Education
| 09/2024 | PhD in Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz Dissertation: "Conceptualizations of health-related Internet use in the context of health anxiety: reinforcement and specificity” |
| 04/2021 | Licensure for psychological psychotherapy (Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz) |
| 04/2014 - 04/2021 | Professional training in cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz |
| 03/2014 | Diploma in Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Thesis: “Long-term effects of cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy for eating disorders in a naturalistic setting“) |
| 10/2008 - 03/2014 | Studies of psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz |
Academic and Clinical Positions
| Since 05/2022 | Psychological psychotherapist in the Research and Teaching Clinic, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| 10/2015 - 09/2024 | Doctoral canidate, Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy & experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz |
| 10/2014 - 09/2015 | Psychological training I, Inpatient Clinic of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main |
| 04/2014 - 09/2014 | Psychological training II, Psychotherapeutic outpatient clinic of the psychological institute, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz |
| 07/2012 - 03/2014 and 10/2014 - 06/2015 | Student assistant, Psychotherapeutic outpatient clinic of the psychological institute, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz |
Presentations on Conferences
| Hamann, S., Gropalis, M. & Witthöft, M. (2017). Der Zusammenhang zwischen Krankheitsangst und Cyberchondrie – eine Meta-Analyse [The association between health anxiety and cyberchondria – a meta-analysis]. 10th Workshop Conference of the German Psychological Society, Section Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Chemnitz, Germany, 25 – 27 May 2017). [Talk] |
| Hamann, S., Müssenich, B., Gropalis, M., Wenzel, M., Kubiak, T. & Witthöft, M. (2017). Das Phänomen Cyberchondrie: Eine ambulante Assessment-Studie zu den Effekten der gesundheits- und krankheitsbezogenen Internetnutzung. [The phenomenon of cyberchondria: An ambulatory assessment study investigating the effects of health- and illness-related internet use]. 10th Workshop Conference of the German Psychological Society, Section Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Chemnitz, Germany, 25 – 27 May 2017). [Poster] |
Scholarships
| 03/2021 - 09/2021 | PhD scholarship from the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Michael Witthöft |
| 10/2015 - 09/2018 | PhD scholarship from the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Michael Witthöft |
Research Interests
- pathological health anxiety and health-related internet use
- eating disorders
Publications
Schenkel, S., Jungmann, S., Gropalis, M., & Witthöft, M. (2021). Conceptualizations of Cyberchondria and Relations to the Anxiety Spectrum: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(11), e27835.
Sarter, L., Heider, J., Kirchner, L., Schenkel, S., Witthöft, M., Rief, W., & Kleinstäuber, M. (2021). Cognitive and emotional variables predicting treatment outcome of cognitive behavior therapies for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: A meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 110486.
Jungmann, S. M., Gropalis, M., Schenkel, S. K., & Witthöft, M. (2024). Is cyberchondria specific to hypochondriasis?. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 102, 102798.
Book Reviews
Hamann, S. (2015). Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie bei Hypochondrie und Krankheitsangst. Verhaltenstherapie, 25, 241-242.