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Overview

Peer Briken is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their work predominantly focuses on clinical psychology within broader subfields such as sociology and political science, social psychology, gender studies, and psychiatry and mental health.

The central themes of their research include:

  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Peer Briken has coauthored numerous publications with frequent collaborators such as Johannes Fuß, Johanna Schröder, Arne Dekker, Verena Klein, and Safiye Tozdan. These collaborations have resulted in substantial contributions to various journals and the development of knowledge in related fields.

Their research has appeared in several prominent publication venues where they have maintained a consistent presence, including:

  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine
  • Forensische Psychiatrie Psychologie Kriminologie
  • Zeitschrift für Sexualforschung
  • Journal of Behavioral Addictions
  • The Journal of Sex Research

Recent papers by Peer Briken and related contributors cover significant topics such as sexual dysfunction, diagnostic requirements in psychiatric classification systems, and emerging categories in mental health disorders. Notable papers include:

  • "Estimating the Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction Using the New ICD-11 Guidelines," 2020, Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • "Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders in the ICD-11: an international perspective on key changes and controversies," 2020, BMC Medicine
  • "An organization- and category-level comparison of diagnostic requirements for mental disorders in ICD-11 and DSM-5," 2021, World Psychiatry
  • "Emerging experience with selected new categories in the ICD-11: complex PTSD, prolonged grief disorder, gaming disorder, and compulsive sexual behaviour disorder," 2022, World Psychiatry
  • "The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) 2020 guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of paraphilic disorders," 2020, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Additionally, Peer Briken has contributed to book publications, including a title with American Psychiatric Association Publishing eBooks:

  • Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder: Understanding, Assessment, and Treatment, 2021

The range and focus of Peer Briken's research demonstrate a consistent engagement with topics at the intersection of sexual health, forensic psychiatry, and mental health diagnostics, along with interdisciplinary approaches involving social sciences and gender studies.

Best Publications

  • Comparing and Combining Naltrexone and Acamprosate in Relapse Prevention of Alcoholism: A Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

    Falk Kiefer;Holger Jahn;Timo Tarnaske;Hauke Helwig

  • Disorders related to sexuality and gender identity in the ICD-11: revising the ICD-10 classification based on current scientific evidence, best clinical practices, and human rights considerations.

    Geoffrey M. Reed;Jack Drescher;Richard B. Krueger;Elham Atalla

  • Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder in the ICD-11.

    Shane W. Kraus;Richard B. Krueger;Peer Briken;Michael B. First

  • How Common is Men's Self-Reported Sexual Interest in Prepubescent Children?

    Beate Dombert;Alexander F. Schmidt;Rainer Banse;Peer Briken

  • Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders in the ICD-11: an international perspective on key changes and controversies.

    Dan J. Stein;Peter Szatmari;Wolfgang Gaebel;Michael Berk

  • Pharmacotherapy of paraphilias with long-acting agonists of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone: a systematic review.

    Peer Briken;Andreas Hill;Wolfgang Berner

  • An organization- and category-level comparison of diagnostic requirements for mental disorders in ICD-11 and DSM-5.

    Michael B. First;Wolfgang Gaebel;Mario Maj;Dan J. Stein

  • Desire to Have Children Among Transgender People in Germany: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Center Study.

    Matthias K. Auer;Matthias K. Auer;Johannes Fuss;Timo O. Nieder;Peer Briken

  • Criminal Recidivism in Sexual Homicide Perpetrators

    Andreas Hill;Niels Habermann;Dietrich Klusmann;Wolfgang Berner

  • Differential Pharmacological Treatment of Paraphilias and Sex Offenders

    Andreas Hill;Peer Briken;Christian Kraus;Kerstin Strohm

  • Childhood Trauma and Dissociation in Female Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: An Exploratory Study

    Ingo Schäfer;Timo Harfst;Volkmar Aderhold;Peer Briken

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Addiction: A Survey among German Sex Therapists

    Peer Briken;Niels Habermann;Wolfgang Berner;Andreas Hill

  • An elevated plus-maze in mixed reality for studying human anxiety-related behavior.

    Sarah V. Biedermann;Daniel G. Biedermann;Frederike Wenzlaff;Tim Kurjak

  • Rationale and Design of the Hamburg City Health Study

    Annika Desiree Jagodzinski;Christoffer Johansen;Uwe Koch-Gromus;Ghazal Aarabi

  • Body Image in Young Gender Dysphoric Adults: A European Multi-Center Study

    Inga Becker;Timo O. Nieder;Susanne Cerwenka;Peer Briken

  • Psychiatric Disorders in Single and Multiple Sexual Murderers

    Andreas Hill;Niels Habermann;Wolfgang Berner;Peer Briken

  • Treatment of paraphilia with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists.

    Peer Briken;Evangelia Nika;Wolfgang Berner

  • The Relationship Between Hypersexual Behavior, Sexual Excitation, Sexual Inhibition, and Personality Traits.

    Martin Rettenberger;Martin Rettenberger;Verena Klein;Peer Briken

  • Estimating the Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction Using the New ICD-11 Guidelines

    Peer Briken;Silja Matthiesen;Laura Pietras;Christian Wiessner

  • Pharmacological treatments for paraphilic patients and sexual offenders.

    Peer Briken;Martin P Kafka

  • Proposals for Paraphilic Disorders in the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11).

    Richard B. Krueger;Geoffrey M. Reed;Michael B. First;Adele Marais

  • Sexual sadism and sadistic personality disorder in sexual homicide.

    Andreas Hill;Niels Habermann;Wolfgang Berner;Peer Briken

  • Self-Reported Indicators of Hypersexuality and Its Correlates in a Female Online Sample

    Verena Klein;Martin Rettenberger;Martin Rettenberger;Peer Briken

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey M. Reed
Geoffrey M. Reed Columbia University
Johanna Schröder
Johanna Schröder Medical School Hamburg
John M. W. Bradford
John M. W. Bradford McMaster University
Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels
Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels VU University Medical Center
Steffen Moritz
Steffen Moritz University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Bernd Löwe
Bernd Löwe Universität Hamburg
Jürgen Hoyer
Jürgen Hoyer TU Dresden
Martin Härter
Martin Härter Universität Hamburg
Falk Kiefer
Falk Kiefer Heidelberg University

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