Prof. Dr. Michael Plichta
Campus Niederrad
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt
Heinrich-Hoffmann-Straße 10
60528 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: 49 (0)69 6301 5897
E-Mail: Plichta@med.uni-frankfurt.de
Scientific Focus
ADHD, Reward processing
Methods
EEG, tDCS, fNIRS, fMRI
Selected Publications
Ahrens KF, Schenk C, Kollmann B, Puhlmann LMC, Neumann RJ, Schäfer SK, Reis D, Basten U, Weichert D, Fiebach CJ, Lutz B, Wessa M, Repple J, Lieb K, Tüscher O, Reif A, Kalisch R, Plichta MM. Resilience to major life events: Advancing trajectory modeling and resilience factor identification by controlling for background stressor exposure. Am Psychol. 2024 Nov;79(8):1076-1091. doi: 10.1037/amp0001315. PMID: 39531708.
Petri-Romão P, Mediavilla R, Restrepo-Henao A, Puhlmann LM, Zerban M, Ahrens KF, Barbui C, Basten U, Bayón C, Chmitorz A, Felez-Nobrega M, Kollmann B, Lieb K, McDaid D, McGreevy KR, Melchior M, Muñoz-Sanjosé A, Neumann RJ, Park AL, Plichta MM, Purgato M, Reif A, Schenk C, Schick A, Sebastian A, Sijbrandij M, Smith P, Tüscher O, Wessa M, Witteveen AB, Yuen KS, Haro JM, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Kalisch R. Positive appraisal style predicts long-term stress resilience and mediates the effect of a pro-resilience intervention. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 21;16(1):10269. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65147-7. PMID: 41271713; PMCID: PMC12638893.
Kranz TM, McNeill RV, Jacob CP, Ahrens KF, Neumann RJ, Plichta MM, Kollmann B, Streit F, Tüscher O, Lieb K, Weber H, Romanos M, Lesch KP, Reif A, Kittel-Schneider S, Ziegler GC. Adult ADHD with comorbid major depression shows a distinguishable polygenic pattern and negative cognitive style. Transl Psychiatry. 2026 Apr 4;16(1):235. doi: 10.1038/s41398-026-04008-3. PMID: 41935030; PMCID: PMC13079749.
Hülsemann MJ, Kaurin A, Kollmann B, Chmitorz A, Ahrens KF, Schenk C, Plichta MM, Lutz B, Basten U, Fiebach CJ, Kalisch R, Lieb K, Reif A, Tüscher O, Hermes H, Schunk D, Wessa M. Self-oriented affective empathy is associated with increased negative affect. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 30;15(1):27767. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-09860-9. PMID: 40738905; PMCID: PMC12311010.
Ruf A, Ahrens KF, Gruber JR, Neumann RJ, Kollmann B, Kalisch R, Lieb K, Tüscher O, Plichta MM, Nöthlings U, Ebner-Priemer U, Reif A, Matura S. Move past adversity or bite through it? Diet quality, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in relation to resilience. Am Psychol. 2025 Feb-Mar;80(2):180-192. doi: 10.1037/amp0001423. Epub 2024 Nov 7. PMID: 39509222.