{"title":"[Awareness or rejection of psychological constructs in the context of media developments? Clinical implications for mental healthcare].","authors":"Laura Inhestern","doi":"10.1055/a-2817-9113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2817-9113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47315,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie","volume":"76 5","pages":"183-184"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147975430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Cultures of Remembrance in Psychology: A Survey as a First Empirical Step].","authors":"Andreas Maercker, Hans Raupach","doi":"10.1055/a-2794-3958","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2794-3958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Psychology and its professionals face high expectations from the general public regarding their work to benefit individuals and society. Within the field itself, psychology has a collective memory that serves as a source of guidance. This memory has a strong ethical component that includes reflecting critically on practices that violate human rights or professional standards. This reflection is intended to prevent the recurrence of such practices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A survey was conducted among members of German-speaking professional associations to determine which areas are relevant to the culture of remembrance and to identify signs of dimensionality in the psychological culture of remembrance. Of the approximately 500 German, Austrian, and Swiss scientific psychology associations invited to participate in the survey, only 54 experienced colleagues responded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Many areas were indicated as being equally important, such as psychologists as victims of Nazi persecution, psychologists as perpetrators in the GDR, and psychologists in democratic reconstruction after 1945. Other important areas included certain areas of psychological research, such as justice, women's emancipation, totalitarian character, problem solving, and general experimental psychology. The theoretically assumed dimensionalization of memory cultures into ethical and scientific dimensions was empirically expanded to include four dimensions: psychologists as perpetrators, victims, and innovators; psychology in the context of human rights and justice; psychology as a science; and the critical role of psychology.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Finally, the viability of the findings for reflection on memory culture within psychology and related disciplines is discussed. These findings are also relevant to efforts in the field's current third mission and to psychotraumatology's work to bring closure to victims of injustice.</p>","PeriodicalId":47315,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie","volume":" ","pages":"194-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147318518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Prevalence and socio-medical performance among unemployed people in Germany - Analysis of data of the Medical Service of the Federal Employment Agency].","authors":"Andreas Guenter Franke, Kirsi Manz, Norbert Scherbaum, Claudia Pieper, Patrik Roser, Gabriele Lotz-Metz","doi":"10.1055/a-2763-8046","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2763-8046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The fundamental association between unemployment and health problems has long been recognized. This raises questions about the most common illnesses among unemployed people and any resulting loss of productivity. The aim of the study is to present the 20 most common illnesses among unemployed people examined by the Medical Service (ÄD) of the Federal Employment Agency (BA) and to analyze any resulting loss of productivity for the (general) labor market and other associated factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For this multi-year cross-sectional study study (2016-2021), the 20 most common diseases/ diagnoses from all (n=4,249,028) social medical assessments conducted by the Medical Service (ÄD) of the Federal Employment Agency were analyzed, along with the respective primary and secondary diagnoses based on ICD-10 codes and associated factors (gender, age, performance profile) from the ÄD databases. For data analyses descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the approximately 500,000 social medical assessments carried out by the MS each year, nearly all clients (2016: 90.1%; 2021: 99.5%) received a diagnosis. Depressive episodes (n=416,531; 10.2%), recurrent depressive disorders (n=415,651; 10.1%) and (other) anxiety disorders (n=169,112; 4.6%) belong to the most frequent diagnoses. Among the non-psychiatric disorders, back pain (n=243,389; 6.6%), (primary) hypertension (n=146,316; 4.0%) and (other) disc damage (n=91,861; 2.2%) occupy the top three places. Age and gender differed significantly depending on the disease. Overall, 33.9% of all assessed clients were classified as incapacitated (<3 hours/day), with mental illnesses being the most common reason for this, with schizophrenia being the most common at 63.6%).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Mental disorders are particularly common among people who are unemployed. This should be taken into account in medical care and labor market integration to overcome both: unemployment and (psychiatric) illness. Keywords: Unemployment, illnesses, epidemiology, inability to work, long term unemployment.</p>","PeriodicalId":47315,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie","volume":" ","pages":"185-193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13186610/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146067564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Psychosocial and Medical Dimensions of Therapy Adherence].","authors":"Anne-Kathrin Köditz, Jochen Ernst","doi":"10.1055/a-2598-2093","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2598-2093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Therapy adherence is an important factor in the course of a disease. Higher adherence reduces complications, hospital stays and costs for the healthcare system and improves quality of life in the long term. Despite its high relevance, a significant proportion of patients do not adequately follow recommendations for treatment or lifestyle changes. The following is an overview of resources and risk factors for adherence with a focus on psychosocial characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":47315,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie","volume":"76 5","pages":"212-221"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147976060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Uta Gühne, Stefan Weinmann, Leonore Julius, Reinhard Peukert, Thomas Becker, Steffi G Riedel-Heller
