- Research fellow
Curriculum vitae
Publications
The overlooked burden of persistent physical symptoms: a call for action in European healthcare
LANCET REG HEALTH-EU. 2024;48( 101140):.
Intersectional inequalities in somatic symptom severity in the adult population in Germany found within the SOMA.SOC study.
Barbek R, Toussaint A, Löwe B, von dem Knesebeck O
SCI REP-UK. 2024;14(1):3820.
Psychological factors associated with Long COVID: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Engelmann P, Reinke M, Stein C, Salzmann S, Löwe B, Toussaint A, Shedden Mora M
ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2024;74:.
Fatigue is a symptom of clinical importance in patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (SOMA.LIV)
Hartl J, Buck L, Löwe B, Toussaint A, Schramm C
J HEPATOL. 2024 [Epub ahead of print].
Symptomerleben und Coping-Strategien bei Patient*innen mit Primär Biliärer Cholangitis: eine qualitative Interviewstudie im Rahmen von SOMA.LIV
Hasenbank N, Buck L, Maehder K, Hartl J, Löwe B, Schramm C, Toussaint A
PSYCHOTHER PSYCH MED. 2024 [Epub ahead of print].
Response to Commentary: The framework for systematic reviews on psychological risk factors for persistent somatic symptoms and related syndromes and disorders (PSY-PSS)
Hüsing P, Smakowski A, Löwe B, Kleinstäuber M, Toussaint A, Shedden-Mora M
FRONT PSYCHIATRY. 2024;15:.
Persistent physical symptoms: definition, genesis, and management
Löwe B, Toussaint A, Rosmalen J, Huang W, Burton C, Weigel A, Levenson J, Henningsen P
LANCET. 2024;403(10444):2649-2662.
Modifiable factors for somatic symptom persistence in patients with somatic symptom disorder: study protocol for a longitudinal cohort with an embedded ecologically momentary assessment (SOMA.SSD)
Nestoriuc Y, Pauls F, Blankenburg K, Hahn S, Wittenbecher H, Löwe B, Toussaint A
BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(11):e083500.
Psychological burden associated with incident persistent symptoms and their evolution during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective population-based study
Pignon B, Matta J, Wiernik E, Toussaint A, Löwe B, Robineau O, Carrat F, Severi G, Touvier M, Gouraud C, Ouazana-Vedrines C, Pitron V, Ranque B, Hoertel N, Kab S, Goldberg M, Zins M, Lemogne C
BMJ MENTAL HEALTH. 2024;27(1):.
Somatic Symptom Disorder-B criteria scale (SSD-12): Psychometric properties of the French version and associations with health outcomes in a population-based cross-sectional study
Pignon B, Wiernik E, Kab S, Matta J, Toussaint A, Löwe B, Horn M, Amad A, Fovet T, Gouraud C, Ouazana-Vedrines C, Pitron V, Goldberg M, Zins M, Lemogne C
J PSYCHOSOM RES. 2024;176(1):111556.
Psychological risk factors of somatic symptom disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies
Smakowski A, Hüsing P, Völcker S, Löwe B, Rosmalen J, Shedden-Mora M, Toussaint A
J PSYCHOSOM RES. 2024;181:111608.
Integrative group psychotherapy for patients with somatic symptom disorder: A randomized controlled trial
Wang Y, Li L, Huang L, Ma J, Zheng L, Fritzsche K, Leonhart R, Toussaint A, Schaefert R, Zhang L
PSYCHIAT RES. 2024;331(1):.
Psychological risk factors for Long COVID and their modification: study protocol of a three-arm, randomised controlled trial (SOMA.COV)
Engelmann P, Büchel C, Frommhold J, Klose H, Lohse A, Maehder K, Nestoriuc Y, Scherer M, Suling A, Toussaint A, Weigel A, Zapf A, Löwe B
BJPSYCH OPEN. 2023;9(6):e207.
Predictors of somatic symptom burden in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: an 8-week follow-up study
Engelmann P, Toussaint A, Addo M, Brehm T, Lohse A, Weigel A, Thompson M, Löwe B
J MENT HEALTH. 2023;32(6):1111-1121.
Changes in anxiety in the general population over a six-year period
Hinz A, Esser P, Friedrich M, Glaesmer H, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Schroeter M, Petrowski K, Toussaint A
PLOS ONE. 2023;18(9):e0291206.
