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Psychologie

Research Medical Psychology, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapeutic Medicine Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapeutic Medicine University departments Medical University of Graz

Psychocardiology integrated care model

This special clinic treats and researches psychological symptoms that arise from dealing with heart disease as well as heart disease triggered or exacerbated by psychological stress. It includes psychotherapeutic, psychosomatic and psychiatric treatment for disease-prone comorbidities and psychocardiological problems such as anxiety disorders, depression and vital exhaustion.

Contact

Jolana Wagner-Skacel

T: +43 316 385 83036

E: jolana.wagner-skacel(at)medunigraz.at

Jolana Wagner-Skacel

Research profile

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Our focus

Anxiety and depression screening and risk evaluation in the event of heart failure
Personality structure diagnosis, mental health and brain health
Metabolic psychosomatics
Health impacts of depression and anxiety disorders and therapy
Evaluation of new psychocardiological therapeutic approaches

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Our goals

To conduct clinical trials on optimizing the diagnosis and treatment of psychosomatic disorders in cardiology and to increase interdisciplinary cooperation in this area
To develop test concepts for risk evaluation and to improve treatment guidelines
To establish prevention, therapy and public health interventions
To offer structured patient training and individualized and/or improved treatment strategies
To conduct clinical trials that implement risk assessment and individualized treatment
To introduce structured psychosomatic assessment and step-by-step treatment

Our project

Idiopraxy and nutrition

Improvement of resilience to stress in patients with chronic heart disease
This study arose from the pressing need to explore innovative approaches that improve resilience to stress in patients with chronic disease. The research focuses on applying a 12-week video intervention consisting of either a physical therapy procedure (idiopraxy) or training in nutritional therapy.

Team

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