Publications

2023

Bach, P., Zaiser, J., Zimmermann, S., Gessner, T., Hoffmann, S., Gerhardt, S., Berhe, O., Bekier, N.K., Abel, M., Radler, P., Langejürgen, J., Tost, H., Lenz, B., Vollstädt-Klein, S., Stallkamp, J., Kirschbaum, C., Kiefer, F. (2023). Stress-induced sensitization of insula activation predicts alcohol craving and alcohol use in alcohol use disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2023 Sep 5:S0006-3223(23)01555-X. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.08.024. [Online ahead of print]

Balikji, J., Koyun, A.H., Hendriksen, P.A., Kiani, P., Stock, A.-K., Garssen, J., Hoogbergen, M.M., Verster, J.C. (2023). The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns in Germany on Mood, Attention Control, Immune Fitness, and Quality of Life of Young Adults with Self-Reported Impaired Wound Healing. J Clin Med. 2023 Apr 29;12(9):3205. doi: 10.3390/jcm12093205.

Barba, S.V., Kirschbaum, C., Gao, W. (2023). Endocannabinoid and Perceived Stress: Association Analysis of Endocannabinoid Levels in Hair Versus Levels in Plasma and Urine. Biol Psychol. 2023 Mar 12:108541. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108541. [Online ahead of print]

Coray, R.C., Berberat, J., Zimmermann, J., Seifritz, E., Stock, A.-K., Beste, C., Cole, D.M., Unschuld, P.G., Quednow, B.B. (2023). Striatal iron deposition in recreational 3,4-methylendioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "Ecstasy") users. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2023 Sep;8(9):956-966. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.02.005. [Epub 2023 Feb 26]

Coray, R.C., Zimmermann, J., Haugg, A., Baumgartner, M.R., Steuer, A.E., Seifritz, E., Stock, A.-K., Beste, C., Cole, D.M., Quednow, B.B. (2023). The functional connectome of 3,4-methyldioxymethamphetamine-related declarative memory impairments. Hum Brain Mapp. 2023 Oct 15;44(15):5079-5094. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26438. [Epub 2023 Aug 2]

Eder, J., Schumm, L., Armann, J.P., Puhan, M.A., Beuschlein, F., Kirschbaum, C., Berner, R., Toepfner, N. (2023). Increased red blood cell deformation in children and adolescents after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 17;13(1):9823. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35692-6.

Eggert, E., Ghin, F., Stock, A.-K., Mückschel, M., Beste, C. (2023). The role of visual association cortices during response selection processes in interference-modulated response stopping. Cereb Cortex Commun. 2023 Jan 10;4(1):tgac050. doi: 10.1093/texcom/tgac050. [eCollection 2023]

Gao, W., Kirschbaum, C. (2023). Determination of nicotine and cotinine in human hair using online solid phase extraction coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and their relation to hair cortisol and cortisone. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2023 Jul 31;157:106347. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106347. [Online ahead of print]

Gholamipourbarogh, N., Ghin, F., Mückschel, M., Frings, C., Stock, A.-K., Beste, C. (2023). Evidence for independent representational contents in inhibitory control subprocesses associated with frontoparietal cortices. Hum Brain Mapp. 2023 Feb 15;44(3):1046-1061. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26135. [Epub 2022 Oct 31]

Horst, T.S., Armann, J.P., Doenhardt, M., Dreßen, S., Czyborra, P., Schneider, J., Gano, C., Dalpke, A., Lück, C., Bluschke, A., Wekenborg, M.K., Berner, R., Blankenburg, J. (2023). FamilyCoviDD19: results of a cross-sectional study-long-term outcomes of infected and uninfected household members. Fam Med Community Health. 2023 Sep;11(3):e002057. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2022-002057.

Jia, R., Ayling, K., Coupland, C., Chalder, T., Massey, A., Nater, U., Broadbent, E., Gasteiger, N., Gao, W., Kirschbaum, C., Vedhara, K. (2023). Increases in stress hormone levels in a UK population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2023 Feb;148:105992. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105992. [Epub 2022 Nov 29]

Juvinao-Quintero, D.L., Larrabure-Torrealva, G.T., Sanchez, S.E., Kirschbaum, C., Williams, M.A., Gelaye, B. (2023). Maternal hair cortisol concentrations and its association with increased insulin resistance in midpregnancy. Ann Epidemiol. 2023 Feb 24:S1047-2797(23)00042-X. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.02.011. [Online ahead of print]

Kelsall, N.C., Sanchez, S.E., Rondon, M.B., Valeri, L., Juvinao-Quintero, D., Kirschbaum, C., Koenen, K.C., Gelaye, B. (2023). Association between trauma exposure and glucocorticosteroid concentration in hair during pregnancy. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2023 Feb 23;151:106072. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106072. [Online ahead of print]

Koyun, A.H., Stock, A.-K., Beste, C. (2023). Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the differential effect of reward prospect on response selection and inhibition. Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 5;13(1):10903. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37524-z.

Rothe, J., Buse, J., Uhlmann, A., Bodmer, B., Kirschbaum, C., Hoekstra, P.J., Dietrich, A., Roessner, V.; EMTICS Collaborative Group. (2023). Hair Cortisol and Perceived Stress-Predictors for the Onset of Tics? A European Longitudinal Study on High-Risk Children. Biomedicines. 2023 May 27;11(6):1561. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11061561.

Schindler-Gmelch, L., Capito, K., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Kirschbaum, C., Berking, M. (2023). Hair Cortisol Research in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - 10 Years of Insights and Open Questions. A Systematic Review. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2023 Aug 7. doi: 10.2174/1570159X21666230807112425. [Online ahead of print]

Shalchi-Amirkhiz, P., Bensch, T., Proschmann, U., Stock, A.-K., Ziemssen, T., Akgün, K. (2023). Pilot study on the influence of acute alcohol exposure on biophysical parameters of leukocytes. Front Mol Biosci. 2023 Aug 8;10:1243155. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1243155. [eCollection 2023]

Stock, A.-K., Wendiggensen, P., Ghin, F., Beste, C. (2023). Alcohol-induced deficits in reactive control of response selection and inhibition are counteracted by a seemingly paradox increase in proactive control. Sci Rep. 2023 Jan 19;13(1):1097. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28012-5.

Stock, A.-K., Werner, A., Kuntke, P., Petasch, M.S., Bensmann, W., Zink, N., Koyun, A.H., Quednow, B.B., Beste, C. (2023). Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid and Glutamate Concentrations in the Striatum and Anterior Cingulate Cortex Not Found to Be Associated with Cognitive Flexibility. Brain Sci. 2023 Aug 11;13(8):1192. doi: 10.3390/brainsci13081192.

Valdivieso Barba, S., Kirschbaum, C., Gao, W. (2023). Endocannabinoid and perceived stress: Association analysis of endocannabinoid levels in hair versus levels in plasma and urine. Biol Psychol. 2023 Mar;178:108541. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108541. [Epub 2023 Mar 12]

Wekenborg, M.K., von Dawans, B., Gienger, N.T., Wierick, A., Weitz, J., Dobroschke, J.C. (2023). Beliefs about stress moderate the association between COVID-19-related work demands and burnout symptoms in physicians. Stress Health. 2023 May 29. doi: 10.1002/smi.3278. [Online ahead of print]

Yu, S., Stock, A.-K., Münchau, A., Frings, C., Beste, C. (2023). Neurophysiological principles of inhibitory control processes during cognitive flexibility. Cereb Cortex. 2023 May 24;33(11):6656-6666. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhac532.

Zhang, C., Stock, A.-K., Mückschel, M., Hommel, B., Beste, C. (2023). Aperiodic neural activity reflects metacontrol. Cereb Cortex. 2023 Jun 8;33(12):7941-7951. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhad089.

Zimmermann, J., Zölch, N., Coray, R., Bavato, F., Friedli, N., Baumgartner, M.R., Steuer, A.E., Opitz, A., Werner, A., Oeltzschner, G., Seifritz, E., Stock, A.-K., Beste, C., Cole, D.M., Quednow, B.B. (2023). Chronic 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Use Is Related to Glutamate and GABA Concentrations in the Striatum But Not the Anterior Cingulate Cortex. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2023 Jun 23;26(6):438-450. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyad023.

2022

Aust, F., Beneke, T., Peifer, C., Wekenborg, M.K. (2022). The Relationship between Flow Experience and Burnout Symptoms: A Systematic Review. Int. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 3865. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073865

Blankenburg, J., Wekenborg, M.K., Reichert, J., Kirsten, C., Kahre, E., Haag, L., Schumm, L., Czyborra, P., Berner, R., Armann, J.P. (2022). Comparison of mental health outcomes in seropositive and seronegative adolescents during the COVID19 pandemic. Sci Rep. 2022 Feb 10;12(1):2246. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-06166-y.

Bonnekoh, L.M., Seidenbecher, S., Knigge, K., Hünecke, A.K., Metzger, C.D., Tempelmann, C., Kanowski, M., Kaufmann, J., Meyer-Lotz, G., Schlaaff, K., Dobrowolny, H., Tozzi, L., Gescher, D.M., Steiner, J., Kirschbaum, C., Frodl, T. (2022). Long-term cortisol stress response in depression and comorbid anxiety is linked with reduced N-acetylaspartate in the anterior cingulate cortex. World J Biol Psychiatry. 2023 Jan;24(1):34-45. doi: 10.1080/15622975.2022.2058084. [Epub 2022 Jun 15]

Buse, J., Rothe, J., Uhlmann, A., Bodmer, B., Kirschbaum, C., Hoekstra, P.J., Dietrich, A., Roessner, V.; EMTICS collaborative group. (2022). Hair cortisol-a stress marker in children and adolescents with chronic tic disorders? A large European cross-sectional study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 May;31(5):771-779. doi: 10.1007/s00787-020-01714-1. [Epub 2021 Jan 18]

Carlitz, E.H.D., Lindholm, A.K., Gao, W., Kirschbaum, C., König, B. (2022). Steroid hormones in hair and fresh wounds reveal sex specific costs of reproductive engagement and reproductive success in wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus). Horm Behav. 2022 Feb;138:105102. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105102. [Epub 2022 Jan 5]

Colzato, L.S., Beste, C., Hommel, B. (2022). Focusing on cognitive potential as the bright side of mental atypicality. Commun Biol. 2022 Mar 1;5(1):188. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03126-0.

Colzato, L.S., Beste, C., Zhang, W., Hommel, B. (2022).  A Metacontrol Perspective on Neurocognitive Atypicality: From Unipolar to Bipolar Accounts. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jun 23;13:846607. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.846607. [eCollection 2022]

Colzato, L.S., Hommel, B., Zhang, W., Roessner, V., Beste, C. (2022). The metacontrol hypothesis as diagnostic framework of OCD and ADHD: A dimensional approach based on shared neurobiological vulnerability. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2022 Jun;137:104677. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104677. [Epub 2022 Apr 22]

Colzato, L.S., Sellaro, R., Samara, I., Baas, M., Hommel, B. (2022). Retraction notice to "Meditation-induced states predict attentional control over time" [Conscious. Cogn. 37 (2015) 57-62]. Conscious Cogn. 2022 Aug;103:103371. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2022.103371. [Epub 2022 Jun 21]

Colzato, L.S., Sellaro, R., Samara, I., Hommel, B. (2022). Retraction notice to "Meditation-induced cognitive-control states regulate response-conflict adaptation: Evidence from trial-to-trial adjustments in the Simon task" [Conscious. Cogn. 35 (2015) 110-114]. Conscious Cogn. 2022 Aug;103:103372. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2022.103372. [Epub 2022 Jun 21]

De Luca, A., Verschoor, S., Hommel, B. (2022). No Correlation Between Mood or Motivation and the Processing of Global and Local Information. Exp Psychol. 2022 Sep;69(5):253-266. doi: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000562.