The framework for systematic reviews on psychological risk factors for persistent somatic symptoms and related syndromes and disorders (PSY-PSS)
Hüsing P, Smakowski A, Löwe B, Kleinstäuber M, Toussaint A, Shedden-Mora M
FRONT PSYCHIATRY. 2023;14:1142484.
Understanding illness experiences of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: a qualitative analysis within the SOMA.LIV study
Lösken C, Maehder K, Buck L, Hartl J, Löwe B, Schramm C, Toussaint A
BMC GASTROENTEROL. 2023;23(1):.
The distribution of somatic symptom disorder and bodily distress syndrome in general hospital outpatients in China: A multicenter cross-sectional study
Ma D, Cao J, Wei J, Fritzsche K, Toussaint A, Li T, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Chen H, Wu H, Ma X, Li W, Ren J, Lu W, Leonhart R
GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT. 2023;85:171-176.
Beliefs about emotions predict psychological stress related to somatic symptoms
Reininger K, Biel H, Hennig T, Zitzmann S, Weigel A, Spitzer C, Toussaint A, Löwe B
BRIT J CLIN PSYCHOL. 2023;62(4):699-716.
Lessons learned from applying established cut-off values of questionnaires to detect somatic symptom disorders in primary care: a cross-sectional study
von Schrottenberg V, Toussaint A, Hapfelmeier A, Teusen C, Riedl B, Henningsen P, Gensichen J, Schneider A, Linde K
FRONT PSYCHIATRY. 2023;14:1289186.
Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the somatic symptom disorder–B Criteria Scale (SSD-12) in community and clinical samples
Abasi I, Ghapanchi A, Toussaint A, Bitarafan M, Zarabi H, Derakhshan F, Banihashem S, Mohammadi N, Ghasemzadeh M, Derakhshan M
GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT. 2022;78:1-8.
Detecting DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorder in general hospitals in China: B-Criteria instrument has better accuracy- A secondary analysis
Cao J, Wei J, Fritzsche K, Toussaint A, Li T, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Chen H, Wu H, Ma X, Li W, Ren J, Lu W, Leonhart R
FRONT PSYCHIATRY. 2022;13:935597.
Risk factors for worsening of somatic symptom burden in a prospective cohort during the COVID-19 pandemic
Engelmann P, Löwe B, Brehm T, Weigel A, Ullrich F, Addo M, Schulze zur Wiesch J, Lohse A, Toussaint A
FRONT PSYCHOL. 2022;13:1022203.
Validation of the Chinese version bodily distress syndrome checklist in Chinese out-patients of general hospitals
Huang M, Chen R, Wei J, Fritzsche K, Toussaint A, Zhang Y, Chen H, Wu H, Ma X, Li W, Ren J, Lu W, Müller A, Leonhart R, Zhang L
J PSYCHOSOM RES. 2022;153:110702.
Prevalence of DSM‐5 somatic symptom disorder in Chinese patients with breast cancer
Li J, Fritzsche K, Glinka M, Pang Y, Song L, Wang Y, Li Z, He Y, Zhang Y, He S, Leonhart R, Toussaint A, Tang L
PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2022;31(8):1302-1312.
Validation of the Chinese version of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 in patients from tertiary hospitals in China
Li T, Wei J, Fritzsche K, Toussaint A, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Chen H, Wu H, Ma X, Li W, Ren J, Lu W, Leonhart R
FRONT PSYCHIATRY. 2022;13:940206.
Persistent SOMAtic symptoms ACROSS diseases - from risk factors to modification: scientific framework and overarching protocol of the interdisciplinary SOMACROSS research unit (RU 5211)
Löwe B, Andresen V, Van den Bergh O, Huber T, von dem Knesebeck O, Lohse A, Nestoriuc Y, Schneider G, Schneider S, Schramm C, Ständer S, Vettorazzi E, Zapf A, Shedden-Mora M, Toussaint A
BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(1):.
Somatic symptom disorder: a scoping review on the empirical evidence of a new diagnosis
Löwe B, Levenson J, Depping M, Hüsing P, Kohlmann S, Lehmann M, Shedden-Mora M, Toussaint A, Uhlenbusch N, Weigel A
PSYCHOL MED. 2022;52(4):632–648.
