Publikationen
1. Bader, F., Sanftenberg, L., Pitschel-Walz, G., Jung-Sievers, C., Dreischulte, T., & Gensichen, J. (2025). Effects of caregiver and family interventions on patients with common mental health problems in primary care: a systematic review. Family Practice, 42(3), cmaf017. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmaf017
2. Biersack, K. (2024). Depressive Erkrankungen in der hausärztlichen Versorgung. Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin, 100(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44266-024-00268-8
3. Biersack, K., Sattel, H., Schönweger, P., Kaspar, L., Lehnen, N., Gensichen, J., Henningsen, P., & POKAL group (2025). Beyond the medical file: A scoping review on patients' perspectives on depression treatment in primary care. PloS one, 20(6), e0293713. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293713
4. Brand, C., Haas, C., Dreischulte, T., Falkai, P., Gensichen, J., & Lukaschek, K. (2025). Behandlung suizidaler Patienten in der Hausarztpraxis: Eine qualitative Studie zu Hindernissen und erleichternden Faktoren [Managing suicidal patients in general practices : A qualitative study on barriers and facilitating factors]. Der Nervenarzt, 10.1007/s00115-025-01826-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-025-01826-6
5. Brisnik, V., Rottenkolber, M., Vukas, J., Schechner, M., Lukaschek, K., Jung-Sievers, C., Gensichen, J., Thiem, U., Drey, M., Krüger, N., Mair, A., Guthrie, B., Fischer, S., Dreischulte, T., Falkai, P., Henningsen, P., Bühner, M., Krcmar, H., Pitschel-Walz, G., . . . for the, P. S. G. (2024). Potential deprescribing indications for antidepressants between 2012 and 2019: repeated cross-sectional analysis in two Scottish health boards. BMC Medicine, 22(1), 378. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03584-9
6. Brisnik, V., Vukas, J., Jung-Sievers, C., Lukaschek, K., Alexander, G. C., Thiem, U., Thürmann, P., Schüle, C., Fischer, S., Baum, E., Drey, M., Harder, S., Niebling, W., Janka, U., Krause, O., Gensichen, J., & Dreischulte, T. (2024). Deprescribing of antidepressants: development of indicators of high-risk and overprescribing using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method. BMC Med, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03397-w
7. Brisnik, V., Schechner, M., Landmesser, P., Schillok, H., Schoenweger, P., Rottenkolber, M., Lindemann, D., Lukaschek, K., Jung-Sievers, C., Falkai, P., Henningsen, P., Pitschel-Walz, G., Krcmar, H., Schneider, A., Haas, C., Gökce, F., Eder, J., Pfeiffer, L., von Schrottenberg, V., . . . for The, P. S. G. (2025). Suboptimal antidepressant use among inpatients and outpatients with symptoms of depression: a cross-sectional analysis of the POKAL core data set. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-025-01989-y
8. Di Meo, A. J., Gökce, F., Pfeiffer, L., Teusen, C., Gehrmann, J., Jung-Sievers, C., Schneider, A., Gensichen, J., Pitschel-Walz, G., & De Valerio, K. (2024). Entwicklung einer Checkliste zur Patient*innenbeteiligung in der Forschung - Eine qualitative Studie innerhalb eines Graduiertenkollegs zum Thema Depression. Gesundheitswesen. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2445-5498
9. Drescher, A., & Biersack, K. (2021). Start des POKAL-Kollegs: Nachwuchsförderung für Klinik und Erforschung psychischer Primärversorgung. Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin, 98(2).
10. Ebert, C., Vogel, M., Gensichen, J., Reif, H., Grögor, L., Junker, L., Ehring, T., Hasan, A., Leucht, S., & Lochbühler, K. (2025). Evaluation of a transdiagnostic mental health intervention in German primary care: study protocol for a parallel-group, two-arm, cluster randomised controlled pilot study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 11(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01597-6
11. Eder, J., Dong, M. S., Wöhler, M., Simon, M. S., Glocker, C., Pfeiffer, L., Gaus, R., Wolf, J., Mestan, K., Krcmar, H., Koutsouleris, N., Schneider, A., Gensichen, J., Musil, R., & Falkai, P. (2025). A Multimodal Approach to Depression Diagnosis: Insights from Machine Learning Algorithm Development in Primary Care. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-025-01990-5
12. Eder, J., Pfeiffer, L., Wichert, S. P., Keeser, B., Simon, M. S., Popovic, D., Glocker, C., Brunoni, A. R., Schneider, A., Gensichen, J., Schmitt, A., Musil, R., & Falkai, P. (2024). Deconstructing depression by machine learning: the POKAL-PSY study. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 274(5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-023-01720-9.
