Dipl.-Psych. Dr. Sandra K. Schenkel (née Hamann)

Education

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

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

since 10/2015 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.

 


Book Reviews

Hamann, S. (2015). Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie bei Hypochondrie und Krankheitsangst. Verhaltenstherapie, 25, 241-242.