De Luca, A., Verschoor, S., Hommel, B. (2022). The transfer of global and local processing modes. J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 2022 Oct;48(10):1054-1068. doi: 10.1037/xhp0001033. [Epub 2022 Aug 4]

Gao, W., Valdimarsdóttir, U.A., Hauksdóttir, A., Torfadóttir, J.E., Kirschbaum C. (2022). The assessment of endocannabinoids and N-acylethanolamines in human hair: Associations with sociodemographic and psychological variables. Clin Chim Acta. 2022 Dec 1;537:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.09.026. [Epub 2022 Oct 11]

Ghin, F., Beste, C., Stock, A.-K. (2022). Neurobiological mechanisms of control in alcohol use disorder - Moving towards mechanism-based non-invasive brain stimulation treatments. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2022 Feb;133:104508. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.12.031. [Epub 2021 Dec 20]

Ghin, F., Beste, C., Stock, A.K. (2022). On the Role of Stimulus-Response Context in Inhibitory Control in Alcohol Use Disorder. J Clin Med. 2022 Nov 4;11(21):6557. doi: 10.3390/jcm11216557.

Ghin, F., Stock, A.K., Beste, C. (2022). The importance of resource allocation for the interplay between automatic and cognitive control in response inhibition - An EEG source localization study. Cortex. 2022 Oct;155:202-217. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2022.07.004. [Epub 2022 Aug 5]

Gholamipourbarogh, N., Ghin, F., Mückschel, M., Frings, C., Stock, A.-K., Beste, C. (2022). Evidence for independent representational contents in inhibitory control subprocesses associated with frontoparietal cortices. Hum Brain Mapp. 2023 Feb 15;44(3):1046-1061. doi: 10.1002/hbm.26135. [Epub 2022 Oct 31]

Hafner, V., Hommel, B., Kayhan, E., Lee, D., Paulus, M., Verschoor, S. (2022). Editorial: The Mechanisms Underlying the Human Minimal Self. Front Psychol. 2022 Jul 1;13:961480. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.961480. [eCollection 2022]

Hommel, B. (2022). GOALIATH: a theory of goal-directed behavior. Psychol Res. 2022 Jun;86(4):1054-1077. doi: 10.1007/s00426-021-01563-w. [Epub 2021 Jul 29].

Hommel, B. (2022). The Control of Event-File Management. Journal of Cognition, 5(1), 1.  http://doi.org/10.5334/joc.187

Hommel, B., Dreisbach, G. (2022).  Editorial: The editor's challenge: Cognitive resources. Front Psychol. 2022 Sep 1;13:994801. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.994801. [eCollection 2022]

Karl, M., Huth, V., Schälicke, S., Müller-Stark, C., Weise, V., Mack, J.T., Kirschbaum, C., Weidner, K., Garthus-Niegel, S., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S. (2022). The association between maternal symptoms of depression and hair glucocorticoids in infants across the perinatal period. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2023 Jan;147:105952. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105952. [Epub 2022 Oct 17]

Kexel, A.K., Kluwe-Schiavon, B., Baumgartner, M.R., Engeli, E.J.E., Visentini, M., Kirschbaum, C., Seifritz, E., Ditzen, B., Soravia, L.M., Quednow, B.B. (2022). Cue-induced cocaine craving enhances psychosocial stress and vice versa in chronic cocaine users. Transl Psychiatry. 2022 Oct 11;12(1):443. doi: 10.1038/s41398-022-02204-5.

Kirschbaum, C. (2022). What to do now that hypocortisol appears to be a predominant sign of long COVID? Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2022 Nov;145:105919. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105919. [Epub 2022 Sep 6]

Kische, H., Ollmann, T.M., Voss, C., Hoyer, J., Rückert, F., Pieper, L., Kirschbaum, C., Beesdo-Baum, K. (2022). Corrigendum to "Associations of saliva cortisol and hair cortisol with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and major depressive disorder: An epidemiological cohort study in adolescents and young adults" [Psychoneuroendocrinology 126 (2021)]. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2022 Jul;141:105797. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105797. [Epub 2022 May 18]

Kische, H., Voss, C., Haring, R., Ollmann, T.M., Pieper, L., Kirschbaum, C., Beesdo-Baum, K. (2022). Correction to: Hair androgen concentrations and depressive disorders in adolescents from the general population. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 May 19. doi: 10.1007/s00787-022-02009-3. [Online ahead of print]

Kische, H., Voss, C., Haring, R., Ollmann, T.M., Pieper, L., Kirschbaum, C., Beesdo-Baum, K. (2022). Hair androgen concentrations and depressive disorders in adolescents from the general population. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 Feb 2. doi: 10.1007/s00787-021-01929-w. [Online ahead of print]

Konjusha, A., Colzato, L., Ghin, F., Stock, A.K., Beste, C. (2022). Auricular transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation for alcohol use disorder: A chance to improve treatment? Addict Biol. 2022 Sep;27(5):e13202. doi: 10.1111/adb.13202.

Lynch, R., Aspelund, T., Kormáksson, M., Flores-Torres, M.H., Hauksdóttir, A., Arnberg, F.K., Lajous, M., Kirschbaum, C., Valdimarsdóttir, U. (2022). Lifetime exposure to violence and other life stressors and hair cortisol concentration in women. Stress. 2022 Jan;25(1):48-56. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2021.2011204. [Epub 2022 Jan 10]

Ma, K., Yang, L., Hommel, B. (2022). The impact of interoceptive accuracy and stimulation type on the out-of-body experience. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2022 Oct 12:17470218221128285. doi: 10.1177/17470218221128285. [Online ahead of print]

Mayer, C.J., Mahal, J., Schmalenberger, K., Wekenborg, M.K., Georg, A., Ditzen, B. (2022). Psychosoziale Aspekte der digitalisierten Medizin und deren Integration in die Lehre für Studierende der Humanmedizin. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2022 Aug;72(8):341-344. doi: 10.1055/a-1840-7285. [Epub 2022 Aug 22].

Mocke, V., Holzmann, P., Hommel, B., & Kunde, W. (2022). Beyond Left and Right: Binding and Retrieval of Spatial and Temporal Features of Planned Actions. Journal of Cognition, 5(1), 6. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/joc.197

Müller, S., Moser, D., Frach, L., Wimberger, P., Nitzsche, K., Li, S.C., Kirschbaum, C., Alexander, N. (2022). No long-term effects of antenatal synthetic glucocorticoid exposure on epigenetic regulation of stress-related genes. Transl Psychiatry. 2022 Feb 16;12(1):62. doi: 10.1038/s41398-022-01828-x.

Opitz, A., Petasch, M.S., Klappauf, R., Kirschgens, J., Hinz, J., Dittmann, L., Dathe, A.S., Quednow, B.B., Beste, C., Stock, A.-K. (2023). Does chronic use of amphetamine-type stimulants impair interference control? - A meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2023 Mar;146:105020. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.105020. [Epub 2022 Dec 26]

Ouanes, S., Clark, C., Richiardi, J., Maréchal, B., Lewczuk, P., Kornhuber, J., Kirschbaum, C., Popp, J. (2022). Cerebrospinal Fluid Cortisol and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Alzheimer's Disease Pathology, and Cognitive Decline. Front Aging Neurosci. 2022 Jul 7;14:892754. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.892754. [eCollection 2022].

Ouanes, S., Rabl, M., Clark, C., Kirschbaum, C., Popp, J. (2022). Persisting neuropsychiatric symptoms, Alzheimer's disease, and cerebrospinal fluid cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2022 Dec 19;14(1):190. doi: 10.1186/s13195-022-01139-9.

Renner, V., Joraschky, P., Kirschbaum, C., Schellong, J., Petrowski, K. (2022). Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10 predict therapy outcome of female patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Transl Psychiatry. 2022 Nov 9;12(1):472. doi: 10.1038/s41398-022-02230-3.

Schnitzspahn, K.M., Plessow, F., Kirschbaum, C., Wong, Y.H., Kliegel, M. (2022). Acute psychosocial stress impairs intention initiation in young but not older adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2022 Jan;135:105593. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105593. [Epub 2021 Nov 16]

Stalder, T., Lupien, S.J., Kudielka, B.M., Adam, E.K., Pruessner, J.C., Wüst, S., Dockray, S., Smyth, N., Evans, P., Kirschbaum, C., Miller, R., Wetherell, M.A., Finke, J.B., Klucken, T., Clow, A. (2022). Evaluation and update of the expert consensus guidelines for the assessment of the cortisol awakening response (CAR). Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2022 Sep 27;146:105946. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105946. [Online ahead of print]

Steenbergen, L., Sellaro, R., Hommel, B., Lindenberger, U., Kühn, S., Colzato, L.S. (2022). Editorial Expression of Concern: "Unfocus" on foc.us: commercial tDCS headset impairs working memory. Exp Brain Res. 2022 Sep;240(9):2523. doi: 10.1007/s00221-022-06418-3.

Steenbergen, L., Sellaro, R., Stock, A.K., Beste, C., Colzato, L.S. (2022). Retraction Note: γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) administration improves action selection processes: a randomised controlled trial. Sci Rep. 2022 May 25;12(1):8805. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13116-1.

Stock, A.-K., Yu, S., Ghin, F., Beste, C. (2022). How low working memory demands and reduced anticipatory attentional gating contribute to impaired inhibition during acute alcohol intoxication. Sci Rep. 2022 Feb 21;12(1):2892. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-06517-9.

Trumpff, C., Rausser, S., Haahr, R., Karan, K.R., Gouspillou, G., Puterman, E., Kirschbaum, C., Picard, M. (2022). Corrigendum to "Dynamic behavior of cell-free mitochondrial DNA in human saliva" [Psychoneuroendocrinology 143 (2022) 105852]. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2022 Oct;144:105884. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105884. [Epub 2022 Aug 1]

Trumpff, C., Rausser, S., Haahr, R., Karan, K.R., Gouspillou, G., Puterman, E., Kirschbaum, C., Picard, M. (2022). Dynamic behavior of cell-free mitochondrial DNA in human saliva. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2022 Sep;143:105852. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105852. [Epub 2022 Jun 30]

Vahid, A., Mückschel, M., Stober, S., Stock, A.-K., Beste, C. (2022). Conditional generative adversarial networks applied to EEG data can inform about the inter-relation of antagonistic behaviors on a neural level. Commun Biol. 2022 Feb 21;5(1):148. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03091-8.

van den Heuvel, L.L., Smit, A.M., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Seedat, S., Emsley, R. (2022). Hair cortisol levels in schizophrenia and metabolic syndrome. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2022 Aug;16(8):902-911. doi: 10.1111/eip.13238. [Epub 2022 Jan 3]

van den Heuvel, L.L., Suliman, S., Bröcker, E., Kilian, S., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Seedat, S. (2022). The association between hair cortisol levels, inflammation and cognitive functioning in females. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2022 Feb;136:105619. 2022 Feb;136:105619. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105619. [Epub 2021 Dec 3]

von Bechtolsheim, F., Schmidt, S., Abel, S., Schneider, A., Wekenborg, M.K., Bodenstedt, S., Speidel, S., Weitz, J., Oehme, F., Distler, M. (2022). Does speed equal quality? Time pressure impairs minimally invasive surgical skills in a prospective crossover trial. Int J Surg. 2022 Aug 7:106813. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106813. [Online ahead of print].

von Dawans, B., Trueg, A., Voncken, M., Dziobek, I., Kirschbaum, C., Domes, G., Heinrichs, M. (2022). Empathy Modulates the Effects of Acute Stress on Anxious Appearance and Social Behavior in Social Anxiety Disorder. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 13;13:875750. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.875750. [eCollection 2022].

Walther, A., Kirschbaum, C., Wehrli, S., Rothe, N., Penz, M., Wekenborg, M., Gao, W. (2022). Depressive symptoms are negatively associated with hair N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide) levels: A cross-lagged panel analysis of four annual assessment waves examining hair endocannabinoids and cortisol. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2023 Mar 8;121:110658. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2022.110658. [Epub 2022 Oct 15]

Walther, A., Mackens-Kiani, A., Eder, J., Herbig, M., Herold, C., Kirschbaum, C., Guck, J., Wittwer, L.D., Beesdo-Baum, K., Kräter, M. (2022). Depressive disorders are associated with increased peripheral blood cell deformability: a cross-sectional case-control study (Mood-Morph). Transl Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 8;12(1):150. doi: 10.1038/s41398-022-01911-3.

Wekenborg, M.K., Hill, L.K., Grabbe, P., Thayer, J.F., Kirschbaum, C., Lindenlaub, S., Wittling, R.A., von Dawans, B. (2022). Associations between burnout symptoms and social behaviour: exploring the role of acute stress and vagal function. BMC Public Health. 2022 May 5;22(1):892. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13333-3.

