Clinical interviews and questionnaires
Semi-structured clinical interviews and standardized questionnaires with children, adolescents, and their parents are used to assess psychopathology, functional impairments, and other constructs of interest in a reliable and standardized manner.
Experimental designs
Laboratory-based experiments allow for the investigation of mechanisms underlying psychiatric symptoms under controlled conditions. For example, fear-inducing exposure paradigms are used to reliably elicit stress and to examine behavioural, affective, and biological responses. In addition, standardized experimental paradigms are employed to study emotion recognition and regulation, interpersonal functioning, and biophysiological responses.
Psychobiology, -endocrinology and -physiology
A range of biological markers, including cortisol, heart rate variability (HRV), and skin conductance responses (SCR), are assessed. These markers are indicative of psychiatric symptoms, stress responses. HRV and SCR provide reliable indicators of autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity, while endocrinological data can be derived from blood and saliva samples. The analysis of these biological markers may contribute to the prevention and early detection of eating disorders and related psychopathologies.
App Based interventions
We employ app-based interventions that combine automated and guided components grounded in principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. These digital tools provide personalized feedback and monitoring, enabling tailored support while enhancing accessibility, scalability, and integration into routine clinical care.
