Andreas Maercker

TL;DR: Results indicate that the life-review therapy in this combined setting with computer supplements from the e-mental health Butler system could be recommended for depressive older adults.

TL;DR: Electroacupuncture but not manual acupuncture was found to have a positive effect on RSA(TR), underline the potential role of auricular electrical stimulation to induce an increase in vagal activity, and it therefore might be used as preventive or adjuvant therapeutic intervention promoting health.

TL;DR: Preliminary evidence on long-term effects of Internet-based health care as shown in this study is promising, however, research with larger and clinically more diverse samples is needed to fully assess the clinical impact and potential of online health care provision.

TL;DR: Changes in the category of mental disorders specifi cally associated with stress are important because of questions about the validity of surveys showing a high rate of these diagnoses in populations who have experienced natural or man-made disasters, and about whether these diag noses are clinically useful in terms of leading to feasible and eff ective treatment.

TL;DR: Findings suggest that SOC-R is an important mechanism underpinning the development of stress-related resilience, which suggests that previous exposure to moderate adversity increases resilience to later adversities.