ZORA Publication List

Publications

• Haug, S., Wenger, A., Arana-Arri, E., Barasoain, M., Vélez-Del-Burgo, A., Koutra, K., Molina-Barceló, A., De Pablo-Pardo, T., Kiselev, N., Boumparis, N., Studhalter, O., Schaub, M. P., Hudders, L., De Keyzer, E., Folkvord, F., Champion, K., Triantafyllidis, A., SUNRISE consortium, Segkouli, S., … et al. (2025). Efficacy of an instant messaging-based life-skills training program to prevent behavioral risk factors among adolescents in Europe: study protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial BMC Psychology, 13, 1292. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03592-1
• Haag, D., Meyer, A. M., Boumparis, N., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Malischnig, D., Keough, M. T., Hodgins, D. C., Khazaal, Y., Haug, S., & Schaub, M. P. (2025). Problem Gambling and its Relation to Delayed Reward Discounting: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Gambling Studies, 41, 10.1007/s10899-025-10458-z. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-025-10458-z
• Haug, S., Caputo, L., Wenger, A., Kiselev, N., Studhalter, O., & Schaub Michael P. (2025). WhatsApp-Based Coaching Program to Support Smoking and Vaping Cessation Among Young People: Pre-Post Study on Acceptance and Preliminary Efficacy JMIR MHealth and UHealth, 13, e65301. https://doi.org/10.2196/65301
• Kiselev, N., Schaffner, R., Csepregi, Z., Wenger, A., Paz Castro, R., & Haug, S. (2025). Factors Influencing Engagement in a Digital Substance Use Prevention Program: Qualitative Study Using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation Model and Theoretical Domains Framework JMIR MHealth and UHealth, 13, e64861. https://doi.org/10.2196/64861
• Kiselev, N., Amsler, S., Boumparis, N., Dey, M., Wenger, A., Schnoz, D., Bachmann, A., Schaub, M. P., & Salis Gross, C. (2024). Behavioural patterns and dangers: a mixed-methods exploration of simultaneous polysubstance use and intervention strategies among Swiss adolescents Swiss Medical Weekly, 154, 3895. https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3895
• Boumparis, N., Baumgartner, C., Malischnig, D., Wenger, A., Achab, S., Khazaal, Y., Keough, M. T., Hodgins, D. C., Bilevicius, E., Single, A., Haug, S., & Schaub, M. P. (2023). Effectiveness of a web-based self-help tool to reduce problem gambling: A randomized controlled trial Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12, 744–757. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2023.00045
• Boumparis, N., Noroozi, A., Naghizadeh, E., Meyer, A., Wenger, A., Rahimi-Movaghar, A., & Schaub, M. P. (2023). Blended smartphone intervention for patients in opioid maintenance treatment in Iran: protocol for a randomized controlled trial BMC Psychiatry, 23, 518. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05007-0
• Haug, S., Boumparis, N., Wenger, A., Schaub, M. P., & Kiselev, N. (2023). Predictors of Youth Accessibility for a Mobile Phone-Based Life Skills Training Program for Addiction Prevention International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 6379. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146379
• Haug, S., Boumparis, N., Wenger, A., Paz Castro, R., & Schaub, M. P. (2023). Mobile App-Based Coaching for Alcohol Prevention among Adolescents: Pre–Post Study on the Acceptance and Effectiveness of the Program “MobileCoach Alcohol.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 3263. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043263
• Paz Castro, R., Meyer, C., Rumpf, H.-J., Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., & Haug, S. (2023). Präventionsbedarfe und -interessen bei Berufslernenden Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, 18, 99–110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11553-022-00936-2
• Dey, M., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Herrmann, U., Augsburger, M., Haug, S., Malischnig, D., & Schaub, M. P. (2022). Comparing a mindfulness- and CBT-based guided self-help Internet- and mobile-based intervention against a waiting list control condition as treatment for adults with frequent cannabis use: a randomized controlled trial of CANreduce 3.0 BMC Psychiatry, 22, 215. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03802-9
• Frohlich, J. R., Rapinda, K. K., Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Johnson, E. A., Blankers, M., Ebert, D. D., Hadjistavropoulos, H. D., Mackenzie, C. S., Wardell, J. D., Edgerton, J. D., & Keough, M. T. (2022). Examining differential responses to the Take Care of Me trial: A latent class and moderation analysis Addictive Behaviors Reports, 16, 100437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100437
