PD Dr. Julia Velten
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Working groups
experimental psychopathology, clinical psychophysiology
Research interests
Sex research, sexual dysfunctions, sex therapy, visual attention for
sexual stimuli, psychophysiological sexual responses, clinical psychology and
psychotherapy research.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
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Dr. rer. nat (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology (summa cum laude), Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
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Licensed Psychotherapist in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, German Association of Behavior Therapy, Bielefeld, Germany |
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Master of Advanced Studies in Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Switzerland |
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Graduate degree (Diploma) in Psychology (with distinction), Faculty of Psychology, University of Bielefeld, Germany |
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy with Prof. Margraf, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Obstetrics & Gyneacology with Prof. Lori Brotto, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
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Junior Faculty Member, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy with Prof. Margraf, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
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Clinical Psychologist, Psychosomatic rehabilitation center “Klinik Lipperland”, Bad Salzuflen, Germany |
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Clinical Psychologist, Center for the treatment of eating disorders “Klinik am Korso”, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. |
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Diploma Candidate, addiction day-unit of the
psychiatric hospital “Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Bethel”,
Bielefeld, Germany |
Additional Training aund Qualifications
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Emotional Learning and Memory in Psychopathology and Health (ELMPH) Summer-School in Leuven, Belgium |
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Post-graduate training as sexual therapist with Prof. Clement, isiberlin, Berlin, Germany |
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Three-day intensive workshop at the Lund Eye-Tracking Academy (LETA) in Lund, Sweden |
Post-Graduate Workshops
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Individual therapy of sexual dysfunctions, Workshop at the 50. Meeting of the German Association of Behavioral Therapy, Berlin, Germany. |
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Treatment of sexual dysfunctions, University of Luxembourg |
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Mastering plan analysis, German Association of Behavioral Therapy, Bielefeld, Germany |
Graduate Courses
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Severe mental disorders (Chronic depression, Schizophrenia, crisis intervention and suicidality), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
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Diagnostic of mental disorders, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
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Psychotherapy interventions, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
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Treatment of sexual dysfunctions, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
Undergraduate Courses
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Motivational interviewing, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
Other
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Lectures on the etiology of mental disorders, personality disorders and sexual dysfunctions, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany |
Research and Travel Grants
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Research grant by German Research Foundation (DFG-Sachbeihilfe) for the study entitled "Randomized-controlled comparison of two online-interventions: How effective are cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based therapy in improving sexual desire in women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder?" PI: Velten, J. (VE 1083/2-1; 280,483 €) |
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Research grant by the International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM) for the “EYES Study: Investigating visual attention and sexual response in women with and without sexual concerns”. PI: Julia Velten, Co-I: Brotto, L.A. and Milani, S. (11,000 $) |
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Travel grant for the Emotional Learning and Memory Summer School at the University Leuven, Belgium by the RUB Research School PLUS funded by Germany’s Excellence Initiative (DFG GSC 98/3; 1,000 €) |
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Gateway Fellowship Grant (9-months full scholarship) by the Ruhr-Universität Bochum Research School PLUS, funded by Germany’s Excellence Initiative (DFG GSC 98/3; 31,000 €) |
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Travel grant for the 41. Annual Conference of the International Academy of Sex Research in Toronto, Canada by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD; 2,000 €) |
