Dr. Mia Maria Günak

Frei, A.K., Studnitz, T., Seiffer, B., Welkerling, J., Zeibig, J.-M., Herzog, E., Günak, M.M., Ehring, T., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Sundmacher, L., Himmler, S., Peters, S., Flagmeier, A.L., Zwanzleitner, L., Ramos-Murguialday, A., Sudeck, G., & Wolf, S. (2026). Changes in repetitive negative thinking and stress perception mediate treatment effects of a transdiagnostic exercise intervention. Psychological Medicine, 56: e10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725103085PDF (PDF, 566 KB)

Herzog, E., Wolf, S., Studnitz, T., Frei, A.K., Seiffer, B. Welkerling, J., Zeibig, J.-M., Sudeck, G., Müller, C.L., Günak, M.M., Nakagawa, T.T., Ehring, T., Sundmacher, L., Peters, S., Flameier, A.L., Zwanzleitner, L., Ramos-Murguialday, A., Takano, K., & Cludius, B. (2026). The transdiagnostic role of emotion regulation difficulties and repetitive negative thinking in depression, anxiety, and their comorbidity. Depression and Anxiety, 2026:9949037. https://doi.org/10.1155/da/9949037PDF (PDF, 524 KB)

Himmler, S., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Herzog, E., Günak, M.M., Peters, S., Frei, A.K., Flagmeier, A.-L., Zwanzleitner, L. Murguialday, A.R., Sudeck, G., Ehring, T., Wolf, S., & Sundmacher, L. (2026). Cost-effectiveness of a transdiagnostic group exercise intervention for mental health in Germany: An economic evaluation based on the ImPuls trial. Lancet Psychiatry, 13, 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00391-8PDF (PDF, 1,261 KB)

Rueger, M.S., Nehler, K.J., Lechner-Meichsner, F., Ehring, T., Günak, M.M., Morina, N., Kuck, S., Mewes, R., Giesebrecht, J., Weise, C., & Steil, R. (2026). Frequency and correlates of suicidality in a sample of traumatized treatment-seeking refugees. BMC Psychiatry, 26:81. https://doi.org/10.1186)s12888-025-07703-5PDF (PDF, 1,280 KB)

Günak, M. M., Ehring, T., Orgeta, V., & Ho, F. K. (2025). Impact of adverse childhood experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorders, and depression on dementia risk: A prospective analysis of associations and mediation in the UK Biobank cohort. European Psychiatry, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10128

Gómez-Bautista, D., Lye, V., Zabihi, S., Beenakker, M., Günak, M. M., Roche, M., ... & on Trauma, G. C. (2025). Effectiveness of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder for older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Affective Disorders, 120433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.120433

Cook, J. M., Bovin, M. J., Günak, M. M., Lawrence, K. A., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2025). Psychometric properties, factor structure, and functional correlates of the PTSD checklist for DSM-5 in a US national sample of older veterans. International Psychogeriatrics, 37(2), 100027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100027

Seiffer, B., Frei, A.K., Welkerling, J., Studnitz, T., Zeibig, J.-M., Herzog, E., Günak, M.M., Ehring, T., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Sundmacher, L., Peters, S., Flagmeier, A.L., Zwanzleitner, L., Ramos-Murguialday, A., Sudeck, G., & Wolf, S. (2025). Fear of COVID-19, physical activity, and psychopathology. European Journal of Health Psychology, 32, 134-147. https://doi.org/10.1027.2512-8442/a000178 PDF (PDF, 438 KB)

Sobczak, S., Orgeta, V., Beenakker, M., Boks, M., Boltri, M., Cations, M., ... & Olff, M. (2025). Post-traumatic stress disorder in older adults: a global collaboration on setting the future research agenda. The Lancet Healthy Longevity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanhl.2025.100720

Frei, A.K., Studnitz, T., Seiffer, B., Welkerling, J., Zeibig, J.M., Herzog, E., Günak, M.M., Ehring, T., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Sundmacher, L., Peters, S., Flagmeier, A.L., Zwanzleitner, L., Ramos-Murguialday, A., Sudeck, G., & Wolf, S. (2025). Associations between transdiagnostic psychological processes and global symptom severity among outpatients with various mental disorders: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 32:e70046. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.70046

Wolf, S., Seiffer, B., Zeibig, J. M., Frei, A. K., Studnitz, T., Welkerling, J., ... & Ehring, T. (2024). A transdiagnostic group exercise intervention for mental health outpatients in Germany (ImPuls): results of a pragmatic, multisite, block-randomised, phase 3 controlled trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 11(6), 417-430.

Günak, M. M., Ebrahimi, O. V., Pietrzak, R. H., & Fried, E. I. (2023). Using network models to explore the associations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and subjective cognitive functioning. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 99, 102768. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102768

Ledden, S., Rains, L. S., Schlief, M., Barnett, P., Ching, B. C. F., Hallam, B., Günak M. M., Steare, T., Parker, J., Labovitch, S., Oram, S., Pilling, S., Johnson, S., the C.E.N. Mental Health Policy Research Unit Group. (2022). Current state of the evidence on community treatments for people with complex emotional needs: a scoping review. BMC psychiatry, 22(1), 1-36. doi:10.1186/s12888-022-04171-z

Günak, M. M., Barnes, D. E., Yaffe, K., Li, Y., & Byers, A. L. (2021). Risk of suicide attempt in patients with recent diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia. JAMA psychiatry. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0150

Günak, M. M., Clark, D. M., & Lommen, M. J. (2020). Disrupted joint action accounts for reduced likability of socially anxious individuals. Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry, 68, 101512. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.101512

Günak, M. M., Billings, J., Carratu, E., Marchant, N. L., Favarato, G., & Orgeta, V. (2020). Post-traumatic stress disorder as a risk factor for dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 217(5), 600-608. doi:10.1192/bjp.2020.150

Carrière, K., Khoury, B., Günak, M. M., & Knäuper, B. (2018). Mindfulness‐based interventions for weight loss: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 19(2), 164-177. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12623