Save the date: #resilience2021 planned for 29 September – 1 October 2021
#resilience2021, the 7th International Symposium on Resilience Research is scheduled for 29 September – 1 October 2021. Suggestions for speakers and topics are more than welcome. Contact: Prof. Raffael Kalisch.
Save the date: 4th GA Meeting in Warsaw, Poland, from 14-16 April 2021
Successful ONLINE Resilience Symposium, September 2020
6th International Symposium On Resilience Research (#resilience2020)

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OUR VISION
We are a multidisciplinary team of researchers with the joint goal of developing an in silico model of stress resilience. To do so, we monitor healthy at-risk individuals (18+ years old) during stressful life phases, such as transition into adulthood or higher education, training-to-street transition (police officers), or abruptly changed life situations (accident victims in recovery). Multiple longitudinal studies collect psychological, behavioural, neural, and physiological markers, and apply advanced mathematical modelling to identify key risk indicators and resilience factors. The ultimate goal is a prognostic tool for people to monitor their mental stability, and to intervene effectively before the personal „tipping point“.
WHY IT MATTERS
To this date, each year, more than half a billion people in the world are affected by anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or addiction. These conditions often occur as a consequence of stressors, such as traumatic events, challenging life circumstances, strenuous transition phases, or physical illness. In Europe alone, stress-related disorders are believed to cause direct and indirect economic costs of about 200 billion € every year. Despite ample research efforts into the cause of these disorders, the burden on affected individuals and society as a whole has further grown. We believe that, instead of focusing on disease, we need to understand what keeps us healthy.