Wekenborg, M.K., Schwerdtfeger, A., Aust, F., Verkuil, B. (2022). High-frequency variability in heart rate is related to COVID-19-associated worries six years later. Biol Psychol. 2022 Jul 30;173:108404. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108404. [Online ahead of print].

Wekenborg, M.K., Schwerdtfeger, A., Rothe, N., Penz, M., Walther, A., Kirschbaum, C., Thayer, J.F., Wittling, R.A., Hill, L.K. (2022). Determining the direction of prediction of the association between parasympathetic dysregulation and exhaustion symptoms. Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 23;12(1):10648. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14743-4.

Wendiggensen, P., Ghin, F., Koyun, A.H., Stock, A.-K., Beste, C. (2022). Pretrial Theta Band Activity Affects Context-dependent Modulation of Response Inhibition. J Cogn Neurosci. 2022 Mar 5;34(4):605-617. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_01816.

Wendsche, J., Ihle, A., Wegge, J., Penz, M.S., Kirschbaum, C., Kliegel, M. (2022). Correction to: Prospective associations between burnout symptomatology and hair cortisol. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2022 Jan;95(1):3. doi: 10.1007/s00420-021-01736-5.

Wendsche, J., Ihle, A., Wegge, J., Penz, M.S., Kirschbaum, C., Kliegel, M. (2022). Correction to: Prospective associations between burnout symptomatology and hair cortisol. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2022 Jan;95(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s00420-021-01758-z.

Yu, S., Ghin, F., Mückschel, M., Ziemssen, T., Stock, A.-K., Beste, C. (2022). A role of the norepinephrine system or effort in the interplay of different facets of inhibitory control. Neuropsychologia. 2022 Feb 10;166:108143. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108143. [Epub 2022 Jan 5]

Zimmermann, J., Friedli, N., Bavato, F., Stämpfli, P., Coray, R., Baumgartner, M.R., Grandgirard, D., Leib, S.L., Opitz, A., Seifritz, E., Stock, A.K., Beste, C., Cole, D.M., Quednow, BB. (2022).  White matter alterations in chronic MDMA use: Evidence from diffusion tensor imaging and neurofilament light chain blood levels. Neuroimage Clin. 2022 Sep 13;36:103191. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103191. [Online ahead of print]

2021

Adelhöfer, N., Stock, A.K., Beste, C. (2021). Anodal tDCS modulates specific processing codes during conflict monitoring associated with superior and middle frontal cortices. Brain Struct Funct. 2021 Mar 3. doi: 10.1007/s00429-021-02245-4. [Epub 2021 Mar 3]

Armbruster, D., Kirschbaum, C., Strobel, A. (2021). Androgenic morality? Associations of sex, oral contraceptive use and basal testosterone levels with moral decision making. Behav Brain Res. 2021 Feb 20:113196. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113196. [Epub 2021 Feb 20]

Buse, J., Rothe, J., Uhlmann, A., Bodmer, B., Kirschbaum, C., Hoekstra, P.J., Dietrich, A., Roessner, V.; EMTICS collaborative group. (2021). Hair cortisol-a stress marker in children and adolescents with chronic tic disorders? A large European cross-sectional study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 18. doi: 10.1007/s00787-020-01714-1. [Online ahead of print]

Chen, Z., Feng, P., Becker, B., Xu, T., Nassar, M.R., Sirois, F., Hommel, B., Zhang, C., He, Q., Qiu, J., He, L., Lei, X., Chen, H., Feng, T. (2021). Neural connectome prospectively encodes the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Neurobiol Stress. 2021 Aug 8;15:100378. doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100378. [eCollection 2021 Nov]

Colzato, L.S., Hommel, B., Beste, C. (2021). The Downsides of Cognitive Enhancement. Neuroscientist. 2021 Aug;27(4):322-330. doi: 10.1177/1073858420945971. [Epub 2020 Jul 30]

Colzato, L., Zhang, W., Beste, C., Stock, A.K. (2021). Dissociating direct and indirect effects: a theoretical framework of how latent toxoplasmosis affects cognitive profile across the lifespan. Neurobiol Aging. 2021 Feb 11;102:119-128. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.02.007. [Epub 2021 Feb 11]

Colzato, L., Zhang, W., Walter, H., Beste, C., Stock, A.K. (2021). An Oppositional Tolerance Account for Potential Cognitive Deficits Caused by the Discontinuation of Antidepressant Drugs. Pharmacopsychiatry. 2021 Nov. doi: 10.1055/a-1520-4784. [Epub 2021 Jul 22]

Gao, W., Schmidt, K., Enge, S., Kirschbaum, C. (2021). Intra-individual stability of hair endocannabinoid and N-acylethanolamine concentrations. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Nov;133:105395. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105395. [Epub 2021 Aug 23]

Hein, A., Baumgartner, K., von Fersen, L., Bechshoft, T., Woelfing, B., Kirschbaum, C., Mastromonaco, G., Greenwood, A.D., Siebert, U. (2021). Analysis of hair steroid hormones in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) via liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: comparison with two immunoassays and application for longitudinal monitoring in zoos. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2021 Jun 26;310:113837. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113837. [Epub 2021 Jun 26]

Hommel, B. (2021). The future of embodiment research: Conceptual themes, theoretical tools, and remaining challenges. In M.D. Robinson & L.E. Thomas (eds.). Handbook of Embodied Psychology: Thinking, Feeling, and Acting (pp. 597-617). New York: Springer.

Hommel, B. (2021). The Me-File: An Event-Coding Approach to Self-Representation. Front Psychol. 2021 Jul 30;12:698778. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.698778. [eCollection 2021]

Hommel, B., Beste, C. (2021). Towards an Ideology-Free, Truly Mechanistic Health Psychology. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 22;18(21):11126. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111126.

Hommel, B., Stevenson, N. (2021). An event-coding account of attitudes. Psychon Bull Rev. 2021 Dec. doi: 10.3758/s13423-021-01969-y. [Epub 2021 Jul 8]

Hummel, K.V., Schellong, J., Trautmann, S., Kummer, S., Hürrig, S., Klose, M., Croy, I., Weidner, K., Kirschbaum, C., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S. (2021). The predictive role of hair cortisol concentrations for treatment outcome in PTSD inpatients. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Sep;131:105326. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105326. [Epub 2021 Jun 16]

Kang, K., Alexander, N., Wessel, J.R., Wimberger, P., Nitzsche, K., Kirschbaum, C., Li, S.C. (2021). Neurocognitive development of novelty and error monitoring in children and adolescents. Sci Rep. 2021 Oct 6;11(1):19844. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-99043-z

Kexel, A.K., Kluwe-Schiavon, B., Visentini, M., Soravia, L.M., Kirschbaum, C., Quednow, B.B. (2021). Stability and test-retest reliability of different hormonal stress markers upon exposure to psychosocial stress at a 4-month interval. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Oct;132:105342 . doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105342. [Epub 2021 Jun 25]

Kirschbaum, C. (2021). Why we need an online version of the Trier Social Stress Test. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Jan 8;125:105129. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105129. [Epub 2021 Jan 8]

Kische, H., Ollmann, T.M., Voss, C., Hoyer, J., Rückert, F., Pieper, L., Kirschbaum, C., Beesdo-Baum, K. (2021). Associations of saliva cortisol and hair cortisol with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and major depressive disorder: An epidemiological cohort
study in adolescents and young adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Feb 4;126:105167. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105167 [Epub 2021 Feb 9]

Langhammer, T., Hilbert, K., Praxl, B., Kirschbaum, C., Ertle, A., Asbrand, J., Lueken, U. (2021). Mental health trajectories of individuals and families following the COVID-19 pandemic: Study protocol of a longitudinal investigation and prevention program. Ment Health Prev. 2021 Dec;24:200221. doi: 10.1016/j.mhp.2021.200221. [Epub 2021 Sep 30]

Ma, K., Deng, N., Hommel, B. (2021). Meditation-induced cognitive-control states regulate working memory task performance. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2021 Aug;74(8):1465-1476. doi: 10.1177/1747021821997826. [Epub 2021 Mar 5]

Ma, K., Qu, J., Yang, L., Zhao, W., Hommel, B. (2021). Explicit and implicit measures of body ownership and agency: affected by the same manipulations and yet independent. Exp Brain Res. 2021 Jul;239(7):2159-2170. doi: 10.1007/s00221-021-06125-5. [Epub 2021 May 11]

Opitz, A., Ghin, F., Hubert, J., Verster, J.C., Beste, C., Stock, A.K. (2021). Alcohol intoxication, but not hangover, differentially impairs learning and automatization of complex motor response sequences. Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 15;11(1):12539. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90803-5.

Petruo, V., Takacs, A., Mückschel, M., Hommel, B., Beste, C. (2021). Multi-level decoding of task sets in neurophysiological data during cognitive flexibility. iScience. 2021 Nov 26;24(12):103502. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103502. [eCollection 2021 Dec 17].

Puhlmann, L.M.C., Vrtička, P., Linz, R., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Engert, V., Singer, T. (2021). Contemplative mental training reduces hair glucocorticoid levels in a randomized clinical trial. Psychosom Med. 2021 Oct 1;83(8):894-905. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000970

Qu, J., Ma, K., Hommel, B. (2021). Cognitive load dissociates explicit and implicit measures of body ownership and agency. Psychon Bull Rev. 2021 Oct;28(5):1567-1578. doi: 10.3758/s13423-021-01931-y. [Epub 2021 May 25]

Qu, J., Sun, Y., Yang, L., Hommel, B., Ma, K. (2021). Physical load reduces synchrony effects on agency and ownership in the virtual hand illusion. Conscious Cogn. 2021 Nov;96:103227. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2021.103227. [Epub 2021 Oct 28]

Rickert, D., Simon, R., von Fersen, L., Baumgartner, K., Bertsch, T., Kirschbaum, C., Erhard, M. (2021). Saliva and Blood Cortisol Measurement in Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus): Methodology, Application, and Limitations. Animals (Basel). 2021 Dec 23;12(1):22. doi: 10.3390/ani12010022.

Rothe, N., Specht, M. (2021). Schlaf und Burnout: Ein Überblick. Somnologie. 25 (3), 186-196 doi: 10.1007/s11818-021-00318-4

Rothe, N., Vogel, S., Schmelzer, K., Kirschbaum, C., Penz, M., Wekenborg, M. K., Gao, W., Walther, A. (2021). The moderating effect of cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone on the relation between sleep and depression or burnout. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 7. doi.org/10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100051

Schermuly, C.C., Wach, D., Kirschbaum, C., Wegge, J. (2021). Coaching of Insolvent Entrepreneurs and the Change in Coping Resources, Health, and Cognitive Performance. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 2021, 70 (2), 556–574
doi: 10.1111/apps.12244

Schiller, B., Heinrichs, M., Beste, C., Stock, A.K. (2021). Acute alcohol intoxication modulates the temporal dynamics of resting electroencephalography networks. Addict Biol. 2021 Nov;26(6):e13034 . doi: 10.1111/adb.13034. [Epub 2021 May 5]

Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Fay, E., Capitao, L., Kirschbaum, C., Reinecke, A. (2021).Hydrocortisone as an adjunct to brief cognitive-behavioural therapy for specific fear: Endocrine and cognitive biomarkers as predictors of symptom improvement. J Psychopharmacol. 2021 Apr 28:2698811211001087. doi: 10.1177/02698811211001087. [Epub 2021 Apr 28]

Stock, A.K., Bensmann, W., Zink, N., Münchau, A., Beste, C. (2021). Automatic aspects of response selection remain unchanged during high-dose alcohol intoxication. Addict Biol. 2021 Jan;26(1):e12852. . https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.12852 [Epub 2019 Dec 10]

Stoye, D.Q., Sullivan, G., Galdi, P., Kirschbaum, C., Lamb, G.J., Black, G.S., Evans, M.J., Boardman, J.P., Reynolds, R.M. (2021). Perinatal determinants of neonatal hair glucocorticoid concentrations. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Apr 10;128:105223. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105223. [Epub 2021 Apr 10]

Takacs, A., Stock, A.K., Kuntke, P., Werner, A., Beste, C. (2021). On the functional role of striatal and anterior cingulate GABA+ in stimulus-response binding. Hum Brain Mapp. 2021 Jan 9. doi: 10.1002/hbm.25335. [Epub 2021 Jan 9]

Tam, F.I., Steding, J., Steinhäuser, J.L., Ritschel, F., Gao, W., Weidner, K., Roessner, V., Kirschbaum, C., Ehrlich, S. (2021). Hair endocannabinoid concentrations in individuals with acute and weight-recovered anorexia nervosa. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 20;107:110243. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110243. [Epub 2021 Jan 11]

van den Heuvel, L.L., Suliman, S., Bröcker, E., Kilian, S., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Seedat, S. (2021). The association between hair cortisol levels, inflammation and cognitive functioning in females. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Dec 3;136:105619. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105619. [Online ahead of print]

van Dooren, R., de Kleijn, R., Hommel, B., Sjoerds, Z. (2021). The exploration-exploitation trade-off in a foraging task is affected by mood-related arousal and valence. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2021 Jun;21(3):549-560. doi: 10.3758/s13415-021-00917-6. [Epub 2021 Jun 4]

Walther, A., Wehrli, S., Kische, H., Penz, M., Wekenborg M.K., Gao, W., Rothe, N., Beesdo-Baum, K., Kirschbaum, C. (2021). Depressive symptoms are not associated with long-term integrated testosterone concentrations in hair. World J Biol Psychiatry. 2020 Jul 27:1-13. doi: 10.1080/15622975.2020.1795253.