• Paz Castro, R., Haug, S., Wenger, A., & Schaub, M. P. (2022). Longer-Term Efficacy of a Digital Life-Skills Training for Substance Use Prevention American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 63, 944–953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.017
• Haug, S., Boumparis, N., Wenger, A., Schaub, M. P., & Paz Castro, R. (2022). Efficacy of a Mobile App-Based Coaching Program for Addiction Prevention among Apprentices: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 15730. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315730
• Ahlers, J., Baumgartner, C., Augsburger, M., Wenger, A., Malischnig, D., Boumparis, N., Berger, T., Stark, L., Ebert, D. D., Haug, S., & Schaub, M. P. (2022). Cannabis Use in Adults Who Screen Positive for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: CANreduce 2.0 Randomized Controlled Trial Subgroup Analysis Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24, e30138. https://doi.org/10.2196/30138
• Augsburger, M., Kaal, E., Ülesoo, T., Wenger, A., Blankers, M., Haug, S., Ebert, D. D., Riper, H., Keough, M., Noormets, H., Schaub, M. P., & Kilp, K. (2022). Effects of a minimal‐guided on‐line intervention for alcohol misuse in Estonia: a randomized controlled trial Addiction, 117, 108–117. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15633
• Frohlich, J. R., Rapinda, K. K., Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Johnson, E. A., O’Connor, R. M., Vincent, N., Blankers, M., Ebert, D. D., Hadjistavropoulos, H. D., Mackenzie, C. S., Wardell, J. D., Augsburger, M., Goldberg, J. O., & Keough, M. T. (2021). Efficacy of a minimally guided internet treatment for alcohol misuse and emotional problems in young adults: Results of a randomized controlled trial Addictive Behaviors Reports, 14, 100390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100390
• Baumgartner, C., Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Malischnig, D., Augsburger, M., Lehr, D., Blankers, M., Ebert, D. D., & Haug, S. (2021). “Take Care of You” – Efficacy of integrated, minimal-guidance, internet-based self-help for reducing co-occurring alcohol misuse and depression symptoms in adults: Results of a three-arm randomized controlled trial Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 225, 108806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108806
• Haug, S., Paz Castro, R., Wenger, A., & Schaub, M. P. (2021). A Mobile Phone–Based Life-Skills Training Program for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial JMIR MHealth and UHealth, 9, e26951. https://doi.org/10.2196/26951
• Baumgartner, C., Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Malischnig, D., Augsburger, M., Walter, M., Berger, T., Stark, L., Ebert, D. D., Keough, M. T., & Haug, S. (2021). CANreduce 2.0 Adherence-Focused Guidance for Internet Self-Help Among Cannabis Users: Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23, e27463. https://doi.org/10.2196/27463
• Paz Castro, R., Haug, S., & Wenger, A. (2021). Erreichbarkeit Jugendlicher in Berufsschulklassen für ein mHealth-Programm zur Suchtprävention rausch. Wiener Zeitschrift für Suchttherapie, 10, 29–40. https://www.psychologie-aktuell.com/journale/rausch/bisher-erschienen/inhalt-lesen/2021-30.html
• Haug, S., Paz Castro, R., Wenger, A., & Schaub, M. P. (2020). Efficacy of a smartphone-based coaching program for addiction prevention among apprentices: study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial BMC Public Health, 20, 1910. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09995-6
• Kaal, E., Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Ülesoo, T., Blankers, M., Haug, S., Ebert, D. D., Riper, H., Keough, M., Noormets, H., & Kilp, K. (2020). Testing the efficacy of a minimal-guidance online self-help intervention for alcohol misuse in Estonia: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial BMC Public Health, 20, 790. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08791-6
• Augsburger, M., Wenger, A., Haug, S., Achab, S., Khazaal, Y., Billieux, J., & Schaub, M. P. (2020). The concept of buying-shopping disorder: Comparing latent classes with a diagnostic approach for in-store and online shopping in a representative sample in Switzerland Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 9, 808–817. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00051
• Harper Shehadeh, M. J., Abi Ramia, J., Cuijpers, P., El Chammay, R., Heim, E., Kheir, W., Saeed, K., van Ommeren, M., van’t Hof, E., Watts, S., Wenger, A., Zoghbi, E., & Carswell, K. (2020). Step-by-Step, an E-Mental Health Intervention for Depression: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study From Lebanon Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 986. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00986
