StressLab UniVienna
@stresslabvienna.bsky.social
Conducting research on stress mechanisms and interventions in health and disease - inside and outside the lab. Member of Green Labs Austria.
Head: Prof. Urs Nater
Head: Prof. Urs Nater
StressLab PhD student, Markus Foramitti, presented at ISGMA on a project integrating musicology and psychology to study how sound artifacts are perceived and experienced.
Thanks to everyone who engaged with the work, and kudos to @fwf-at.bsky.social for hosting!
Thanks to everyone who engaged with the work, and kudos to @fwf-at.bsky.social for hosting!
Had a great talk today at the ISGMA conference about our project combining musicological and psychological approaches to understand how sound artifacts are perceived and experienced. 🔔🧠
Thanks to everyone who stopped by and engaged with the ideas! Great event hosted by @fwf-at.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who stopped by and engaged with the ideas! Great event hosted by @fwf-at.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
StressLab PhD student, Markus Foramitti, presented at ISGMA on a project integrating musicology and psychology to study how sound artifacts are perceived and experienced.
Thanks to everyone who engaged with the work, and kudos to @fwf-at.bsky.social for hosting!
Thanks to everyone who engaged with the work, and kudos to @fwf-at.bsky.social for hosting!
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“Is there a conductor for the orchestrated stress-induced interaction between brain and heart?”
This central question guided the keynote lecture delivered by Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Professor of Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical Psychology at the Technical University of Munich (@tum.de).
This central question guided the keynote lecture delivered by Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Professor of Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical Psychology at the Technical University of Munich (@tum.de).
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Is there a conductor for the orchestrated stress-induced interaction between brain and heart?”
This central question guided the keynote lecture delivered by Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Professor of Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical Psychology at the Technical University of Munich (@tum.de).
This central question guided the keynote lecture delivered by Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Professor of Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical Psychology at the Technical University of Munich (@tum.de).
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Swipe through the photos above for a glimpse into his exploration of the brain-heart connection! 💥🧠🫀.
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Swipe through the photos above for a glimpse into his exploration of the brain-heart connection! 💥🧠🫀.
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The second keynote lecture of #WASAD2025 was held by Dr. Jan Deussing, Head of the Molecular Neurogenetics research group at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (@mpi-psychiatry.bsky.social) in Munich, Germany.
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The second keynote lecture of #WASAD2025 was held by Dr. Jan Deussing, Head of the Molecular Neurogenetics research group at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (@mpi-psychiatry.bsky.social) in Munich, Germany.
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His lecture, “Decoding the impact of genetic risk factors and stress exposure on psychiatric disorders,” offered valuable insights into his research on gene–environment interactions, neuropeptide pathways, and other stress-related disease mechanisms. 🧬🧠
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
His lecture, “Decoding the impact of genetic risk factors and stress exposure on psychiatric disorders,” offered valuable insights into his research on gene–environment interactions, neuropeptide pathways, and other stress-related disease mechanisms. 🧬🧠
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“Complete freedom from stress is death.” – Hans Selye
Highlight of the Opening Ceremony was the Hans Selye Lecture, delivered by Brenda Penninx, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, on the topic “Towards Reducing the Public Health Burden of Anxiety Disorders.”
Highlight of the Opening Ceremony was the Hans Selye Lecture, delivered by Brenda Penninx, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, on the topic “Towards Reducing the Public Health Burden of Anxiety Disorders.”
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“Complete freedom from stress is death.” – Hans Selye
Highlight of the Opening Ceremony was the Hans Selye Lecture, delivered by Brenda Penninx, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, on the topic “Towards Reducing the Public Health Burden of Anxiety Disorders.”
Highlight of the Opening Ceremony was the Hans Selye Lecture, delivered by Brenda Penninx, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, on the topic “Towards Reducing the Public Health Burden of Anxiety Disorders.”
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In her lecture, Professor Penninx shared findings from her research on the prevalence of anxiety disorders, discussing potential reasons for their apparent increase, strategies to alleviate their burden, and the functional component of stress.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In her lecture, Professor Penninx shared findings from her research on the prevalence of anxiety disorders, discussing potential reasons for their apparent increase, strategies to alleviate their burden, and the functional component of stress.