Weckesser L.J., Schmidt, K., Möschl, M., Kirschbaum, C., Enge, S., Miller, R. (2021). Temporal stability and effect dynamics between executive functions, perceived chronic stress, and hair cortisol concentrations. Dev Psychol. 2021 Jul;57(7):1149-1162. doi: 10.1037/dev0001193

Yamaguchi, M., Shah, H.H., Hommel, B. (2021). When two actors perform different tasks: Still no evidence for shared task-sets in joint task switching. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2021 Nov;74(11):1914-1923. doi: 10.1177/17470218211031545. [Epub 2021 Jul 9]

2020

Alexander, N., Kirschbaum, C., Stalder, T., Muehlhan, M., Vogel, S. (2020). No Association Between FKBP5 Gene Methylation and Acute and Long-Term Cortisol Output. Transl Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 2;10(1):175. doi: 10.1038/s41398-020-0846-2.

Armbruster, D., Brocke, B., Kirschbaum, C., Witt, S.H., Lesch, K.P., Strobel, A. (2020). Rhythm and blues: Influence of CLOCK T3111C on peripheral electrophysiological indicators of negative affective processing. Physiol Behav. 2020 Feb 13;219:112831. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112831. [Epub ahead of print]

Azevedo, A., Wauters, J., Kirschbaum, C., Serra, R., Rivas, A., Jewgenow, K. (2020). Sex steroids and glucocorticoid ratios in Iberian lynx hair. Conserv Physiol. 2020 Aug 17;8(1):coaa075. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa075. [eCollection 2020].

Buruck, G., Pfarr, A.-L., Penz, M., Wekenborg, M.K., Rothe, N., Walther, A. (2020). The Influence of Workload and Work Flexibility on Work-Life Conflict and the Role of Emotional Exhaustion. Behav. Sci. 2020, Okt 11, 174. doi.org/10.3390/bs10110174

Connors, K., Flores-Torres, M.H., Stern, D., Valdimarsdóttir, U., Rider, J.R., Lopez-Ridaura, R., Kirschbaum, C., Cantú-Brito, C., Catzin-Kuhlmann, A., Rodriguez, B.L., Correa, C.P., Lajous, M. (2020). Family Member Incarceration, Psychological Stress, and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Mexican Women (2012-2016). Am J Public Health. 2020 Jan;110(S1):S71-S77. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305397.

Croissant, M., Glaesmer, H., Klucken, T., Kirschbaum, C., Gao, W., Stalder, T., Sierau, S. (2020). Endocannabinoid Concentrations in Hair and Mental Health of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 Apr 17;116:104683. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104683. [Epub 2020 Apr 17]

Enge, S., Fleischhauer, M., Hadj-Abo, A., Butt, F., Kirschbaum, C., Schmidt, K., Miller, R. (2020). Comparison of hair cortisol concentrations between self- and professionally-collected hair samples and the role of five-factor personality traits as potential moderators. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 Sep 1;122:104859. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104859. [Online ahead of print]

Gao, W., Walther, A., Wekenborg, M., Penz, M., Kirschbaum, C. (2020). Determination of Endocannabinoids and N-acylethanolamines in Human Hair With LC-MS/MS and Their Relation to Symptoms of Depression, Burnout, and Anxiety. Talanta. 2020 Sep 1;217:121006. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121006. [Epub 2020 Apr 9]

Giller, F., Bensmann, W., Mückschel, M., Stock, A.K., Beste, C. (2020). Evidence for a causal role of superior frontal cortex theta oscillations during the processing of joint subliminal and conscious conflicts. Cortex. 2020 Nov;132:15-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.08.003. [Epub 2020 Aug 21].

Heinz, A., Kiefer, F., Smolka, M.N., Endrass, T., Beste, C., Beck, A., Liu, S., Genauck, A., Romund, L., Banaschewski, T., Bermpohl, F., Deserno, L., Dolan, R.J., Durstewitz, D., Ebner-Priemer, U., Flor, H., Hansson, A.C., Heim, C., Hermann, D., Kiebel, S., Kirsch, P., Kirschbaum, C., Koppe, G., Marxen, M., Meyer-Lindenberg, .A, Nagel, W.E., Noori, H.R., Pilhatsch, M., Priller, J., Rietschel, M., Romanczuk-Seiferth, N., Schlagenhauf, F., Sommer, W.H., Stallkamp, J., Ströhle, A., Stock, A.K., Winterer, G., Winter, C., Walter, H., Witt, S., Vollstädt-Klein, S., Rapp, M.A., Tost, H., Spanagel, R. (2019). Addiction Research Consortium: Losing and regaining control over drug intake (ReCoDe)-From trajectories to mechanisms and interventions. Addiction Biology 2019 Dec 20:e12866. doi: 10.1111/adb.12866. [Epub 2019 Dec 20]

Ilg, L., Kirschbaum, C., Li, S.C., Wimberger, P., Nitzsche, K., Rosenlöcher, F., Alexander, N. (2020). No Association of Antenatal Synthetic Glucocorticoid Exposure and Hair Steroid Levels in Children and Adolescents. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Oct 5. pii: dgz064. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgz064.

Jeuthe, S., Kemna, J., Kemna, C.P., Zocholl, D., Klopfleisch, R., Palme, R., Kirschbaum, C., Thoene-Reineke, C., Kammertoens, T. (2020). Stress hormones or general well-being are not altered in immune-deficient mice lacking either T- and B- lymphocytes or Interferon gamma signaling if kept under specific pathogen free housing conditions. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 30;15(9):e0239231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239231. [eCollection 2020]

Jewgenow, K., Azevedo, A., Albrecht, M., Kirschbaum, C., Dehnhard, M. (2020). Hair Cortisol Analyses in Different Mammal Species: Choosing the Wrong Assay May Lead to Erroneous Results. Conserv Physiol. 2020 Mar 4;8(1):coaa009. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa009. [eCollection 2020]. 

Klinghammer, S., Voitsekhivska, T., Licciardello, N., Kim, K., Baek, C.K., Cho, H., Wolter, K.J., Kirschbaum, C., Baraban, L., Cuniberti, G. (2020). Nanosensor-Based Real-Time Monitoring of Stress Biomarkers in Human Saliva Using a Portable Measurement System. ACS Sens. 2020 Dec 3. doi: 10.1021/acssensors.0c02267. [Online ahead of print]

Lopez, P.C., Carlitz, E.H.D., Kindel, M., König, B. (2020). Immune-Endocrine Links to Gregariousness in Wild House Mice. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 2020 Feb 5;14:10. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00010. [eCollection 2020].

Muehlhan, M., Alexander, N., Trautmann, S., Weckesser, L.J., Vogel, S., Kirschbaum, C., Miller, R. (2020). Cortisol secretion predicts functional macro-scale connectivity of the visual cortex: A data-driven Multivoxel Pattern Analysis (MVPA). Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 July;117:104695. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104695 [Epub 2020 Apr 22]

Oumohand, S.E., Ward, D.D., Boenniger, M.M., Merten, N., Kirschbaum, C., Breteler, M.M.B. (2020). Perceived stress but not hair cortisol concentration is related to adult cognitive performance. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 Jul 24;121:104810.doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104810. [Online ahead of print].

Petrowski, K., Kirschbaum, C., Gao, W., Hardt, J., Conrad, R. (2020). Blood endocannabinoid levels in patients with panic disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 Oct 6;122:104905. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104905. [Online ahead of print].

Petrowski, K., Schmalbach, I., Strunk, A., Hoyer, J., Kirschbaum, C., Joraschky, P. (2020). Cortisol reactivity in social anxiety disorder: A highly standardized and controlled study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 Oct 15;123:104913. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104913. [Online ahead of print]

Petrowski, K., Wichmann, S., Pyrc, J., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Kirschbaum, C. (2020). Hair Cortisol predicts Avoidance Behavior and Depressiveness after first-time and single Event Trauma Exposure in Motor Vehicle Crash Victims. Stress. 2020 Jan 15:1-28. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2020.1714585. [Epub ahead of print]

Rothe, N., Schulze, J., Kirschbaum, C., Buske-Kirschbaum, A., Penz, M., Wekenborg, M.K., Walther, A. (2020). Sleep disturbances in major depressive and burnout syndrome: A longitudinal analysis. Psychiatry Research. 2020 Apr, 112868. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112868

Rothe, N., Steffen, J., Penz, M., Kirschbaum, C., Walther, A. (2020). Examination of peripheral basal and reactive cortisol levels in major depressive disorder and the burnout syndrome: A systematic review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 114, 232-270. doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.02.024

Schindler, L., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Plessow, F., Schönfeld, S., Hoyer, J., Trautmann, S., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S. (2020). Cognitive functioning in posttraumatic stress disorder before and after cognitive-behavioral therapy. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 102265. doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102265.

Schmidt, K., Enge, S., Miller, R. (2020). Reconsidering the construct validity of self-reported chronic stress: A multidimensional item response theory approach. Psychol Assess. 2020 Jul 30. doi: 10.1037/pas0000829. [Online ahead of print].

Scholey, A., Ayre, E., Stock, A.-K., Verster, J.C., Benson, S. (2020). The Effects of Rapid Recovery on Alcohol Hangover Severity: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized and Crossover Trial. J Clin Med  2020, 9 (7), 2175. doi: 10.3390/jcm9072175

Schweden, T.L.K., Konrad, A.C., Wekenborg, M.K., Hoyer, J. (2020). Evaluation of a Brief Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention to Reduce Depersonalization in Students With High Levels of Trait Test Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2020 May;33(3):266-280. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2020.1736936. [Epub 2020 Mar 11].

Stächele, T., Domes, G., Wekenborg, M.K., Penz, M., Kirschbaum, C., Heinrichs, M. (2020).  Effects of a 6-Week Internet-Based Stress Management Program on Perceived Stress, Subjective Coping Skills, and Sleep Quality. Front Psychiatry. 2020 May 25;11:463. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00463. [eCollection 2020].

Stock, A.-K., Pertermann, M., Mückschel, M., Beste, C. (2020). High-dose ethanol intoxication decreases 1/f neural noise or scale-free neural activity in the resting state. Addict Biol. 2020 Nov;25(6):e12818. doi: 10.1111/adb.12818 [Epub 2019 Jul 31]

Van den Heuvel, L.L., Acker, D., du Plessis, S., Stalder, T., Suliman, S., Thorne, M.Y., Kirschbaum, C., Seedat, S. (2020). Hair cortisol as a biomarker of stress and resilience in South African mixed ancestry females. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Dec 17;113:104543. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104543. [Epub 2019 Dec 17]

Van den Heuvel, L.L., du Plessis, S., Stalder, T., Acker, D., Kirschbaum, C., Carr, J., Seedat, S. (2020). Hair Glucocorticoid Levels in Parkinson's Disease. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 May 4;117:104704. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104704. [Epub 2020 May 4]

Van den Heuvel, L.L., Stalder, T., du Plessis, S., Suliman, S., Kirschbaum, C., Seedat, S. (2020). Hair cortisol levels in posttraumatic stress disorder and metabolic syndrome. Stress. 2020 Feb 2:1-36. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2020.1724949. [Epub ahead of print]

Verster, J.C., Arnoldy, L., Benson, S., Scholey, A., Stock, A.-K. (2020). The Alcohol Hangover Research Group: Ten Years of Progress in Research on the Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of the Alcohol Hangover. J Clin Med. 2020 Nov 16;9(11):3670. doi: 10.3390/jcm9113670.