{"title":"[Evidence-based interventions for families, parents and social networks in the treatment of individuals with severe mental illness].","authors":"Uta Gühne, Stefan Weinmann, Leonore Julius, Reinhard Peukert, Thomas Becker, Steffi G Riedel-Heller","doi":"10.1055/a-2752-7571","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2752-7571","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The aim is to provide an overview of the current evidence on the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in the social environment and the recommendations of the updated S3 guideline \"Psychosocial Therapies for Severe Mental Illness\" of the DGPPN in this area. The established AWMF methodology for the (further) development of S3 guidelines was applied: systematic literature search and appraisal, GRADE-EtD, and structured consensus procedures, accompanied by a comprehensive guideline committee. The systematic search highlights international evidence with a focus on family interventions (recommendation grade A). The effectiveness of caregiver and parent interventions, as well as interventions in a broader social context, has been investigated far less frequently (recommendation grade B). In addition to effectiveness research, aspects of needs assessment and implementation are discussed. The findings point to a substantial need for further research and practical implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":47315,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie","volume":" ","pages":"208-211"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146067578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marie-Theresa Kaufmann, Julia König, Elmar Brähler, Bernhard Strauß
{"title":"[Psychological and psychosocial characteristics of those affected by SED injustice in a representative survey in the New Federal States of Germany].","authors":"Marie-Theresa Kaufmann, Julia König, Elmar Brähler, Bernhard Strauß","doi":"10.1055/a-2687-6880","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2687-6880","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>More than 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, there is still a lack of representative data on the various forms of SED injustice in former East Germany. There is also a lack of answers to the question how those affected by SED injustice differ from those not affected related to psychosocial characteristics, which forms of repression occurred together and which groups of those affected can be differentiated. This is important for creating a clearer understanding of the repression during the SED dictatorship and deriving implications for further reprocessing and dealing with the past in the coming years.In a representative cross-sectional study in former East Germany a total of N=3011 individuals (response rate 45%) were surveyed between May and September 2022. First, group differences between those affected and those not affected by SED injustice were calculated for psychosocial variables. Next information provided on repression was evaluated using a latent class analysis for younger respondents who did not experience the GDR themselves, and for older respondents who were socialized in the GDR (cutoff point: date of birth January 1st, 1980). Subsequently, further analyses of group differences between the class solutions were performed.Those affected by SED injustice exhibit more anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms than those who were not affected. GDR socialization appears to be associated with more psychological symptoms and less trust in institutions, especially among those affected by SED injustice. The class analyses revealed a two-group solution for the younger respondents and a four-group solution for the older ones. The groups differed in terms of personal proximity to the repression and the total number of reported repressions. The groups showed further differences with regard to resilience factors. No group differences were found related to mental health.On the one hand, interventions should focus on the mental health of all people affected by SED injustice. On the other hand, group-specific measures should be taken into account, as e. g. interventions on (re)building trust in institutions. The reprocessing of SED injustice still plays a key role today.</p>","PeriodicalId":47315,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie","volume":" ","pages":"141-154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145313773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fiona Kalkstein, Lisa Kriechel, Elmar Brähler, Oliver Decker
