Professor für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie,
Psychol. Psychotherapeut
Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy,
Lic. Psychotherapist
Raum: T3-274
Mailing address:
Universität Bielefeld
Postfach 100131
33501 Bielefeld
Phone: +49 (0)521-106-6871
Fax: +49 (0)521-106-89012
Email: frank.neuner(at)uni-bielefeld.de
Sprechstunde: Dienstags 15-16 Uhr
in der vorlesungsfreien Zeit findet die Sprechstunde nach Vereinbarung statt
Psychological consequences and causes of violence
Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorders in risk populations
Mental health, human rights and psychotherapy in crises areas
Neurobiology of stress reactions
For more information about trauma research and mental-health interventions in countries affected by war and conflicts, please visit the website of vivo foundation.
Link eKVV
MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION
- Hensel-Dittmann, D., Schauer, M., Ruf, M., Catani, C., Odenwald, M., Elbert, T. & Neuner, F. The treatment of victims of war and torture: a randomized controlled comparison of Narrative Exposure Therapy and Stress Inoculation Training, paper submitted for publication.
- Ruf, M., Schauer, M., Neuner, F., Catani, C., Schauer, E. & Elbert, T.Narrative Exposure Therapy for 7-16 year olds? A Randomized Controlled Trial with Traumatised Refugee Children, paper submitted for publication.
- Schaal, S., Elbert, T., Jacob, N., & Neuner F. Associations between prolonged grief disorder, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and anxiety in Rwandan genocide survivors, paper submitted for publication.
2009
- Adenauer, H., Catani, C., Keil, J., Aichinger, H., Neuner, F (2009). Is freezing an adaptive reaction to threat? Evidence from heart rate reactivity to emotional pictures in victims of war and torture, Psychophysiology, Epub ahead of print.
- Catani, C. , Adenauer, H., Keil, J., Aichinger, H., Neuner, F. (2009). Pattern of cortical activation during processing of aversive stimuli in traumatized survivors of war and torture, European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience , 259, 340-351.
- Catani, C., Gewirtz, A., Wieling, E., Schauer, E., Elbert, T.& Neuner, F. (2009). Tsunami, war, and cumulative risk in the lives of Sri Lankan schoolchildren, Child Development , in press.
- Catani, C. , Kohiladevy, M., Ruf, M., Schauer, E., Elbert, T. & Neuner, F. (2009). Treating children traumatized by war and Tsunami: A comparison between exposure therapy and meditation-relaxation in North-East Sri Lanka, BMC Psychiatry, 9:22.
- Catani, C. , Schauer, E., Elbert, T., Missmahl, I., Bette, J.-P., Neuner, F. (2009). War trauma, child labor and family violence: Life adversities and PTSD in a sample of school children in Kabul, Journal of Traumatic Stress 22(3), 163-171.
- Elbert, T., Schauer, M., Schauer, E., Huschka, M., Hirth, M. & Neuner, F. (2009). Trauma-related impairment in children - an epidmiological survey in Sri Lankan provinces affected by armed conflict, Child Abuse and Neglect, 33, 238-246.
- Keil, J., Adenauer, H., Catani, C. , Neuner, F (2009). Imaging cortical activity following affective stimulation with a high temporal and spatial resolution, BMC Neuroscience, 10:83.
- Neuner, F., Kurreck, S., Ruf, M., Odenwald, M., Elbert, T. & Schauer, M. (2009). Can asylum seekers with posttraumatic stress disorder be successfully treated? A randomized controlled pilot study, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Epub ahead of print.
- Schaal, S., Elbert, T. & Neuner, F. (2009). Prolonged grief disorder and depression in widows due to the Rwandan genocide, Journal of Death and Dying, in press.
- Schaal, S., Elbert, T., & Neuner, F. (2009. Narrative Exposure Therapy versus interpersonal psychotherapy. A pilot randomized controlled trial with Rwandan genocide orphans, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, in press.
2008
- Catani, C., Jacob, N., Schauer, E., Mahendran, K. & Neuner, F. (2008). Family violence, war and natural diasaster - effect of extreme stress on children's mental health in Sri Lanka, BMC Psychiatry,8:33.
- Catani, C., Schauer, E. & Neuner, F. (2008). Beyond individual war trauma: domestic violence against children in Afghanistan and Sri-Lanka, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 34(2), 165-176.
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- Neuner, F., Onyut, P., Ertl. V., Schauer, E., Odenwald, M. & Elbert, T. (2008). Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder by trained lay counsellors in an African refugee settlement - a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 686-694.
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- Neuner, F. (2008) Stabilisierung vor Konfrontation in der Traumatherapie - Grundregel oder Mythos?, Verhaltenstherapie,18, 109-118.
