Prof. Dr. Katja Beesdo-Baum
Professor (W3)
Contact information
Technische Universität Dresden
Faculty of Science
Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Behavioral Epidemiology
01062 Dresden
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)351 - 463 36989
E-Mail:
Research Statement
My research focusses on the clinical descriptive and causal-analytic epidemiology, clinical psychological and developmental aspects of the etiology and pathogenic mechanisms (cognitive-affective, behavioral, environmental, neurobiologic) of mental disorders. For this, we conduct large-scale, multi-faceted population-based observational studies as well as experimental/ intervention studies in healthy and clinically affected individuals.
Scientific Education
| 2010 | Habilitation (Psychology), TU Dresden (mentors: Prof. Dr. H.-U Wittchen, Dr. D.S. Pine) |
| 2006 | Dissertation (Psychology), Dr. rer. nat., TU Dresden (mentor: Prof. Dr. H.-U. Wittchen) |
| 2000 | Diploma Psychology, TU Dresden (advisor: Prof. Dr. E.S. Becker) |
Professional Experience
| Since 04/2014 | Full Professor (W3) of Behavioral Epidemiology | |
| 10/2011 - 03/2014 | Assistant Professor of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (head: Prof. Dr. H.-U. Wittchen); independent research group: Clinical Developmental Psychopathology | |
| 10/2010 - 09/2011 | Maternity leave (twins) | |
| 03/2008 - 06/2010 | Postgraduate Training in Child/Adolescent Psychotherapy, IPT Leipzig / DGVT Dresden | |
| 04/2007 - 06/2007 | fMRI Training, Mood and Anxiety Program, Section on Emotional Development and Affective Neuroscience, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA | |
| 07/2006 - 10/2010 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy; work group leader: Early Developmental Stages of Psychopathology | |
| 01/2004 - 03/2005 | Postgraduate Research Assistant (Psychiatric Intern), Clinic of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden | |
| 11/2000 - 05/2005 | Postgraduate Psychotherapy Training (CBT, adults), Technische Universität Dresden (Board Certifiction/Approbation) | |
| 11/2000 - 06/2006 | Research and Teaching assistant (doctorate), Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy |
Other Scientific Activities, Honors, Awards
| Since 2014 | Reviewer for several funding organizations (selection: German Research Foundation, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Britisch Medical Research Council) |
| Since 2014 | Editorial Board Member: Child Psychiatry & Human Development |
| Since 2013 | Member of the ICD-11 Global Clinical Practice Network, World Health Organization |
| 2012 | ECNP Fellowship Award, European College of Neuropsychopharmacology |
| 2008 | Appointment as Advisor to the DSM-5 Task Force, Anxiety Disorder Study Group, American Psychiatric Association |
| 2006 | Dr.-Walter-Seipp-Dissertation-Award (Commerzbank-Stiftung), Technische Universität Dresden |
| Since 2004 | Several Career Development, Travel, and Poster Awards (Anxiety Disorder Association of America, European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, American Psychopathological Association, Society of Biological Psychiatry) |
| Since 2004 | Reviewer for several journals (selection: Archives of General Psychology / JAMA Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews) |
Selected Publications
Asselmann, E., Hilbert, K., Hoyer, J., Wittchen, H. U., Lieb, R., Buhringer, G., & Beesdo-Baum, K. (2018). Self-reported volitional control in adolescents and young adults from a community cohort: Associations with current, past and future mental disorders. Psychiatry Res, 260, 292-299. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2017.11.046
Hilbert, K., Lueken, U., Muehlhan, M., & Beesdo-Baum, K. (2017). Separating generalized anxiety disorder from major depression using clinical, hormonal, and structural MRI data: A multimodal machine learning study. Brain Behav, 7 (3), e00633. doi:10.1002/brb3.633
Hilbert, K., Pine, D. S., Muehlhan, M., Lueken, U., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., & Beesdo-Baum, K. (2015). Gray and white matter volume abnormalities in generalized anxiety disorder by categorical and dimensional characterization. Psychiatry Research-Neuroimaging, 234(3), 314-320. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2015.10.009
Hilbert K, Lueken U, Beesdo-Baum K. (2014). Neural structures, functioning and connectivity in Generalized Anxiety Disorder and interaction with neuroendocrine systems: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders 158, 114-126. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.01.022
Kirschner H, Hilbert K, Hoyer J, Lueken U, Beesdo-Baum K. (2015). Psychophysiological reactivity during uncertainty and ambiguity processing in high and low worriers. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 50, 97-105.
doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.06.001
Lueken U, Hilbert K, Stolyar V, Maslowski NI, Beesdo-Baum K, Wittchen H-U. (2014). Neural substrates of defensive reactivity in two subtypes of specific phobia. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9, 1668-1675. doi: 10.1093/scan/nst159
Lueken U, Straube B, Yang Y, Hahn T, Beesdo-Baum K, Wittchen H-U, Konrad C, Ströhle A, Wittmann A, Gerlach AL, Pfleiderer B, Arolt V, Kircher T. (2015). Separating depressive comorbidity from panic disorder: a combined functional magnetic resonance imaging and machine learning approach. Journal of Affective Disorders ,184, 182–192. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.05.052