Dr. Darlene Heinen-Stach

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9172-9718

2026

Heinen-Stach, D., Herbold, E., Hendricks, C. L., Zuch, N., Rapp, M. A., Birtel, M. D., & Tschorn, M. (2026). The effectiveness of nature-based interventions on mental health: A systematic review. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 18(4), e70164. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.70164

Woelke, M., Heinen-Stach, D., Teich, P. et al. Cohort, gender and spatial patterns of delayed school enrolment in third-grade children from 2009 to 2025. Sci Rep 16, 23543 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-61806-x

Alba Sánchez, Pallavi Sawant-Uttekar, Afifah N Pribadi, Darlene Heinen, Christine Thomas, Christine von Arnim, Julia Kühnle, Stefan Henner Kreisel, Walter Hewer, Björn Fath, Monika Sadlonova, Michael Rapp, Friederike Deeken, Effectiveness of non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions on delirium duration in older adults with delirium: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, Age and Ageing, Volume 55, Issue 4, April 2026, afag085, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag085

Alba Sánchez, Pallavi Sawant-Uttekar, Darlene Heinen, Afifah N Pribadi, Christine Thomas, Christine von Arnim, Julia Kühnle, Stefan Henner Kreisel, Walter Hewer, Björn Fath, Monika Sadlonova, Michael Rapp, Friederike Deeken, Effectiveness of non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions in preventing delirium in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, Age and Ageing, Volume 55, Issue 3, March 2026, afag068, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag068

2025

Heinen-Stach, D. (2025). A meta-analysis and replication study on effects of exercise treatment in patients with depression and the potential role of leptin (Diss., Universität Potsdam). Universität Potsdam. doi.org/10.25932/publishup-69124

Tschorn, M., Koller-Schlaud, K., Heinen, D., Böttger, S. J., Seiffert, J., Esipova, V., Seegert, T., Voss, A. S., Förstner, B., Rapp, M., & Zoellick, J. C. (2025). What is the impact of social support on self-rated health and depressive symptoms in university students: a survey study in two German universities. BMC public health, 25(1), 2367. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23362-3

2023

Heinen, D., Heissel, A., Heinzel, S., Fydrich, T., Strohle, A., Rapp, M. A., & Vogel, H. (2023). Effect of acute and long-term exercise on leptin levels in depressed outpatients. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17362-4

Heissel, A., Heinen, D., Brokmeier, L. L., Skarabis, N., Kangas, M., Vancampfort, D., Stubbs, B., Firth, J., Ward, P. B., Rosenbaum, S., Hallgren, M., & Schuch, F. (2023). Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression. British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106282

2022

Heinzel, S., Schwefel, M., Sanchez, A., Heinen, D., Fehm, L., Henze, R., Terán, C., Kallies, G., Rapp, M. A., Fydrich, T., Strohle, A., & Heissel, A. (2022). Physical exercise training as preceding treatment to cognitive behavioral therapy in mild to moderate major depressive disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders, 319, 90–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.024

Vorträge und Poster

Heinen-Stach, D., O´Sullivan, J., Rapp, M.A., Tschorn, M. (2025). JEPSY: Studie zur psychischen Gesundheit von jungen Erwachsenen in Deutschland. DZPG-Jahrestreffen Bochum.

Heinen, D., Vogel, H., Schuch, F.B., Heinzel, S., Schürmann, A., Ströhle, A., Fydrich, T., Rapp, M., & Heissel, A. (2022). Acute Exercise Increases Circulating IGF-1 Levels In Outpatients With Depression. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 54(9S),p. 595, https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000882528.20715.84

Stielow, C., Heinen, D., Heinzel, S., Schwefel, M., Téran, C., Kallies, G., Fydrich, T., Rapp, M., Heissel, A., & Ströhle, A. (2022). BDNF At Rest And After Acute Aerobic Exercise In Women With Depression. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 54 (9S), p. 89. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000876156.74183.ae

Pietrek, A., Rapp, M., Heinen, D., & Heissel, A. (2021). Erganzende Versorgung bei Depression: Wer geht in die Sporttherapie? Das Gesundheitswesen. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1732241