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Martin Driessen

Martin Driessen

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Psychology

D-Index
49
Citations
9904
World Ranking
5671
National Ranking
269

Overview

Martin Driessen is affiliated with Bielefeld University in Germany. Their research predominantly spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a strong emphasis on clinical psychology and psychiatry. They have contributed extensively to topics including psychiatric care and mental health services, mental health treatment and access, and personality disorders and psychopathology.

Their recent research output includes studies published between 2020 and 2023, covering a range of subjects relevant to mental health and clinical practice. Notable papers include the 2020 study "Predictors of attendance in outpatient group treatment for women with posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder" published in Psychotherapy Research, and the same year's "Borderline personality disorder and childhood trauma: Exploring the buffering role of self-compassion and self-esteem" in the Journal of Clinical Psychology.

Further publications address cognitive and behavioral aspects of aging and mental impairment, such as the 2020 article "Predicting On-Road Driving Skills, Fitness to Drive, and Prospective Accident Risk in Older Drivers and Drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Importance of Non-Cognitive Risk Factors" featured in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. More recent studies include a 2023 randomized controlled trial, "The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality compared to enhanced treatment as usual for inpatients who are suicidal," appearing in Frontiers in Psychiatry, and the same year's "Overestimation of on-road driving performance is associated with reduced driving safety in older drivers" published in Accident Analysis & Prevention.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martin Driessen include Thomas Beblo, Max Toepper, Lorenz B. Dehn, Carolin Steuwe, and Kim L. Austerschmidt, indicating established research partnerships within their academic community.

Their work is commonly published in venues such as Psychiatrische Praxis, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Value in Health, Accident Analysis & Prevention, and BMC Psychiatry, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of their research spanning clinical settings, psychiatry, and public health domains.

Their main fields of study are:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Subfields of study include:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Social Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Main research topics covered are:

  • Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Older Adults Driving Studies
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

Their recent publications include:

  • "Predictors of attendance in outpatient group treatment for women with posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder" (2020), Psychotherapy Research
  • "Borderline personality disorder and childhood trauma: Exploring the buffering role of self-compassion and self-esteem" (2020), Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • "Predicting On-Road Driving Skills, Fitness to Drive, and Prospective Accident Risk in Older Drivers and Drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Importance of Non-Cognitive Risk Factors" (2020), Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • "The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality compared to enhanced treatment as usual for inpatients who are suicidal: A randomized controlled trial" (2023), Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Overestimation of on-road driving performance is associated with reduced driving safety in older drivers" (2023), Accident Analysis & Prevention

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Thomas Beblo
  • Max Toepper
  • Lorenz B. Dehn
  • Carolin Steuwe
  • Kim L. Austerschmidt

Journal venues with multiple publications:

  • Psychiatrische Praxis
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Value in Health
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • BMC Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Magnetic resonance imaging volumes of the hippocampus and the amygdala in women with borderline personality disorder and early traumatization.

    Martin Driessen;Jörg Herrmann;Kerstin Stahl;Martin Zwaan

  • [The German version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ): preliminary psychometric properties].

    Katja Wingenfeld;Carsten Spitzer;Christoph Mensebach;Hans Jörgen Grabe

  • The course of anxiety, depression and drinking behaviours after completed detoxification in alcoholics with and without comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders.

    Martin Driessen;Szilvia Meier;Andreas Hill;Tilmann Wetterling

  • Trauma and PTSD in Patients With Alcohol, Drug, or Dual Dependence: A Multi‐Center Study

    Martin Driessen;Silke Schulte;Christel Luedecke;Ingo Schaefer

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and fMRI activation patterns of traumatic memory in patients with borderline personality disorder

    Martin Driessen;Thomas Beblo;Markus Mertens;Martina Piefke

  • Impaired serum cortisol stress response is a predictor of early relapse.

    K Junghanns;J Backhaus;U Tietz;W Lange

  • [The reliable, valid and economic assessment of early traumatization: first psychometric characteristics of the German version of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (ACE)].

    Katja Wingenfeld;Ingo Schäfer;Kirsten Terfehr;Heike Grabski

  • Executive functions and risky decision-making in patients with opiate dependence

    Matthias Brand;Martina Roth-Bauer;Martin Driessen;Hans J. Markowitsch

  • The Impact of Self-Reported Childhood Trauma on Emotion Regulation in Borderline Personality Disorder and Major Depression

    Silvia Carvalho Fernando;Thomas Beblo;Nicole Schlosser;Kirsten Terfehr

  • [A brief instrument for the assessment of childhood abuse and neglect: the childhood trauma screener (CTS)].

    Hans Jörgen Grabe;Andrea Schulz;Carsten Oliver Schmidt;Katja Appel

  • Increased suppression of negative and positive emotions in major depression.

    Thomas Beblo;Thomas Beblo;Silvia Fernando;Sabrina Klocke;Julia Griepenstroh

  • Effort-reward imbalance and burnout among German nurses in medical compared with psychiatric hospital settings.

    M. Schulz;A. Damkröger;C. Heins;L. Wehlitz

  • Neural correlates of the individual emotional Stroop in borderline personality disorder.

    Katja Wingenfeld;Nina Rullkoetter;Nina Rullkoetter;Christoph Mensebach;Thomas Beblo

  • A NEW RATING SCALE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ALCOHOL-WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME (AWS SCALE)

    Tilman Wetterling;Rolf-Dieter Kanitz;Bettina Besters;Dorothea Fischer

  • Protecting self-esteem from stigma: A test of different strategies for coping with the stigma of mental illness:

    Marie Ilic;Jost Reinecke;Gerd Bohner;Hans-Onno Röttgers

  • Work‐related behaviour and experience pattern in nurses: impact on physical and mental health

    M. Schulz;A. Damkroger;E. Voltmer;B. Lowe

  • Axis I and Axis II Comorbidity in Alcohol Dependence and the Two Types of Alcoholism

    Martin Driessen;Clemens Veltrup;Tilman Wetterling;Ulrich John

  • Childhood trauma and dissociation in patients with alcohol dependence, drug dependence, or both—A multi-center study

    Ingo Schäfer;Willemien Langeland;Johanna Hissbach;Christel Luedecke

  • Functional MRI correlates of the recall of unresolved life events in borderline personality disorder

    Thomas Beblo;Martin Driessen;Markus Mertens;Katja Wingenfeld

  • 148th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association

    Volker Dittmann;M. Krausz;C. Haasen;R. Mass

  • Drinking pattern and alcohol-related medical disorders.

    Tilman Wetterling;Clemens Veltrup;Martin Driessen;Ulrich John

Frequent Co-Authors

Katja Wingenfeld
Katja Wingenfeld Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Carsten Spitzer
Carsten Spitzer University of Rostock
Oliver T. Wolf
Oliver T. Wolf Ruhr University Bochum
Christian Otte
Christian Otte Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Bernd Löwe
Bernd Löwe Universität Hamburg
Volker Arolt
Volker Arolt University of Münster
Tobias Banaschewski
Tobias Banaschewski Heidelberg University
Harald J. Freyberger
Harald J. Freyberger University of Greifswald
Patrick W. Corrigan
Patrick W. Corrigan Illinois Institute of Technology
Gerd Bohner
Gerd Bohner Bielefeld University

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