13. Eder, J., Dom, G., Gorwood, P., Kärkkäinen, H., Decraene, A., Kumpf, U., Beezhold, J., Samochowiec, J., Kurimay, T., Gaebel, W., De Picker, L., & Falkai, P. (2023). Improving mental health care in depression: A call for action. Eur Psychiatry, 66(1). https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2434
14. Eder, J., Glocker, C., Barton, B., Sarisik, E., Popovic, D., Lämmermann, J., Knaf, A., Beqiri-Zagler, A., Engl, K., Rihs, L., Pfeiffer, L., Schmitt, A., Falkai, P., Simon, M. S., & Musil, R. (2024). Who is at risk for weight gain after weight-gain associated treatment with antipsychotics, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers: A machine learning approach. Acta Psychiatr Scand. https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.13684.
15. Gehrmann, J., Eck, S., Schneider, A., Fischer, F., Bruhn, I., & Teusen, C. (2024). Partizipation in der allgemeinmedizinischen Forschung – Von der Idee bis zur Gründung eines Bürger*innenbeirats. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes, 184, 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2023.11.003
16. Gensichen, J., Lukaschek, K., Jung-Sievers, C., Falkai, P., Schmitt, A., Henningsen, P., Dreischulte, T., Pitschel-Walz, G., Krcmar, H., Böhm, M., Prommegger, B., Linde, K., Drescher, A., Schönweger, P., Haas, C., Brand, C., Younesi, P., Vukas, J., Brisnik, V., . . . Schneider, A. (2022). Predictors and outcomes in primary depression care (POKAL) - a research training group develops an innovative approach to collaborative care. BMC Prim Care, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01913-6.
17. Gökce, F., Jais, D., Sterner, P., Schneider, A., Gensichen, J., & Pitschel-Walz, G. (2024). The revision and factor analytic evaluation of the German version of the depression literacy scale (D-Lit-R German). BMC Psychol, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01730-9.
18. Haas, C., Gensichen, J., & Lukaschek, K. (2023). Keine Angst vor der Panik. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin, 165(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-023-2286-4
19. Haas, C., Sterner, P., Brand, C., Younesi, P., Gensichen, J., & Lukaschek, K. (2023). Die Entwicklung eines Kurzfragebogens zur Suizidprävention, optimiert für die hausärztliche Sprechstunde unter Einbezug der patientenorientierten und allgemeinmedizinischen Perspektive - Konzeption einer Validierungsstudie. Suizidprophylaxe 50(2), 56-62.
20. Haas, C., Klein, L., Heckl, M., Kesić, M., Rueß, A.-K., Gensichen, J., Lukaschek, K., & Kruse, T. (2025). Efficient Online Recruitment of Patients With Depressive Symptoms Using Social Media: Cross-Sectional Observational Study. JMIR Ment Health, 12, e65920. https://doi.org/10.2196/65920
21. Hapfelmeier, A., Donhauser, J., Teusen, C., Eck, S., & Schneider, A. (2024). Frequency, persistence and relation of disease symptoms, psychosomatic comorbidity and daily life impairment after COVID-19: a cohort study in general practice. BMC Primary Care, 25(1), 295. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02551-w
22. Lamm, T. T., Von Schrottenberg, V., Rauch, A., Bach, B., Pedersen, H. F., Rask, M. T., Ørnbøl, E., Wellnitz, K. B., & Frostholm, L. (2025). Five-factor personality traits and functional somatic disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Psychol Rev, 115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102529
23. Lukaschek, K., Beltz, C., Rospleszcz, S., Schillok, H., Falkai, P., Margraf, J., & Gensichen, J. (2023). Depressive primary care patients’ assessment of received collaborative care. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 2329. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29339-9
24. Lukaschek, K., Haas, C., Wannemüller, A., Brettschneider, C., Dreischulte, T., Margraf, J., Gensichen, J., & on behalf of the, P. s. g. (2023). CBT- Intervention for panic disorder in primary care: 5 years follow-up of a cRCT during the Covid-19 pandemic. PLoS One, 18(1), e0287718. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287718
25. Lukaschek, K., Younesi, P., & Haas, C. (2024). The critical role of primary care providers in addressing suicide. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 274(7), 1507-1508. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-024-01892-y
26. Lukaschek, K., Schillok, H., Junker, L., Jung-Sievers, C., Falkai, P., Henningsen, P., Dreischulte, T., Pitschel-Walz, G., Krcmar, H., Schneider, A., Schoenweger, P., Haas, C., Brisnik, V., Gökce, F., Eder, J., Pfeiffer, L., von Schrottenberg, V., Teusen, C., Bühner, M., Gensichen, J., & POKAL group. (in press). PACIC: Patient activation and problem solving not related to age in patients with depressive symptoms. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience.
