Recent publications

  1. Painfully Sensitive: How Sensory Processing Sensitivity Affects Healthy Adolescents' Perception of Pain; Feb 20, 2025; pubmed:39975531. View on PubMed
  2. Novel Phenotypes and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in a Large Clinical Cohort of Patients With Kleefstra Syndrome; Jan 2, 2025; pubmed:39746677. View on PubMed
  3. Social complexity of a fentanyl vaccine to prevent opioid overdose conference proceedings: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study conference proceedings; Sep 24, 2024; pubmed:39317618. View on PubMed
  4. Environmental Bright Light Exposure, Depression Symptoms, and Sleep Regularity; Jul 17, 2024; pubmed:39018075. View on PubMed
  5. The Indirect Effect of Sleep Quality on Stress-Related Psychosocial Outcomes in Adolescents: An Investigation Across Genders; Apr 22, 2024; pubmed:38645215. View on PubMed
  6. Erector spinae plane blocks for opioid-sparing multimodal pain management after pediatric cardiac surgery; Mar 17, 2024; pubmed:38493959. View on PubMed
  7. Topical Review: Getting into the head of youth with chronic pain: how theory of mind deficits may relate to the development and maintenance of pediatric pain; Feb 17, 2024; pubmed:38366580. View on PubMed
  8. Adolescent and Parent Perspectives on Digital Phenotyping in Youths With Chronic Pain: Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Survey Study; Jan 11, 2024; pubmed:38206665. View on PubMed
  9. Selecting an Ecological Momentary Assessment Platform: Tutorial for Researchers; Jan 4, 2024; pubmed:38175682. View on PubMed
  10. Rescue designs in analgesic trials from 0 to 2 years of age: scoping review; Dec 19, 2023; pubmed:38114607. View on PubMed
  11. Returning Genetic Information About Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder to Adolescents: Findings of a Preliminary Qualitative Study of Precision Prevention; Dec 13, 2023; pubmed:38089426. View on PubMed
  12. Erratum to "Assessing Changes in Sleep Across Four Weeks Among Adolescents Randomized to Incentivized Cannabis Abstinence" [Drug Alcohol Depend. 252 (2023) 110989]; Nov 17, 2023; pubmed:37978035. View on PubMed
  13. Assessing changes in sleep across four weeks among adolescents randomized to incentivized cannabis abstinence; Oct 15, 2023; pubmed:37839357. View on PubMed
  14. Rest-activity rhythms across the lifespan: cross-sectional findings from the US representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Aug 23, 2023; pubmed:37610882. View on PubMed
  15. The Association of Vaping With Social/Emotional Health and Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Mitigation Measures in Adolescent and Young Adult Cohorts During the COVID-19 Pandemic; May 25, 2023; pubmed:37226905. View on PubMed
  16. Editorial: Systematic reviews of pharmacological and non-pharmacological psychiatric interventions; May 14, 2023; pubmed:37181898. View on PubMed
  17. Editorial: Insights in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency care: 2022; Apr 28, 2023; pubmed:37114007. View on PubMed
  18. Chronic pain concepts of pediatricians: a qualitative survey; Jan 26, 2023; pubmed:36699994. View on PubMed
  19. Sensory processing sensitivity in adolescents reporting chronic pain: an exploratory study; Jan 26, 2023; pubmed:36699990. View on PubMed
  20. Estimating the prevalence of paediatric chronic pain in Switzerland: an online survey among paediatricians; Jun 26, 2022; pubmed:35752956. View on PubMed
  21. Acceptability of a Fentanyl Vaccine to Prevent Opioid Overdose and Need for Personalized Decision-Making; May 17, 2022; pubmed:35579508. View on PubMed
  22. Initial Adjustment to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Associated Shutdown in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain and Their Families; Mar 17, 2022; pubmed:35295442. View on PubMed
  23. Effect of Open-label Placebo on Children and Adolescents With Functional Abdominal Pain or Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial; Jan 31, 2022; pubmed:35099543. View on PubMed
  24. Association of parental and adolescent emotion-related factors with adolescent chronic pain behaviors; Jan 20, 2022; pubmed:35050962. View on PubMed
  25. Instrumental Substance Use Among Youth with Rheumatic Disease-A Biopsychosocial Model; Nov 20, 2021; pubmed:34798959. View on PubMed
