenhofer, M., Riedl, D., & Kampling, H. (2025). Exploring loneliness in individuals with diabetes – the role of childhood abuse and neglect, and personality functioning: findings from a German population-based sample. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 198,112390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112390

Zenger, M., Brähler, E, & Roth, M (2025). The Brief Version of the Need Inventory of Sensation Seeking (NISS-6): Psychometric Properties, Validity, and Population-Based Norms Based on a Representative German Sample. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000930