A multicenter study of bodily distress syndrome in Chinese outpatient hospital care: prevalence and associations with psychosocial variables
Ma J, Zheng L, Chen R, Ren J, Chen H, Zhang Y, Li W, Ma X, Lu W, Wu H, Fritzsche K, Toussaint A, Leonhart R, Wei J, Zhang L
BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2022;22(1):733.
Factors associated with severity and persistence of fatigue in patients with primary biliary cholangitis: study protocol of a prospective cohort study with a mixed-methods approach (SOMA.LIV)
Toussaint A, Buck L, Hartl J, Löwe B, Schramm C
BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(12):.
Persistence rate of DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder: 4-year follow-up in patients from a psychosomatic outpatient clinic
Behm A, Hüsing P, Löwe B, Toussaint A
COMPR PSYCHIAT. 2021;110(110):152265.
Psychometric Evaluation of the Whiteley Index-8 in Chinese Outpatients in General Hospitals
Chen Y, Fink P, Wei J, Toussaint A, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Chen H, Ma X, Li W, Ren J, Lu W, Leonhart R, Fritzsche K, Wu H
FRONT PSYCHOL. 2021;12(12):557662.
Assessment of the structured clinical interview (SCID) for DSM-5 for somatic symptom disorder in general hospital outpatient clinics in China
Jiang Y, Wei J, Fritzsche K, Toussaint A, Li T, Cao J, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Chen H, Wu H, Ma X, Li W, Ren J, Lu W, Leonhart R
BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2021;21(1):144.
Excessiveness in symptom-related thoughts, feelings, and behaviors: An investigation of somatic symptom disorders in the general population
Toussaint A, Hüsing P, Kohlmann S, Brähler E, Löwe B
PSYCHOSOM MED. 2021;83(2):164-170.
Application and validation of the bodily distress syndrome checklist in a psychosomatic outpatient sample
Wertenbruch-Rocke T, Hüsing P, Löwe B, Toussaint A
GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT. 2021;69:104-110.
Validation of the Chinese Version of the Somatic Symptom Disorder–B Criteria Scale for Detecting DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorders: A Multicenter Study
Li T, Wei J, Fritzsche K, Toussaint A, Jlang Y, Cao J, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Chen H, Wu H, Ma X, Li W, Ren J, Lu W, Müller A, Leonhart R
PSYCHOSOM MED. 2020;82:337-344.
Einführung Somatoforme Störungen, Somatische Belastungsstörung
Toussaint A, Herzog A
2020. Einführung Somatoforme Störungen, Somatische Belastungsstörung. 1. ed. München: Ernst Reinhardt Verlag, .
Sensitivity to change and minimal clinically important difference of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7)
Toussaint A, Hüsing P, Gumz A, Wingenfeld K, Härter M, Schramm E, Löwe B
J AFFECT DISORDERS. 2020;265:395-401.
Detecting DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder: criterion validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) and the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) in combination with the Somatic Symptom Disorder - B Criteria Scale (SSD-12)
Toussaint A, Hüsing P, Kohlmann S, Löwe B
PSYCHOL MED. 2020;50(2):324-333.
Prevalence of DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder in Chinese outpatients from general hospital care
Cao J, Wei J, Fritzsche K, Toussaint A, Li T, Jlang Y, Zhan L, Zhang Y, Chen H, Wu H, Ma X, Li W, Ren J, Lu W, Müller A, Leonhart R, Leonhart R
GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT. 2019;62:63-71.
Somatic symptom disorder in the general population: Associations with medical status and health care utilization using the SSD-12
Kop W, Toussaint A, Mols F, Löwe B
GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT. 2019;56:36-41.
Why is the recognition rate of psychological distress under-estimated in general hospitals? A cross-sectional observational study in China
Wang Y, Murray A, Toussaint A, Chen L, Guo W, He N, Luo S, Yu J, Liu Y, Huang M, Dong Z, Zhang L
MEDICINE. 2019;98(27):.
Wenn Reden keine Lösung bringt!?
Brünahl C, Toussaint A
2018. Ärztliche Kommunikation. Jünger J (eds.). 1. ed. Stuttgart: Schattauer, 266-271.
Validity and sensitivity to change of the Somatic Symptom Disorder-B Criteria Scale (SSD-12) in a clinical population
Hüsing P, Bassler M, Löwe B, Koch S, Toussaint A
GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT. 2018;55:20-26.
