A 4-item measure of depression and anxiety: validation and standardization of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) in the general population

B Löwe, I Wahl, M Rose, C Spitzer, H Glaesmer… - Journal of affective …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The 4-item Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) is an ultra-brief self-report
questionnaire that consists of a 2-item depression scale (PHQ-2) and a 2-item anxiety …

Prevalence of complicated grief in a representative population-based sample

A Kersting, E Brähler, H Glaesmer, B Wagner - Journal of affective …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Complicated grief (CG) has been proposed as a distinct diagnostic
category in the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). …

Separating optimism and pessimism: a robust psychometric analysis of the revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R).

PY Herzberg, H Glaesmer, J Hoyer - Psychological assessment, 2006 - psycnet.apa.org
… Philipp Yorck Herzberg, Heide Glaesmer, Jürgen Hoyer … Heide Glaesmer Institute of Clinical
Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technical University … Glaesmer, E. Katze, J. Klotsche, L. …

The German version of the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS)

H Glaesmer, G Grande, E Braehler… - European Journal of …, 2011 - econtent.hogrefe.com
The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is the most commonly used measure for life
satisfaction. Although there are numerous studies confirming factorial validity, most studies on …

Psychometric properties and population‐based norms of the Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT‐R)

H Glaesmer, W Rief, A Martin, R Mewes… - British journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. The relevance of the construct optimism in health psychology has been
convincingly demonstrated in numerous studies. Population‐based studies about dispositional …

Updates on the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder: a population-based survey

U Buhlmann, H Glaesmer, R Mewes, JM Fama… - Psychiatry …, 2010 - Elsevier
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterised by a preoccupation with perceived
defects in one's appearance, which leads to significant distress and/or impairment. Although …

Accuracy of anthropometric indicators of obesity to predict cardiovascular risk

HJ Schneider, H Glaesmer, J Klotsche… - The Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Context: Obesity is associated with various cardiovascular risk factors. The body mass index
(BMI) is the standard measure of overweight and obesity. However, more recently, waist to …

Sleep quality in the general population: psychometric properties of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, derived from a German community sample of 9284 people

A Hinz, H Glaesmer, E Brähler, M Löffler, C Engel… - Sleep medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is frequently used to assess sleep
problems in patients. The aim of this study was to provide reference values for this …

[HTML][HTML] Maltreatment in childhood and adolescence: results from a survey of a representative sample of the German population

…, G Schmutzer, E Brähler, H Glaesmer - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background There are no up-to-date, representative studies on the frequency of maltreatment
(abuse or neglect) among children and adolescents in Germany. Methods In a cross-…

Psychometric evaluation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener GAD-7, based on a large German general population sample

A Hinz, AM Klein, E Brähler, H Glaesmer, T Luck… - Journal of affective …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scales GAD-7 and GAD-2 are instruments
for the assessment of anxiety. The aims of this study are to test psychometric properties of …