Dr. Roxana Pittig (née Kotter)
Dr. Roxana Pittig currently leads the Specialized Outpatient Clinic "Anxiety" (part of the Therapie- und Beratungszentrum), Departement of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Branch Accouchierhaus, Kurze-Geismar-Str. 1).
Research interests
- Transfer of exposure-based treatments of anxiety disorders, cognitive processes in anxiety and anxiety disorders across the lifespan
- Prevention of disordered gambling
Curriculum vitae
| since 04/2023 |
Head of Specialized Outpatient Clinic "Anxiety" |
| 2020 – 2023 | Head of the Research Ambulatory for Psychotherapy University of Wuerzburg (Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy) Responsibilities: design and coordination of research therapies, patient management, supervision of therapists in training, teaching (bachelor, master, post-graduate) |
| 2018 – 2020 | Research assistant/Post-doc University of Wuerzburg/Leibniz University Hannover (Prof. Dr. Anne Böckler-Raettig) |
| 2015 – 2018 | Research assistant/PhD student University of Dresden, Departement of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Work Group Addictive Behaviors, Risk Analysis and Risk Management (former Chair of Addiction Research; Prof. Dr. Gerhard Bühringer) |
| 2018 – 2020 | Outpatient Treatment (postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists) University of Wuerzburg (Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy) |
| 2017 | Intpatient Treatment (postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists) University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
| 2016 – 2018 | Outpatient Treatment (postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists) University of Dresden (IAP – TU Dresden GmbH Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy) |
| 2016 | Oupatient Treatment (postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists) University of Dresden, Departement of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Work Group Addictive Behaviors, Risk Analysis and Risk |
Academic Education
| 2021 – 2023 | Additional qualification for psychotherapeutic treatment of children and adolescents IFT München (Institut für Therapieforschung) Licensed in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| 2018 – 2020 | Postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists University of Wuerzburg (Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy) Licensed in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| 2018 | PhD thesis School of Science (Dr. rer. nat.) University of Dresden, Faculty of Psychology („summa cum laude”) Title: „Investigating the impact of casino exclusion: A cross-sectional study among self- and forced excluders focusing gambling behavior and mental health problems” |
| 2015 – 2018 |
Postgraduate training for psychological psychotherapists |
| 2009 – 2015 | Study at the university (Diploma in psychology) University of Dresden Diploma thesis: "Schlafprobleme bei Soldaten der Bundeswehr in Zusammenhang mit Angststörungen" [Sleeping problems in soldiers of the German Armed Forces and interrelationships with anxiety disorders] |
Awards and Scholarships
| 2019 |
Werner-Straub-Award for excellent doctoral thesis |
| 2018 | Graduate academy scholarship (University of Dresden) |
| 2012 – 2015 | "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes" scholarship |
Publications
2023
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Glück, V. M., Boschet, J. M., Pittig, R. & Pittig, A.
(2023).
Persistence of extensively trained avoidance is not elevated in anxiety disorders in an outcome devaluation paradigm.
Behaviour Research and Therapy.
104417.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104417.
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Glück, V. M., Boschet-Lange, J. M., Pittig, R. & Pittig, A.
(2023).
Persistence of extensively trained avoidance is not elevated in anxiety disorders in an outcome devaluation paradigm.
Behaviour Research and Therapy,
170,
104417.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104417.
- Pittig, A., Pittig, R., Boschet-Lange, J. & Glück, V. (2023). Psychotherapie: Expositionstherapie. In J. Plag, J. Hoyer, & A. Ströhle, Praxishandbuch Angststörungen. (19, pp. 197-208). None: Elsevier. ISBN: 9783437213724.
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Pittig, R., van der Wel, R. P., Welsh, T. N. & Böckler, A.
(2023).
What’s in a gaze, what’s in a face?: The direct gaze effect can be modulated by emotion expression.
Emotion,
23,
400–411.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0001076.
2021
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Breil, C., Kanske, P., Pittig, R. & Böckler, A.
(2021).
A revised instrument for the assessment of empathy and Theory of Mind in adolescents: Introducing the EmpaToM-Y.
Behavior Research Methods,
53,
2487–2501.
https://dx.doi.org/0.3758/s13428-021-01589-3.
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Zoglauer, M., Czernecka, R., Bühringer, G., Kotter, R. & Kräplin, A.
(2021).
The relationship between physical availability of gambling and gambling behaviour or gambling disorder: A systematic review.
Journal of Gambling Issues,
47,
20–78.
https://dx.doi.org/10.4309/jgi.2021.47.2.
2019
- Bühringer, G., Czernecka, R., Kotter, R. & Kräplin, A. (2019). Verhaltenswissenschaftliche Überlegungen zur Regulierung des Automatenglücksspiels in unterschiedlichen Spielstätten. In J. Krüper (Ed.), Zertifizierung und Akkreditierung als Instrumente qualitativer Glücksspielregulierung.
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Kotter, R., Kräplin, A., Pittig, A. & Bühringer, G.
(2019).
A Systematic Review of Land-Based Self-Exclusion Programs: Demographics, Gambling Behavior, Gambling Problems, Mental Symptoms, and Mental Health.
Journal of Gambling Studies,
35,
367–394.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10899-018-9777-8.
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Kotter, R., Kräplin, A., Pittig, A. & Bühringer, G.
(2019).
Gambling problems seldom come alone: Prevalence and temporal relationships of mental health problems in casino excluders.
International Gambling Studies,
19,
339–416.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2019.1575451.
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Pittig, A., Kotter, R. & Hoyer, J.
(2019).
The Struggle of Behavioral Therapists With Exposure: Self-Reported Practicability, Negative Beliefs, and Therapist Distress About Exposure-Based Interventions.
Behavior Therapy,
50,
353–366.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2018.07.003.
2018
- Bühringer, G., Kotter, R., Czernecka, R. & Kräplin, A. (2018). Beyond Reno II: Who cares for vulnerable gamblers?. Sucht, 64, 325–334. https://dx.doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000566.
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Kotter, R., Kräplin, A. & Bühringer, G.
(2018).
Casino self- and forced excluders’ gambling behavior before and after exclusion.
Journal of Gambling Studies,
34(2),
597–615.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10899-017-9732-0.
2017
- Bühringer, G., Kotter, R. & Kräplin, A. (2017). Ätiologie von Glücksspielstörungen – Implikationen für den Verbraucherschutz, In J. Krüper (Ed.), Zertifizierung und Akkreditierung als Instrumente qualitativer Glücksspielregulierung.
- Bühringer, G., Czernecka, R., Kotter, R. & Kräplin, A. (2017). Anforderungen an Spielersperren. Eine Analyse aus verhaltenswissenschaftlicher Sicht. Beiträge zum Glücksspielwesen – Eine Fachreihe des Behördenspiegel. 7-11.