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Thank you all for sharing your impressions of #WASAD2025 during and after the Congress! It was wonderful to see the event reflected through your words and photos.
In the next few posts, we’ll take a moment to look back and recap some highlights 🔆
In the next few posts, we’ll take a moment to look back and recap some highlights 🔆
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thank you all for sharing your impressions of #WASAD2025 during and after the Congress! It was wonderful to see the event reflected through your words and photos.
In the next few posts, we’ll take a moment to look back and recap some highlights 🔆
In the next few posts, we’ll take a moment to look back and recap some highlights 🔆
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First off: #WASAD2025 in numbers! 📊
👉 In total, 227 researchers, clinicians, and psychologists from 19 countries attended the Congress.
The top countries of origin were:
🇩🇪 Germany
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇦🇹 Austria
…followed closely, however, by 🇨🇿 the Czech Republic.
👉 In total, 227 researchers, clinicians, and psychologists from 19 countries attended the Congress.
The top countries of origin were:
🇩🇪 Germany
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇦🇹 Austria
…followed closely, however, by 🇨🇿 the Czech Republic.
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
First off: #WASAD2025 in numbers! 📊
👉 In total, 227 researchers, clinicians, and psychologists from 19 countries attended the Congress.
The top countries of origin were:
🇩🇪 Germany
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇦🇹 Austria
…followed closely, however, by 🇨🇿 the Czech Republic.
👉 In total, 227 researchers, clinicians, and psychologists from 19 countries attended the Congress.
The top countries of origin were:
🇩🇪 Germany
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇦🇹 Austria
…followed closely, however, by 🇨🇿 the Czech Republic.
Reposted by StressLab UniVienna
📊 The scientific program included:
🔹 5 keynote lectures
🔸 15 plenary sessions...
🔹 ...with a total of 61 presentations
🔸 50 on-site posters
🔹 and 5 ePosters!!
🔹 5 keynote lectures
🔸 15 plenary sessions...
🔹 ...with a total of 61 presentations
🔸 50 on-site posters
🔹 and 5 ePosters!!
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
📊 The scientific program included:
🔹 5 keynote lectures
🔸 15 plenary sessions...
🔹 ...with a total of 61 presentations
🔸 50 on-site posters
🔹 and 5 ePosters!!
🔹 5 keynote lectures
🔸 15 plenary sessions...
🔹 ...with a total of 61 presentations
🔸 50 on-site posters
🔹 and 5 ePosters!!
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that our team member, Hannah Tschenett, has been awarded the Karl Jaspers Prize by the Verein der Österreichischen Psychotherapeuten und Psychotherapeutinnen! This recognition highlights her contribution to the field of psychosomatics in Austria: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that our team member, Hannah Tschenett, has been awarded the Karl Jaspers Prize by the Verein der Österreichischen Psychotherapeuten und Psychotherapeutinnen! This recognition highlights her contribution to the field of psychosomatics in Austria: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
Our new COVID EMA lockdown paper is out! We found signs of hypocortisolism—low cortisol levels indicating a dysregulated stress system—in the general population during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Prolonged stress, loneliness, and fatigue may have contributed to this vulnerability.
New paper on fatigue, hair cortisol and stress during COVID-19 lockdowns. 💡📜
We found signs of hypocortisolism during the COVID-19 lockdowns in the general population.
Risk factors for fatigue were young age, chronic stress, low income, and loneliness.
Full paper: doi.org/10.1097/psy....
We found signs of hypocortisolism during the COVID-19 lockdowns in the general population.
Risk factors for fatigue were young age, chronic stress, low income, and loneliness.
Full paper: doi.org/10.1097/psy....
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Our new COVID EMA lockdown paper is out! We found signs of hypocortisolism—low cortisol levels indicating a dysregulated stress system—in the general population during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Prolonged stress, loneliness, and fatigue may have contributed to this vulnerability.
🔔 Part 7 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his poster: “Modulating Stress through Sound: The Effects of Historical Metallic Idiophones on Human Responses.”
