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Ulrich Voderholzer is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their academic contributions primarily span the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focus on clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, experimental and cognitive psychology, sociology and political science, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scholar's research extensively covers topics such as eating disorders and behaviors, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, the impact of technology on adolescents, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, child nutrition and feeding issues, body image and dysmorphia studies, and obesity, physical activity, and diet.

Frequent publication venues for Ulrich Voderholzer include:

  • Adipositas - Ursachen Folgeerkrankungen Therapie
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Der Nervenarzt
  • European Eating Disorders Review
  • InFo Neurologie + Psychiatrie

Among recent scholarly papers, some notable works include:

  • "Eating disorders in times of the COVID-19 pandemic-Results from an online survey of patients with anorexia nervosa," 2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • "Unraveling the comorbidity of depression and anxiety in a large inpatient sample: Network analysis to examine bridge symptoms," 2021, Depression and Anxiety
  • "Treatment of eating disorders: A systematic meta-review of meta-analyses and network meta-analyses," 2022, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "The reciprocal relationship between alliance and early treatment symptoms: A two-stage individual participant data meta-analysis," 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
  • "Obsessive-compulsive disorder during COVID-19: Turning a problem into an opportunity?," 2020, Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Co-authorship collaborations include frequent partnerships with Adrian Meule, Silke Naab, Sandra Schlegl, David R. Kolar, and Ulrich Cuntz, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within their areas of study.

Ulrich Voderholzer has also contributed to academic literature in book form, with publications through Hogrefe Verlag. Titles include "Ratgeber Zwangsstörungen" (2023) and "Zwanghaftes Bewegungsverhalten bei Essstörungen" (2021).

Best Publications

  • Insomnia as a predictor of depression: A meta-analytic evaluation of longitudinal epidemiological studies.

    Chiara Baglioni;Gemma Battagliese;Bernd Feige;Kai Spiegelhalder

  • The hyperarousal model of insomnia: A review of the concept and its evidence

    Dieter Riemann;Kai Spiegelhalder;Bernd Feige;Ulrich Voderholzer

  • Validation of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group rating scale for restless legs syndrome

    Jun Horiguchi;Magdolna Hornyak;Ulrich Voderholzer;Meir Kryger

  • Sleep and depression--results from psychobiological studies: an overview.

    Dieter Riemann;Mathias Berger;Ulrich Voderholzer

  • Primary insomnia: a risk factor to develop depression?

    Dieter Riemann;Ulrich Voderholzer

  • Neuropsychological performance in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a critical review.

    Anne Katrin Kuelz;Fritz Hohagen;Ulrich Voderholzer

  • Periodic leg movements in sleep and periodic limb movement disorder: Prevalence, clinical significance and treatment

    Magdolna Hornyak;Bernd Feige;Dieter Riemann;Ulrich Voderholzer

  • Sleep and memory in healthy children and adolescents – A critical review

    Marta Kopasz;Barbara Loessl;Magdolna Hornyak;Dieter Riemann

  • Chronic Insomnia and MRI-Measured Hippocampal Volumes: A Pilot Study

    Dieter Riemann;Ulrich Voderholzer;Kai Spiegelhalder;Magdolna Hornyak

  • Are there gender differences in objective and subjective sleep measures? A study of insomniacs and healthy controls.

    Ulrich Voderholzer;Anam Al-Shajlawi;Gesa Weske;Bernd Feige

  • Eating disorders in times of the COVID-19 pandemic-Results from an online survey of patients with anorexia nervosa.

    Sandra Schlegl;Julia Maier;Adrian Meule;Ulrich Voderholzer;Ulrich Voderholzer

  • Doxepin in the treatment of primary insomnia: a placebo-controlled, double-blind, polysomnographic study.

    Goran Hajak;Andrea Rodenbeck;Ulrich Voderholzer;Dieter Riemann

  • Unraveling the comorbidity of depression and anxiety in a large inpatient sample: Network analysis to examine bridge symptoms

    Tim Kaiser;Philipp Herzog;Philipp Herzog;Ulrich Voderholzer;Eva-Lotta Brakemeier

  • Heart rate and heart rate variability in subjectively reported insomnia.

    Kai Spiegelhalder;Lena Fuchs;Johannes Ladwig;Simon D. Kyle

  • Does REM sleep contribute to subjective wake time in primary insomnia? A comparison of polysomnographic and subjective sleep in 100 patients

    Bernd Feige;Anam Al-Shajlawi;Christoph Nissen;Ulrich Voderholzer

  • Nocturnal cortisol and melatonin secretion in primary insomnia

    Dieter Riemann;Torsten Klein;Andrea Rodenbeck;Bernd Feige

  • Increased nocturnal interleukin-6 excretion in patients with primary insomnia: a pilot study.

    Ivonne Burgos;Linda Richter;Torsten Klein;Bernd Fiebich

  • Standardization of depression measurement: a common metric was developed for 11 self-report depression measures.

    Inka Wahl;Bernd Löwe;Jakob Bue Bjorner;Felix Fischer

  • Are adolescents chronically sleep-deprived? An investigation of sleep habits of adolescents in the Southwest of Germany

    B. Loessl;G. Valerius;M. Kopasz;M. Hornyak

  • Trimipramine in Primary Insomnia: Results of a Polysomnographic Double-Blind Controlled Study

    D. Riemann;U. Voderholzer;S. Cohrs;A. Rodenbeck

  • Magnesium therapy for periodic leg movements-related insomnia and restless legs syndrome: an open pilot study

    Magdolna Hornyak;Ulrich Voderholzer;Fritz Hohagen;Mathias Berger

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Nissen
Christoph Nissen University of Geneva
Fritz Hohagen
Fritz Hohagen University of Lübeck
Winfried Rief
Winfried Rief Philipp University of Marburg
Adrian Meule
Adrian Meule University of Regensburg
Bernd Löwe
Bernd Löwe Universität Hamburg
Jens Blechert
Jens Blechert University of Salzburg
Claus Vögele
Claus Vögele University of Luxembourg
Frank H. Wilhelm
Frank H. Wilhelm University of Salzburg
Klaus Lieb
Klaus Lieb Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Steffen Moritz
Steffen Moritz University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

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