Comparing the diagnostic concepts of ICD-10 somatoform disorders and DSM-5 somatic symptom disorders in patients from a psychosomatic outpatient clinic
Hüsing P, Löwe B, Toussaint A
J PSYCHOSOM RES. 2018;113:74-80.
Validity of the Somatic Symptom Disorder - B Criteria Scale (SSD-12) in Primary Care
Toussaint A, Riedl B, Kehrer S, Schneider A, Löwe B, Klaus L
BMC PRIM CARE. 2018;35(3):342-347.
Somatic symptom and related disorders
Murray A, Toussaint A, Löwe B
2017. Mental Disorders in Primary Care. Carvalho A, McIntyre R (eds.). 1. ed. Oxford Press: Oxford University Press, 1-24.
Core outcome domains for clinical trials on somatic symptom disorder, bodily distress disorder and functional somatic syndromes: EURONET-SOMA recommendations
Rief W, Burton C, Frostholm L, Henningsen P, Kleinstäuber M, Kop W, Löwe B, Martin A, Malt U, Rosmalen J, Schröder A, Shedden Mora M, Toussaint A, van der Feltz-Cornelis C
PSYCHOSOM MED. 2017;79(9):1008-1015.
Core Outcome Domains for Clinical Trials on Somatic Symptom Disorder, Bodily Distress Disorder, and Functional Somatic Syndromes: European Network on Somatic Symptom Disorders Recommendations
Rief W, Burton C, Frostholm L, Henningsen P, Kleinstäuber M, Kop W, Löwe B, Martin A, Malt U, Rosmalen J, Schröder A, Shedden-Mora M, Toussaint A, van der Feltz-Cornelis C
PSYCHOSOM MED. 2017;79(9):1008-1015.
Comparing the Patient Health Questionnaire - 15 and the Somatic Symptom Scale - 8 as measures of somatic symptom burden
Toussaint A, Kroenke K, Baye F, Lourens S
J PSYCHOSOM RES. 2017;101:44-50.
The Somatic Symptom Disorder - B Criteria Scale (SSD-12): Factorial structure, validity and population-based norms
Toussaint A, Löwe B, Brähler E, Jordan P
J PSYCHOSOM RES. 2017;97:9-17.
A European research network to improve diagnosis, treatment and care for patients with persistent somatic symptoms: Work report of the EURONET-SOMA conference series
Weigel A, Hüsing P, Kohlmann S, Lehmann M, Shedden Mora M, Toussaint A, Löwe B
J PSYCHOSOM RES. 2017;97:136-138.
The challenge of diagnosing non-specific, functional, and somatoform disorders: A systematic review of barriers to diagnosis in primary care
Murray A, Toussaint A, Althaus A, Löwe B
J PSYCHOSOM RES. 2016;80:1-10.
Development and Validation of the Somatic Symptom Disorder–B Criteria Scale (SSD-12)
Toussaint A, Murray A, Voigt K, Herzog A, Gierk B, Kroenke K, Rief W, Henningsen P, Löwe B
PSYCHOSOM MED. 2016;78(1):5-12.
Assessing somatic symptom burden: a psychometric comparison of the patient health questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) and the somatic symptom scale-8 (SSS-8)
Gierk B, Kohlmann S, Toussaint A, Wahl I, Brünahl C, Murray A, Löwe B
J PSYCHOSOM RES. 2015;78(4):352-5.
Development and validation of a new self-report measure: The ‘Somatic Symptom Disorder - B Criteria Scale (SSD-12)
Toussaint A, Murray A, Voigt K, Herzog A, Gierk B, Kroenke K, Rief W, Henningsen P, Löwe B
J PSYCHOSOM RES. 2015;78(1):627.
Why is diagnosing a somatoform disorder so difficult? A systematic review examining the current barriers in primary care
Murray A, Toussaint A, Althaus A, Löwe B
2014. Not Applicable. .
The development of the SSD-B: A New Measure of Somatic Symptom Disorder
Murray A, Toussaint A, Herzog A, Voigt K, Gierk B, Löwe B
2014. Not Applicable. .
Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) nach DSM-5: Ein Fragebogen zur Patienten-Selbsteinschätzung
Toussaint A, Murray A, Voigt K, Herzog A, Löwe B
2014. Moderne Zeiten. .
Barriers to the diagnosis of somatoform disorders in primary care: protocol for a systematic review of the current status
Murray A, Toussaint A, Althaus A, Löwe B
SYST REV-LONDON. 2013;2:99.
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