Research Interests

• Placebo and nocebo effects
• Expectation optimization / violation
• Behavioural medicine
• Psychoneuroimmunology and stress

Curriculum Vitae

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  Since 07/2021
  Council (PostDoc), Philipps University of Marburg, Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment

  Since 11/2017
  PhD in Psychology (Dr. rer. nat.), Philipps University of Marburg, Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment
  Thesis: "Preoperative optimization of patients’ expectations and its psychoneuroimmunological effects on patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery”, Advisors: Prof. Dr. Winfried Rief, Dr. Frank Euteneuer
  
  07/2014 – 04/2019
  Postgraduate training in cognitive behavioral therapy, Institut für Psychotherapieausbildung Marburg (IPAM)
  
  10/2005 – 05/2010
  Diploma in Psychology, Philipps University of Marburg
  Thesis: “Introducing a social beads task: The relationship between paranoid ideation and jumping-to-conclusions in socially relevant situations”

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  Since 03/2019
  Senior Scientist, Philipps University of Marburg, Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment
  
  03/2018 – 02/2019
  Clinical Psychologist , Vitos Haina forensic psychiatric hospital
  
  10/2016 – 12/2017
  Research associate, Philipps University of Marburg, Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment
  
  05/2016 – 04/2017
  PhD-Scholarship, Philipps University of Marburg, Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment
  
  07/2014 – 10/2016
  Clinical Psychologist, Outpatient Clinic for Psychological Interventions, Psychotherapie Ambulanz Marburg (PAM)
  
  Since 07/2014
  Clinical Psychologist, Outpatient Clinic for Psychological Interventions, Psychotherapie Ambulanz Marburg (PAM)
  
  06/2010 – 06/2014
  Consultant, kölner institut für managementberatung
  
  2008-2009
  Student Research Associate, Philipps University of Marburg, Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment

Publications

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  Salzmann, S., Salzmann-Djufri, M. & Euteneuer, F. Childhood emotional neglect and cardiovascular disease: a narrative review. Front Cardiovascular Medicine. (accepted)

  Salzmann, S., Wilhelm, M., Schindler, S., Rief, W., Euteneuer, F. Optimizing the efficacy of a stress-reducing psychological intervention using placebo mechanisms: A randomized controlled trial. Stress and Health. (accepted)

  Salzmann S, Rienmüller S, Kampmann S, Euteneuer F, Rüsch D. Preoperative anxiety and its association with patients' desire for support - an observational study in adults. BMC Anesthesiol. 2021 May 17;21(1):149. doi: 10.1186/s12871-021-01361-2. PMID: 34000986; PMCID: PMC8127269

  Salzmann S, Euteneuer F, Laferton JAC, Shedden-Mora MC, Schedlowski M, Moosdorf R,Rief W. IL-8 and CRP moderate the effects of preoperative psychological interventions on postoperative long-term outcomes 6 months after CABG surgery - The randomized controlled PSY-HEART trial. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 Sep 28:S0889-1591(20)30594-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.09.028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33002633.

  Salzmann S, Salzmann-Djufri M, Wilhelm M, Euteneuer F. Psychological Preparation forCardiac Surgery. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2020 Oct 10;22(12):172. doi: 10.1007/s11886-020-01424-9. PMID: 33040263.

  Euteneuer F., Neubert M., Salzmann S., Unruh I., von Eitzen L., Wilhelm M: Der Einfluss von kognitiver Verhaltenstherapie auf biologische Risikofaktoren kardiovaskulärer Erkrankungen bei der Major Depression: Eine systematische Übersichtsarbeit. Verhaltenstherapie 2020;30:44-56. doi: 10.1159/000505275

  Koch C., Wilhelm M., Salzmann S., Rief W., Euteneuer F. A meta-analysis of heart rate variability in major depression. /Psychol Med/. 2019;49(12):1948–1957. doi:10.1017/S0033291719001351

  Salzmann, S., Laferton, J., Auer, C., Shedden-Mora, M., Wambach, K., & Rief, W. (2017). Optimizing Patients’ Expectations: Description of a Brief Preoperative Intervention for Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Verhaltenstherapie, 2018;28:157-165. doi: 10.1159/000485430

  Salzmann, S., Euteneuer, F., Strahler, J., Laferton, J.A.C., Nater, U.M., & Rief, W. (2017). Optimizing expectations and distraction leads to lower cortisol levels after acute stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2018;88:144-152. 

  Salzmann, S., Euteneuer, F., Laferton, J. A. C., Auer, C., Shedden-Mora, M. C., Schedlowski, M., Moosdorf, R., & Rief, W. (2017). Effects of Preoperative Psychological Interventions on Catecholamine and Cortisol Levels After Surgery in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients: The Randomized Controlled PSY-HEART Trial. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79(7), 806-814.  

  Rief, W., Shedden-Mora, M. C., Laferton, J. A. C., Auer, C., Petrie, K. J., Salzmann, S., Schedlowski, M., & Moosdorf, R. (2017). Preoperative optimization of patient expectations improves long-term outcome in heart surgery patients: results of the randomized controlled PSY-HEART trial. BMC Medicine, 15(1), 4.  

  Auer, C. J., Laferton, J. A. C., Shedden-Mora, M. C., Salzmann, S., Moosdorf, R. G., & Rief, W. (2017). Optimizing preoperative expectations leads to a shorter length of hospital stay in CABG patients: further results of the randomized controlled PSY-HEART trial. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. Retrieved from 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.04.008%0ACITATIONS 

  Laferton, J. A. C., Kube, T., Salzmann, S., Auer, C. J., & Shedden-Mora, M. C. (2017). Patients’ Expectations Regarding Medical Treatment: A Critical Review of Concepts and Their Assessment. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(February), 1–12. 

  Auer, C. J., Kube, T., Laferton, J. A., Salzmann, S., Shedden-Mora, M., Rief, W., & Moosdorf, R. (2016). Welche Erwartungen sagen postoperative Depressivität und Ängstlichkeit bei herzchirurgischen Patienten am stärksten vorher? Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 45(2), 93-108. 

  Westermann, S., Salzmann, S., Fuchs, X., & Lincoln, T. M. (2012). Introducing a social beads task. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology. 

  Lincoln, T. M., Salzmann, S., Ziegler, M., & Westermann, S. (2011). When does jumping-to-conclusions reach its peak? the interaction of vulnerability and situation characteristics in social reasoning. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 42(2), 185–191.