27. Neulinger, B., Ebert, C., Lochbühler, K., Bergmann, A., Gensichen, J., & Lukaschek, K. (2024). Screening tools assessing mental illness in primary care: A systematic review. European Journal of General Practice, 30(1), 2418299. https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2024.2418299
28. Raub, J., Schillok, H., & Lochbühler, K. (2022). Graduiertenkolleg POKAL jährt sich im Kloster Seeon. Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin, 98. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03652952
29. Reindl-Spanner, P., Prommegger, B., Gensichen, J., & Krcmar, H. (2022). Insights on Patient-Generated Health Data in Healthcare: A Literature Review. Pacific Asia Confernce on Information Systems (PACIS), https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2022/26/
30. Reindl-Spanner, P., Prommegger, B., Gensichen, J., Krcmar, H., & Paper, R. (2023). Exploring the Potentials of Patient-Generated Health Data for the Treatment of Depression. European Conference on Information Systens (ECIS), Kristiansand, Norway. https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2023_rp/436
31. Reindl-Spanner, P., Prommegger, B., Ikonomi, T., Gensichen, J., & Krcmar, H. (2024). Connecting Patients and Clinicians: Shedding Light on Functionalities for Mental Health Apps in Depression Care. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 133-148).
32. Reindl-Spanner, P., Prommegger, B., Gensichen, J., & Krcmar, H. (2025). Trackable Me: Relevant Data and User Types for the Tracking of Patient-Generated Health Data in Depression Care. In Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). https://hdl.handle.net/10125/109272
33. Sanftenberg, L., Kaupe, L. (2024). STIKO-Impfempfehlung 2024: Was ist zu beachten? Continuing medical education, 21(5), 49-57.
34. Schillok, H., Gensichen, J., Panagioti, M., Gunn, J., Junker, L., Lukaschek, K., Jung-Sievers, C., Sterner, P., Kaupe, L., Dreischulte, T., Ali, M., Aragonès, E., Bekelmann, D., Belnap, B. H., Carney, R., Chwastiak, L., Cole, M., Coventry, P., Davidson, K., . . . Bühner, M. (2025). Effective components of collaborative care for depression in primary care: An individual participant data meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. https://doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0183
35. Schluessel, S., Halfter, K., Haas, C., Kroenke, K., Lukaschek, K., & Gensichen, J. (2023). Validation of the German Version of the P4 Suicidality Tool. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(15), 5047. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12155047
36. Schoenweger, P., Kirschneck, M., Biersack, K., Di Meo, A. F., Reindl-Spanner, P., Prommegger, B., Ditzen-Janotta, C., Henningsen, P., Krcmar, H., Gensichen, J., & Jung-Sievers, C. (2023). Community indicators for mental health in Europe: a scoping review. Front Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1188494
37. Schönweger, P., Eder, J., Pfeiffer, L., Falkai, P., Kirschneck, M., Simon, M. S., Ditzen-Janotta, C., Brunoni, A. R., Coenen, M., Dong, M., Gensichen, J., Glocker, C., Schmitt, A., Musil, R., Koutsouleris, N., & Jung-Sievers, C. (2024). Measuring social environment factors of inpatients and outpatients with depression in Germany: A cross-sectional study. European Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.972
38. Schoenweger, P., Eder, J., Pfeiffer, L., Falkai, P., Kirschneck, M., Simon, M. S., Ditzen-Janotta, C., Brunoni, A. R., Coenen, M., Dong, M., Gensichen, J., Glockner, C., Schmitt, A., Musil, R., Koutsouleris, N., & Jung-Sievers, C. (2025). Measuring social environment factors of inpatients and outpatients with depression in Germany: A cross-sectional study. BMJ Mental Health. (Accepted for publication).
