Magnetic resonance imaging volumes of the hippocampus and the amygdala in women with borderline personality disorder and early traumatization

M Driessen, J Herrmann, K Stahl… - Archives of general …, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
Background Based on findings of stress-induced neural disturbances in animals and smaller
hippocampal volumes in humans with posttraumatic stress disorder), we hypothesized that …

Trauma and PTSD in patients with alcohol, drug, or dual dependence: A multi‐center study

M Driessen, S Schulte, C Luedecke… - Alcoholism: clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: We investigated (1) the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in
treatment‐seeking subjects with substance use dependence (SUD), (2) the association …

The course of anxiety, depression and drinking behaviours after completed detoxification in alcoholics with and without comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders

M Driessen, S Meier, A Hill, T Wetterling… - Alcohol and …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
We studied the associations between comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders in treated
alcoholics, the course of current anxiety and depression during the early and late post-…

The German version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ): preliminary psychometric properties

…, N Schlosser, H Höpp, T Beblo, M Driessen - Psychotherapie …, 2010 - europepmc.org
Given the relevance of child maltreatment for the development and treatment of many
mental disorders, the objective of our study was the psychometric evaluation of the German …

Posttraumatic stress disorder and fMRI activation patterns of traumatic memory in patients with borderline personality disorder

M Driessen, T Beblo, M Mertens, M Piefke… - Biological …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Early traumatization and additional posttraumatic stress disorder are frequent
in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The purpose of this study was to …

Increased suppression of negative and positive emotions in major depression

…, J Griepenstroh, S Aschenbrenner, M Driessen - Journal of affective …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Patients with major depression (MDD) show increased suppression of
negative emotions. Emotion suppression is related to depressive symptoms such as depressive …

The impact of self-reported childhood trauma on emotion regulation in borderline personality disorder and major depression

…, B Löwe, OT Wolf, C Spitzer, M Driessen… - Journal of Trauma & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Early life stress is said to play a critical role in the development of borderline personality
disorder (BPD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), but the underlying mediating factors …

Executive functions and risky decision-making in patients with opiate dependence

M Brand, M Roth-Bauer, M Driessen… - Drug and alcohol …, 2008 - Elsevier
Recent evidence suggests that individuals with opiate dependence may have cognitive
dysfunctions particularly within the spectrum of executive functioning and emotional processing. …

Impaired serum cortisol stress response is a predictor of early relapse

…, T Wetterling, L Rink, M Driessen - Alcohol and …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Aims: to investigate a possible association of cortisol stress response during early abstention
with relapse. Methods: Thirty-six alcohol-dependent males, half of them with a comorbid …

Effort–reward imbalance and burnout among German nurses in medical compared with psychiatric hospital settings

…, C Heins, L Wehlitz, M Löhr, M Driessen… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to investigate whether nurses' efforts and rewards, as well as the
effort–reward imbalance (ERI) and burnout, differ between subjects working in psychiatric vs. …