Fear and Anxiety Disorders
Head: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Zwanzger
Prof. Zwanzger's main areas of research include the development and treatment of anxiety disorders and depressive disorders, psychopharmacology, mechanisms of action of psychotherapy and neurostimulation (TMS, ECT) procedures. He is also involved in research projects investigating the specific role of digital interventions and the potential of virtual reality. Prof. Zwanzger is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers, book contributions, and project leader of numerous local and national research projects. He has received research funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and internal university funding institutions.
DriveScreen
• Development of a screening instrument to assess driving ability in patients with cognitive impairment
Funding: Schuhfried GmbH.
EVElyn
• Development of a VR exposure system for routine care for outpatients with anxiety disorders.
Funding: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
Alkohol in Virtual Reality
• Development of a VR-based cue-exposure treatment for the prevention of alcohol abuse.
Funding: Staatsministerium für Gesundheit und Pflege (StMGP)
Domschke K, Ströhle A, Zwanzger P (2024). Therapieresistenz bei Angsterkrankungen – Definition und Behandlungsoptionen. [Treatment resistance in anxiety disorders-Definition and treatment options]. Nervenarzt 95(5):407-415.
Schiele MA, Crespo Salvador O, Lipovsek J, Schwarte K, Schlosser P, Zwanzger P, Arolt V, Baune BT, Köttgen A, Domschke K (2024) Epigenome-Wide DNA Methylation in Unipolar Depression - Predictive Biomarker of Antidepressant Treatment Response? Int J Neuropsychopharmacol: pyae045. Online ahead of print.
Semler E, Herpich F, Zellner L, Zwick S, Zwanzger P, Brunnauer A (2024) The impact of aerobic endurance training on cognitive performance in schizophrenic inpatients in a clinical routine setting. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. doi: 10.1007/s00406-024-01773-4.
Burkhardt G, Goerigk S, Dechantsreiter E, Bulubas L, Soldini A, Zwanzger P, Diemer J, Padberg F, Brunnauer A, Kumpf U (2023) Driving-related cognitive skills during antidepressant transcranial direct current stimulation: results in a subsample from the DepressionDC trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry 14:1255415.
Burkhardt G, Kumpf U, Crispin A, Goerigk S, Andre E, Plewnia C, Brendel B, Fallgatter A, Langguth B, Abdelnaim M., Normann C, Frase L, Zwanzger P, Diemer J, Kammer T, Kamp D, Bajbouj M, Behler N, Wilkening A, Neno-Matt T, Dechantsreiter E, Keeser D, Bulubas L, Palm U, Blankenstein C, Mansmann U, Falkai P, Brunoni AR, Hasan A, Padberg F (2023) Trial of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Adults with Unipolar Depression. The Lancet 402 (10401), 545-554.
Diemer J, Mühlberger A, Yassouridis A, Zwanzger P (2023) Distraction versus focusing during VR exposure therapy for acrophobia: A randomized controlled trial. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 81:101860.
Hebel R, Grözinger M, Landgrebe M, Padberg F, Schecklmann M, Schlaepfer R, Schönfeldt-Lecuona C, Ullrich H, Zwanzger P, Langguth B, DGHP Consensus Group: Bajbouj M, Bewernick B, Brinkmann K, Cordes J, Di Pauli J, Eichhammer P, Freundlieb N, Hajak G, Höppner-Buchmann J, Hurlemann R, Kamp D, Kayser S, Kis B, Kreuzer PM, Kuhn J, Lammers M, Lugmayer B, Mielacher C, Nickl-Jockschat T, Nunhofer C, Palm U, Poeppl TB, Polak T, Sakreida K, Sartorius A, Silberbauer C, Zilles-Wegner D (2021) Evidence and expert consensus based German guidelines for the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression. World J Biol Psychiatry Dec 16;1-22. doi: 10.1080/15622975.2021.1995810. Online ahead of print.
Zwanzger P, Sich M, Diemer J (2021) Virtuelle Realität bei Angsterkrankungen – vom experimentellen Tool zur klinischen Praxis. Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 89(12):617-621. doi: 10.1055/a-1526-2210.
Brunnauer A, Herpich F, Zwanzger P, Laux G (2021) Driving performance under treatment of most frequently prescribed drugs for mental disorders: a systematic review of patient studies. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 24(9):679-693. doi: 10.1093/ijnp/pyab031.
Zwanzger P, Klahn AL, Arolt V, Ruland T, Zavorotnyy M, Sälzer J, Domschke K, Junghöfer M. (2016) Impact of electroconvulsive therapy on magnetoencephalographic correlates of dysfunctional emotional processing in major depression. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 26:684-692.
Director
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Zwanzger
Neuropsychology
Head: PD Dr. rer. nat. Alexander Brunnauer
Health Services Research
Head: Dr. phil. Julia Diemer
Members:
L. Zellner
A. Elfetiani
M. Sich
• Prof. Dr. F. Padberg, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der LMU München
• Prof. Dr. Dr. K. Domschke, M.A. (USA), Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Universitätsklinikums Freiburg
• Prof. Dr. Thomas Ehring, Lehrstuhl für klinische Psychologie der LMU München
• Prof. Dr. Dr. U. Dannlowski, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Universitätsklinikums Münster
• Prof. Dr. A. Mühlberger, Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie der Universität Regensburg
• Usability & Interaction Technology Laboratory (UniTyLab) der Hochschule Heilbronn
• VTplus GmbH | https://www.vtplus.eu/
• neomento GmbH | https://neomento.de/