  26. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain Management of Children With Limb Fractures or Suspected Appendicitis: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study; Aug 20, 2021; pubmed:34414139. View on PubMed
  27. Explicit and implicit bias based on race, ethnicity, and weight among pediatric emergency physicians; May 25, 2021; pubmed:34032346. View on PubMed
  28. Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pediatric Migraine: A Network Meta-analysis; Mar 10, 2021; pubmed:33688031. View on PubMed
  29. Association of Genetic Variants With Migraine Subclassified by Clinical Symptoms in Adult Females; Mar 1, 2021; pubmed:33643179. View on PubMed
  30. Marijuana Use to Address Symptoms and Side Effects by Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions; Feb 5, 2021; pubmed:33542147. View on PubMed
  31. Genome-wide association analysis of opioid use disorder: A novel approach using clinical data; Sep 22, 2020; pubmed:32961455. View on PubMed
  32. Exposure to Parental Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis on the Association with Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms and Adjustment Problems; Jun 25, 2020; pubmed:32576787. View on PubMed
  33. If the watch fits-Wear it; Jun 6, 2020; pubmed:32500966. View on PubMed
  34. Genome-wide association analysis of insomnia using data from Partners Biobank; Apr 26, 2020; pubmed:32332799. View on PubMed
  35. "Placebo by Proxy" and "Nocebo by Proxy" in Children: A Review of Parents' Role in Treatment Outcomes; Mar 29, 2020; pubmed:32218746. View on PubMed
  36. Open-label placebo treatment of women with premenstrual syndrome: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial; Feb 20, 2020; pubmed:32071176. View on PubMed
  37. Efficacy, Safety, and Acceptability of Pharmacologic Treatments for Pediatric Migraine Prophylaxis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis; Feb 11, 2020; pubmed:32040139. View on PubMed
  38. Effects and Components of Placebos with a Psychological Treatment Rationale - Three Randomized-Controlled Studies; Feb 7, 2019; pubmed:30723231. View on PubMed
  39. Open-label placebo response - Does optimism matter? A secondary-analysis of a randomized controlled trial; Jan 19, 2019; pubmed:30654990. View on PubMed
  40. Computerization and the future of primary care: A survey of general practitioners in the UK; Dec 13, 2018; pubmed:30540791. View on PubMed
  41. Effects of Childhood Life Events on Adjustment Problems in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study; Jun 27, 2018; pubmed:29944491. View on PubMed
  42. How to address the placebo response in the prescription SSRIs and SNRIs in children and adolescents; May 22, 2018; pubmed:29781324. View on PubMed
  43. The role of emotion regulation in chronic pain: A systematic literature review; Mar 6, 2018; pubmed:29502762. View on PubMed
  44. The Comfort Ability Pain Management Workshop: A Preliminary, Nonrandomized Investigation of a Brief, Cognitive, Biobehavioral, and Parent Training Intervention for Pediatric Chronic Pain; Oct 20, 2017; pubmed:29048506. View on PubMed
  45. Efficacy and Safety of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors, and Placebo for Common Psychiatric Disorders Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis; Aug 31, 2017; pubmed:28854296. View on PubMed
  46. Is the rationale more important than deception? A randomized controlled trial of open-label placebo analgesia; Jul 15, 2017; pubmed:28708766. View on PubMed
  47. Trust in the health care professional and health outcome: A meta-analysis; Feb 8, 2017; pubmed:28170443. View on PubMed
  48. Parental Attitudes About Placebo Use in Children; Nov 20, 2016; pubmed:27863847. View on PubMed
  49. Oxytocin and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials; Aug 31, 2016; pubmed:27574858. View on PubMed
  50. Genetic variation in catechol-O-methyltransferase modifies effects of clonidine treatment in chronic fatigue syndrome; Jul 27, 2016; pubmed:27457818. View on PubMed
  51. Impact of short-term meditation and expectation on executive brain functions; Oct 15, 2015; pubmed:26462570. View on PubMed
  52. Placebo effects in infants, toddlers, and parents; May 5, 2015; pubmed:25938649. View on PubMed
  53. Moderation of antidepressant and placebo outcomes by baseline severity in late-life depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis; Apr 29, 2015; pubmed:25917293. View on PubMed
