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Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

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Psychology

D-Index
69
Citations
15365
World Ranking
2399
National Ranking
26

Overview

Edith Holsboer-Trachsler is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a particular focus on various subfields including Clinical Psychology, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's main research topics include Physical Activity and Health, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, Sleep and Related Disorders, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Tryptophan and Brain Disorders, and Cardiac Health and Mental Health.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Edith Holsboer-Trachsler include Martin Hatzinger, Johannes Beck, Markus Gerber, Christian Imboden, and Serge Brand.

Their work has been published in several notable scientific venues, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Brain Sciences

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Edith Holsboer-Trachsler include:

  • Assessing physical activity in people with mental illness: 23-country reliability and validity of the simple physical activity questionnaire (SIMPAQ), 2020, BMC Psychiatry
  • Aerobic exercise or stretching as add-on to inpatient treatment of depression: Similar antidepressant effects on depressive symptoms and larger effects on working memory for aerobic exercise alone, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Cortisol Stress Reactivity in Response to the Trier Social Stress Test in Inpatients with Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Aerobic Exercise and Stretching as Add-On to Inpatient Treatment for Depression Have No Differential Effects on Stress-Axis Activity, Serum-BDNF, TNF-Alpha and Objective Sleep Measures, 2021, Brain Sciences
  • Influence of Regular Physical Activity on Mitochondrial Activity and Symptoms of Burnout-An Interventional Pilot Study, 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine

Best Publications

  • Acute effects of moderate aerobic exercise on specific aspects of executive function in different age and fitness groups: A meta-analysis.

    Sebastian Ludyga;Markus Gerber;Serge Brand;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • Sleep problems and work injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Katrin Uehli;Katrin Uehli;Amar J. Mehta;David Miedinger;Kerstin Hug;Kerstin Hug

  • High Exercise Levels Are Related to Favorable Sleep Patterns and Psychological Functioning in Adolescents: A Comparison of Athletes and Controls

    Serge Brand;Markus Gerber;Johannes Beck;Martin Hatzinger

  • Daily Morning Running for 3 Weeks Improved Sleep and Psychological Functioning in Healthy Adolescents Compared With Controls

    Nadeem Kalak;Markus Gerber;Roumen Kirov;Thorsten Mikoteit

  • Facing depression with botulinum toxin: A randomized controlled trial

    M. Axel Wollmer;Claas de Boer;Nadeem Kalak;Johannes Beck

  • BDNF in sleep, insomnia, and sleep deprivation

    Karen Schmitt;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler;Anne Eckert

  • Increased self-reported and objectively assessed physical activity predict sleep quality among adolescents.

    Christin Lang;Serge Brand;Anne Karina Feldmeth;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • Influence of Mindfulness Practice on Cortisol and Sleep in Long-Term and Short-Term Meditators

    Serge Brand;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler;José Raúl Naranjo;Stefan Schmidt

  • Physical activity and self-esteem: testing direct and indirect relationships associated with psychological and physical mechanisms

    Seyed Hojjat Zamani Sani;Zahra Fathirezaie;Serge Brand;Uwe Pühse

  • Increased objectively assessed vigorous-intensity exercise is associated with reduced stress, increased mental health and good objective and subjective sleep in young adults.

    Markus Gerber;Serge Brand;Christian Herrmann;Flora Colledge

  • Repeated administration of the combined dexamethasone-human corticotropin releasing hormone stimulation test during treatment of depression.

    Edith Holsboer-Trachsler;Rudolf Stohler;Martin Hatzinger

  • The relationship between physical activity and sleep from mid adolescence to early adulthood. A systematic review of methodological approaches and meta-analysis

    Christin Lang;Nadeem Kalak;Serge Brand;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • Perceived parenting styles, personality traits and sleep patterns in adolescents

    Serge Brand;Martin Hatzinger;Johannes Beck;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • Validation of the German version of the Insomnia Severity Index in adolescents, young adults and adult workers. Results from three cross-sectional studies

    Markus Gerber;Christin Lang;Sakari Lemola;Flora Colledge

  • The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Biological Treatment of Bipolar Disorders, Part III: Maintenance Treatment

    Heinz Grunze;Siegfried Kasper;Guy Goodwin;Charles Bowden

  • Are Adolescents With High Mental Toughness Levels More Resilient Against Stress

    Markus Gerber;Nadeem Kalak;Sakari Lemola;Peter J. Clough

  • Adolescents' exercise and physical activity are associated with mental toughness

    Markus Gerber;Nadeem Kalak;Sakari Lemola;Peter J. Clough

  • Aerobic exercise training and burnout: A pilot study with male participants suffering from burnout

    Markus Gerber;Serge Brand;Catherine Elliot;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • The relationship between shift work, perceived stress, sleep and health in Swiss police officers

    Markus Gerber;Tim Hartmann;Serge Brand;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • Adolescents with high mental toughness adapt better to perceived stress: A longitudinal study with Swiss vocational students

    Markus Gerber;Serge Brand;Anne Karina Feldmeth;Christin Lang

Frequent Co-Authors

Serge Brand
Serge Brand University of Basel
Markus Gerber
Markus Gerber University of Basel
Uwe Pühse
Uwe Pühse University of Basel
Erich Seifritz
Erich Seifritz University of Zurich
Sonja Perren
Sonja Perren University of Konstanz
Peter J. Clough
Peter J. Clough University of Huddersfield
Michael Rufer
Michael Rufer University of Zurich
Jules Angst
Jules Angst University of Zurich
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Julien Mendlewicz
Julien Mendlewicz Université Libre de Bruxelles

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