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Alexander L. Gerlach
Researcher at University of Cologne
Publications - 178
Citations - 5610
Alexander L. Gerlach is an academic researcher from University of Cologne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anxiety & Panic disorder. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 162 publications receiving 4748 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexander L. Gerlach include Stanford University & University of Marburg.
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Interoceptive sensitivity in anxiety and anxiety disorders: an overview and integration of neurobiological findings.
TL;DR: This review provides an overview of methods which are frequently used to assess heartbeat perception in clinical studies and summarizes presently available results referring to interoceptive sensitivity with respect to heartbeat in anxiety-related traits (anxiety sensitivity, state/trait anxiety), panic disorder and other anxiety disorders.
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The interplay between Facebook use, social comparison, envy, and depression
TL;DR: In their Facebook profiles, users communicate abundant social comparison information conveying mainly positive self-portrayals, and thereby, social networking sites like Facebook provide a fertile ground for envy as discussed by the authors.
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Psychological Treatment for Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Role of Therapist-Guided Exposure In Situ in CBT
Andrew T. Gloster,Hans-Ulrich Wittchen,Franziska Einsle,Thomas Lang,Sylvia Helbig-Lang,Thomas Fydrich,Lydia Fehm,Alfons O. Hamm,Jan Richter,George W. Alpers,Alexander L. Gerlach,Andreas Ströhle,Tilo Kircher,Jürgen Deckert,Peter Zwanzger,Michael Höfler,Volker Arolt +16 more
TL;DR: Therapist-guided Exposure is more effective for agoraphobic avoidance, overall functioning, and panic attacks in the follow-up period than is CBT without therapist-guided exposure.
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Neuropeptide S receptor gene -- converging evidence for a role in panic disorder.
Katharina Domschke,Andreas Reif,Heike Weber,Jan Richter,Christa Hohoff,Patricia Ohrmann,Anya Pedersen,Jochen Bauer,Thomas Suslow,Harald Kugel,Walter Heindel,Christian Baumann,Benedikt Klauke,Christian Jacob,Wolfgang Maier,Jürgen Fritze,Borwin Bandelow,Petra Krakowitzky,Matthias Rothermundt,Angelika Erhardt,Elisabeth B. Binder,Florian Holsboer,Alexander L. Gerlach,Tilo Kircher,Thomas Lang,Thomas Lang,Georg W. Alpers,Georg W. Alpers,Andreas Ströhle,Lydia Fehm,Andrew T. Gloster,Hans-Ulrich Wittchen,Volker Arolt,Paul Pauli,Alfons O. Hamm,Jürgen Deckert +35 more
TL;DR: In this article, a multilevel approach was applied to further elucidate the role of neuropeptide S in the etiology of human anxiety, and the functional NPSR A/T (Asn 107 Ile) variant (rs324981) was investigated for association with panic disorder.
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Social Comparison, Envy, and Depression on Facebook: A Study Looking at the Effects of High Comparison Standards on Depressed Individuals
TL;DR: In a quasi-experimental online study, depressed and nondepressed participants indicated their self-esteem and were then presented with specifically set up Facebook profiles that were either attractive or unattractive.