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Herbert Matschinger

Herbert Matschinger

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32444
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National Ranking
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Overview

Herbert Matschinger is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and has a focused research portfolio within the fields of Psychology, Social Sciences, and Medicine. Their contributions span several subfields including Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Health, and Statistics and Probability.

Their research addresses topics such as Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Family Caregiving in Mental Illness, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Aging and Gerontology Research, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, and Advanced Causal Inference Techniques.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Herbert Matschinger include:

  • A Comparison of Matching and Weighting Methods for Causal Inference Based on Routine Health Insurance Data, or: What to do If an RCT is Impossible, 2020, Das Gesundheitswesen
  • Depression and quality of life in old age: a closer look, 2020, European Journal of Ageing
  • Erfahrungen und Belastungserleben niedergelassener Neurologen und Psychiater während der COVID-19-Pandemie, 2020, Psychiatrische Praxis
  • Are informal family caregivers stigmatized differently based on their gender or employment status?: a German study on public stigma towards informal long-term caregivers of older individuals, 2021, BMC Public Health
  • The rise in acceptance of mental health professionals: help-seeking recommendations of the German public 1990-2020, 2023, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Herbert Matschinger frequently collaborates with the following coauthors:

  • Steffi G. Riedel-Heller (five joint publications)
  • Matthias C. Angermeyer (four joint publications)
  • Larissa Zwar (three joint publications)
  • Hans-Helmut König (three joint publications)
  • André Hajek (three joint publications)

Their work has been published in venues such as:

  • European Journal of Ageing
  • Das Gesundheitswesen
  • Psychiatrische Praxis
  • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
  • BMC Public Health

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of mental disorders in Europe: Results from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD) project

    J Alonso;M C Angermeyer;S Bernert;R Bruffaerts

  • Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode

    Evelyn Bromet;Laura Helena Andrade;Irving Hwang;Nancy A Sampson

  • Barriers to mental health treatment: Results from the WHO World Mental Health surveys

    LH Andrade;J Alonso;Z Mneimneh;JE Wells

  • The Stigma of Alcohol Dependence Compared with Other Mental Disorders: A Review of Population Studies

    Georg Schomerus;Michael Lucht;Anita Holzinger;Herbert Matschinger

  • Disability and quality of life impact of mental disorders in Europe: results from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD) project.

    J Alonso;M C Angermeyer;S Bernert;R Bruffaerts

  • The stigma of mental illness: effects of labelling on public attitudes towards people with mental disorder

    M. C. Angermeyer;H. Matschinger

  • Use of mental health services in Europe: results from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD) project

    J Alonso;M C Angermeyer;S Bernert;R Bruffaerts

  • Age differences in the prevalence and co-morbidity of DSM-IV major depressive episodes: results from the WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative

    Ronald C. Kessler;Howard G. Birnbaum;Victoria Shahly;Evelyn Bromet

  • Familiarity with mental illness and social distance from people with schizophrenia and major depression: testing a model using data from a representative population survey

    Matthias C Angermeyer;Herbert Matschinger;Patrick W Corrigan

  • DSM–IV personality disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Yueqin Huang;Roman Kotov;Giovanni de Girolamo;Antonio Preti

  • The stigma of psychiatric treatment and help-seeking intentions for depression

    Georg Schomerus;Herbert Matschinger;Matthias C. Angermeyer

  • Cross-national analysis of the associations between traumatic events and suicidal behavior: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys.

    Dan J. Stein;Wai Tat Chiu;Irving Hwang;Ronald C. Kessler

  • Attitudes towards psychiatric treatment and people with mental illness: changes over two decades

    Matthias C. Angermeyer;Herbert Matschinger;Georg Schomerus

  • Treatment of suicidal people around the world

    Ronny Bruffaerts;K. Demyttenaere;I. Hwang;W. T. Chiu

  • 12-Month comorbidity patterns and associated factors in Europe : results from the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD) project

    J Alonso;M C Angermeyer;S Bernert;R Bruffaerts

  • Dissociation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Evidence from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Dan J. Stein;Karestan C. Koenen;Matthew J. Friedman;Eric D. Hill

  • Public beliefs about schizophrenia and depression: similarities and differences.

    Matthias C Angermeyer;Herbert Matschinger

  • The Relationship Between Public Causal Beliefs and Social Distance Toward Mentally Ill People

    Sandra Dietrich;Michael Beck;Bujana Bujantugs;Denis Kenzine

  • Causal beliefs and attitudes to people with schizophrenia. Trend analysis based on data from two population surveys in Germany

    Matthias C. Angermeyer;Herbert Matschinger

  • Crazy? So what! Effects of a school project on students' attitudes towards people with schizophrenia

    B. Schulze;M. Richter-Werling;H. Matschinger;M. C. Angermeyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias C. Angermeyer
Matthias C. Angermeyer Leipzig University
Steffi G. Riedel-Heller
Steffi G. Riedel-Heller Leipzig University
Hans-Helmut König
Hans-Helmut König Universität Hamburg
Jordi Alonso
Jordi Alonso Pompeu Fabra University
Georg Schomerus
Georg Schomerus Leipzig University
Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University
Josep Maria Haro
Josep Maria Haro University of Barcelona
Giovanni de Girolamo
Giovanni de Girolamo Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Ron de Graaf
Ron de Graaf Utrecht University

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