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59
Citations
10482
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3749
National Ranking
168

Overview

Sven Barnow is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and specializes in the field of psychology, with a focus on clinical and experimental cognitive psychology. Their research contributions span several subfields including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, social psychology, as well as sociology and political science.

The scientist's research covers a broad range of mental health topics, particularly focusing on mental health research, anxiety, depression, psychometric assessments, therapeutic treatments, and cognitive processes. They also work on child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, digital mental health interventions, eating disorders and behaviors, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, and behavioral health and interventions.

Recent notable publications include:

  • A cognitive control framework for understanding emotion regulation flexibility., 2020, Emotion
  • Examining the strategy-situation fit of emotion regulation in everyday social contexts., 2023, Emotion
  • Effectiveness of a Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Self-Help Intervention for Binge Eating Disorder, 2024, JAMA Network Open
  • Contextual variations in emotion polyregulation: How do regulatory goals shape the use and success of emotion regulation strategies in everyday life?, 2023, Emotion
  • Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Bulimia Nervosa, 2024, JAMA Network Open

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Sven Barnow include:

  • Luise Pruessner
  • Christina Sauer
  • Christina Timm
  • Steffen Hartmann
  • Julian Rubel

Sven Barnow frequently publishes in journals such as Emotion, Internet Interventions, JAMA Network Open, Journal of Affective Disorders, and Psychologische Rundschau.

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to academic book literature through a publication with Springer Nature, titled Emotionsregulation in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and physical illness: findings from the general population

    Carsten Spitzer;Sven Barnow;Henry Völzke;Ulrich John

  • Associations between the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and affect, loneliness and intelligence in normal subjects.

    Michael J. Lucht;Sven Barnow;Christine Sonnenfeld;Albert Rosenberger

  • Moderation of Adult Depression by a Polymorphism in the FKBP5 Gene and Childhood Physical Abuse in the General Population

    Katja Appel;Christian Schwahn;Christian Schwahn;Jessie Mahler;Andrea Schulz

  • Alexithymia and interpersonal problems.

    Carsten Spitzer;Ute Siebel-Jürges;Sven Barnow;Hans Joergen Grabe

  • Association of posttraumatic stress disorder with low-grade elevation of C-reactive protein: evidence from the general population.

    Carsten Spitzer;Sven Barnow;Henry Völzke;Henri Wallaschofski

  • [The short version of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI -18): preliminary psychometric properties of the German translation].

    Carsten Spitzer;S Hammer;Bernd Löwe;H J Grabe

  • Correlates of aggressive and delinquent conduct problems in adolescence

    Sven Barnow;Michael Lucht;Harald-J. Freyberger

  • Interpersonal evaluation bias in borderline personality disorder.

    Sven Barnow;Malte Stopsack;Hans Joergen Grabe;Claudia Meinke

  • The importance of a positive family history of alcoholism, parental rejection and emotional warmth, behavioral problems and peer substance use for alcohol problems in teenagers: A path analysis.

    Sven Barnow;Marc A Schuckit;Michael Lucht;Ulrich John

  • Serotonin Transporter Gene (SLC6A4) Promoter Polymorphisms and the Susceptibility to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the General Population

    Hans Jörgen Grabe;Carsten Spitzer;Christian Schwahn;Agnes Marcinek

  • Alexithymia and outcome in psychotherapy.

    Hans Joergen Grabe;Jörg Frommer;Annegret Ankerhold;Cornelia Ulrich

  • A cognitive control framework for understanding emotion regulation flexibility.

    Luise Pruessner;Sven Barnow;Daniel V Holt;Jutta Joormann

  • [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

  • Individual Characteristics, Familial Experience, and Psychopathology in Children of Mothers With Borderline Personality Disorder

    Sven Barnow;Carsten Spitzer;Hans J. Grabe;Christoph Kessler

  • Hypersensitivity in Borderline Personality Disorder during Mindreading

    Carina Frick;Simone Lang;Boris Kotchoubey;Simkje Sieswerda

  • Borderline personality disorder and psychosis: a review.

    Sven Barnow;Elisabeth A. Arens;Simkje Sieswerda;Ramona Dinu-Biringer

  • Emotional Vulnerability in Borderline Personality Disorder Is Cue Specific and Modulated by Traumatization

    Anke Limberg;Sven Barnow;Harald J. Freyberger;Alfons O. Hamm

  • Dissociation predicts symptom-related treatment outcome in short-term inpatient psychotherapy

    Carsten Spitzer;Sven Barnow;Harald J. Freyberger;Hans Joergen Grabe

  • Childhood maltreatment, the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene and adult depression in the general population

    Hans Jörgen Grabe;Christian Schwahn;Katja Appel;Jessie Mahler

  • Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in the elderly: findings from a German community study.

    Carsten Spitzer;Sven Barnow;Henry Völzke;Ulrich John

  • Alexithymia, hypertension, and subclinical atherosclerosis in the general population

    Hans Joergen Grabe;Christian Schwahn;Sven Barnow;Carsten Spitzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Carsten Spitzer
Carsten Spitzer University of Rostock
Harald J. Freyberger
Harald J. Freyberger University of Greifswald
Hans-Jörgen Grabe
Hans-Jörgen Grabe Greifswald University Hospital
Katja Wingenfeld
Katja Wingenfeld Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Sabine C. Herpertz
Sabine C. Herpertz Heidelberg University
Agustín Ibáñez
Agustín Ibáñez Adolfo Ibáñez University
Elmar Brähler
Elmar Brähler Leipzig University
Lutz Goldbeck
Lutz Goldbeck University of Ulm
Bernd Löwe
Bernd Löwe Universität Hamburg
Jörg M. Fegert
Jörg M. Fegert University of Ulm

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