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Travel grant for the 44. Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, The Hague, The Netherlands by the Ruhr-Universität Bochum Research School PLUS, funded by Germany’s Excellence Initiative (DFG GSC 98/3; 700 €) |
Awards and Prizes
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Research award by the German Association of Behavior Therapy (DGVT) for outstanding achievements in the development of behavior therapy (1,500 €) |
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gdf-Award Dr. Klaus Marquardt for the excellent dissertation “Sexual excitation and sexual inhibition in women: Impact on sexual risk taking, sexual function, and sexual concordance” in the field of natural sciences (1,600 €) |
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Teaching award for best undergraduate course in Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Motivational Interviewing) |
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Award for the best poster presentation (3rd prize) at the 45. Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Jerusalem, Israel |
Reviewing and other Academic Activities
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Editorial Board membership: Archives of Sexual Behavior |
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Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals: Annals of Public Health and Research, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Biological Psychology, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, Journal of Sex Research, Suma Psicológica, Verhaltenstherapie, Zeitschrift für Sexualforschung, |
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Reviewer for scientific institutions: RUB Research School PLUS, Virtual University of Bavaria, Research Foundation Flanders |
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Representative of the doctoral students, postdocs, and scientific employees (Akademischer Mittelbau) of the Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
Member of the Early Career Researchers Board of the Research School Plus, Ruhr-Universität Bochum | |
Course guidance service, graduate program for clinical psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (from 2014 to 2016) |
Memberships
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltenstherapie, DGVT [German Association of Behavioral Therapy] | |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, DGPs, Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie [German Association of Psychology, Clinical Psychology] | |
International Academy of Sex Research, IASR | |
European Society for Sexual Medicine, ESSM | |
International Society for Sexual Medicine, ISSM |
Books
Velten, J. (2018). Sexuelle Funktionsstörungen bei
Frauen [Sexual Dysfunctions in women]. Fortschritte der Psychotherapie.
Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Book chapters
Hoyer, J., Velten, J., & Hammelstein P. (in press) Sexuelle
Störungen [Sexual dysfunctions]. In U. Wittchen & J. Hoyer (Eds.). Klinische
Psychologie und Psychotherapie. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer.
Velten, J. & Kockott, G. (2018). Sexuelle Störungen und
Geschlechtsdysphorie [Sexual dysfunctions and gender dysphoria]. In
Margraf., J. & Schneider, S. (Eds.). Lehrbuch der Verhaltenstherapie, Band
2. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer.
Velten, J. & Milani, S. (in press). Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunction:
Psychological Perspectives and Interventions. J. Ussher, J. Chrisler, & J.
Perz (Eds.) Routledge International Handbook of Women’s Sexual and
Reproductive Health. London, UK: Taylor & Francis.
Velten, J. (2018). Paraphile Störungen und
Sexualdelinquenz. [Paraphilic disorders and sexual delinquency] In Margraf.,
J. & Schneider, S. (Eds.). Lehrbuch der Verhaltenstherapie, Band 2. Berlin
Heidelberg: Springer
Velten, J. & Scholten S. (21018). Kognitiv-behaviorale
Beratung. [Cognitive-behavioral counselling] In Margraf., J. & Schneider, S.
(Eds.). Lehrbuch der Verhaltenstherapie, Band 1. Berlin Heidelberg:
Springer.
Articles (Peer-Reviewed)
In press or accepted
Velten, J., Brotto, L. A., Chivers, M. L., Hirschfeld, G., & Margraf, J. (2019). The power of the present: Effects of three mindfulness tasks on women’s sexual response. Clinical Psychological Science.
Published online
von Brachel, R., Hirschfeld, G., Berner, A., Willutzki, U., Teismann,
T., Cwik, J. C., Velten, J., Sroka, J., &
Margraf, J. Long-term effectiveness of CBT in routine outpatient care – a 5
to 20-year follow-up study. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. doi:
10.1159/000500188
Brailovskaia, J., Velten, J., & Margraf, J. (2019). Relationship
between daily stress, depression symptoms, and Facebook Addiction Disorder
in Germany and in the USA. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social
Networking. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2019.0165
Velten, J., Dawson, S. J., Suschinsky, K. D., Brotto, L. A., &
Chivers, M. L. (2019). Development and validation of a measure of responsive
sexual desire. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy.doi:
10.1080/0092623X.2019.1654580
2019
In-Albon, T., Christiansen, H., Imort, S., Krause, K., Schlarb, A.,
Schneider, S., Schwarz, D., Weber, L., KODAP- Team, Velten, J
(2019). Forschungsnetzwerk KODAP. Pilotdaten zur Inanspruchnahmepopulation
universitärer Psychotherapie-Ambulanzen für Kinder und Jugendliche.
