There is a growing body of scientific evidence that antidepressants can cause severe and protracted withdrawal reactions after discontinuation of long-term use. Symptoms can be both mental (e.g. panic, depression, emotional lability) and physical (e.g. dizziness, convulsions, vertigo) and have been defined as ...

The goal of this project is the systematic and evidence based development of digital health care services for expecting parents and parents of infants, who are disadvantaged in the health care context of maternity care, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and pediatric care, because of language or cultural ...

Extending the service life of smartphones and other Internet-enabled mobile devices could significantly reduce their ecological footprint. In pursuit of this, it will be necessary to develop innovative approaches that are both economically viable and appealing to consumers.

Rapid technological and social change is currently transforming the world of work. This is accompanied by changes in the demands placed on many occupations. Among other things, employees are being called upon to lead themselves to a much higher degree. It is therefore advisable to take this competence into account ...

Evaluation and publication of research projects in social psychiatry and epidemiology

Information dissemination, access, and comprehension are key components for citizen involvement in democratic processes. The broad dissemination and respective ease of comprehension of voting relevant information in election/voting booklet provided by, for example, the Federal Chancellery is a key prerequisite for ...

A novel situational judgement test to assess borderline personality disorder is translated from english to German and evaluated.

In 2009 the project “Kinokultur in der Schule” was launched with the aim to sensitize secondary school students for the film medium and to stimulate their interest in present-day Swiss film culture. To achieve this objective, teachers are provided with classroom materials on current Swiss film productions, which can ...

The study analyses how the framework conditions for the careers of professionals (+/- 45 years) will change. On the basis of the findings on the changed framework conditions, action models for employees (+/- 45 years) as well as line and HR managers in the finance industry and a guideline with concrete instructions ...

Based on clinical registry data from the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurüch (PSYREC) we address various research questions concerning involuntary admissions and coercion in psychiatry.

BEGIN aims to support and evaluate the vocational training and career start of immigrants in the field of basic nursing by means of a mentoring programme that was specifically developed based on professional didactics. In close collaboration with the basic training as a healthcare aide offered by the Swiss Red ...

This project examines temporal associations between hormone levels, affectivity and cognitive functions.h

The ZHAW Media Psychology section designed the qualitative research project ‘Generation Smartphone’ in collaboration with the FHNW School of Social Work. The aim is to study smartphone use and its significance in the everyday life of 30 adolescents in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. The qualitative data ...

This project examines changes in personality traits and their association with psychopathological syndromes during the course of a psychotherapeutic intervention.