2nd GA Meeting in Berlin, 1-3 April 2019
Both web and print version of DynaMORE info brochure available!
“Jacobs Center” now on Facebook!
Spring School 2019 CANCELLED
The 2nd International Spring School on Resilience Research (originally planned for May 15 -19 2019 near Bremen, Germany) had to be cancelled.
Mainz (Germany), 24 September 2019
Instead of the originally planned Spring School, the DRZ, DynaMORE, and intresa offer a pre-symposium workshop on methods in resilience research on September 24. Topics include ambulatory monitoring, network modelling, and longitudinal analyses. Participation is free.
Mainz (Germany) 25-27 September 2019
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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“.
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.
