Curriculum Vitae PD Dr. Jürgen Barth |
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Home address: | Tscharnerstrasse 45 CH-3007 Bern Switzerland Mobil: +41 (0)76 3244 698 barth.writing@gmail.com |
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Work address: | University Hospital Zurich Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine Sonneggstrasse 6 CH-8091 Zürich SwitzerlandPhone: +41 (0)44 255 33 54; Telefax: +41 (0)44 255 43 94 juergen.barth@usz.ch |
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PositionDirector of Research University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland, Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (Director Prof. Dr. C. Witt, MBA) |
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Research interests | ||
Health Psychology: Resources for health. Risk perception and fear appeals. Psychosocial consequences of new medical technologies and social acceptance. Health behaviour and behaviour change.
Clinical Psychology: Mental distress after trauma, accidents and medical illness. Short-term psychotherapy for persons with medical illness (CHD, HIV). Non pharmacological interventions. Quality of life and well-being of disabled persons. Research methodology: Assessment. Health services research. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis. |
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Academic Degrees | ||
1993 | Dipl. Psych. (Diploma in Psychology) Universities of Eichstätt and Freiburg |
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1999 | Dr. phil. Clinical Psychology University of Freiburg Tobacco prevention trough fear: the effect of fear appeals in adolescents |
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1999 | Graduation as Psychotherapist (Approbation) | |
2006 | Habilitation in Psychology Title “Psychosocial aspects in coronary heart disease: impact on aetiology, prognosis and treatment” (University Freiburg) |
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2012 | Habilitation Psychosocial Medicine and Psychotherapy (University Bern) |
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2012 | Certificate of Advanced Studies Research Management (University Bern) | |
Academic Training | ||
1987 – 1993 | Studies in Psychology (Diplom) at the Universities of Eichstätt and Freiburg | |
1991 – 1993 | Studies in Law, University Freiburg | |
Academic Positions | ||
1993-1997 | Research associate at the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology, University of Freiburg, Germany | |
1999-10/2005 | Assistant Professor at the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology, University of Freiburg, Germany | |
1999-10/2006 | Head of the section “Psychosocial Rehabilitation” at the outpatient clinic of the Institute of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Germany | |
10/2005 – 9/2006 | Chair (ad interim) of the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy University of Freiburg, Germany | |
10/2006 – 12/2013 | Senior Researcher Division of Social and Behavioral Health Research, University of Bern, Switzerland. Head Research Group Mental Health. | |
Since 1/2014 | Director of Research Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland | |
Funding | ||
Total funding about 3.9 Mio CHF (1.9 Mio CHF as PI). Funders: Swiss National Science Foundation (CH), Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie (D), Bundeszentrale für Gesundheitliche Aufklärung (D), Bundesamt für Gesundheit (CH), Swiss Cancer League (CH), Rheumaliga Schweiz (CH), Optimus Foundation (CH). | ||