Verster, J.C., Arnoldy, L., van de Loo, A.J.A.E., Benson, S., Scholey, A., Stock, A.-K. (2020). The Impact of Mood and Subjective Intoxication on Hangover Severity. J Clin Med. 2020 Aug 1;9(8):E2462. doi: 10.3390/jcm9082462.

Wendsche, J., Ihle, A., Wegge, J., Penz, M.S., Kirschbaum, C., Kliegel, M. (2022). Correction to: Prospective associations between burnout symptomatology and hair cortisol. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2022 Jan;95(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s00420-021-01758-z

Wendsche, J., Ihle, A., Wegge, J., Penz, M.S., Kirschbaum, C., Kliegel, M. (2020). Prospective Associations Between Burnout Symptomatology and Hair Cortisol. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2020 Mar 13. doi: 10.1007/s00420-020-01528-3. [Online ahead of print].

2019

Alexander, N., Illius, S., Stalder, T., Wankerl, M., Muehlhan, M., Kirschbaum, C. (2019). Serotonin transporter gene methylation predicts long-term cortisol concentrations in hair. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Aug;106:179-182. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.03.033.

Bechtella, L., Kirschbaum, C., Cosset, M., Clodic, G., Matheron, L., Bolbach, G., Sagan, S., Walrant, A., Sachon, E. (2019). Benzophenone Photoreactivity in a Lipid Bilayer To Probe Peptide/Membrane Interactions: Simple System, Complex Information. Anal Chem. 2019 Jul 16;91(14):9102-9110. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01584.

Braig, S., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Rothenbacher, D., Genuneit, J. (2019). The association of potential stressors with hair steroids in parents with small children: The Ulm SPATZ health study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Apr;102:37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.031.

Buske-Kirschbaum, A., Trikojat, K., Tesch, F., Schmitt, J., Roessner, V., Luksch, H., Rösen-Wolff, A., Plessow, F. (2019). Altered hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis function: A relevant factor in the comorbidity of atopic eczema and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder? Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019 Jul;105:178-186. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.005.

Carlitz, E.H.D., Runge, J.N., König, B., Winkler, L., Kirschbaum, C., Gao, W., Lindholm, A.K. (2019). Steroid hormones in hair reveal sexual maturity and competition in wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus). Sci Rep. 2019 Nov 15;9(1):16925. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-53362-4.

Crawford, A.A., Söderberg, S., Kirschbaum, C., Murphy, L., Eliasson, M., Ebrahim, S., Davey Smith, G., Olsson, T., Sattar, N., Lawlor, D.A., Timpson, N.J., Reynolds, R.M., Walker, B.R. (2019). Morning plasma cortisol as a cardiovascular risk factor: findings from prospective cohort and Mendelian randomization studies. Eur J Endocrinol. 2019 Jul 1. pii: EJE-19-0161.R1. doi: 10.1530/EJE-19-0161.

Fleischhauer, M., Miller, R., Wekenborg, M.K., Penz, M., Kirschbaum, C., Enge, S. (2019). Thinking Against Burnout? An Individual's Tendency to Engage in and Enjoy Thinking as a Potential Resilience Factor of Burnout Symptoms and Burnout-Related Impairment in Executive Functioning. Front Psychol. 2019 Mar 12;10:420. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00420.

Gao, W., Penz, M., Wekenborg, M., Walther, A., Kirschbaum, C. (2019). Determination of thyroid hormones in human hair with online SPE LC-MS/MS: Analytical protocol and application in study of burnout. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Aug;106:129-137. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.03.032.

Gelaye, B., Kirschbaum, C., Zhong, Q.Y., Sanchez, S.E., Rondon, M.B., Koenen, K.C., Williams, M.A. (2019). Chronic HPA activity in mothers with preterm delivery: A pilot nested case-control study. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2019 Nov 11. doi: 10.3233/NPM-180139.

Gifford, R.M., O'Leary, T.J., Double, R.L., Wardle, S.L., Wilson, K., Boyle, L.D., Homer, N.Z.M., Kirschbaum, C., Greeves, J.P., Woods, D.R., Reynolds, R.M. (2019). Positive adaptation of HPA axis function in women during 44 weeks of infantry-based military training. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Sep 5; 110: 104432. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104432.

Ilg, L., Kirschbaum, C., Li, S.C., Rosenlöcher, F., Miller, R., Alexander, N. (2019). Persistent Effects of Antenatal Synthetic Glucocorticoids on Endocrine Stress Reactivity from Childhood to Adolescence. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Mar 1;104(3):827-834. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01566.

Iob, E., Kirschbaum, C., Steptoe, A. (2019). Persistent depressive symptoms, HPA-axis hyperactivity, and inflammation: the role of cognitive-affective and somatic symptoms. Mol Psychiatry. 2019 Aug 21. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0501-6.

Kirschbaum, C., Kudielka, B., Wolf, O. (2019). Editorial for the Special Issue Festschrift for Dirk Hellhammer. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Jul;105:1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.03.034.

Kress, V., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Kopp, M., Förster, A., Altus, C., Schier, C., Wimberger, P., Kirschbaum, C., von Soest, T., Weidner, K., Junge-Hoffmeister, J., Garthus-Niegel, S. (2019). The Impact of Parental Role Distributions, Work Participation, and Stress Factors on Family Health-Related Outcomes: Study Protocol of the Prospective Multi-Method Cohort "Dresden Study on Parenting, Work, and Mental Health" (DREAM). Front Psychol. 2019 Jun 12;10:1273. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01273. [eCollection 2019].

Kroll, S.L., Williams, D.P., Thoma, M., Staib, M., Binz, T.M., Baumgartner, M.R., Kirschbaum, C., Thayer, J.F., Quednow, B.B. (2019). Non-medical prescription opioid users exhibit dysfunctional physiological stress responses to social rejection. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Feb; 100:264-275. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.09.023.

Lorenz, P., Schindler, L., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Weidner, K., Kirschbaum, C., Schellong, J. (2019). Ecological momentary assessment in posttraumatic stress disorder and coping. An eHealth study protocol. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2019 Sep 5;10(1):1654064. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2019.1654064.

Miller, R., Kirschbaum, C. (2019). Cultures under stress: A cross-national meta-analysis of cortisol responses to the Trier Social Stress Test and their association with anxiety-related value orientations and internalizing mental disorders. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Jul;105:147-154. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.236.

Orta, O.R., Tworoger, S.S., Terry, K.L., Coull, B.A., Gelaye, B., Kirschbaum, C., Sanchez, S.E., Williams, M.A. (2019). Stress and hair cortisol concentrations from preconception to the third trimester. Stress. 2019 Jan;22(1):60-69. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1504917.

Penz, M., Siegrist, J., Wekenborg, M.K., Rothe, N., Walther, A., Kirschbaum, C. (2019). Effort-reward imbalance at work is associated with hair cortisol concentrations: Prospective evidence from the Dresden Burnout Study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Aug 2;109:104399. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104399.

Schindler, L.*, Shaheen, M. *, Saar-Ashkenazy, R., Bani Odeh, K., Sass, S.-H., Friedman, A., Kirschbaum, C. (2019). Victims of War: Dehydroepiandrosterone Concentrations in Hair and Their Associations with Trauma Sequelae in Palestinian Adolescents Living in the West Bank. Brain Sciences, 9 (2), 20. doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9020020 (* equal contributions)

Send, T.S., Bardtke, S., Gilles, M., Wolf, I.A.C., Sütterlin, M.W., Kirschbaum, C., Laucht, M., Witt, S.H., Rietschel, M., Streit, F., Deuschle, M. (2019). Stress reactivity in preschool-aged children: Evaluation of a social stress paradigm and investigation of the impact of prenatal maternal stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Mar;101:223-231. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.002.

Ullmann, E., Licinio, J., Perry, S.W., White, L.O., Klein, A.M., Barthel, A., Petrowski, K., Stalder, T., Oratovski, B., von Klitzing, K., Bornstein, S.R., Kirschbaum, C. (2019). Inherited anxiety-related parent-infant dyads alter LHPA activity. Stress. 2019 Jan;22(1):27-35. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1494151.

Ullmann, E., Perry, S.W., Licinio, J., Wong, M.L., Dremencov, E., Zavjalov, E.L., Shevelev, O.B., Khotskin, N.V., Koncevaya, G.V., Khotshkina, A.S., Moshkin, M.P., Lapshin, M.S., Komelkova, M.V., Feklicheva, I.V., Tseilikman, O.B., Cherkasova, O.P., Bhui, K.S., Jones, E., Kirschbaum, C., Bornstein, S.R., Tseilikman, V. (2019). From Allostatic Load to Allostatic State-An Endogenous Sympathetic Strategy to Deal With Chronic Anxiety and Stress? Front Behav Neurosci. 2019 Mar 21;13:47. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00047.

Van den Heuvel, L.L., Wright, S., Suliman, S., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Seedat, S. (2019). Cortisol levels in different tissue samples in posttraumatic stress disorder patients versus controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Syst Rev. 2019 Jan 7;8(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0936-x.

Walther, A., Tsao, C., Pande, R., Kirschbaum, C., Field, E., Berkman, L. (2019). Do dehydroepiandrosterone, progesterone, and testosterone influence women's depression and anxiety levels? Evidence from hair-based hormonal measures of 2105 rural Indian women. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Nov;109:104382. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104382.

Weckesser, L.J., Dietz, F., Schmidt, K., Grass, J., Kirschbaum, C., Miller, R. (2019). The psychometric properties and temporal dynamics of subjective stress, retrospectively assessed by different informants and questionnaires, and hair cortisol concentrations. Sci Rep. 2019 Jan 31;9(1):1098. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37526-2.

Wekenborg, M.K., Hill, L.K., Thayer, J.F., Penz, M., Wittling, R.A., Kirschbaum, C. (2019). The Longitudinal Association of Reduced Vagal Tone with Burnout. Psychosom Med. 2019 Nov/Dec;81(9):791-798. . doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000750.

Wekenborg, M.K., von Dawans, B., Hill, L.K., Thayer, J.F., Penz, M., Kirschbaum, C. (2019). Examining reactivity patterns in burnout and other indicators of chronic stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Aug;106:195-205. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.04.002.

Wynne, B., McHugh, L., Gao, W., Keegan, D., Byrne, K., Rowan, C., Hartery, K., Kirschbaum, C., Doherty, G., Cullen, G., Dooley, B., Mulcahy, H.E. (2019). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Reduces Psychological Stress in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Gastroenterology. 2019 Mar;156(4):935-945.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.11.030.

2018

Alexander, N., Kirschbaum, C., Wankerl, M., Stauch, B.J., Stalder, T., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Muehlhan, M., Miller, R. (2018). Glucocorticoid receptor gene methylation moderates the association of childhood trauma and cortisol stress reactivity. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 Apr;90:68-75. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.01.020.

Armbruster, D., Grage, T., Kirschbaum, C., Strobel, A. (2018). Processing emotions: Effects of menstrual cycle phase and premenstrual symptoms on the startle reflex, facial EMG and heart rate. Behav Brain Res. 2018 Oct 1;351:178-187. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.05.030. Epub 2018 Jun 6.

Baran, W., Oehrl, S., Ahmad, F., Döbel, T., Alt, C., Buske-Kirschbaum, A., Schmitz, M., Schäkel, K. (2018). Phenotype, Function, and Mobilization of 6-Sulfo LacNAc-Expressing Monocytes in Atopic Dermatitis. Front Immunol. 2018 Jun 21;9:1352. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01352. [eCollection 2018].