  54. Expectancy-induced placebo analgesia in children and the role of magical thinking; Sep 28, 2014; pubmed:25261340. View on PubMed
  55. Immediate rescue designs in pediatric analgesic trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis; Sep 16, 2014; pubmed:25222831. View on PubMed
  56. Pain and placebo in pediatrics: a comprehensive review of laboratory and clinical findings; Sep 3, 2014; pubmed:25180010. View on PubMed
  57. The influence of the patient-clinician relationship on healthcare outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials; Apr 11, 2014; pubmed:24718585. View on PubMed
  58. Responses to voluntary hyperventilation in children with separation anxiety disorder: implications for the link to panic disorder; Sep 26, 2013; pubmed:24064331. View on PubMed
  59. The separation anxiety hypothesis of panic disorder revisited: a meta-analysis; May 18, 2013; pubmed:23680783. View on PubMed
  60. Validation of the Illness Perception Questionnaire for Schizophrenia in a German-speaking sample of outpatients with chronic schizophrenia; Jun 2, 2012; pubmed:22653383. View on PubMed
  61. The role of subjective illness beliefs and attitude toward recovery within the relationship of insight and depressive symptoms among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders; Feb 15, 2012; pubmed:22331634. View on PubMed
  62. Assessing recovery from schizophrenia as an individual process. A review of self-report instruments; Dec 2, 2011; pubmed:22130177. View on PubMed
  63. Separation anxiety disorder in children: disorder-specific responses to experimental separation from the mother; Sep 20, 2011; pubmed:21923807. View on PubMed
  64. Focusing on the adult attachment style in schizophrenia in community mental health centres: validation of the Psychosis Attachment Measure (PAM) in a German-speaking sample; Jun 14, 2011; pubmed:21665886. View on PubMed
  65. How do socio-demographic and clinical factors interact with adherence attitude profiles in schizophrenia? A cluster-analytical approach; Nov 16, 2010; pubmed:21074860. View on PubMed
  66. Children suffering from separation anxiety disorder (SAD) show increased HPA axis activity compared to healthy controls; Sep 28, 2010; pubmed:20870248. View on PubMed
  67. Vigilance and avoidance of threat in the eye movements of children with separation anxiety disorder; Oct 9, 2009; pubmed:19813086. View on PubMed

Older publications

* — indicates joint first-authorship

2021
  • Kossowsky J, Shuler M, Giulianini F, Berde CB, Reis B, Ridker P, Buring J, Kurth T, Chasman D (In Press). Association of genetic variants with migraine sub-classified by clinical symptoms in adult females. Frontiers in Neurology.
  • Kossowsky J, Magane K, Levy S, Weitzman ER (In Press). Marijuana Use to Address Symptoms and Side Effects by Youth with Chronic Medical Conditions. Pediatrics.
2020
  • Nascimento AF, Gaab J, Kirsch I, Kossowsky J, Meyer A, Locher C. Open-label placebo treatment of women with premenstrual syndrome: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open. 2020 Feb 17;10(2):e032868.
  • Locher C*, Kossowsky J*, Koechlin H, Lam TL, Barthel J, Berde CB, Gaab J, Schwarzer G, Linde K, Meissner K. Efficacy, Safety and Acceptability of Pharmacological Treatments for Pediatric Migraine Prophylaxis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. JAMA Peds. 2020 Feb 10; 174(4):341-349.
  • Czerniak E, Oberlander TF, Weimer K, Kossowsky J, Enck P. “Placebo by Proxy” and “Nocebo by Proxy” in Children: A Review of Parents' Role in Treatment Outcomes. Front Psychiatry. 2020 Mar 11;11:169.
  • Song W, Torous J, Kossowsky J, Chen CY, Huang H, Wright A. Genome-wide association analysis of insomnia using data from partners Biobank. Sci Rep. 2020 Apr 24;10(1):6928.
    Lee-Archer PF, Kossowsky J, Cravero JP. If the watch fits-Wear it. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 May;30(5):518-519.
  • Donado C, Friedrich Y, Kossowsky J, Locher C, Koechlin H. Exposure to Parental Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis on the Association with Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms and Adjustment Problems. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2020 Jun 17.
  • Song W*, Kossowsky J*, Torous J, Chen CY, Huang H, Mukamal KJ, Berde CB, Bates DW, Wright A. Genome-wide association analysis of opioid use disorder: A novel approach using clinical data. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2020 Dec;217:108276.