{"title":"[Does a connection exist between early child day care in the former GDR, authoritarianism and right-wing extremist attitudes?]","authors":"Fiona Kalkstein, Lisa Kriechel, Elmar Brähler, Oliver Decker","doi":"10.1055/a-2725-4631","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2725-4631","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The article discusses the question whether external childcare in the GDR is associated with higher levels of authoritarianism and right-wing extremism today. For this we used data from a representative survey of the new federal states (REP-NL, n=1,581) from 2022 to measure the relationship between the form of early childhood care of former GDR citizens and the expression of right-wing extremist attitudes in linear regressions. In the next step, authoritarianism was added as a mediator in order to test the assumed mediation. The results initially showed that not external care, but family care at pre-school age in the GDR was associated with stronger right-wing extremism. When authoritarianism was included as a mediator, it was shown that authoritarianism almost completely explained the association between the form of care and right-wing extremism. Family care in the GDR that was associated with higher authoritarianism scores than external care. The results suggest that many educators in the GDR may have raised children with less authoritarian attitudes than previously assumed and open up new perspectives on early childhood care today.</p>","PeriodicalId":47315,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie","volume":" ","pages":"124-131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145764180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lina Wollgast, Julia Waldhauer, Claudia Hövener, Niels Michalski
{"title":"Self-rated health of men and women in East and West Germany 20 and 30 years after reunification: a repeated cross-sectional study with birth cohort alignment.","authors":"Lina Wollgast, Julia Waldhauer, Claudia Hövener, Niels Michalski","doi":"10.1055/a-2765-2300","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2765-2300","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>So far, comparisons of self-rated health (SRH) between East and West Germans have mostly referred to current residence, neglecting where people lived before the fall of the inner German Wall. This article considers the place of residence before 1990 to explain health differences, thereby accounting for socio-political socialization and differing socioeconomic starting points. It examines whether differences in self-rated health persisted 20 and 30 years after reunification between those who had lived in East or West Germany before 1990.We are using survey data from GEDA 2009-12 (30,883 women, 24,959 men) and 2021 (2,203 women, 1,917 men) to estimate age-adjusted prevalence of good self-rated health by pre-1990 and current residence, for women and men. Multiple logistic regression adjusts for education, income, and migration history. Interaction effects between cohorts and residence pre- and post-reunification are specified. Predicted probabilities display East-West differences by cohort. Analyses are performed separately by sex and for birth cohorts based on established generation definitions.Germans living pre-1990 and currently in East Germany were less likely to report good SRH in 2009-2012 (women OR: 0.727, CI 0.67-0.79; men OR: 0.767, CI 0.70-0.84) than individuals living pre-1990 and currently in West Germany. These differences were absent in 2021. At both time points, older generations were less likely to report good SRH than younger ones, especially East Germans who were still living in East Germany. The analysis by generation shows that good SRH was less likely among East German women and men compared to West Germans in the three oldest cohorts (born before 1960).East-West differences by generation indicate that the East German background is an important determinant of self-rated health for specific cohorts. Explanations include selective migration, higher pre-1990 health burdens, and challenges during East Germany's transformation. Comparisons over time suggest that East-West health disparities may fade as generations who lived in East Germany before 1990 pass.</p>","PeriodicalId":47315,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie","volume":"76 3-04","pages":"106-113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147595596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia Petersen, Christoph Kasinger, Manfred E Beutel, Marie Theresa Kaufmann, Elmar Brähler
{"title":"Socioeconomic burdens and mental health in adult life - The role of early childhood care in East and West Germany.","authors":"Julia Petersen, Christoph Kasinger, Manfred E Beutel, Marie Theresa Kaufmann, Elmar Brähler","doi":"10.1055/a-2793-9812","DOIUrl":"10.1055/a-2793-9812","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to examine the long-term socio-economic and psychological outcomes associated with different early childhood care arrangements, while considering the influence of historical and political regional differences between East and West Germany.A total of 4,130 individuals (2,069 from East Germany and 2,061 from West Germany) were surveyed regarding their early childhood care experiences. Participants were divided into three groups: (1) those exclusively in family care, (2) those who received additional external care before age three, and (3) those who entered external care from age three onward. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests, alpha-adjusted t-tests, and multiple regression analyses to assess the prevalence of adult socio-economic burdens across care groups.Findings indicated that East Germans raised exclusively in family care were more likely to experience socio-economic disadvantages in adulthood compared to peers who received early external care. Similar, though less pronounced, patterns were observed among participants from West Germany.The results highlight regional differences in the long-term effects of early childcare, reflecting historical and structural variations between East and West Germany. In the East, where external childcare was more institutionalized, such arrangements appear to have provided lasting protective effects against socio-economic disadvantage.External childcare, particularly in East Germany, may play a significant role in mitigating long-term inequalities. These findings underscore the importance of early interventions and equitable childcare access in addressing structural and political determinants of social inequality.</p>","PeriodicalId":47315,"journal":{"name":"Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie","volume":"76 3-04","pages":"114-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147595609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}