39. Teusen, C., Hapfelmeier, A., von Schrottenberg, V., Gökce, F., Pitschel-Walz, G., Henningsen, P., Gensichen, J., & Schneider, A. (2022). Combining the GP's assessment and the PHQ-9 questionnaire leads to more reliable and clinically relevant diagnoses in primary care. PLoS One, 17(10), e0276534. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276534
40. Teusen, C., Bühner, M., Hapfelmeier, A., von Schrottenberg, V., Linde, K., Gensichen, J., & Schneider, A. (2024). Development and psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire for the assessment of depression in primary care: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 14(7). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084102
41. Vogel, M., Ebert, C., Gensichen, J., Applis, H., Hasan, A., & Lochbühler, K. (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of transdiagnostic interventions for common mental disorders in primary care. Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 91, 167-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2024.11.003
42. von Schrottenberg, V., Kerber, A., Sterner, P., Teusen, C., Beigel, P., Linde, K., Henningsen, P., Herpertz, S. C., Gensichen, J., & Schneider, A. (2025). Exploring Associations of Somatic Symptom Disorder with Personality Dysfunction and Specific Maladaptive Traits. Psychopathology, 58(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1159/000540161
43. von Schrottenberg, V., Kerber, A., Sterner, P., Teusen, C., Beigel, P., Linde, K., Henningsen, P., Herpertz, S. C., Gensichen, J., & Schneider, A. (2025). Exploring Associations of Somatic Symptom Disorder with Personality Dysfunction and Specific Maladaptive Traits. Psychopathology, 58(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1159/000540161
44. von Schrottenberg, V., Toussaint, A., Hapfelmeier, A., Teusen, C., Riedl, B., Henningsen, P., Gensichen, J., Schneider, A., & Linde, K. (2024). Lessons learned from applying established cut-off values of questionnaires to detect somatic symptom disorders in primary care: a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Psychology(1664-0640 (Print)). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1289186
45. von Schrottenberg, V., Vukas, J., Henningsen, P., Jung-Sievers, C., Schneider, A., Gensichen, J., & für das, P. G. (2023). Die psychiatrische Kompetenz im hausärztlichen Bereich muss gestärkt werden – Pro. Psychiatr Prax, 50(08), 404-405. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2070-1425
46. Wolff, K., Kienle, T., Haas, C., Oehler, P., Gensichen, J., Hegerl, U., Köhler, S., & Reif, A. (2022). Interdisziplinäre sowie intersektorale Zusammenarbeit in der Depressionsbehandlung. Hessisches Ärzteblatt, 2.
47. Younesi, P., Biersack, K., Brand, C., Haas, C., Henningsen, P., Niebling, W., Gensichen, J., & Lukaschek, K. (2023). Nationale Versorgungsleitlinie Unipolare Depression: Empfehlungen für die Allgemeinmedizin. Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin, 99(8), 402-407. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s44266-023-00127-y
48. Younesi, P., Haas, C., Dreischulte, T., Schmitt, A., Gensichen, J., & Lukaschek, K. (2025). Brief interventions for suicidal ideation in primary care: a systematic review. BMC Primary Care, 26(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02848-4
- Brisnik, V., Vukas, J., Jung-Sievers, C., Lukaschek, K., Alexander, G. C., Thiem, U., Thürmann, P., Schüle, C., Fischer, S., Baum, E., Drey, M., Harder, S., Niebling, W., Janka, U., Krause, O., Gensichen, J., & Dreischulte, T. (2024). Deprescribing of antidepressants: development of indicators of high-risk and overprescribing using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method. BMC Med, 22(1).
- Brisnik, V., Rottenkolber, M., Vukas, J., Schechner, M., Lukaschek, K., Jung-Sievers, C., Gensichen, J., Thiem, U., Drey, M., Krüger, N., Mair, A., Guthrie, B., Fischer, S., Dreischulte, T., Falkai, P., Henningsen, P., Bühner, M., Krcmar, H., Pitschel-Walz, G., . . . for the, P. S. G. (2024). Potential deprescribing indications for antidepressants between 2012 and 2019: repeated cross-sectional analysis in two Scottish health boards. BMC Medicine, 22(1), 378. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03584-9
- Di Meo, A. J., Gökce, F., Pfeiffer, L., Teusen, C., Gehrmann, J., Jung-Sievers, C., Schneider, A., Gensichen, J., Pitschel-Walz, G., & De Valerio, K. (2024). Entwicklung einer Checkliste zur Patient*innenbeteiligung in der Forschung - Eine qualitative Studie innerhalb eines Graduiertenkollegs zum Thema Depression. Gesundheitswesen. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2445-5498 (Entwicklung einer Checkliste zur Patient*innenbeteiligung in der Forschung – Eine qualitative Studie innerhalb eines Graduiertenkollegs zum Thema Depression.)
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