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Research group on psychotherapy and health services — focus on eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder

Head: Ulrich Voderholzer, MD

The research group is based on an intensive, long-term collaboration with the Schoen Clinic Roseneck in Prien am Chiemsee. The Schoen Clinic Roseneck was established in 1985 as the first hospital specialized in the treatment of eating disorders and has played a pioneering role in the treatment of eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder to this day.

To support scientists and clinical practitioners in practice and clinical research work we developed, validated and published several assessment instruments for eating disorders. Each assessment can be downloaded for clinical practice and research from this page without cost.

• Munich Eating Disorder Questionnaire (Munich ED-Quest)
• Anorexia Nervosa Inventory for Self-rating (ANIS)
• Structured Inventory for Anorexic and Bulimic Eating Disorders (SIAB-EX and SIAB-S) 

Our research projects focus on inpatients with eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression but also on transdiagnostic factors such as emotion regulation. The research group is also responsible for coordinating research projects across the Schoen Clinics and collaborations with the Schoen Clinics’ endowed professorships as part of the Schoen Clinics’ science office.

  • Eating disorders

    • Effects of psychopharmacological medication on body weight and eating disorder symptoms during inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa
    • Facilitators and barriers in anorexia nervosa treatment initiation (FABIANA, in collaboration with the UKE Hamburg, funded by the German Research Foundation)
    • Inpatient treatment for severely underweight patients with anorexia nervosa: one-year follow up
    • Orthorexia nervosa in persons with and without mental disorders (in collaboration with the TU Munich)
    • Pathways to care in eating disorders (in collaboration with the World Psychiatric Association)
    • Randomized-controlled trial of a smartphone-based, therapist-guided aftercare following inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa (funded by the Swiss Anorexia Nervosa Foundation)
    • Randomized-controlled trial of a smartphone-based, therapist-guided aftercare following inpatient treatment for bulimia nervosa (funded by the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation)
    • Randomized-controlled trial of a specialized post-inpatient psychotherapy for sustained recovery in anorexia nervosa via videoconference (SUSTAIN, in collaboration with the University Hospital Tübingen, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research)

    Obsessive-compulsive disorder

    • Effects of acceptance-based instructions during exposure to disorder-relevant stimuli (funded by the Förderprogramm für Forschung und Lehre der LMU München)
    • Inpatient treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder: one-year follow up
    • Video-based exposure therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Depression

    • Effects of discontinuation of antidepressant medication in depressive disorders
    • Effects of antidepressant medication on symptom improvements during and after inpatient treatment for depressive disorders: six-months follow up

    Transdiagnostic projects

    • Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on symptomatology in mental disorders
    • Psychosocial risk factors in adolescents with mental disorders