2019
  • Locher C**, Nascimento AF, Kossowsky J, Meyer A, Gaab J. Open-label placebo response–Does optimism matter? A secondary-analysis of a randomized controlled trial. J Psychosom Res. 2019 Jan 1;116:25-30.
  • Gaab J, Kossowsky J, Ehlert U, Locher C. Effects and Components of Placebos with a Psychological Treatment Rationale–Three Randomized-Controlled Studies. Sci Rep. 2019 Feb 5;9(1):1421.
  • Aeberhard A, Gschwind L, Kossowsky J, Luksys G, de Quervain D, Papassotiropoulos A, Vogler C. Introducing COSMOS: a Web Platform for Multimodal Game-Based Psychological Assessment Geared Towards Open Science Practice. J Technol Behav Sci. 2019 Sep 15;4(3):234-44.
2018
  • Koechlin H, Coakley R, Schechter N, Werner C, Kossowsky J. The Role of Emotion Regulation in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Literature Review. J Psychosom Res. 2018 Apr; 107:38-45.
  • Koechlin H, Kossowsky J, Gaab J, Locher C. How to address the placebo response in the prescription SSRIs and SNRIs in children and adolescents. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2018 June; 17(6):537-540.
  • Koechlin H, Donado C, Berde CB, Kossowsky J. Effects of Childhood Life Events on Adjustment Problems in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2018 Oct; 39(8):629-641.
  • Torous J, Kossowsky J. Digital Mental Health for Youth: New Evidence but Still Much Unknown. Psychiatr Times. 2018 Oct;35(10).
  • Blease C, Bernstein MH, Gaab J, Kaptchuk TJ, Kossowsky J, Mandl KD, Davis RB, DesRoches CM. Computerization and the future of primary care: A survey of general practitioners in the UK. PloS one. 2018 Dec 12;13(12):e0207418.
2017
  • Ooi YP, Weng SJ, Kossowsky J, Gerger H, Sung M. (2017). Oxytocin and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Pharmacopsychiatry. 2017 Jan; 50(1):5-13.
  • Birkhäuer J, Gaab J, Kossowsky J, Hasler S, Krummenacher P, Werner C**, Gerger H. Trust in the health care professional and health outcome: A meta-analysis. PloS One. 2017 Feb; 12(2):e0170988.
  • Faria V, Kossowsky J, Petkov MP, Kaptchuk TJ, Kirsch I, Lebel A, Borsook D. Parental Attitudes About Placebo Use in Children. J Pediatr. 2017 Feb; 181:272-278.
  • Coakley R, Wihak T, Kossowsky J, Iversen C, Donado C. The Comfort Ability Pain Management Workshop: A Preliminary, Nonrandomized Investigation of a Brief, Cognitive, Biobehavioral, and Parent Training Intervention for Pediatric Chronic Pain. J Pediatr Psychol. 2017 Sep; 43(3):252-265.
  • Locher C, Koechlin H, Zion S, Werner C, Kessler R, Kirsch I, Pine D, Kossowsky J. Efficacy and Safety of SSRIs, SNRIs, and Placebo in Common Psychiatric Disorders: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis in Children and Adolescents. JAMA Psychiatry. 2017 Oct; 74(10):1011-1020
  • Locher, C, Frey NA, Kirsch I, Kossowsky J, Meyer A, Gaab J (2017). Is the rationale more important than deception? A randomized controlled trial of open-label placebo analgesia. PAIN. 2017 Dec: 158(12):2320-2328.
2016
  • Hall, KT*, Kossowsky J*, Oberlander TF, Kaptchuk TJ, Saul JP, Wyller VB, Fagermoen E, Sulheim D, Gjerstad J, Winger A, Mukamal KJ. Genetic variation in catechol-O-methyltransferase modifies effects of clonidine treatment in chronic fatigue syndrome. Pharmacogenomics J. 2016 Oct; 16(5):454-460.
  • Prätzlich M, Kossowsky J, Gaab J, Krummenacher P. Impact of short-term meditation and expectation on executive brain functions. Behav Brain Res. 2016 Jan; 297:268-276.
2015
  • Kossowsky, J, Donado C, Berde CB. Immediate Rescue Designs in Pediatric Analgesic Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Anesthesiology. 2015 Jan; 122(1):150-171.
