Paula Philippi

The focus of my research to date has been on the effectiveness (Moshe, Terhorst, Philippi et al., 2021, Psychological Bulletin) and acceptability (Philippi et al., 2021, Internet Interventions) of digital health interventions, as well as improved diagnosis and early detection of affective disorders (Knauer, Terhorst, Philippi, et al., 2022, BMJ open). The goal of my PhD studies is to develop a conceptual and methodological framework to sustainably combine both areas of research. An important factor in the early detection of affective disorders is how individuals cope with (everyday) stressful events. In my PhD studies (more information here), I use real-time assessments of self- and affect-regulatory processes in the everyday life of children and adolescents. This way, I’d like to contribute to a better understanding and (more) precise assessment of contextually sensitive socio-emotional processes that are key to youth mental health (e.g., via modelling microtrajectories of affect-regulation). My goal is to develop developmentally sensitive just-in-time interventions for children and adolescents with affective disorders.

Academic Background

Publications

Terhorst, Y., Philippi, P., Sander, L. B., Schultchen, D., Paganini, S., Bardus, M., ... & Messner, E. M. (2020). Validation of the mobile application rating scale (MARS). Plos one, 15(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241480

Moshe, I., Terhorst, Y., Philippi, P., Domhardt, M., Cuijpers, P., Cristea, I., ... & Sander, L. B. (2021). Digital interventions for the treatment of depression: A meta-analytic review. Psychological bulletin, 147(8).https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000334

Philippi, P., Baumeister, H., Apolinário-Hagen, J., Ebert, D. D., Hennemann, S., Kott, L., ... & Terhorst, Y. (2021). Acceptance towards digital health interventions–Model validation and further development of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Internet interventions, 26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100459

Knauer, J., Terhorst, Y., Philippi, P., Kallinger, S., Eiler, S., Kilian, R., ... & Baumeister, H. (2022). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a web-based routine assessment with integrated recommendations for action for depression and anxiety (RehaCAT+): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial for patients with elevated depressive symptoms in rehabilitation facilities. BMJ open, 12(6). https://doi.org/10.1136%2Fbmjopen-2022-061259

Terhorst, Y., Kaiser, T., Brakemeier, E.-L., Moshe, I., Philippi, P., Cuijpers, P., Baumeister, H., Sander, L. B. Heterogeneity of treatment effects in digital therapeutics for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Under review in Psychological Medicine.