Engert, V., Kok, B.E., Puhlmann, L.M.C., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Apostolakou, F., Papanastasopoulou, C., Papassotiriou, I., Pervanidou, P., Chrousos, G.P., Singer, T. (2018). Exploring the multidimensional complex systems structure of the stress response and its relation to health and sleep outcomes. Brain, Behavior and Immunity. 2018 Oct, 73:390-402 doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2018.05.023

Gertz, K., Uhlemann, R., Foryst-Ludwig, A., Barrientos, R.M., Kappert, K., Thöne-Reineke, C., Djoufack, P., Kirschbaum, C., Fink, K.B., Heinz, A., Kintscher, U., Endres, M., Kronenberg, G. (2018). The cytoskeleton in 'couch potato-ism': Insights from a murine model of impaired actin dynamics. Exp Neurol.2018 Apr 21;306:34-44. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2018.04.004.

Ilg, L., Klados, M., Alexander, N., Kirschbaum, C., Li, S.C. (2018). Long-term impacts of prenatal synthetic glucocorticoids exposure on functional brain correlates of cognitive monitoring in adolescence. Sci Rep.2018 May 16;8(1):7715. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26067-3.

Iob, E., Kirschbaum, C., Steptoe, A. (2018). Positive and negative social support and HPA-axis hyperactivity: Evidence from glucocorticoids in human hair.Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 Oct;96:100-108. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.06.008.

Kirschbaum C. (2018). Professor Dirk Hellhammer (1947-2018): 45 years of influential psychoneuroendocrinology research.Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 Dec 14. pii: S0306-4530(18)31257-5. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.013.

Koenig, A.M., Gao. W., Umlauft, M., Schury, K., Reister, F., Kirschbaum, C., Karabatsiakis, A., Kolassa, I.T. (2018). Altered hair endocannabinoid levels in mothers with childhood maltreatment and their newborns. Biol Psychol. 2018 Mar 19;135:93-101. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.03.006.

Koenig, A.M., Ramo-Fernández, L., Boeck, C., Umlauft, M., Pauly, M., Binder, E.B., Kirschbaum, C., Gündel, H., Karabatsiakis, A., Kolassa, I.T. (2018). Intergenerational gene × environment interaction of FKBP5 and childhood maltreatment on hair steroids. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 Jun;92:103-112. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.04.002. Epub 2018 Apr 5.

Mickey, B.J., Ginsburg, Y., Sitzmann, A.F., Grayhack, C., Sen, S., Kirschbaum, C., Maixner, D.F., Abelson, J.L. (2018). Cortisol trajectory, melancholia, and response to electroconvulsive therapy. J Psychiatr Res. 2018 May 15;103:46-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.05.007.

Miller, R., Schmidt, K., Kirschbaum, C., Enge, S. (2018). Comparability, stability, and reliability of internet-based mental chronometry in domestic and laboratory settings. Behav Res Methods. 2018 Mar 15. doi: 10.3758/s13428-018-1036-5.

Miller, R., Kirschbaum, C. (2018). Cultures under stress: A cross-national meta-analysis of cortisol responses to the Trier Social Stress Test and their association with anxiety-related value orientations and internalizing mental disorders. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 Dec 24. pii: S0306-4530(18)30585-7. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.236.

Orta, O.R., Tworoger, S.S., Terry, K.L., Coull, B.A., Gelaye, B., Kirschbaum, C., Sanchez, S.E., Williams, M.A. (2018). An evaluation of distal hair cortisol concentrations collected at delivery. Stress. 2018 Apr 4:1-11. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1458088.

Penz, M., Stalder, T., Miller, R., Ludwig, V.M., Kanthak, M.K., Kirschbaum, C. (2018). Hair cortisol as a biological marker for burnout symptomatology. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 Jan;87:218-221. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.07.485.

Penz, M., Wekenborg, M.K., Pieper, L., Beesdo-Baum, K., Walther, A., Miller, R., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C. (2018). The Dresden Burnout Study: Protocol of a prospective cohort study for the bio-psychological investigation of burnout. Int J MethodsPsychiatr Res. 2018 Apr 3:e1613. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1613.

Penz, M., Kirschbaum, C., Buske-Kirschbaum, A., Wekenborg, M.K., Miller, R. (2018). Stressful life events predict one-year change of leukocyte composition in peripheral blood. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 May 4;94:17-24. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.05.006.

Petrowski, K., Wichmann, S., Kirschbaum, C. (2018). Stress-induced pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine concentrations in panic disorder patients. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 May 4;94:31-37. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.05.005.

Ritschel, F., Clas, S., Geisler, D., Haas, V., Seidel, M., Steding, J., Roessner, V., Kirschbaum, C., Ehrlich, S. (2018). Is hypercortisolism in anorexia nervosa detectable using hair samples? J Psychiatr Res. 2017 Dec 21;98:87-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.11.010.

Schmitt, J., Buske-Kirschbaum, A., Tesch, F., Trikojat, K., Stephan, V., Abraham, S., Bauer, A., Nemat, K., Plessow, F., Roessner, V. (2018). Increased attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms in atopic dermatitis are associated with history of antihistamine use. Allergy. 2018 Mar;73(3):615-626. doi: 10.1111/all.13326. [Epub 2017 Nov 20].

Shaheen, M., Schindler, L., Saar-Ashkenazy, R., Bani Odeh, K., Soreq, H., Friedman, A., Kirschbaum, C. (2018). Victims of war-Psychoendocrine evidence for the impact of traumatic stress on psychological well-being of adolescents growing up during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Psychophysiology. 2018 Aug 13:e13271. doi: 10.1111/psyp.13271.

Stouten-Kemperman, M.M., de Ruiter, M.B., Boogerd, W., Kerst, J.M., Kirschbaum, C., Reneman, L., Schagen, S.B. (2018). Brain Hyperconnectivity >10 Years After Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy for Testicular Cancer. Brain Connect.2018 Sep;8(7):398-406. doi: 10.1089/brain.2017.0569.

Tene, O., Hallevi, H., Korczyn, A.D., Shopin, L., Molad, J., Kirschbaum, C., Bornstein, N.M., Shenhar-Tsarfaty, S., Kliper, E., Auriel, E., Usher, S., Stalder, T., Ben Assayag, E. (2018). The Price of Stress: High Bedtime Salivary Cortisol Levels Are Associated with Brain Atrophy and Cognitive Decline in Stroke Survivors. Results from the TABASCO Prospective Cohort Study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018;65(4):1365-1375. doi: 10.3233/JAD-180486.

Ullmann, E., Bornstein, S.R., Lanzman, R.S., Kirschbaum, C., Sierau, S., Doehnert, M., Zimmermann, P., Kindler, H., Schauer, M., Ruf-Leuschner, M., Fegert, J.M., von Klitzing, K., Ziegenhain, U. (2018). Countering posttraumatic LHPA activation in refugee mothers and their infants. Mol Psychiatry. 2018 Jan;23(1):2-5. doi: 10.1038/mp.2017.235.

Ullmann, E., Licinio, J., Perry, S.W., White, L.O., Klein, A.M., Barthel, A., Petrowski, K., Stalder, T., Oratovski, B., von Klitzing, K., Bornstein, S.R., Kirschbaum, C. (2018). Inherited anxiety-related parent-infant dyads alter LHPA activity.Stress. 2018 Nov 13:1-9. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1494151.

von Dawans, B., Trueg, A., Kirschbaum, C., Fischbacher, U., Heinrichs, M. (2018). Acute social and physical stress interact to influence social behavior: The role of social anxiety. PLoS One. 2018 Oct 25;13(10):e0204665. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204665.

Walther, A., Cannistraci, C.V., Simons, K., Durán, C., Gerl, M.J., Wehrli, S., Kirschbaum, C. (2018). Lipidomics in Major Depressive Disorder. Front Psychiatry.2018 Oct 15;9:459. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00459.

Wekenborg,M.K., Hill, L.K., Miller, R., Stalder, T., Thayer, J.F., Penz, M., Kirschbaum, C. (2018). Reduced self-regulation mirrors the distorting effects of burnout symptomatology on task difficulty perception during an inhibition task. Stress. 2018 Jun 9:1-9. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1479393.

Wingenfeld, K., Dettenborn, L., Kirschbaum, C., Gao, W., Otte, C., Roepke, S. (2018). Reduced levels of the endocannabinoid arachidonylethanolamide (AEA) in hair in patients with borderline personality disorder - a pilot study. Stress. 2018 Mar 16:1-4. doi: 10.1080/10253890.2018.1451837.

2017

Armbruster, D., Kirschbaum, C., Strobel, A. (2017) The not-so-bitter pill: Effects of combined oral contraceptives on peripheral physiological indicators of emotional reactivity. Horm Behav. 2017 Jul 19;94:97-105. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.06.009

Ben Assayag, E., Tene, O., Korczyn, A.D., Shopin, L., Auriel, E., Molad, J., Hallevi, H., Kirschbaum, C., Bornstein, N.M., Shenhar-Tsarfaty, S., Kliper, E., Stalder, T. (2017) High hair cortisol concentrations predict worse cognitive outcome after stroke: Results from the TABASCO prospective cohort study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2017 Aug;82:133-139. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.05.013.

Breidenstein, J., Przyborowski, C., and Walther, A. (2017). Commentary: Sex Differences in the Peripheral Immune System in Patients with Depression. Front. Psychiatry 8, 145. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00145.​

Geiger, A.M., Kirschbaum, C., Wolf, J.M. (2017). Comparison group matters for chronic stress effects of subjective social status. J Health Psychol.2017 May 1:1359105317709511. doi: 10.1177/1359105317709511.

Heald, A.H., Walther, A., Davis, J.R.E., Moreno, G.Y.C., Kane, J., Livingston, M., Fowler, H.L. (2017) No Difference in Mood and Quality of Life in DHEA-S Deficient Adults with Addison's Disease vs. Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Normal DHEA-S Levels: Implications for Management of These Conditions. Front Psychol. 2017 May 11;8:764. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00764. eCollection 2017.

Jackson, S.E., Kirschbaum, C. and Steptoe, A. (2017). Hair Cortisol and Adiposity in a population-Based Sample of 2,527 Men and Women Aged 54 to 87 Years. Obesity25(3) 539-544. DOI: 10.1002/oby.21733

Kanthak, M.K., Stalder, T., Hill, L.K., Thayer, J.F., Penz, M., Kirschbaum, C. (2017) Autonomic dysregulation in burnout and depression: evidence for the central role of exhaustion. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2017 May 18. pii: 3647. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3647.

Lindenberger, B.L., Plag, J., Schumacher, S., Gaudlitz, K., Bischoff, S., Bobbert, T., Dimeo, F., Petzold, M.B., Kirschbaum, C., Dudás, Z., Ströhle, A. (2017) Clinical and neurobiological effects of aerobic exercise in dental phobia: A randomized controlled trial. Depress Anxiety.2017 May 26. doi: 10.1002/da.22659.

Miller, R., Scherbaum, S., Heck, D.W., Goschke, T., Enge, S. (2017) On the Relation Between the (Censored) Shifted Wald and the Wiener Distribution as Measurement Models for Choice Response Times. Applied Psychological Measurement,  doi: org/10.1177/0146621617710465

Pacella, M. L., Hruska, B., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., George, R. L., Delahanty, D. L. (2017). The utility of hair cortisol concentrations in the prediction of PTSD symptoms following traumatic physical injury. Social Science & Medicine. 2017 Feb;175:228-234. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.12.046.

Peterson, L.M., Miller K.G. , Anderson, B.P., Kamarck, T.W., Matthews, K.A., Kirschbaum, C. and Manuck, S.B. (2017). Sleep duration partially accounts for race differences in diurnal cortisol dynamics. Health Psychol. 2017 May;36(5):502-511. doi: 10.1037/hea0000468.

Plessow, F., Schade, S., Kirschbaum, C., Fischer, R.. (2017) Successful voluntary recruitment of cognitive control under acute stress. Cognition. 2017 Jul 10;168:182-190. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.06.016.

Rakotoniaina, J.H., Kappeler, P.M., Kaesler, E., Hämäläinen, A.M., Kirschbaum, C. & Kraus, C. (2017). Hair cortisol concentrations correlate negatively with survival in a wild primate population. BMC Ecol. doi: 10.1186/s12898-017-0140-1.