• Baumgartner, C., Bilevicius, E., Khazaal, Y., Achab, S., Schaaf, S., Wenger, A., Haug, S., Keough, M., Hodgins, D., & Schaub, M. P. (2019). Efficacy of a web-based self-help tool to reduce problem gambling in Switzerland: study protocol of a two-armed randomised controlled trial BMJ Open, 9, e032110. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032110
• Schaub, M. P., Paz Castro, R., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Stark, L., Ebert, D. D., Quednow, B. B., & Haug, S. (2019). Web-based self-help with and without chat counseling to reduce cocaine use in cocaine misusers: Results of a three-arm randomized controlled trial Internet Interventions, 17, 100251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2019.100251
• Haug, S., Paz Castro, R., Wenger, A., & Schaub, M. P. (2018). Efficacy of a mobile phone-based life-skills training program for substance use prevention among adolescents: study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial BMC Public Health, 18, 1102. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5969-5
• Heim, E., Burchert, S., & Wenger, A. (2018). Mobile Angebote für Geflüchtete : Psychotherapeutische Interventionen im globalen Kontext. Psychotherapie im Dialog, 19, 61–65. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0592-0339
• Frohlich, J. R., Rapinda, K. K., Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Johnson, E. A., O’Connor, R. M., Vincent, N., Blankers, M., Ebert, D. D., Hadjistavropoulos, H., Mackenzie, C. S., & Keough, M. T. (2018). Efficacy of an Online Self-Help Treatment for Comorbid Alcohol Misuse and Emotional Problems in Young Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial JMIR Research Protocols, 7, e11298. https://doi.org/10.2196/11298
• Carswell, K., Harper-Shehadeh, M., Watts, S., van’t Hof, E., Abi Ramia, J., Heim, E., Wenger, A., & van Ommeren, M. (2018). Step-by-Step: a new WHO digital mental health intervention for depression MHealth, 4, 34. https://doi.org/10.21037/mhealth.2018.08.01
• Amann, M., Haug, S., Wenger, A., Baumgartner, C., Ebert, D. D., Berger, T., Stark, L., & Walter, M. (2018). The Effects of Social Presence on Adherence-Focused Guidance in Problematic Cannabis Users: Protocol for the CANreduce 2.0 Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Medical Internet Research, 7, e 30. https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.9484
• Schaub, M. P., Tiburcio, M., Martinez, N., Ambekar, A., Singh Balhara, Y. P., Wenger, A., Monezi Andrade, A. L., Padruchny, D., Osipchik, S., Gehring, E., Poznyak, V., Rekve, D., & Oliveira Souza-Formigoni, M. L. (2018). Alcohol e-help - Web-based self-help program to reduce alcohol use in adults with drinking patterns considered harmful, hazardous, or suggestive of dependence in middle-income countries Addiction, 113, 346–352. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14034
• Schaub, M. P., Blankers, M., Lehr, D., Boss, L., Riper, H., Dekker, J., Goudriaan, A. E., Maier, L. J., Haug, S., Amann, M., Dey, M., Wenger, A., & Ebert, D. D. (2016). Efficacy of an internet-based self-help intervention to reduce co-occurring alcohol misuse and depression symptoms in adults: study protocol of a three-arm randomised controlled trial BMJ Open, 6, e011457. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011457
• Schaub, M. P., Maier, L. J., Wenger, A., Stark, L., Berg, O., Beck, T., Quednow, B. B., & Haug, S. (2015). Evaluating the efficacy of a web-based self-help intervention with and without chat counseling in reducing the cocaine use of problematic cocaine users: the study protocol of a pragmatic three-arm randomized controlled trial BMC Psychiatry, 15, online. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0518-6
• Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Berg, O., Beck, T., Stark, L., Buehler, E., & Haug, S. (2015). A Web-Based Self-Help Intervention With and Without Chat Counseling to Reduce Cannabis Use in Problematic Cannabis Users: Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17, e232. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.4860
• Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Bachmann, A., Stark, L., & Haug, S. (2014). Qualitätsentwicklung in der Internetgestützten Suchthilfe am Beispiel des Schweizer Suchtportals Safe Zone Suchtmedizin - Addiction Medicine, 16, 187–193.
• Schaub, M. P., Haug, S., Wenger, A., Berg, O., Sullivan, R., Beck, T., & Stark, L. (2013). Can reduce - the effects of chat-counseling and web-based self-help, web-based self-help alone and a waiting list control program on cannabis use in problematic cannabis users: a randomized controlled trial BMC Psychiatry, 13, 305. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-305
• Wenger, A., & Schaub, M. P. (2013). Qualitätsstandards in der eBeratung - Internetumfrage zu Qualitätsstandards und detaillierte Beurteilung von Websites Definitiver Schlussbericht. Begleitforschung eSuchtportal ISGF. http://www.isgf.ch/forschungsberichte