Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Position: PHD Student
ORCID: 0000-0002-0633-5827
T +43 1 40400 37461
sofia-marie.oehlke@meduniwien.ac.at
Keywords
Adolescent Psychiatry; Adolescent Psychology; Child Psychiatry; Child Psychology; Coronavirus; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Stress, Physiological; Stress, Psychological
Research group(s)
- Stress in Childhood and Adolescence (SCAR-Unit)
Head: Oswald D. Kothgassner
Research Area: Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psychiatry, Stress Mechanisms, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Virtual Reality, Ecological Momentary Assessments, Neuroscience
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Research interests
As a PhD student and clinical psychologist in training, my main research focus is on mental health and stress in children, adolescents, and young adults with post-COVID-19 condition. My aim is to gain deeper insights into perceived stress, post-traumatic stress, psychological distress, and autonomic dysfunction in individuals experiencing post-viral psychological and neurocognitive symptoms. These findings will be gathered through the "LongCOVID-Fighters" project, a treatment program for adolescents and young adults with post-COVID-19 condition. The program combines clinical-psychological treatment, biofeedback, cognitive training, self-management training, and mindfulness/yoga exercises.
Selected publications
- Oehlke, S. M., Lozar, A., Goreis, A., Klinger, D., Plener, P., Kothgassner, O.D. (2025). Chronic stress and post-traumatic stress in long COVID: a comparative survey study. Current Psychology, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-07583-8.
- Hajek Gross, C., Oehlke, S. M., Prillinger, K., Goreis, A., Plener, P. L., & Kothgassner, O. D. (2024). Efficacy of mentalization-based therapy in treating self-harm: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 10.1111/sltb.13044. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.13044
- Goreis, A., Pfeffer, B., Hajek Gross, C., Klinger, D., Oehlke, S. M., Zesch, H., Claes, L., Plener, P. L., & Kothgassner, O. D. (2024). Attentional Biases and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Urges in Adolescents. JAMA network open, 7(7), e2422892. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.22892
- Goreis, A., Chang, D., Klinger, D., Zesch, H. E., Pfeffer, B., Oehlke, S. M., Ebner-Priemer, U. W., Claes, L., Plener, P. L., & Kothgassner, O. D. (2025). Impact of social media on triggering nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents: a comparative ambulatory assessment study. Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation, 12(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-025-00280-9
- Klinger, D., Oehlke, S. M., Riedl, S., Eschbaum, K., Zesch, H. E., Karwautz, A., Plener, P. L., & Kothgassner, O. D. (2024). Mental health of non-binary youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health, 18(1), 126. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-024-00822-z