Reimann, M., Qin, N., Gruber, M., Bornstein, S.R., Kirschbaum, C., Ziemssen, T., Eisenhofer, G. (2017) Adrenal medullary dysfunction as a feature of obesity. Int J Obes(Lond). 2017 May;41(5):714-721. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.36.

Schumacher, S., Betzler, F., Miller, R., Kirschbaum, C., & Ströhle, A. (2017, April 10). Habituation of Stress in Psychotherapists Performing Subsequent in Vivo Exposures - a Case Series. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. Advance online publication.doi:10.1037/int0000086

Stalder, T., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Alexander, N., Klucken, T., Vater, A., Wichmann, S., Kirschbaum, C., Miller, R. (2017) Reply to the commentary by Parrot and Downey (2017). Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2017 Jul;81:160. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.04.002.

Stalder, T., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Alexander, N., Klucken, T., Vater, A., Wichmann, S., Kirschbaum, C., Miller, R. (in press). Stress-related and basic determinants of hair cortisol in humans: A meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2017 Mar;77:261-274. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.12.017.

Steptoe, A., Easterlin, E. & Kirschbaum, C. (2017). Conscientiousness, hair cortisol concentration, and health behaviour in older men and women. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2017 Dec;86:122-127. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.09.016.

Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Wichmann, S., Stalder, T., Hilbert, K., Muehlhan, M., Lueken, U., Beesdo-Baum, K.. (2017) Hair cortisol concentrations and cortisol stress reactivity in generalized anxiety disorder, major depression and their comorbidity. J Psychiatr Res. 2017 Jan;84:184-190. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.09.024. Epub 2016 Sep 24.

Straub, J., Klaubert, L.M., Schmiedgen, S., Kirschbaum, C. & Goldbeck, L. (2017): Hair cortisol in relation to acute and posttraumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, doi: 10.1080/10615806.2017.1355458

Trautmann, S., Muehlhan, M., Kirschbaum, C., Wittchen, H.-U., Höfler, M., Stalder, T., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S. (2017). Biological stress indicators as risk markers for increased alcohol use following traumatic experiences. Addiction Biology. doi:10.1111/adb.12487

Trikojat, K., Buske-Kirschbaum, A., Plessow, F., Schmitt, J., Fischer, R. (2017) Memory and multitasking performance during acute allergic inflammation in seasonal allergic rhinitis. Clin Exp Allergy. 2017 Apr;47(4):479-487.doi:org/10.1111/cea.12893

Trikojat, K., Luksch, H., Rösen-Wolff, A., Plessow, F., Schmitt, J., Buske-Kirschbaum, A. (2017) "Allergic mood" - Depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) and their association to inflammatory, endocrine, and allergic markers. Brain Behav Immun. 2017 Oct;65:202-209.  doi: org/10.1016/j.bbi.2017.05.005

Triscoli, C., Croy, I., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Olausson, H., Sailer, U. (2017) Heart rate variability is enhanced by long-lasting pleasant touch at CT-optimized velocity. Biological Psychology, Volume 128, 2017, Pages 71-81, doi: org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.07.007.

Tucker-Drob, E.M., Grotzinger, A.D., Briley, D.A., Engelhardt, L.E., Mann, F.D., Patterson, M., Kirschbaum, C., Adam, E.K., Church, J.A., Tackett, J.L., Harden, K.P. (2017) Genetic influences on hormonal markers of chronic hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function in human hair. Psychol Med.2017 Jan 19:1-13. doi: 10.1017/S0033291716003068.

Ullmann, E., Licinio, J., Barthel, A., Petrowski, K., Oratovski1, B., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C. and Bornstein, S.R. (2017) Circumcision does not alter long-term glucocorticoids accumulation or psychological effects associated with trauma- and stressor-related disorders. Transl Psychiatry (2017) 7, e1063; doi:10.1038/tp.2017.23

Ullmann, E., Licinio, J., Barthel, A., Petrowski, K., Stalder, T., Bornstein, S.R., Kirschbaum, C. (2017) Persistent LHPA Activation in German Individuals Raised in an Overprotective Parental Behavior. Sci Rep.2017 Jun 5;7(1):2778.doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01718-z.

Weckesser, L. J., Enge, S., Riedel, P., Kirschbaum, C., & Miller, R. (2017). NMDA receptor modulation by dextromethorphan and acute stress selectively alters electroencephalographic indicators of partial report processing. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 27(10), 1042-1053. doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.07.003

Wichmann, S., Kirschbaum, C., Böhme, C., Petrowski, K. (2017) Cortisol stress response in post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and major depressive disorder patients. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2017 Sep;83:135-141. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.06.005.

Wirkner, J., Weymar, M., Löw, A., Hamm, C., Struck, A.M., Kirschbaum, C., Hamm, A.O. (2017) Cognitive functioning and emotion processing in breast cancer survivors and controls: An ERP pilot study. Psychophysiology. 2017 Aug;54(8):1209-1222. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12874.

White, L.O., Ising, M., von Klitzing, K., Sierau, S., Michel, A., Klein, A.M., Andreas, A., Keil, J., Quintero, L., Müller-Myhsok, B., Uhr, M., Gausche, R., Manly, J.T., Crowley, M.J., Kirschbaum, C., Stalder, T. (2017) Reduced hair cortisol after maltreatment mediates externalizing symptoms in middle childhood and adolescence. J Child Psychol Psychiatry.2017 Feb 28. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12700.

2016

Abell, J. G., Stalder, T., Ferrie, J. E., Shipley, M. J., Kirschbaum, C., Kivimaki, M., & Kumari, M. (2016). Assessing cortisol from hair samples in a large observational cohort: The Whitehall II study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 73, 148-156. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.07.214

Alexander, N., Rosenlöcher, F., Dettenborn, L., Stalder, T., Linke, J., Distler, W., Morgner, J., Miller, R., Kliegel, M., Kirschbaum C. (2016) Impact of Antenatal Glucocorticoid Therapy and Risk of Preterm Delivery on Intelligence in Term-Born Children. Journal of Clin Endocrinol Metab.; 101(2):581-9. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-2453.

Armbruster, D., Muller-Alcazar, A., Strobel, A., Lesch, K. P., Kirschbaum, C., & Brocke, B. (2016). BDNF val(66)met genotype shows distinct associations with the acoustic startle reflex and the cortisol stress response in young adults and children. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 66, 39-46. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.12.020

Beck, S. M., Ruge, H., Schindler, C., Burkart, M., Miller, R., Kirschbaum, C., & Goschke, T. (2016). Effects of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761(R) on cognitive control functions, mental activity of the prefrontal cortex and stress reactivity in elderly adults with subjective memory impairment - a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Hum Psychopharmacol, 31(3), 227-242. doi:10.1002/hup.2534

Braig, S., Grabher, F., Ntomchukwu, C., Reister, F., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., . . . Genuneit, J. (2016). The Association of Hair Cortisol with Self-Reported Chronic Psychosocial Stress and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Women Shortly after Delivery. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, 30(2), 97-104. doi:10.1111/ppe.12255

Braig, S., Weiss, J. M., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Rothenbacher, D., & Genuneit, J. (2016). Maternal prenatal stress and child atopic dermatitis up to age 2 years: The Ulm SPATZ health study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. doi:10.1111/pai.12680

Buse, J., Enghardt, S., Kirschbaum, C., Ehrlich, S., & Roessner, V. (2016). Tic Frequency Decreases during Short-term Psychosocial Stress - An Experimental Study on Children with Tic Disorders. Front Psychiatry, 7, 84. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00084

Carlitz, E. H., Miller, R., Kirschbaum, C., Gao, W., Hanni, D. C., & van Schaik, C. P. (2016). Measuring Hair Cortisol Concentrations to Assess the Effect of Anthropogenic Impacts on Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). PLoS One, 11(4), e0151870. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151870

Dettenborn, L., Kirschbaum, C., Gao, W., Spitzer, C., Roepke, S., Otte, C., & Wingenfeld, K. (2016). Increased hair testosterone but unaltered hair cortisol in female patients with borderline personality disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 71, 176-179. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.05.026

Direk, N., Dekker, M. J., Luik, A. I., Kirschbaum, C., de Rijke, Y. B., Hofman, A., . . . Tiemeier, H. (2016). The Very Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test in the General Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS One, 11(10), e0164348. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164348

Focker, M., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Albrecht, M., Adams, F., de Zwaan, M., . . . Albayrak, O. (2016). Hair Cortisol Concentrations in Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa are Lower Compared to Healthy and Psychiatric Controls. Eur Eat Disord Rev, 24(6), 531-535. doi:10.1002/erv.2466

Gao, W., Kirschbaum, C., Grass, J., & Stalder, T. (2016). LC-MS based analysis of endogenous steroid hormones in human hair. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol, 162, 92-99. doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.12.022

Grass, J., Miller, R., Carlitz, E. H., Patrovsky, F., Gao, W., Kirschbaum, C., & Stalder, T. (2016). In vitro influence of light radiation on hair steroid concentrations. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 73, 109-116. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.07.221

Jackson, S. E., Kirschbaum, C., & Steptoe, A. (2016). Perceived weight discrimination and chronic biochemical stress: A population-based study using cortisol in scalp hair. Obesity (Silver Spring), 24(12), 2515-2521. doi:10.1002/oby.21657

Jacobson, A. F., Umberger, W. A., Palmieri, P. A., Alexander, T. S., Myerscough, R. P., Draucker, C. B., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Kirschbaum, C. (2016). Guided Imagery for Total Knee Replacement: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study. J Altern Complement Med, 22(7), 563-575. doi:10.1089/acm.2016.0038

Kanthak, M., Chen, F.S., Kumsta, R., Hill, L.K., Thayer, J.F., Heinrichs, M. (2016) Oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism modulates the effects of socialsupport on heart rate variability. Biological Psychology; 117, 43–49

Karakash, S. D., Tschankoshvili, N., Weedon, J., Schwartz, R. M., Kirschbaum, C., & Minkoff, H. (2016). Hypocortisolism and preterm birth. J Neonatal Perinatal Med, 9(4), 333-339. doi:10.3233/NPM-161640

McLennan, S. N., Ihle, A., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Kirschbaum, C., & Kliegel, M. (2016). Hair cortisol and cognitive performance in working age adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 67, 100-103. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.01.029

Miller, K. G., Wright, A. G., Peterson, L. M., Kamarck, T. W., Anderson, B. A., Kirschbaum, C., Marsland, A.L., Muldoon, M.F. & Manuck, S. B. (2016). Trait positive and negative emotionality differentially associate with diurnal cortisol activity. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 68, 177-185. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.03.004

Miller, R., Stalder, T., Jarczok, M., Almeida, D. M., Badrick, E., Bartels, M., . . . Kirschbaum, C. (2016). The CIRCORT database: Reference ranges and seasonal changes in diurnal salivary cortisol derived from a meta-dataset comprised of 15 field studies. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 73, 16-23. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.07.201

Miller, R., Stalder, T., Jarczok, M., Almeida, D. M., Badrick, E., Bartels, M., . . . Kirschbaum, C. (2016). Corrigendum to "The CIRCORT database: Reference ranges and seasonal changes in diurnal salivary cortisol derived from a meta-dataset comprised of 15 field studies" [PNEC 73C (2016) 16-23]. Psychoneuroendocrinology. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.11.038

Petrowski, K., Wintermann, G. B., Kirschbaum, C., & Strahler, J. (2016). Salivary alpha-amylase response following repeated psychosocial stress in patients with panic disorder. J Anxiety Disord, 37, 54-63. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.10.001

Pitts, K.P., Joksimovic, L., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Rohleder, N., Wolf, J.M. (2016) Determinants of altered intracellular endocrine-immune interplay in Bosnian war refugees suffering from PTSD. Biological Psychology; 118:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.04.005.