Zeitschrift für klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 48(1), 40-50.
von Brachel, R., Hirschfeld, G., Berner, A., Willutzki, U.,
Teismann, T., Cwik, J.C., Velten, J., Schulte, D. & Margraf, J. (2019).
Long-term effectiveness of CBT in routine outpatient care - a 5 to 20-year
follow-up study. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 88, 225-235.
Velten, J., Brotto, L. A., Chivers, M.
L., Hirschfeld, G., Margraf, J. (2019). The power of the present: Effects of
three mindfulness tasks on women’s sexual response. Clinical
Psychological Science. Published online.
DOI: 10.1177/2167702619861394.
Velten, J., Blackwell., S. E., Margraf, J., &
Woud, M. L. (2019). Assessing cognitive appraisals related to sexual
function: A scenario-based approach. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(3),
781–794. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-1398-5
Velten, J., Zahler, L., Scholten, S., & Margraf, J. (2019). Temporal
stability of sexual excitation and sexual inhibition in women. Archives
of Sexual Behavior, 48(3), 881–889. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1323-3
2018
Scholten, S., Velten, J., Kintscher, M., Pataki, A.,
Margraf, J. (2018). Beschwerden über Psychotherapie und ihre Auswirkungen
auf Patienten und Patientinnen. Complains about Psychotherapy and their
Impact on Patients. Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische
Psychologie, 68(09/10),
423-427. doi: 10.1055/a-0597-5073.
Scholten, S., Velten, J., & Margraf, J. (2018). Mental
distress and perceived wealth, justice and freedom across eight countries:
The invisible power of the macrosystem. PLoS ONE, 13(5), e0194642. doi:
10.1371/journal. pone.0194642
Velten, J., Bieda, A., Scholten, S., Wannemüller, A., &
Margraf, J. (2018). Lifestyle choices and mental health: a longitudinal
survey with German and Chinese students. BMC Public Health, 18:632.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5526-2
Velten, J., Brailovskaia, J., & Margraf, J. (2018).
Exploring the impact of personal and partner traits on sexuality: sexual
excitation, sexual inhibition, and big five predict sexual function in
couples. Journal of Sex Research. doi:
10.1080/00224499.2018.1491521
Velten, J., Bräscher, A.-K., Fehm, L., Fladung,
A.-K., Fydrich, T., Heider, J., Hentschel, S., Limberg-Thiesen, A., Lutz,
W., Margraf, J., Schöttke, H., Witthöft, M., & Hoyer., J. (2018).
Behandlungsdiagnosen in universitären Ambulanzen für psychologische
Psychotherapie im Jahr 2016. Ergebnisse einer Machbarkeitsstudie zum
KODAP-Projekt [Treatment diagnoses in university outpatient clinics for
psychotherapy in Germany. Results of a feasibility study].
Zeitschrift für klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 47, 175-185.
Velten, J., Chivers, M. L., & Brotto, L. A. (2018). Does
repeated testing impact concordance between genital and self-reported sexual
arousal in women? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(3), 651¬–660. doi:
10.1007/s10508-017-1076-4
Velten, J., Chivers, M. L., & Brotto, L. A. (2018). Effects
of a mindfulness task on women’s sexual response. Journal of Sex Research,
55(6), 747-757. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1408768
Velten, J., Scholten, S.,Margraf, J. (2018).
Psychometric properties of the Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition
Inventory for Women and Men (SESII-W/M) and the Sexual Excitation
Scales/Sexual Inhibition Scales short form (SIS/SES-SF) in a
population-based sample in Germany. PLoS One 13(3): e0193080. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193080.
