W Schmitt

University of Bern — Switzerland

Psychology · Social Sciences

12h-index881citations55works2.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Sleep and related disorders(9), Sleep and Wakefulness Research(7), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes(5), Treatment of Major Depression(5), Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies(5)

Publications55 total

The Swiss Sleep House Bern—A New Approach to Sleep Medicine
Clinical and Translational Neuroscience·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
The Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Specific Catatonia Symptoms and Predictors of Late Response
Pharmacopsychiatry·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Eyelid Closure Behavior of Patients with Idiopathic and Nonorganic Hypersomnia, Narcolepsy-Cataplexy, and Healthy Controls in the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test
Nature and Science of Sleep·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
The diagnostic value of sleep and vigilance tests in central disorders of hypersomnolence
SLEEP·2022· 17 citedOpen Access
Insomnia in neurological diseases
Neurological Research and Practice·2021· 42 citedOpen Access
A randomized controlled trial comparing guided internet-based multi-component treatment and internet-based guided sleep restriction treatment to care as usual in insomnia
Sleep Medicine·2019· 30 cited
The neural correlates of the fear-reducing effects of glucocorticoids in phobia
Psychoneuroendocrinology·2015· 1 cited
Pinpointing regional surface distortions of the amygdala in patients with spider phobia
Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Functions·2014· 2 citedOpen Access
Sleepiness and Performance Is Disproportionate in Patients with Non-Organic Hypersomnia in Comparison to Patients with Narcolepsy and Mild to Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Neuropsychobiology·2014· 10 cited
GLUCOCORTICOIDS ENHANCE IN VIVO EXPOSURE-BASED THERAPY OF SPIDER PHOBIA
Depression and Anxiety·2013· 101 cited
Spider phobia is associated with decreased left amygdala volume: a cross-sectional study
BMC Psychiatry·2013· 30 citedOpen Access
Restless-Legs-Syndrom: Häufige Ursache einer Insomnie
Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)·2012
Effectiveness of a novel endoscopy training concept
Endoscopy·2011· 11 cited
The phobic brain: white matter integrity in patients with spider phobia
Klinische Neurophysiologie·2011
Identification of problems in functioning of people with sleep disorders in a clinical setting using the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) Checklist
Journal of Sleep Research·2010· 15 cited
Mixed intoxication with Aconitum nappellans (monkshood) and Digitalis grandiflora (large yellow foxglove).
PubMed·2010· 9 cited
Visuelle Exploration und Spinnenphobie
Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie·2009· 2 citedOpen Access
Esophageal atresia, hypoplasia of zygomatic complex, microcephaly, cup‐shaped ears, congenital heart defect, and mental retardation—New MCA/MR syndrome in two affected sibs and a mildly affected mother?
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A·2007· 21 cited
To look or not to look at threat?
Journal of Anxiety Disorders·2006· 34 cited
Erratum: Diminished GABAA Receptor Binding Capacity and a DNA Base Substitution in a Patient with Treatment-Resistant Depression and Anxiety
Neuropsychopharmacology·2004· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Christian Heß(5), Johannes Mathis(5), Urs P. Mosimann(4), Hans U. Fisch(4), Thomas E. Schläepfer(4), Leila M. Soravia(4), Helge Horn(4), Thomas Dierks(4), Dominique J.‐F. de Quervain(4), D Bente(4), Engelmeier Mp(4), Hanns Hippius(4), M Pross(4), Koji Nishijima(4), Y. Kurosaka(4), S Takegawa(4), M. Kiriyama(4), S. Dohba(4), Hiroshi Itoh(4), H. Feußner(4)