  • Pfaltz M, Moerstedt B, Meyer AH, Wilhelm FH, Kossowsky J, Michael T. Why can’t I stop thinking about it? A study on mediators of the relationship between neuroticism and obsessive thoughts. Swiss J Psychol. 2015 Mar; 74(2):75-82.
  • Smith K, Iversen C, Kossowsky J, O’dell S, Gambhir R, Coakley R. Apple apps for the management of pediatric pain and pain-related stress. Clin Pract Pediatr Psychol. 2015 Jun; 3(2):93-107.
  • Locher C*, Kossowsky J*, Gaab J, Kirsch I, Bain P, Krummenacher P. Moderation of antidepressant and placebo outcomes by baseline severity in late-life depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord. 2015 Aug; 181:50-60.
  • Kossowsky J, Kaptchuk T. Placebo Effects in Infants, Toddlers, and Parent. JAMA Pediatr. 2015; 169(5)
2014
  • Kelley J, Kraft-Todd GT, Schapira L, Kossowsky J, Riess, H. The Influence of the Patient-Clinician Relationship on Healthcare Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. PloS One. 2014 Apr; 9(4): e94207.
  • Simmons K*, Ortiz R*, Kossowsky J, Krummenacher P, Grillon C, Pine D, Colloca L. Pain and placebo in pediatrics: a comprehensive review of laboratory and clinical findings. PAIN. 2014 Nov; 155(11):2229-2235.
  • Krummenacher P, Kossowsky J, Schwartz C, Brugger P, Kelley J, Meyer A, Gaab J. Effects of analgesia-expectation and magical thinking on the laterality of pain response in children. J Pain. 2014 Dec; 15(12):1282-1293.
2013 and earlier
  • In-Albon T., Kossowsky J, Schneider S. Vigilance and avoidance in children with separation anxiety disorder using an eye movement paradigm. J Abnorm Child Psycho. 2010 Feb; 38:225-235.
  • Brand S, Wilhelm F, Kossowsky J, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Schneider S. Children suffering from separation anxiety disorder (SAD) show increased HPA axis activity compared to healthy controls. J Psychiatr Res. 2011 Apr; 45:452-9.
  • Beck EM, Cavelti M, Wirtz M, Kossowsky J, Vauth R. How do socio-demographic and clinical factors interact with adherence attitude profiles in schizophrenia? A cluster-analytical approach. Psychiatry Res. 2011 May; 187(1-2):55-61.
  • Kossowsky J, Wilhelm FH., Roth WT, Schneider S. Separation anxiety disorder in children: disorder specific responses to experimental separation from the mother. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2012 Feb; 53(2):178-187.
  • Cavelti M, Beck EM, Kvrgic S, Kossowsky J, Vauth R. The Role of Subjective Illness Beliefs and Attitude Toward Recovery Within the Relationship of Insight and Depressive Symptoms Among People With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders. J Clin Psychol. 2012 Apr; 68(4):462-476
  • Cavelti M, Kvrgic S, Beck EM, Kossowsky J, Vauth R. (2012). Assessing recovery from schizophrenia as an individual process. A review of self-report instruments. Eur Psychiatry. 2012 Apr;1(27):19-32.
  • Cavelti M, Contin G, Beck, EM, Kvrgic S, Kossowsky J, Stieglitz RD, Vauth R. Validation of the Illness Perception Questionnaire for Schizophrenia (IPQS) in a German speaking sample of outpatients with chronic schizophrenia. Psychopathology. 2012 Jun; 45:259-269.
  • Kvrgic S, Beck EM, Cavelti M, Kossowsky J, Stieglitz RD, Vauth R. Focusing on the adult attachment style in schizophenia in Community Mental Health Centres: Validation of the Psychosis Attachment Measure (PAM) in a German-speaking sample. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2012 Jul; 58(4):362-373.
  • Kossowsky J, Pfaltz M, Schneider S, Taemans J, Locher C, Gaab J. The separation anxiety hypothesis of panic disorder revisited: a meta-analysis. Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Jul; 170(7):768-781.
  • Kossowsky J, Wilhelm FH, Schneider S. Responses to voluntary hyperventilation in children with separation anxiety disorder: implications for the separation anxiety hypothesis of panic disorder. J Anxiety Disord. 2013 Oct; 27(7):627-634.