

Main research interests
- Prevention and treatment of common diseases using information and communication technologies
- Addiction prevention and treatment
- Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption among adolescents and young adults
- Epidemiology, evaluation and quality assurance
Curriculum vitae
Severin Haug, PhD, studied psychology at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, and worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Psychotherapy Research at the University Hospital in Heidelberg from 2001-2006. After receiving his PhD in 2006, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Social Medicine and Prevention at Greifswald University, where he habilitated in Epidemiology and Social Medicine.
Since 2010, Severin Haug is Head of Research at the Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction (ISGF) in Zurich. His scientific work aims at the evaluation and development of theory-based digital interventions for the treatment and prevention of NCDs and addictive behaviors. His recent projects focus on digital life-skills training programs to reduce substance use as well as on alcohol and tobacco prevention programs among young people.
Severin Haug pusblished more than 100 articles in peer reviewed journals and is editor of the journal "Sucht - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis" (Addiction - Journal for Science and Practice). He provided ad hoc reviews for more than 50 national and international scientific journals.
Publications
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Publications
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App-Based Coaching to Prevent Addictive Behaviors in Vocational School Students: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal of Adolescent Health, 76(3):499-508.
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App-Based Addiction Prevention at German Vocational Schools: Implementation and Reach for a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Prevention Science, 25(5):849-860.
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Effectiveness of a web-based self-help tool to reduce problem gambling: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12(3):744-757.
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Effective Behavior Change Techniques in Digital Health Interventions for the Prevention or Management of Noncommunicable Diseases: An Umbrella Review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 57(10):817-835.
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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(14):6379.
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App-Based Coaching to Prevent Addictive Behaviors among Young Adults. Sucht - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis, 69(2):65-74.
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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(4):3263.
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Präventionsbedarfe und -interessen bei Berufslernenden. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, 18(1):99-110.
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Longer-Term Efficacy of a Digital Life-Skills Training for Substance Use Prevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 63(6):944-953.
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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(23):15730.
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One SMS a day keeps the stress away? A just‐in‐time planning intervention to reduce occupational stress among apprentices. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 14(4):1389-1407.
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Internet-based interventions for behavioral addictions: A systematic review. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 11(3):620-642.
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Factors Influencing Adherence to mHealth Apps for Prevention or Management of Noncommunicable Diseases: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(5):e35371.
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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(4):e30138.
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Engagement within a mobile phone-based life-skills intervention for adolescents and its association with participant characteristics and outcomes: a tree-based analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(1):e28638.
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Elena+ Care for COVID-19, a Pandemic Lifestyle Care Intervention: Intervention Design and Study Protocol. Frontiers in Public Health, 9:625640.
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A Mobile Phone–Based Life-Skills Training Program for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(7):e26951.
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CANreduce 2.0 Adherence-Focused Guidance for Internet Self-Help Among Cannabis Users: Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(4):e27463.
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Literaturstudie zu Verhaltensänderungen durch mHealth Applikationen : Schlussbericht. Zürich: Schweizer Institut für Sucht- und Gesundheitsforschung ISGF.
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Erreichbarkeit Jugendlicher in Berufsschulklassen für ein mHealth-Programm zur Suchtprävention. rausch. Wiener Zeitschrift für Suchttherapie, 10(3):29-40.
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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(3):808-817.
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Quality of life of parents of mentally-ill children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 28(5):563-577.
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Problematic smartphone use in young Swiss men: Its association with problematic substance use and risk factors derived from the pathway model. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 8(2):326-334.
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Glücksspiele und Glücksspielsucht im Alter: Ein kursorischer Forschungsüberblick. SuchtMagazin, 45(5):33-37.
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Chatbots zur Frühintervention und Behandlungsbegleitung bei Alkoholproblemen. SuchtMagazin, 45(2):26-28.
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Erreichbarkeit Jugendlicher für ein mobiltelefonbasiertes Programm zur Suchtprävention durch die Förderung von Lebenskompetenzen. Sucht - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis, 64(3):129-139.
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Online-Alkoholselbsthilfe: Nutzung mt und ohne Suchmaschinen-Werbung. SuchtMagazin, 44(6):27-30.
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Förderung von Lebenskompetenzen bei Berufslernenden via Mobiltelefon. SuchtMagazin, 44(4):34-37.
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Drinking goal trajectories and their association with client characteristics and outcomes among clients in outpatient alcohol treatment. Substance Use & Misuse, 53(13):2140-2151.
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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(1):e 30.
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Virtuelle Gruppentherapie. In: Strauss, B; Mattke, D. Gruppenpsychotherapie: Lehrbuch für die Praxis (2. Auflage). Berlin: Springer, 453-466.
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Moderators of outcome in a technology-based intervention to prevent and reduce problem drinking among adolescents. Addictive Behaviors, 72:64-71.
