Simon Felix Zerth

Doctoral Candidate, IPAM-Therapeut

Contact information

+49 6421 28-25065 simon.zerth@ 1 Gutenbergstraße 18
35032 Marburg
G|01 Institutsgebäude (Room: 03058 resp. +3058)

For my doctoral thesis, I am investigating the influence of psychological factors on treatment-related outcomes. I am particularly interested in treatment expectations and expectation violation in the context of (chronic) pain and in people with mechanical heart support (VAD).

 

Research interests

  • Behavioral medicine
  • Expectation optimization / violation
  • (Chronic) pain
  • Heart failure and mechanical circulatory support

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Curriculum Vitae

  • Education

    Since 10/2022

    PhD in Psychology (Dr. rer. nat.), Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Psychology
    Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stefan Salzmann

    Postgraduate training as a psychological psychotherapist (cognitive-behavioral therapy), Institute for Psychotherapy Training Marburg (IPAM)
    10/2021 – 09/2022 Master’s degree in Psychology (M.Sc.), Philipps University Marburg
    Thesis: “Values, goals and pain: Effectiveness and treatment mechanisms of a mobile values-based microintervention for patients with chronic back pain”
    10/2017 – 09/2021 Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (B.Sc.), Philipps University Marburg

  • Professional Positions

    Since 10/2022 

    PhD scholarship, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg

    Therapist, Psychotherapy Outpatient Clinic Marburg (PAM)
    10/2019 – 12/2019 Tutor for Personality Psychology, International Undergraduate Study Program (IUSP), Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg

Teaching

Seminar (M.Sc.): Different approaches to psychotherapy in practice, Winter semester 2024/2025, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg

Seminar (M.Sc.): Applied psychotherapy, Focus: chronic pain, Summer semester 2024, Department of Psychology, Philipps University Marburg

Awards

10/2021 – 10/2022 
German Federal Scholarship (Deutschlandstipendium)

Publications 

  • Journal Articles

    Basedow, L. A., Zerth, S. F., Salzmann, S., Uecker, C., Bauer, N., Elsenbruch, S., Rief, W., & Langhorst, J. (2024). Pre-treatment expectations and their influence on subjective symptom change in Crohn's disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 176, 111567.

    Zerth, S. F., Hein, H. J., Glombiewski, J. A., Rief, W., & Riecke, J. (2023). A digital values-based microintervention for chronic back pain patients: lessons learned from a randomised experimental single-case study. BMC Digital Health, 1(1), 50.

    Riecke, J., Zerth, S. F., Schubert, A. K., Wiesmann, T., Dinges, H. C., Wulf, H., & Volberg, C. (2023). Risk factors and protective factors of acute postoperative pain: an observational study at a German university hospital with cross-sectional and longitudinal inpatient data. BMJ open, 13(5), e069977.

  • Books

    Müller, I., Schmiedel, H., Willmann, N., & Zerth, S. (2022). Mio, der Braunbär: sexualisierte Gewalt kindgerecht erklärt. Hogrefe AG.

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