Rakotoniaina, J. H., Kappeler, P. M., Ravoniarimbinina, P., Pechouskova, E., Hamalainen, A. M., Grass, J., Kirschbaum, C. & Kraus, C. (2016). Does habitat disturbance affect stress, body condition and parasitism in two sympatric lemurs? Conserv Physiol, 4(1), cow034. doi:10.1093/conphys/cow034

Rietschel, L., Streit, F., Zhu, G., McAloney, K., Kirschbaum, C., Frank, J., Hansell, N.K., Wright, M.J., McGrath, J.J., Witt, S.H., Rietschel, M., Martin, N.G. (2016) Hair Cortisol and Its Association with Psychological Risk Factors for Psychiatric Disorders: A Pilot Study in Adolescent Twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics. doi:10.1017/thg.2016.50

Schweden, T. L., Pittig, A., Brauer, D., Klumbies, E., Kirschbaum, C., & Hoyer, J. (2016). Reduction of depersonalization during social stress through cognitive therapy for social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial. J Anxiety Disord, 43, 99-105. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.09.005

Serwinski, B., Salavecz, G., Kirschbaum, C., & Steptoe, A. (2016). Associations between hair cortisol concentration, income, income dynamics and status incongruity in healthy middle-aged women. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 67, 182-188. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.02.008

Smyth, N., Bianchin, M., Thorn, L., Hucklebridge, F., Kirschbaum, C., Stalder, T., & Clow, A. (2016). Hair cortisol concentrations in relation to ill-being and well-being in healthy young and old females. Int J Psychophysiol, 102, 12-17. doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.03.001

Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Kudielka, B.M., Adam, E.K., Pruessner, J.C., Wüst, S., Dockray, S., Smyth, N., Evans, P., Hellhammer, D.H., Miller, R., Wetherell, M.A., Lupien, S.J., Clow, A. (2016) Assessment of the cortisol awakening response: Expert consensus guidelines. Psychoneuroendocrinology; 63:414-32. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.10.010.

Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Kirschbaum, C., Alexander, N., & Stalder, T. (2016). An integrative model linking traumatization, cortisol dysregulation and posttraumatic stress disorder: Insight from recent hair cortisol findings. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 69, 124-135. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.07.015

Streit, F., Memic, A., Hasandedic, L., Rietschel, L., Frank, J., Lang, M., . . . Rietschel, M. (2016). Perceived stress and hair cortisol: Differences in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 69, 26-34. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.03.010

Tiferet-Dweck, C., Hensel, M., Kirschbaum, C., Tzelgov, J., Friedman, A., & Salti, M. (2016). Acute Stress and Perceptual Load Consume the Same Attentional Resources: A Behavioral-ERP Study. PLoS One, 11(5), e0154622. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154622

Ullmann, E., Barthel, A., Petrowski, K., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., & Bornstein, S. R. (2016). Pilot study of adrenal steroid hormones in hair as an indicator of chronic mental and physical stress. Sci Rep, 6, 25842. doi:10.1038/srep25842

Weckesser, L. J., Alexander, N. C., Kirschbaum, C., Mennigen, E., & Miller, R. (2016). Hydrocortisone Counteracts Adverse Stress Effects on Dual-Task Performance by Improving Visual Sensory Processes. J Cogn Neurosci, 28(11), 1784-1803. doi:10.1162/jocn_a_01006

Wichmann, S., Kirschbaum, C., Lorenz, T., & Petrowski, K. (2016). Effects of the cortisol stress response on the psychotherapy outcome of panic disorder patients. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 77, 9-17. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.11.030

Wintermann, G. B., Kirschbaum, C., & Petrowski, K. (2016). Predisposition or side effect of the duration: the reactivity of the HPA-axis under psychosocial stress in panic disorder. Int J Psychophysiol, 107, 9-15. doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.06.008

Zimmermann-Viehoff, F., Steckhan, N., Meissner, K., Deter, H. C., & Kirschbaum, C. (2016). Influence of a Suggestive Placebo Intervention on Psychobiological Responses to Social Stress: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med, 21(1), 3-9. doi:10.1177/2156587215588642

2015

Abell, J., Kirschbaum, C., Ferrie, J., Shipley, M., Kivimaki, M., & Kumari, M. (2015). WITHDRAWN: Assessing cortisol from hair samples in a large observational cohort: Whitehall II. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 61, 66. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.07.570

Bernhard, A., Martinelli, A., Ackermann, K., Neumann, I. D., Kirschbaum, C., & Freitag, C. M. (2015). Reactivity of oxytocin in the Trier Social Stress Test: A proof of concept study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 61, 73. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.07.592

Bosma, H., Golsteyn, B., Groffen, D., Schils, T., Stalder, T., Syurina, E., Borghans, L. & Feron, F. (2015) The socioeconomic patterning of perceived stress and hair cortisol in Dutch 10-12 year olds. International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology; 4 (8), pp. 195-197.

Braig, S., Grabher, F., Ntomchukwu, C., Reister, F., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Rothenbacher, D., Genuneit, J. (2015) The Association of Hair Cortisol with Self-Reported Chronic Psychosocial Stress and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Women Shortly after Delivery. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12255.

Braig, S., Grabher, F., Ntomchukwu, C., Reister, F., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C., Genuneit, J., Rothenbacher, D. (2015) Determinants of maternal hair cortisolconcentrations at delivery reflecting the last trimester of pregnancy. Psychoneuroendocrinology; 52: 289-296, doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.12.006.

Buske-Kirschbaum, A., Roessner, V., Trikojat, K., Plessow, F., Schmitt, J. (2015). Atopisches Ekzem (AE) und Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit/ Hyperaktivitätsstörung – ein Zusammenhang? Haut

Carlitz,E.H.D., Kirschbaum, C., Miller, R., Rukundo, J., van Schaik, C.P. (2015) Effects of body region and time on hair cortisol concentrations in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). General and Comparative Endocrinology; 223:9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.09.022.

Chen, X., Gelaye, B., Velez, J.C., Barbosa, C., Pepper, M., Andrade, A., Gao, W., Kirschbaum, C. and Williams, M.A. (2015) Caregivers’ hair cortisol: a possible biomarker of chronic stress is associated with obesity measures among children with disabilities. BMC Pediatr.;15(1):322. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0322-y.

Downey, LA., Sands, H., Jones, L., Clow, A., Evans, P., Stalder, T., Parrott, AC. (2015) Reduced memory skills and increased hair cortisol levels in recent Ecstasy/MDMA users: significant but independent neurocognitive and neurohormonal deficits. Hum Psychopharmacol;30(3):199-207, doi: 10.1002/hup.2474.

Gao, W., Kirschbaum, C., Grass, J., Stalder, T. (2015) LC-MS based analysis of endogenous steroid hormones in human hair. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol, doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.12.022.

Gao, W., Stalder, T., Kirschbaum, C. (2015) Quantitative analysis of estradiol and six other steroid hormones in human saliva using a high throughput liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry assay. Talanta; 143:353-8. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.05.004.

Geiger, M.A., Pitts, K.P., Feldkamp, J., Kirschbaum, C., Wolf, J.M. (2015) Cortisol-dependent stress effects on cell distribution in healthy individuals and individuals suffering from chronic adrenal insufficiency. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity; 50:241-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.07.010.

Grass, J., Kirschbaum, C., Miller, R., Gao, W., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., & Stalder, T. (2015). Sweat-inducing physiological challenges do not result in acute changes in hair cortisol concentrations. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 61, 64. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.07.565

Groffen, D.A., Bosma, H., Koster, A., von Bonsdorff, M.B., Aspelund, T., Eiriksdottir, G., Penninx, B.W., Kempen, G.I., Kirschbaum, C., Gudnason, V., Harris, T.B. (2015) A blunted diurnal cortisol response in the lower educated does not explain educational differences in coronary heart disease: Findings from the AGES-Reykjavik Study, Social Science & Medicine, 127:143-9. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.09.050.

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, 314-320.

Hoyer, J., Wiltink, J., Hiller, W., Miller, R., Poehlmann, K., Salzer, S., Sarnowsky, S., Stangier, U., Strauss, B., Willutzki, U., Leibing, E. (2015). Baseline patient characteristics predicting outcome and attrition in cognitive therapy for social phobia: results from a large multicenter trial. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. doi:10.1002/cpp.1936

Kuehl, L.K., Hinkelmann, K., Muhtz, C., Dettenborn, L., Wingenfeld, K., Spitzer, C., Kirschbaum, C., Wiedemann, K., Otte, C. (2015) Hair cortisol and cortisol awakening response are associated with criteria of the metabolic syndrome in opposite directions. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 51:365-70. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.09.012.

Menning, S., de Ruiter, M.B., Veltman, D.J., Koppelmans, V., Kirschbaum, C., Boogerd, W., Reneman, L., Schagen, S.B. (2015) Multimodal MRI and cognitive function in patients with breast cancer prior to adjuvant treatment — The role of fatigue. NeuroImage: Clinical; 7: 547–554

Miller, R., Trikojat, K. & Kirschbaum, C. (2015) Die Hypothalamus- Hypophysen-Nebennieren-Achse. In: Rief & Henningsen (Hrsg.), Psychosomatik und Verhaltensmedizin. (S. 184 - 192). Stuttgart: Schattauer

Miller, R., Weckesser, L.J., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Kirschbaum, C. (2015) Assessing HPA feedback sensitivity without pharmacological interventions? On the distribution of cortisol concentrations in phases of varying secretory activity. Psychoneuroendocrinology;61:68. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.07.577.

Miller, R., Weckesser, L.J., Smolka, M.N., Kirschbauma, C., Plessow, F. (2015) Hydrocortisone accelerates the decay of iconic memory traces: On the modulation ofexecutive and stimulus-driven constituentsof sensory information maintenance. Psychoneuroendocrinology; 53, 148—158

Muehlhan, M., Kirschbaum, C., Wittchen, U., Alexander, N. (2015). Epigenetic variation in the serotonin transporter gene predicts resting state functional connectivity strength within the salience-network. Human Brain Mapping; 36 (11):4361-71. doi: 10.1002/hbm.22923.

Privitera, M. R., Rosenstein, A. H., Plessow, F., & LoCastro, T. M. (2015). Physician burnout and occupational stress: An inconvenient truth with unintended consequences. Journal of Hospital Administration, 4(1), 27-35. doi: 10.5430/jha.v4n1p27

Russell, E., Kirschbaum, C., Laudenslager, M.L., Stalder, T., de Rijke, Y., van Rossum, E.F., Van Uum, S., Koren, G. (2015) Toward standardization of hair cortisol measurement; results of the first international interlaboratory round robin. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 37(1):71-5. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000148.

Saar-Ashkenazy, R., Shalev, H., Kanthak, M.K., Guez, J., Friedman, A., Cohen, J.E. (2015) Altered processing of visual emotional stimuli in posttraumatic stress disorder:an event-related potential study. Psychiatry Research; 233(2):165-174. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2015.05.015.

Schalinski, I., Elbert, T., Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Kirschbaum, C. (2015) The Cortisol Paradox of Trauma-Related Disorders: Lower Phasic Responses but Higher Tonic Levels of Cortisol Are Associated with Sexual Abuse in Childhood. PLoS One;10(8):e0136921. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136921

Schumacher, S., Miller, R., Fehm, L., Kirschbaum, C., Fydrich, T., Ströhle, A. (2015) Therapists' and patients' stress responses during graduated versus flooding in vivo exposure in the treatment of specific phobia: A preliminary observational study. Psychiatry Research;230(2):668-75. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.10.020.

Smyth, N., Biachin, M., Thorn, L., Hucklebridge, F., Kirschbaum, C., Stalder, T., Clow, A. (2015) Hair cortisol concentrations in relation to ill-being and well-being in healthy young and old females. Psychoneuroendocrinology;61:65 doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.07.567.

Steudte-Schmiedgen, S., Stalder, T., Schönfeld, S., Wittchen, H.-U., Trautmann, S., Alexander, N., Miller, R., Kirschbaum, C.(2015) Hair cortisol concentrations and cortisolstress reactivity predict PTSD symptomincrease after trauma exposure during military deployment. Psychoneuroendocrinology 59, 123—133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.05.007

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Valentin, B., Grottke, O., Skorning, M., Bergrath, S., Fischermann, H., Rörtgen, D., Mennig, M.-Th., Fitzner, C., Müller, M. P., Kirschbaum, C., Rossaint, R. and Beckers, S. K. (2015) Cortisol and alpha-amylase as stress response indicators during pre-hospital emergency medicine training with repetitive high-fidelity simulation and scenarios with standardized patients, Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. doi: 10.1186/s13049-015-0110-6

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