Kolassa group
 

•    The role of energy metabolism and mitochondria in the psychophysiology of mental illness
•    Consequences of childhood abuse and maltreatment at the biomolecular level
•    Biological correlates of fatigue and depression
•    The role of immune metabolism in mental illness
•    Nutrition and mental health
•    Research and treatment of trauma-related disorders
 

The Clinical & Biological Psychology Department investigates the consequences of traumatic stress at the biomolecular level in the development, symptomatology, and treatment of trauma-related disorders. The experience of abuse, maltreatment, and neglect in childhood, as well as the accumulation of chronic stress and multiple traumas, especially during critical developmental phases, play a particularly important role in this context. Using innovative methods, the research group investigates immune metabolism, energy metabolism, and stress-associated biological parameters such as telomeres, hormones, oxidative stress, etc.
Current studies are investigating individuals with depression, complex trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, and long COVID.

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