Wannemüller, A., Fasbender, A., Kampmann, Z., Weiser, K., Schaumburg,
S., Velten, J., & Margraf. J. (2018). Large-group one-session
treatment: a feasibility study of exposure combined with applied tension or
diaphragmatic breathing in highly blood-injury-injection fearful
individuals. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1534. doi:
10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01534
2017
Velten, J., Chivers, M. L., & Brotto, L. A. (2017). Does repeated testing impact concordance between genital and self-reported sexual arousal in women? Archives of Sexual Behavior. Ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-017-1076-4
Velten, J., Margraf, J., Chivers, M. L., & Brotto, L. A. (2017). Effects of a mindfulness task on women's sexual response. Journal of Sex Research. Ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2017.1408768
2016
2015
2014
INVITED TALKS
Velten, J. (2017, June). Sexuelle Störungen bei Frauen:
Zwischen Sexualforschung und -therapie [Sexual dysfunctions in women:
Between sex research and therapy]. Invited talk and workshop at the
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
Velten, J. (2017, March). Sexuelle Störungen bei Frauen: Diagnostik und
Therapie im klinischen Alltag [Sexual dysfunctions in women: Clinical
diagnosis and therapy]. Invited talk and workshop at the Klinik Meissenberg,
Zug, Switzerland.
ORGANIZED SYMPOSIA
Velten, J. (2018, March) “Let’s talk about sex: Neue
Entwicklungen der klinisch-psychologischen Sexualforschung in Deutschland
[New developments in clinical-psychological sex-research in Germany], 50.
Meeting of the German Association of Behavioral Therapy, Berlin, Germany.
Conference presentations
2018
Velten, J. & Margraf, J. (2018, May) “ Wirkmechanismen
von achtsamkeitsbasierter Sexualtherapie:
Erhöht Achtsamkeit die sexuelle Erregung? [Mechanisms of change in
mindfulnes-based sexual therapy. Does minfulness increase women’s sexual
arousal?] 36. symposium for clinical psychology and psychotherapy of group
of clinical psychology and psychotherapy of the German Association of
Psychology, Landau, Germany.
Velten, J. & Margraf, J. (2018, March) “ Wirkmechanismen
von achtsamkeitsbasierter Sexualtherapie:
Erhöht Achtsamkeit die sexuelle Erregung? Präsentation vorläufiger
Ergebnisse. [Mechanisms of change in mindfulnes-based sexual therapy. Does
minfulness increase women’s sexual arousal? Preliminary findings.] Paper
presented at the 50. Meeting of the German Association of Behavioral
Therapy, Berlin, Germany.
2017
Velten, J., Margraf, J., and Brotto L.A (2017, May). Achtsamkeit und sexuelle Erregung bei Frauen: Ein Laborparadigma [Mindfulness and sexual arousal in women: A laboratory paradigm]. Paper presented at the 35. symposium for clinical psychology and psychotherapy of group of clinical psychology and psychotherapy of the German Association of Psychology, Chemnitz, Germany
2016
2015
Velten, J., Scholten, S., and Margraf, J. (2015,
September). No regrets? The impact of sexual arousal on sexual decision making
in women. Poster presented at the 44th Annual Congress of the European
Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Jerusalem, Israel.
Velten, J., Scholten, S., Graham, C. A., and Margraf, J.
(2015, August). Shifting States or Constant Traits: How stable are sexual
excitation and sexual inhibition in women? Poster presented at the 41st
conference of the International Academy of Sex Research, Toronto, Canada.
Scholten, S., Velten, J., Bieda, A., and Margraf, J. (2015,
May). Wenn Skalen nicht das Gleiche messen: Können Depression, Angst und
Stress über verschiedene Kulturen verglichen werden? [Can we compare scales
that measure depression, anxiety and stress across different cultures?]
E-Poster presented at the 33rd symposium for clinical psychology and
psychotherapy of group of clinical psychology and psychotherapy of the German
Association of Psychology, Dresden, Germany.