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his poster: “Modulating Stress through Sound: The Effects of Historical Metallic Idiophones on Human Responses.”
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🔔 Part 7 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his poster: “Modulating Stress through Sound: The Effects of Historical Metallic Idiophones on Human Responses.”
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his poster: “Modulating Stress through Sound: The Effects of Historical Metallic Idiophones on Human Responses.”
🎨 Part 6 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her poster “Exploring the Impact of Art on Pain and Stress: Multimodal Art and Music Enhance Pain Tolerance, but Do Not Influence Autonomic and Endocrine Markers.”
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her poster “Exploring the Impact of Art on Pain and Stress: Multimodal Art and Music Enhance Pain Tolerance, but Do Not Influence Autonomic and Endocrine Markers.”
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
🎨 Part 6 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her poster “Exploring the Impact of Art on Pain and Stress: Multimodal Art and Music Enhance Pain Tolerance, but Do Not Influence Autonomic and Endocrine Markers.”
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her poster “Exploring the Impact of Art on Pain and Stress: Multimodal Art and Music Enhance Pain Tolerance, but Do Not Influence Autonomic and Endocrine Markers.”
🫠Part 5 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his talk “Regulating Collective Emotion Through Music: Diachronic Analysis of Stress, Sentiment, and Complexity in Lyrics (1973–2023)” in the Everyday life stress session.🙃
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his talk “Regulating Collective Emotion Through Music: Diachronic Analysis of Stress, Sentiment, and Complexity in Lyrics (1973–2023)” in the Everyday life stress session.🙃
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🫠Part 5 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his talk “Regulating Collective Emotion Through Music: Diachronic Analysis of Stress, Sentiment, and Complexity in Lyrics (1973–2023)” in the Everyday life stress session.🙃
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his talk “Regulating Collective Emotion Through Music: Diachronic Analysis of Stress, Sentiment, and Complexity in Lyrics (1973–2023)” in the Everyday life stress session.🙃
⏳Part 4 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@celinebencker.bsky.social presented her talk “Trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle” in the Everyday life stress session.
@celinebencker.bsky.social presented her talk “Trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle” in the Everyday life stress session.
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
⏳Part 4 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@celinebencker.bsky.social presented her talk “Trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle” in the Everyday life stress session.
@celinebencker.bsky.social presented her talk “Trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle” in the Everyday life stress session.
🧬 Part 3 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Nida Ali presented her talk “Stress biomarkers in saliva” in the Biomarkers and novel therapeutics for stress-related and anxiety disorders session.
Dr. Nida Ali presented her talk “Stress biomarkers in saliva” in the Biomarkers and novel therapeutics for stress-related and anxiety disorders session.
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🧬 Part 3 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Nida Ali presented her talk “Stress biomarkers in saliva” in the Biomarkers and novel therapeutics for stress-related and anxiety disorders session.
Dr. Nida Ali presented her talk “Stress biomarkers in saliva” in the Biomarkers and novel therapeutics for stress-related and anxiety disorders session.
🎶 Part 2 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her talk: “The biopsychological mediation model of music on health – Implications for treatment of stress-related disorders” in the Optimized therapy for stress-related disorders session.
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her talk: “The biopsychological mediation model of music on health – Implications for treatment of stress-related disorders” in the Optimized therapy for stress-related disorders session.
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🎶 Part 2 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her talk: “The biopsychological mediation model of music on health – Implications for treatment of stress-related disorders” in the Optimized therapy for stress-related disorders session.
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her talk: “The biopsychological mediation model of music on health – Implications for treatment of stress-related disorders” in the Optimized therapy for stress-related disorders session.
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🎉 It’s a wrap!
Three amazing days of fascinating research, inspiring presentations, and lively coffee-break discussions are behind us!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined, showcased their work, and contributed to making #WASAD2025 such a memorable event.
Until next time!
💙🧡💙
Three amazing days of fascinating research, inspiring presentations, and lively coffee-break discussions are behind us!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined, showcased their work, and contributed to making #WASAD2025 such a memorable event.
Until next time!
💙🧡💙
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🎉 It’s a wrap!
