Addiction Research Group
Research group leader
- Name / Titel
- Prof. Dr. Franz Moggi
- franz.moggi@upd.unibe.ch
Staff
- Maria Stein
- PhD Leila Soravia
- PhD Tobias Bracht, MD
- PhD Niklaus Denier, MD
- Joshua Jäger, MSc
- Philippe Pfeifer, PD MD
- Werner Fey, MSc
Research focuses
- Substance use disorders
- Cue reactivity and behavioural inhibition
- Program and treatment evaluation
- Comorbidity, ADHD, PTSD
- Structural and functional Brain Mechanism
Methods
- EEG
- fMRI
- Behavioural experiments
- Clinical interviews and questionnaires
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Experimental and observational studies
Short description
Individuals with substance use disorders challenge the health care system. The Addiction Research Group seeks to contribute to a better understanding of neurophysiological processes in substance use disorders (e.g. alcohol cue reactivity, behavioural inhibition, cortisol levels) and to the improvement of substance use disorder treatment programs by developing add on-interventions designed to lower the risk of relapse. Predictors of treatment outcome such as psychiatric comorbidity (e.g., Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorders) or substance use-related self-efficacy are of particular interest.