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- Neuner, F., Catani, C., Ruf, M., Schauer, E., Schauer, M. & Elbert, T. (2008). Narrative Exposure Therapy for the treatment of child and adolescent war victims: From neurobiology to field intervention, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 17, 641-664.
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- Von Lersner, U., Elbert, T., & Neuner, F. (2008). Mental health of returnees following state-sponsored repatriation from Germany, BMC Psychiatry, 8:88.
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- Von Lersner, U., Wiens, U., Elbert, T. & Neuner, F. (2008). Mental health of returnees: refugees in Germany prior to their state-sponsored repatriation, BMC International Health and Human Rights, 8:8.
2007
- Bichescu, D., Neuner, F., Schauer, M., & Elbert, T. (2007) Narrative Exposure Therapy of political imprisonment-related chronic trauma spectrum disorders: A randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2212-2220.
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- De Quervain, D .J .F., Kolassa, I. T., Ertl, V., Onyut, P. L., Neuner, F., Elbert, T., & Papassotiropulos, A. (2007). A deletion variant of the a (2B)-adrenoceptor is related to enhanced emotional memory in European and African populations, Nature Neuroscience, 10, 1137-1139.
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- Kolassa, I. T., Echart, C., Ruf, M., Neuner, F., de Quervain, D., & Elbert, T. (2007) Lack of cortisol resoponse in patients with PTSD undergoing a diagnostic interview, BMC Psychiatry, 7:54.
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- Kolassa, I. T., Wienbruch, C., Neuner, F., Schauer, M., Ruf, M., Odenwald, M. & Elbert, T. (2007) Altered cortical dynamics after repeated traumatic stress, BMC Psychiatry, 7:56.
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- Neuner, F., & Elbert, T. (2007). The mental health disaster in conflict settings: Can scientific research help?, BMC Public Health, 7:275.
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- Odenwald, M., Lingenfelder, B., Schauer, M., Neuner, F., Rockstroh, B., Hinkel, H., & Elbert, T. (2007). Screening for posttraumatic stress disorder among Somali ex-combattants: A validation study, Conflict and Health, 1:10.
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- Odenwald, M., Hinkel, H., Schauer, E., Neuner, F., Schauer, M., Elbert, T. & Rockstroh, B. (2007). The consumption of khat and other drugs in somali combatants: a Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS Medicine, 4(12): e341.
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BEFORE 2007 (SELECTION)
Neuner, F., Schauer, E., Catani, C., Ruf, M., & Elbert, T. (2006). Post-Tsunami stress – posttraumatic stress disorder in children living in three severely affected regions in Sri Lanka, Journal of Traumatic Stress, 19, 339-349.
Neuner, F., Schauer, M., Karunakara, U., Klaschik, C., & Elbert, T. (2004). A Comparison of Narrative Exposure Therapy, Supportive Counseling and Psychoeducation for Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an African Refugee Settlement. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(4) 579-587.
Neuner, F., Schauer, M., Karunakara, U., Klaschik, C., Robert, C., & Elbert, T. (2004). Psychological trauma and evidence for enhanced vulnerabilty for posttraumatic stress disorder through previous trauma among West Nile refugees, BMC Psychiatry, 4:34.
Neuner, F., Schauer, M., Elbert, T., & Roth, W. T. (2002). A Narrative Exposure Treatment as intervention in a Macedonia's refugee camp: a case report. Journal of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 30, 205-209.
Neuner, F., Schauer, M., & Elbert, T. (2001). Testimony-Therapie als Psychotherapie für Überlebende staatlicher Gewalt. Zeitschrift für Politische Psychologie, 9, 585-600.
BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS (SELECTION)
Catani, C., Neuner, F., Wienbruch, C., & Elbert, T. (2008). The tortured brain. In: Ojeda. A. (Ed.). The trauma of psychological torture, New York: Praeger Publishers.
Elbert, T., Rockstroh, B., Kolassa, I., Schauer, M., & Neuner, F. (2006). The Influence of Organized Violence and Terror on the Brain – a Co-Constructive Perspective. In Baltes, P., Reuter-Lorenz, P. & Rösler, F. (Eds.). Lifespan Development and the Brain: The perspective of Biocultural Co-Constructivism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Neuner, F., Schauer, M. & Elbert, T. (2009) Narrative Exposition und andere narrative Verfahren. In Maercker, A. (Ed.), Handbuch der posttraumatischen Belastungsstörungen. Heidelberg: Springer.
- Neuner, F, Ruf, M., Catani, C. (2008). Traumatische Lebensereignisse. In Lohaus, A. & Domsch, H. (Eds.), Psychologische Förder- und Interventionsprogramme für das Kindes- und Jugendalter. Heidelberg: Springer
- Schauer, M., Neuner, F., & Elbert, T. (2005). Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) - A short term intervention for Traumatic Stress Disorders after War, Terror or Torture. Seattle: Hogrefe & Huber