Three amazing days of fascinating research, inspiring presentations, and lively coffee-break discussions are behind us!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined, showcased their work, and contributed to making #WASAD2025 such a memorable event.
Until next time!
💙🧡💙
Three amazing days of fascinating research, inspiring presentations, and lively coffee-break discussions are behind us!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined, showcased their work, and contributed to making #WASAD2025 such a memorable event.
Until next time!
💙🧡💙
🔬Part 1 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Nadja Plumbaum presented her talk “A digital stress management intervention tool – EPIGRAM” in the Digital interventions session.
Nadja Plumbaum presented her talk “A digital stress management intervention tool – EPIGRAM” in the Digital interventions session.
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🔬Part 1 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Nadja Plumbaum presented her talk “A digital stress management intervention tool – EPIGRAM” in the Digital interventions session.
Nadja Plumbaum presented her talk “A digital stress management intervention tool – EPIGRAM” in the Digital interventions session.
🌎🧬The 5th International World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders Congress, "Uncertainty in Times of Change: A Lifecourse Approach to Stress and Anxiety", was held in Munich and opened by Urs Nater.
We will share our highlights in our upcoming series 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
We will share our highlights in our upcoming series 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🌎🧬The 5th International World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders Congress, "Uncertainty in Times of Change: A Lifecourse Approach to Stress and Anxiety", was held in Munich and opened by Urs Nater.
We will share our highlights in our upcoming series 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
We will share our highlights in our upcoming series 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
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It's almost time... #WASAD2025 starts tomorrow! 🎉
We'd love to see all your contributions here on Bluesky. So feel free to use the hashtag #WASAD2025 or tag us @wasadorg.bsky.social if you're posting about the Congress!
We're excited to follow along and repost!
We'd love to see all your contributions here on Bluesky. So feel free to use the hashtag #WASAD2025 or tag us @wasadorg.bsky.social if you're posting about the Congress!
We're excited to follow along and repost!
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It's almost time... #WASAD2025 starts tomorrow! 🎉
We'd love to see all your contributions here on Bluesky. So feel free to use the hashtag #WASAD2025 or tag us @wasadorg.bsky.social if you're posting about the Congress!
We're excited to follow along and repost!
We'd love to see all your contributions here on Bluesky. So feel free to use the hashtag #WASAD2025 or tag us @wasadorg.bsky.social if you're posting about the Congress!
We're excited to follow along and repost!
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P.S.: Can't attend in person but still want to explore some of the
posters?
You can already browse the ePosters on our website:
👉 wasad2025.org/poster/
posters?
You can already browse the ePosters on our website:
👉 wasad2025.org/poster/
ePosters
wasad2025.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
P.S.: Can't attend in person but still want to explore some of the
posters?
You can already browse the ePosters on our website:
👉 wasad2025.org/poster/
posters?
You can already browse the ePosters on our website:
👉 wasad2025.org/poster/
🌍 We are excited for the 5th International World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders (WASAD) Congress in Munich! 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
Check out our oral presentations below and don’t miss us at the poster session! 📊
@celinebencker.bsky.social
@markusforamitti.bsky.social
@wasadorg.bsky.social
Check out our oral presentations below and don’t miss us at the poster session! 📊
@celinebencker.bsky.social
@markusforamitti.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🌍 We are excited for the 5th International World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders (WASAD) Congress in Munich! 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
Check out our oral presentations below and don’t miss us at the poster session! 📊
@celinebencker.bsky.social
@markusforamitti.bsky.social
@wasadorg.bsky.social
Check out our oral presentations below and don’t miss us at the poster session! 📊
@celinebencker.bsky.social
@markusforamitti.bsky.social
We’re excited to share our new paper from an international collaboration🎶: The short-term impact of music interventions on stress: results of a multinational cluster-randomized trial using salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase assessments in care home residents with dementia!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
Redirecting
doi.org
October 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
We’re excited to share our new paper from an international collaboration🎶: The short-term impact of music interventions on stress: results of a multinational cluster-randomized trial using salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase assessments in care home residents with dementia!
doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...