Research and Innovation Group
Research and Innovation Interests
- Postdoc in MULTICAST – using a multidisciplinary approach to prediction and treatment of suicidality.
- My focus lies in studying the fluctuating nature of suicidal thoughts, making use of digital technologies, and developing prediction models to better prevent and treat suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
- In addition, I am interested in the question of whether patients respond differently to interventions (psychopharmacology, brain stimulation, psychotherapy).
Education and Work Experience
Education
- PhD in Health Sciences (Neurosciences), University of Bern, Switzerland
- Master of Advanced Studies in Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Master of Science in Clinical Psychology & Neuropsychology, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Minor: Neuroscience), University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Work Experience
Present
- Clinical psychologist, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (Erich Seifritz, MD, Birgit Kleim, PhD)
- Postdoctoral researcher, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (Birgit Kleim, PhD)
Past
- Expert advisor, Individual Differences in Psychosis Lab (Philipp Homan, MD, PhD)
- Post-graduate (PG) clinical psychologist, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (Erich Seifritz, MD, Birgit Kleim, PhD)
- Visiting Scholar, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA (John Kane, MD)
- Research Assistant, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Australia (Christos Pantelis, MD)
Publications
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Publications
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2025
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Subgrouping suicidal ideations: an ecological momentary assessment study in psychiatric inpatients BMC Psychiatry, 25(1):469.
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Thalamocortical Structural Covariation Networks Are Related to Familial Risk for Schizophrenia in the Context of Lower Nuclei Volume Estimates in Patients: An ENIGMA Study Biological Psychiatry, online. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.03.027
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Estimating Multimodal Structural Brain Variability in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Worldwide ENIGMA Study American Journal of Psychiatry, 182, 373–388. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.20230806
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Self-efficacy effects on symptom experiences in daily life and early treatment success in anxiety patients Clinical Psychological Science, 13(1):178-194.
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2023
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Investigating Relationships Among Self-Efficacy, Mood, and Anxiety Using Digital Technologies: Randomized Controlled Trial JMIR Formative Research, 7:e45749.
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Large-scale analysis of structural brain asymmetries in schizophrenia via the ENIGMA consortium Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(14):e2213880120.
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2022
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Linguistic features of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A systematic review Clinical Psychology Review, 95:102161.
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2021
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Examining Side Effect Variability of Antipsychotic Treatment in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Meta-analysis of Variance Schizophrenia Bulletin, 47(6):1601-1610.
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SIMON: A Digital Protocol to Monitor and Predict Suicidal Ideation Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12:554811.
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Validation of Visual and Auditory Digital Markers of Suicidality in Acutely Suicidal Psychiatric Inpatients: Proof-of-Concept Study Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(6):e25199.
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Treatment effect variability in brain stimulation across psychiatric disorders: A meta-analysis of variance Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 124:54-62.
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2019
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Evaluation of Differences in Individual Treatment Response in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Meta-analysis JAMA Psychiatry, 76(10):1063-1073.
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Am I hallucinating or is my fusiform cortex activated? Functional activation differences in schizophrenia patients with and without hallucinations European Journal of Psychiatry, 33(1):1-7.
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