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)

Research interests

  • Behavioural Medicine
  • Expectation optimisation / violation
  • Microinterventions
  • (Chronic) Pain

Curriculum Vitae

  • Education

    Since 10/2022
    PhD in Psychology (Dr. rer. nat.), Philipps University of Marburg, Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment
    Advisor: Prof. Dr. Stefan Salzmann

    Since 10/2022
    Postgraduate training in cognitive behavioral therapy, Institut für Psychotherapieausbildung Marburg (IPAM)

    10/2021 – 09/202
    Master in Psychology (M.Sc.), Philipps University of 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 in Psychology (B.Sc.), Philipps University of Marburg

  • Professional Experience

    Since 10/2022
    PhD-Scholarship, Philipps University of Marburg, Department of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment

    Since 10/2022
    Clinical Psychologist, Outpatient Clinic for Psychological Interventions, Psychotherapie Ambulanz Marburg (PAM)

    10/2019 – 02/2020
    Internship, BI Sozialpsychiatrie Marburg e.V.

    10/2019 – 12/2019
    Tutor for Personality Psychology, International Undergraduate Study Program (IUSP), 
    Philipps University of Marburg

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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