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Overview

Daniel Hell is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and conducts research primarily in the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Social Psychology, Cultural Studies, Clinical Psychology, Pharmacology, and General Health Professions.

The main topics in Daniel Hell's research include:

  • Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
  • Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research

Daniel Hell is a contributor to various academic journals and forums, with publications featured in the following venues:

  • Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft
  • Schweizerische Ärztezeitung
  • Bulletin des Médecins Suisses
  • Swiss Medical Forum - Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum
  • Forum Médical Suisse - Swiss Medical Forum

Recent research papers include:

  • Fortschritte und Probleme der psychiatrischen Therapie, 2022, Swiss Medical Forum - Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum
  • Avancées et problèmes du traitement psychiatrique, 2022, Forum Médical Suisse - Swiss Medical Forum
  • Die Herausforderung von Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie angesichts der Krise des modernen Selbstverständnisses, 2023, Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft

Frequent collaborators working alongside Daniel Hell are:

  • Rahel Gutmann
  • Julia Rippstein
  • Jean Martin

In terms of book contributions, Daniel Hell has published with the following publishers:

  • Schwabe Verlag eBooks with the book "Das Selbst in der Krise - Krise des Selbst" (2022)
  • Psychosozial-Verlag eBooks with the book "Lob der Scham" (2020)

Best Publications

  • Psilocybin induces schizophrenia-like psychosis in humans via a serotonin-2 agonist action.

    Franz X. Vollenweider;Margreet F. I. Vollenweider-Scherpenhuyzen;Andreas Bäbler;Helen Vogel

  • Imbalance between Left and Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Major Depression Is Linked to Negative Emotional Judgment : An fMRI Study in Severe Major Depressive Disorder

    Simone Grimm;Johannes Beck;Daniel Schuepbach;Daniel Hell

  • Low resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (LORETA) functional imaging in acute, neuroleptic-naive, first-episode, productive schizophrenia.

    Roberto D. Pascual-Marqui;Dietrich Lehmann;Thomas Koenig;Kieko Kochi

  • Ketamine-Induced Deficits in Auditory and Visual Context-Dependent Processing in Healthy Volunteers: Implications for Models of Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia

    Daniel Umbricht;Liselotte Schmid;Rene Koller;Franz X. Vollenweider

  • Schizophrenia: glutathione deficit in cerebrospinal fluid and prefrontal cortex in vivo.

    K. Q. Do;A. H. Trabesinger;M. Kirsten-Krüger;C. J. Lauer

  • Differential psychopathology and patterns of cerebral glucose utilisation produced by (S)- and (R)-ketamine in healthy volunteers using positron emission tomography (PET)

    F.X. Vollenweider;K.L. Leenders;I. Øye;D. Hell

  • Altered Negative BOLD Responses in the Default-Mode Network during Emotion Processing in Depressed Subjects

    Simone Grimm;Peter Boesiger;Johannes Beck;Daniel Schuepbach

  • 5-HT modulation of dopamine release in basal ganglia in psilocybin-induced psychosis in man--a PET study with [11C]raclopride.

    Franz X Vollenweider;Peter Vontobel;Daniel Hell;Klaus L Leenders

  • A deviant EEG brain microstate in acute, neuroleptic-naive schizophrenics at rest

    Thomas Koenig;Dietrich Lehmann;Marco C. G. Merlo;Kieko Kochi

  • Brain areas and time course of emotional processing.

    Michaela Esslen;Roberto D. Pascual-Marqui;D. Hell;Kieko Kochi

  • Increased self-focus in major depressive disorder is related to neural abnormalities in subcortical-cortical midline structures

    Simone Grimm;Jutta Ernst;Peter Boesiger;Daniel Schuepbach

  • Effects of psilocybin on time perception and temporal control of behaviour in humans

    Marc Wittmann;Olivia Carter;Felix Hasler;B Rael Cahn

  • Psychological and physiological effects of MDMA ("Ecstasy") after pretreatment with the 5-HT(2) antagonist ketanserin in healthy humans.

    Matthias E Liechti;Matthias R Saur;Alex Gamma;Daniel Hell

  • Effects of (S)-ketamine on striatal dopamine: a [11C]raclopride PET study of a model psychosis in humans

    Franz X Vollenweider;Franz X Vollenweider;Peter Vontobel;Ivar Øye;Daniel Hell

  • Segregated neural representation of distinct emotion dimensions in the prefrontal cortex-an fMRI study.

    Simone Grimm;Conny F. Schmidt;Felix Bermpohl;Felix Bermpohl;Alexander Heinzel

  • Localization of MDMA-induced brain activity in healthy volunteers using low resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (LORETA).

    Edi Frei;Alex Gamma;Roberto Pascual-Marqui;Dietrich Lehmann

  • 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Modulates Cortical and Limbic Brain Activity as Measured by [H215O]-PET in Healthy Humans

    Alex Gamma;Alfred Buck;Thomas Berthold;Daniel Hell

  • Spatial working memory deficits and clinical symptoms in schizophrenia: a 4-month follow-up study

    Sohee Park;Jörg Püschel;Barbara H Sauter;Markus Rentsch

  • Prepulse inhibition deficits in patients with panic disorder

    S. Ludewig;K. Ludewig;M.A. Geyer;D. Hell

  • Occupation, social support and quality of life in persons with schizophrenic or affective disorders

    Peter Rüesch;Janine Graf;Peter C. Meyer;Wulf Rössler

  • Acute psychological effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) are attenuated by the serotonin uptake inhibitor citalopram

    M.E. Liechti;Ch. Baumann;D. Hell;F.X. Vollenweider

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz X. Vollenweider
Franz X. Vollenweider University of Zurich
Georg Northoff
Georg Northoff University of Ottawa
Mark A. Geyer
Mark A. Geyer University of California, San Diego
Simone Grimm
Simone Grimm University of Zurich
Sohee Park
Sohee Park Vanderbilt University
Felix Bermpohl
Felix Bermpohl Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Dietrich Lehmann
Dietrich Lehmann University of Zurich
Roberto D. Pascual-Marqui
Roberto D. Pascual-Marqui University of Zurich
Jules Angst
Jules Angst University of Zurich
Alfred Buck
Alfred Buck University of Zurich

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