Prof. Dr. Stefan G. Hofmann

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsClinical Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,Sensory and Behavioural Biology
Keywordssocial anxiety disorder, anxiety, translational clinical psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, neuroscience
Honours and awards

2015: Fellow, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Aaron T. Beck Award for significant and enduring contributions to the field of cognitive therapy, Academy of Cognitive Therapy

2014: Fellow, American Psychological Association, Visiting Endowed Chair (honorary position), University of Puerto Rico,

2012: Award for Excellence in Contributions to CBT, Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies at Assumption College

2011: Fellow, Association for Psychological Science

2010: Fellow, Eastern Psychological Association, Outstanding Service Award, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

2000: Young Investigator Award, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (Essel Investigator).

1999: Young Investigator Award, Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research, Young Investigator Research Award, Anxiety Disorders Association of America

1998: First Independent Research Support and Transition Award (R29), National Institute of Mental Health.

1997: Young Investigator Award, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression.

1991: DAAD Dissertation Fellowship (German Academic Exchange Service) to conduct research at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine.

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityMarburg
InstitutionPhilipps-Universität Marburg

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Paul PauliInstitut für Psychologie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg
Prof. Dr. Katharina KrausePhilipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2018

Program(s)

2017Humboldt Research Award Programme
2020Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

Publications (partial selection)

2019Elizabeth Phelps, Stefan G. Hofmann: Memory editing: From science fiction to clinical practice. . In: Nature, 2019, 43-50
2019Stefan G. Hofmann, Steven C. Hayes: The future of intervention science: Process-based therapy. . In: Clinical Psychological Science, 2019, 37-50
2018Stefan G. Hofmann & Joshua Curtiss: A complex network approach to clinical science. In: European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2018, e12986
2018Totzeck, C., Teismann, T., Hofmann, S. G., von Brachel, R., Zhang, X. C., Pflug, V., & Margraf, J.: Affective styles in mood and anxiety disorders – Clinical validation of the “Affective Style Questionnaires” (ASQ). . In: Journal of Affective Disorders, 2018, 392-398
2018Stefan G. Hofmann: Clinical psychology: A global perspective. . Wiley-Blackwell, 2018
2018Stefan G. Hofmann and Michael Otto: Cognitive-behavior therapy of social anxiety disorder: Evidence-based and disorder specific treatment techniques . Routledge, 2018
2018Joseph Carpenter, Leigh Andrews, Sara Witcraft, Mark Powers, Jasper Smits & Stean G. Hofmann: Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety and related disorders: An updated meta-analysis for randomized placebo-controlled trials. . In: Depression and Anxiety, 2018, 502-514
2018305. Gomez, A. F., Barthel, A. L., & Hofmann, S. G. Comparing the efficacy of benzodiazepines and serotonergic anti-depressants for adults with generalized anxiety disorder: A meta-analytic review. In: Expert Opinion in Pharmacotherapy, 2018, 883-894
2018Roque, A. D., Rosenfield, D., Smits, J. A., Simon, N., Otto, M. W., Marques, L., Pollack, M. H., Hofmann, S. G., & Meuret, A. E. Does d-cycloserine facilitate the effects of homework compliance on social anxiety symptom reduction?. In: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2018, 85-90
2018Pace-Schott, E., Simon, N., Goetter, E., Hoeppner, S., Gannon, K., Bottary, R., Kim, S.-K., Lasko, N. B., Vijayakumar, S., Bianchi, M., Baker, A., Hofmann, S. G., Rosencrans, P.L., & Orr, S. (2018).: Effects of post-exposure naps on exposure therapy for social anxiety.. In: Psychiatry Research, 2018, 523-530
2018Moritz, S., Lysaker, P. H., Hofmann, S. G. & Hautzinger, M.: Going meta on metacognitive therapy.. In: Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2018, 739-741
2018Abigail Barthel, Aleena Hay, Stacey Doan, & Stefan G. Hofmann: Interpersonal emotion regulation: A review of social and developmental components. . In: Behaviour Change, 2018, 203-216
2018Joseph LeDoux & Stefan G. Hofmann: Know thyself: Wellbeing and subjective experience. . In: Cerebrum, 2018,
2018Joshua Curtiss, Masaya Ito, Y. Takebayashi & Stefan G. Hofmann: Longitudinal network stability of the functional impairment of anxiety and depression. . In: Clinical Psychological Science, 2018, 326-334
2018Schilling, V. N. L. S., Lutz, W., Hofmann, S. G., Zimmermann, D., Wolter, K., & Stangier, U: Loving Kindness Meditation zur Behandlung der chronischen Depression: Behandlungskonzept und Ergebnisse einer Pilot-Studie. . In: Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 2018, 163-174
2018Winnfried Rief, Stefan G. Hofmann: Problems with non-inferiority tests in psychotherapy research: Psychodynamic therapies as an example. . In: Psychological Medicine, 48, 1392-1394. , 2018, 1392-1394
2018Steven C. Hayes and Stefan G. Hofmann: Process-based CBT: The science and core clinical competencies of cognitive behavioral therapy. New Harbinger, 2018
2018Stefan G. Hofmann and Aleena Hay: Rethinking avoidance: Toward a balanced approach to avoidance in treating anxiety disorders. In: Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2018, 14-21
2018Palacios J. E., Richards, D., Palmer, R., Coudray, C., Hofmann S. G., Palmieri, P. A., & Frazier, P.: Supported Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy programs for depression, anxiety, and stress in university students: Open, non-randomised trial of acceptability, effectiveness, and satisfaction. . In: Journal of Medical Internet Research: Mental Health, 2018, e11467
2018Steven C. Hayes, Stefan G. Hofmann: Survival circuits and therapy: From automaticity to the conscious experience of fear and anxiety. . In: Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2018, 21-25
2018Stefan G. Hofmann and Stacey Doan: The Social Foundations of Emotion: Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Dimensions. American Psychological Association, 2018
2018Stefan G. Hofmann and Stacey N. Doan: The Social Foundations of Emotion: Developmental, Cultural, and Clinical Dimensions.. American Psychological Association, 2018
2018Kazantzis, N., Luong, H. K., Usatoff, A. S., Impala, T., Yew, R. Y., & Hofmann, S. G. The processes of cognitive behavioral therapy: A review of meta-analyses. . In: Cognitive Therapy and Research, 2018, 349-357
2018Joseph E. LeDoux, Stefan G. Hofmann The subjective experience of emotion: A fearful view. . In: Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2018, 67-72
2018Szasz, P., Coman, M., Curtiss, J., Carpenter, J. K., & Hofmann, S. G. Use of multiple regulation strategies in spontaneous emotion regulation. . In: International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 2018, 249-261
2018Lutz, W., Schwartz, B., Hofmann, S. G., Fisher, A. J., Husen, K., & Rubel, J. A. Using network analysis for the prediction of treatment dropout in patients with mood and anxiety disorders: A methodological proof-of-concept study. . In: Nature: Scientific Reports, 2018, 7819
2018304. David D., Cristae, I., & Hofmann, S. G. Why cognitive behavioral therapy is the current gold standard of psychotherapy. In: Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2018,