• An internet-based intervention for people with psychosis (EviBaS): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial 

      Ruegg, Nina; Moritz, Steffen; Berger, Thomas; Lüdtke, Thies; Westermann, Stefan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-13)
      <p><i>Background</i>: Evidence shows that internet-based self-help interventions are effective in reducing symptoms for a wide range of mental disorders. To date, online interventions treating psychotic disorders have been scarce, even though psychosis is among the most burdensome disorders worldwide. Furthermore, the implementation of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for psychosis in routine ...
    • Mindfulness Mediates the Effect of a Psychological Online Intervention for Psychosis on Self-Reported Hallucinations: A Secondary Analysis of Voice Hearers From the EviBaS Trial 

      Lüdtke, Thies; Platow-Kohlschein, Heike; Rüegg, Nina; Berger, Thomas; Moritz, Steffen; Westermann, Stefan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-03)
      <i>Background</i>: Psychological online interventions (POIs) could represent a promising approach to narrow the treatment gap in psychosis but it remains unclear whether improving mindfulness functions as a mechanism of change in POIs. For the present study, we examined if mindfulness mediates the effect of a comprehensive POI on distressing (auditory) hallucinations.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: We ...
    • Sleep problems and worrying precede psychotic symptoms during an online intervention for psychosis 

      Lüdtke, Thies; Pfuhl, Gerit; Moritz, Steffen; Ruegg, Nina; Berger, Thomas; Westermann, Stefan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-10)
      <p><i>Objective - </i>Experience sampling assessments (multiple assessments per day for approximately one week) indicate that positive symptoms fluctuate over time in psychosis. Precursors, such as sleep problems or worrying, predict these fluctuations. To date, it remains unclear whether the same precursors predict symptom variability also during treatment in an online intervention for psychosis, ...