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2026

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85
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40282
World Ranking
1166
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Andreas Maercker is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and has made significant contributions to the field of psychology, with a particular focus on clinical psychology. Their research encompasses a range of topics including migration, health and trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, grief and bereavement, child abuse, psychosomatic disorders, resilience, and mental health treatment access.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on trauma-related disorders and diagnostic frameworks. Notable papers include:

  • Complex post-traumatic stress disorder, 2022, The Lancet
  • Development of the new CPTSD diagnosis for ICD-11, 2021, Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation

Additional influential works in the broader field of mental health classification and diagnostics involve international perspectives on key changes and controversies in ICD-11, as well as comparisons between ICD-11 and DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. These include:

  • Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders in the ICD-11: an international perspective on key changes and controversies, 2020, BMC Medicine (authored by Dan J. Stein)
  • An organization- and category-level comparison of diagnostic requirements for mental disorders in ICD-11 and DSM-5, 2021, World Psychiatry (authored by Michael B. First)
  • Development of the international prolonged grief disorder scale for the ICD-11, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders (authored by Clare Killikelly)

Frequent collaborators of Andreas Maercker include Rahel Bachem, Clare Killikelly, Myriam V. Thoma, David J. Eberle, and Eva Heim.

Their work has been published extensively in outlets such as Clinical Psychology in Europe, European Journal of Psychotraumatology, PsycTESTS Dataset, Journal of Traumatic Stress, and Frontiers in Psychology.

Andreas Maercker's book publications include titles such as Komplexe posttraumatische Belastungsstörung (2021) published by Referenz Psychische Störungen and an upcoming book entitled Historical Trauma (2025) from Cambridge University Press.

The central fields of study for Maercker's research are primarily psychology, with a specialization in clinical psychology. Other subfields covered include social psychology, general health professions, psychiatry and mental health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Best Publications

  • The size and burden of mental disorders and other disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

    H.U. Wittchen;F. Jacobi;J. Rehm;J. Rehm;Anders Gustavsson

  • Prolonged Grief Disorder: Psychometric Validation of Criteria Proposed for DSM-V and ICD-11

    Holly G Prigerson;Holly G Prigerson;Mardi J. Horowitz;Selby C. Jacobs;Colin M. Parkes

  • Cost of disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

    Anders Gustavsson;Mikael Svensson;Frank Jacobi;Christer Allgulander

  • Posttraumatic growth in clinical psychology — A critical review and introduction of a two component model

    Tanja Zoellner;Andreas Maercker

  • The International Trauma Questionnaire: development of a self‐report measure of ICD‐11 PTSD and complex PTSD

    Marylene Cloitre;Marylene Cloitre;Mark Shevlin;Chris R. Brewin;Jonathan I. Bisson

  • Diagnosis and classification of disorders specifically associated with stress: proposals for ICD-11.

    Andreas Maercker;Chris R Brewin;Richard A Bryant;Marylene Cloitre

  • Evidence for proposed ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD: a latent profile analysis

    Marylène Cloitre;Donn W. Garvert;Chris R. Brewin;Richard A. Bryant

  • Innovations and changes in the ICD-11 classification of mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders

    Geoffrey M. Reed;Michael B. First;Cary S. Kogan;Steven E. Hyman

  • Proposals for mental disorders specifically associated with stress in the International Classification of Diseases-11

    Andreas Maercker;Chris R Brewin;Richard A Bryant;Marylene Cloitre

  • A Review of Current Evidence Regarding the ICD-11 Proposals for Diagnosing PTSD and Complex PTSD

    Chris R. Brewin;Marylène Cloitre;Philip Hyland;Mark Shevlin

  • Internet-based treatment for PTSD reduces distress and facilitates the development of a strong therapeutic alliance: a randomized controlled clinical trial

    Christine Knaevelsrud;Andreas Maercker

  • Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Complicated Grief: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Birgit Wagner;Christine Knaevelsrud;Andreas Maercker

  • People nominated as wise: a comparative study of wisdom-related knowledge.

    Paul B. Baltes;Ursula M. Staudinger;Andreas Maercker;Jacqui Smith

  • Erfassung von psychischen Belastungsfolgen: Die Impact of Event Skala-revidierte Version (IES-R).

    Andreas Maercker;Matthias Schützwohl

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder following political imprisonment: the role of mental defeat, alienation, and perceived permanent change.

    Anke Ehlers;Andreas Maercker;Anne Boos

  • Internet-based versus face-to-face cognitive-behavioral intervention for depression: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial

    Birgit Wagner;Andrea B. Horn;Andreas Maercker

  • Longitudinal course of posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in a community sample of adolescents and young adults.

    Axel Perkonigg;Hildegard Pfister;Murray B. Stein;Michael Höfler

  • A socio-interpersonal perspective on PTSD: the case for environments and interpersonal processes.

    Andreas Maercker;Andrea B. Horn

  • “Prolonged grief disorder” and “persistent complex bereavement disorder”, but not “complicated grief”, are one and the same diagnostic entity: an analysis of data from the Yale Bereavement Study

    Paul K. Maciejewski;Andreas Maercker;Paul A. Boelen;Holly G. Prigerson

  • Complex post-traumatic stress disorder

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  • Age of traumatisation as a predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression in young women.

    Andreas Maercker;Tanja Michael;Lydia Fehm;Eni S. Becker

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Knaevelsrud
Christine Knaevelsrud Freie Universität Berlin
Philip Hyland
Philip Hyland National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Rita Rosner
Rita Rosner Catholic University of America
Marylene Cloitre
Marylene Cloitre New York University
Thanos Karatzias
Thanos Karatzias Edinburgh Napier University
Anke Karl
Anke Karl University of Exeter
Tobias Hecker
Tobias Hecker Bielefeld University
Menachem Ben-Ezra
Menachem Ben-Ezra Ariel University
Chris R. Brewin
Chris R. Brewin University College London
Mark Shevlin
Mark Shevlin University of Ulster

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