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PD Dr. Melanie Luppa, PhD, Psychologist, Psychotherapist

​Research focus

  • Public mental health (epidemiology of depression, cognition)
  • Health services research (cohort studies, intervention development and RCTs, implementation projects)
  • Health economics (cost-of-illness, health service use)

Official position

Leader of research group "Epidemiology and population brain health", Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig

Institution

Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig​​

Business address

Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 55
04103 Leipzig
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Academic education and degrees

1992 - 1998

Studies in Psychology, University of Leipzig, Germany​​

​1998

​Diploma in Psychology

2008

PhD (Dr. rer. med.), University of Leipzig

2012

Postdoctoral Habilitation in Public Health and Medical Psychology, University of Leipzig

2014

Postgraduate program on psychological psychotherapy (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) at IPT Leipzig

 

Professional career

2002 - 2009

Research fell​ow, Department o​​f Psychiatry, Public Health Research Unit, University of Leipzig

2010 - 2014

Leader of research group "Public Health: Epidemiology and Health services research", Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig​

Since 2014

Psycholog​ical Psychotherapist  (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) in own practice, Anhalt-Bitterfeld

Since 2020

Leader of research group "Epidemiology and population brain health", Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig​


Honors, awards and positions

2011

Emanuela-Dalla-Vecchia-Award (DGPPN)

2008

Junior-Researcher-Award (DGGG)

10 most important peer-reviewed papers (10 out of 164, Scopus h-index: 38)

  1. Luppa M, Giersdorf J, Riedel-Heller S, Prütz F, Rommel A. Frequent attenders in the German healthcare system: determinants of high utilization of primary care services. Results from the cross-sectional German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS). BMC Fam Pract. 2020 Jan 13;21(1):10. 

  2. Luppa M, Löbner M, Pabst A, Schlapke C, Stein J, Riedel-Heller SG. Effectiveness and feasibility of internet-based and mobile-based interventions for individuals experiencing bereavement: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 2020 Apr 22;10(4):e036034.

  3. Schwenke M, Löbner M, Riedel-Heller S, Luppa M. [Obesity and Depression in Primary Care - Results from the INTERACT Study]. Psychiatr Prax. 2020 Oct;47(7):388-391.

  4. Luppa M, Luck T, Ritschel F, Angermeyer MC, Villringer A, Riedel-Heller SG. Depression and incident dementia. An 8-year population-based prospective study. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e59246.

  5. Luppa M, Luck T, König HH, Angermeyer MC, Riedel-Heller SG. Natural course of depressive symptoms in late life. An 8-year population-based prospective study. J Affect Disord. 2012 Dec 15;142(1-3):166-71.

  6. Luppa M, Riedel-Heller SG, Stein J, Leicht H, König HH, van den Bussche H, Maier W, Scherer M, Bickel H, Mösch E, Werle J, Pentzek M, Fuchs A, Eisele M, Jessen F, Tebarth F, Wiese B, Weyerer S; AgeCoDe study group. Predictors of institutionalisation in incident dementia--results of the German Study on Ageing, Cognition and Dementia in Primary Care Patients (AgeCoDe study).Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2012;33(4):282-8.

  7. Luppa M, Sikorski C, Motzek T, Konnopka A, König HH, Riedel-Heller SG. Health service utilization and costs of depressive symptoms in late life - a systematic review. Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(36):5936-57.

  8. Luppa M, Sikorski C, Luck T, Ehreke L, Konnopka A, Wiese B, Weyerer S, König HH, Riedel-Heller SG. Age- and gender-specific prevalence of depression in latest-life--systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord. 2012 Feb;136(3):212-21.

  9. Luppa M, König HH, Heider D, Leicht H, Motzek T, Schomerus G, Riedel-Heller SG. Direct costs associated with depressive symptoms in late life: a 4.5-year prospective study.Int Psychogeriatr. 2013 Feb;25(2):292-302. 

  10. Luppa M, Sikorski C, Luck T, Weyerer S, Villringer A, König HH, Riedel-Heller SG. Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms in latest life--results of the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA 75+). Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012 Mar;27(3):286-95.

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