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Ludwig Kraus is affiliated with the IFT Institut für Therapieforschung in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a strong focus on Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics, including Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Homelessness and Social Issues, Gambling Behavior and Treatments, Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, and Smoking Behavior and Cessation.

Recent publications by Ludwig Kraus include the following:

  • The use of psychoactive substances in Germany, 2022, published in Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • Why Is Per Capita Consumption Underestimated in Alcohol Surveys? Results from 39 Surveys in 23 European Countries, 2020, published in Alcohol and Alcoholism
  • Similar countries, similar factors? Studying the decline of heavy episodic drinking in adolescents in Finland, Norway and Sweden, 2020, published in Addiction
  • Alkoholkonsum in Deutschland und Europa während der SARS-CoV-2 Pandemie, 2020, published in SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice
  • The potential effects of an extended alcohol withdrawal treatment programme on morbidity and mortality among inpatients in the German city of Bremen: a simulation study, 2020, published in Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy

Ludwig Kraus frequently publishes in several specialized journals, with multiple contributions in:

  • SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice
  • Addiction
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Behavioral Addictions
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Their collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Jakob Manthey, Nicki-Nils Seitz, Jürgen Rehm, Sally Olderbak, and Johanna K. Loy, reflecting a broad network in addiction, public health, and clinical research.

Best Publications

  • The 2011 ESPAD report: substance use among students in 36 European countries.

    Bjorn Hibell;Ulf Guttormsson;Salme Ahlstrom;Olga Balakireva

  • The 2007 ESPAD report : substance use among students in 35 European countries

    Bjorn Hibell;Ulf Guttormsson;Salme Ahlstrom;Olga Balakireva

  • Repräsentativerhebung zum Gebrauch psychoaktiver Substanzen bei Erwachsenen in Deutschland 2000

    Rita Augustin;Ludwig Kraus

  • The 2011 Espad Report

    Björn Hibell;Ulf Guttormsson;Salme Ahlström;Olga Balakireva

  • Substanzkonsum und substanzbezogene Störungen in Deutschland im Jahr 2012

    Alexander Pabst;Ludwig Kraus;Elena Gomes de Matos;Daniela Piontek

  • Assessing geographical differences in illicit drug consumption—A comparison of results from epidemiological and wastewater data in Germany and Switzerland

    Frederic Been;Lubertus Bijlsma;Lisa Benaglia;Jean Daniel Berset

  • ESPAD report 2015 results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs.

    Ludwig Kraus;Ulf Guttormsson;Håkan Leifman;Sharon Arpa

  • Defining substance use disorders: do we really need more than heavy use?

    J. Rehm;S. Marmet;P. Anderson;P. Anderson;A. Gual

  • Prevalence of and Potential Influencing Factors for Alcohol Dependence in Europe

    J. Rehm;P. Anderson;P. Anderson;J. Barry;P. Dimitrov

  • Estimating prevalence of problem drug use at national level in countries of the European Union and Norway.

    Ludwig Kraus;Rita Augustin;Martin Frischer;Petra Kümmler

  • Psychometric properties of the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) in a French sample of adolescents.

    Stéphane Legleye;Daniela Piontek;Ludwig Kraus

  • Studiendesign und Methodik des Epidemiologischen Suchtsurveys 2009

    Ludwig Kraus;Alexander Pabst

  • ‘Are The Times A‐Changin’? Trends in adolescent substance use in Europe

    Ludwig Kraus;Ludwig Kraus;Nicki-Nils Seitz;Daniela Piontek;Sabrina Molinaro

  • Prevalence of alcohol use and the association between onset of use and alcohol-related problems in a general population sample in Germany.

    Ludwig Kraus;K. I. M. Bloomfield;Rita Augustin;Anneke Reese

  • Measuring alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems: comparison of responses from self-administered questionnaires and telephone interviews.

    Ludwig Kraus;Rita Augustin

  • The Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, Illegal Drugs and Medicines : An Estimate of Consumption and Substance-Related Disorders in Germany

    Josefine Atzendorf;Christian Rauschert;Nicki-Nils Seitz;Kirsten Lochbühler

  • Pathologisches Glücksspiel in Deutschland: Spiel- und Bevölkerungsrisiken

    Gerhard Bühringer;Ludwig Kraus;Dilek Sonntag;Tim Pfeiffer-Gerschel

  • A comparison of different methods for estimating the prevalence of problematic drug misuse in Great Britain

    Martin Frischer;Mathew Hickman;Ludwig Kraus;Fabio Mariani

  • Short scales to assess cannabis-related problems: a review of psychometric properties

    Daniela Piontek;Ludwig Kraus;Danica Klempova

  • Association of average daily alcohol consumption, binge drinking and alcohol-related social problems: results from the German Epidemiological Surveys of Substance Abuse.

    Ludwig Kraus;Sebastian E. Baumeister;Alexander Pabst;Boris Orth

  • Repräsentativerhebung zum Gebrauch psychoaktiver Substanzen bei Erwachsenen in Deutschland 2000 Population Survey on the Consumption of Psychoactive Substances in the German Adult Population 2000

    Ludwig Kraus;Rita Augustin;Sabine Tschernich;Thiemo Müller-Kalthoff

  • Why Not Add Consumption Measures to Current Definitions of Substance Use Disorders? Commentary on Rehm et al. 'Defining Substance Use Disorders: Do We Really Need More Than Heavy Use?'

    J. Rehm;S. Marmet;P. Anderson;A. Gual

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin Room
Robin Room La Trobe University
Kim Bloomfield
Kim Bloomfield Aarhus University
Oliver Pogarell
Oliver Pogarell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Gerhard Gmel
Gerhard Gmel University of Lausanne
Michael Livingston
Michael Livingston La Trobe University
Anna Kokkevi
Anna Kokkevi National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Falk Kiefer
Falk Kiefer Heidelberg University
Thoroddur Bjarnason
Thoroddur Bjarnason University of Iceland
Hans-Helmut König
Hans-Helmut König Universität Hamburg
Hans-Jürgen Rumpf
Hans-Jürgen Rumpf University of Lübeck

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