Velten, J., Scholten, S., and Margraf, J. (2015, May). Soll
ich oder soll ich nicht? Was beeinflusst sexuelle Entscheidungen bei Frauen?
[Which factors influence sexual decision-making in women?] Paper presented at
the 33rd symposium for clinical psychology and psychotherapy of group of
clinical psychology and psychotherapy of the German Association of Psychology,
Dresden, Germany.
2014
Velten, J., Scholten, S., and Margraf, J. (2014,
September). „Mir wird schon nichts passieren...“Prädiktoren für riskantes
Sexualverhalten bei Frauen. [‘It will never happen to me’: predictors of
sexual risk behaviors in women.] Poster presented at the 49th conference of
the German Association of Psychology, Bochum, Germany.
Velten, J., Scholten, S., and Margraf, J. (2014, September). Partnership
satisfaction and sexual function in hetero-, homo, and bisexual women.
Poster presented at the 44th Annual Congress of the European Association for
Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Scholten, S., Velten, J., Zhang, X.-C., Schneider, S.,
Margraf, J. (2014, June). Cross – cultural assessment of Depression, Anxiety
and Stress in Germany, Russia and United States of America. Paper presented
at the 22nd International Congress of the International Association for
Cross-Cultural Psychology, Reims, France.
Velten, J., Scholten, S., Graham, C. A., and Margraf, J.
(2014, June). Sexual orientation, sexual functioning, and the dual control
model in a German sample of hetero-, homo-, and bisexual women. Poster
presented at the 40th conference of the International Academy of Sex
Research, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Scholten, S., Velten, J., Zhang, X.C., Bieda, A., Margraf,
J. (2014, May). Arm und allein?! Kulturvergleichende Analyse zum
Zusammenhang von sozialer Unterstützung und sozioökonomischen Status mit
psychischer Gesundheit. [Poor and alone?! Cultural comparison of the effect
of social support on mental health.] Paper presented at the 32nd symposium
for clinical psychology and psychotherapy of group of clinical psychology
and psychotherapy of the German Association of Psychology, Braunschweig,
Germany.
Velten, J., Scholten, S., and Margraf, J. (2014, May).
Sexuelle Störungen und das ‘Dual Control Model’ der sexuellen Reaktion:
Ergebnisse einer deutschen Studie zur weiblichen Sexualität [Sexual
problems and the ‘Dual Control Model’ of sexual response within a German
sample.] Poster presented at the 32nd symposium for clinical psychology and
psychotherapy of group of clinical psychology and psychotherapy of the
German Association of Psychology, Braunschweig, Germany.
2013
Scholten, S., Velten, J., Zhang, X.C., Schneider, S.,
Margraf, J., (2013, September). Intercultural Comparison of the Assessment
of Social Support: Application of a Revised Version of the Social Support
Questionnaire in Germany, China and Russia. Poster presented at the 43rd
Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive
Therapies, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Velten, J., Scholten, S., Zhang, X.-C., Schneider, S., and
Margraf, J. (2013, September). Psychological distress among students:
Transnational comparison between mental health and family affluence in
german, chinese and russian students. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual
Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive
Therapies, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Scholten, S., Velten, J., Zhang, X.-C., Schneider, S., &
Margraf, J. (2013, May). Was uns im Alltag belastet - Screening Fragebogen
zur Erfassung alltäglicher Belastungen. [Development of a screening
questionnaire for the assessment of daily stressors.] Poster presented at
the 8th workshop congress for clinical psychology and psychotherapy of group
of clinical psychology and psychotherapy of the German Association of
Psychology, Trier, Germany
Velten, J., Scholten, S., Zhang, X.-C., Schneider, S., and
Margraf, J. (2013, May). Lifestyle and mental health in a representative
population sample in germany. Poster presented at the 8th workshop congress
for clinical psychology and psychotherapy of group of clinical psychology
and psychotherapy of the German Association of Psychology, Trier, Germany.