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Department of Psychology

Research

The team of the Neuner and Catani working group at Bielefeld University (AE11) studies the causes and consequences of traumatic experiences with methods from clinical psychology, public health and neurosciences. Across single projects our specific view is characterized by four features:

Developmental life-span perspective: We study the interplay between risk factors, protective factors, adversities and outcomes at various stages of the human development
Contextual perspective: The parameters of studies range across socio-ecological levels, from the molecular individual level (including neuronal activity) to the impact of family and community factors
Community perspective: A key focus of our research is on field studies with individuals and groups that accumulate risk factors and adversities but receive little research attention, such as war survivors in conflict regions in Africa and Asia and refugees in Europe
Translational perspective: Out of the findings of our basic research we develop and test evidence-based mental health interventions, such as Narrative Exposure Therapy, study new mental health structures and test innovative ways of dissemination including web-based technologies