Prof. Dr. Malek Bajbouj - Coping with Affective Polarization

Prof. Dr. Malek Bajbouj

Principal Investigator

Research Stream:
Civil Society Interventions Lab
Individuals

Website:
www.psychiatrie-psychotherapie.charite.de
www.orcid.org/0000-0002-0073-3322

Short Vita

I am Professor of Psychiatry and Affective Neuroscience and Director of International Affairs at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. My research focuses on global mental health and stress-related disorders.

Key publications

Jaschke P, Kosyakova Y, Kuche C, Walther L, Goßner L, Jacobsen J, Ta TMT, Hahn E, Hans S, Bajbouj M. Mental health and well-being in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among different population subgroups: evidence from representative longitudinal data in Germany. BMJ Open. 2023 Jun 9;13(6):e071331. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071331
Böge K, Karnouk C, Hoell A, Tschorn M, Kamp-Becker I, Padberg F, Übleis A, Hasan A, Falkai P, Salize HJ, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Banaschewski T, Schneider F, Habel U, Plener P, Hahn E, Wiechers M, Strupf M, Jobst A, et al. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness for the treatment of depressive symptoms in refugees and asylum seekers: a multi-centred randomized controlled trial. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2022 Jun 6;19:100413. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100413
Aust S, Brakemeier EL, Spies J, Herrera-Melendez AL, Kaiser T, Fallgatter A, Plewnia C, Mayer SV, Dechantsreiter E, Burkhardt G, Strauß M, Mauche N, Normann C, Frase L, Deuschle M, Böhringer A, Padberg F, Bajbouj M. Efficacy of augmentation of cognitive behavioral therapy with transcranial direct current stimulation for depression: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022 Jun 1;79(6):528-537. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0705
Hoell A, Kourmpeli E, Salize HJ, Heinz A, Padberg F, Habel U, Kamp-Becker I, Höhne E, Böge K, Bajbouj M. Prevalence of depressive symptoms and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers in Germany: systematic review and meta-analysis. BJPsych Open. 2021 May 3;7(3):e93. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.46
Walther L, Amann J, Flick U, Ta TMT, Bajbouj M, Hahn E. A qualitative study on resilience in adult refugees in Germany. BMC Public Health. 2021 Apr 30;21(1):828. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10817-6

Press publications

Mit Tele-Robotern, Apps und Chatbots gegen Kriegstraumata (ÄrzteZeitung, 2024)
Resilienz – Wie bleibt unsere Psyche gesund? (rbb, 2021)

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