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Engagement within a mobile phone–based smoking cessation intervention for adolescents and its association with participant characteristics and outcomes. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(11):e356.
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Efficacy of a technology-based, integrated smoking cessation and alcohol intervention for smoking cessation in adolescents: Results of a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 82:55-66.
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Drinking goals and their association with treatment retention and treatment outcomes among clients in outpatient alcohol treatment. Substance Use & Misuse, 52(3):313-321.
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Efficacy of a Web- and Text Messaging-Based Intervention to Reduce Problem Drinking in Adolescents: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(2):147-159.
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Evaluation des Programms YouTurn. Zürich: ISGF.
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Klinisch Psychologisches Diagnosesystem 38. In: Brähler, Elmar; Geue, Kristina; Strauß, Bernhard. Diagnostische Verfahren in der Psychotherapie. Göttingen, Niedersachs: Hogrefe Verlag, 304-307.
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Rates of HIV and Hepatitis Infections in clients entering heroin-assisted treatment between 2003 and 2013 and risk factors for Hepatitis C infection. European Addiction Research, 22(4):181-191.
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A pilot study on the feasibility and acceptability of a text message-based aftercare treatment programme among alcohol outpatients. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 50(2):188-194.
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Wirksamkeit ambulanter Beratung bei Alkoholproblemen. SuchtMagazin, 41(6):26-28.
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Smartphone use and smartphone addiction among young people in Switzerland. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 4(4):299-307.
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Erreichbarkeit Jugendlicher für ein Internet- und SMS-Programm zum Thema Alkohol. Sucht - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis, 61(6):357-365.
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Cannabis use and other predictors of the onset of daily cigarette use in young men: what matters most? Results from a longitudinal study. BMC Public Health, 15(843):online.
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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(10):e232.
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The Swiss cohort study on substance use risk factors – findings of two waves. Sucht - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis, 61(4):251-262.
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The importance of stress, self-efficacy, and self-medication for pharmacological neuroenhancement among employees and students. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 156:221-227.
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Feasibility of a group cessation program for co-smokers of cannabis and tobacco. Drug and Alcohol Review, 34(4):418-426.
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Teilnahmebereitschaft von Jugendlichen an einem Rauchstoppprogramm über das Mobiltelefon. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, 10(1):62-67.
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Effectiveness of different web-based interventions to prepare co-smokers of cigarettes and cannabis for double cessation: A three-arm randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 16(12):e273.
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Wirksamkeit ambulanter Behandlung bei Alkoholproblemen. SuchtMagazin, 40(5):19-23.
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Predictors of onset of cannabis and other drug use in male young adults: results from a longitudinal study. BMC Public Health, 14:1202.
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Barrieren und Ressourcen für einen Rauchstopp bei Auszubildenden. Sucht - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis, 60(4):225-234.
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Qualitätsentwicklung in der Internetgestützten Suchthilfe am Beispiel des Schweizer Suchtportals Safe Zone. Suchtmedizin in Forschung und Praxis, 16(4):187-193.
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Mobiltelefonische Interventionen nach Entzugsbehandlung alkoholabhängiger Patienten. Suchtmedizin in Forschung und Praxis, 16(4):181-186.
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Predictors of adolescent smoking cessation and smoking reduction. Patient Education and Counseling, 95(3):378-383.
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A surveillance tool using mobile phone short message service to reduce alcohol consumption among alcohol-dependent patients. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38(6):1728-1736.
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Predictors of indoor smoking at young children’s homes—a cross-sectional study. European Journal of Pediatrics, 173(9):1187-1191.
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Internationale Abkommen zur Drogenkontrolle und mögliche Alternativen. SuchtMagazin, 39(6):40-42.
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Mobile phone text messaging to reduce alcohol and tobacco use in young people - a narrative review. Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth, 2013(1):11-19.
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Group hypnosis vs. relaxation for smoking cessation in adults: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 13:1227.
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Alkohol im Alter: Erfahrungen und Good Practices. SuchtMagazin, 39(2):22-24.
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Online-Selbsthilfe bei riskantem Alkoholkonsum für junge Leute. SuchtMagazin, 39(4):48-51.
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«Mein perfekter Tag»: Ein innovatives Filmprojekt. SuchtMagazin, 39(5):26-29.
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Efficacy of a text messaging (SMS) based smoking cessation intervention for young people: A cluster randomised controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(8):e171.
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Predictors of hazardous drinking, tobacco smoking and physical inactivity in vocational school students. BMC Public Health, 13:475.
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A pre-post study on the appropriateness and effectiveness of a web- and text messaging-based intervention to reduce problem drinking in emerging adults. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(9):e196.
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Differenzielle Wirksamkeit eines Short Message Service (SMS)-basierten Programms zur Förderung des Rauchstopps bei Jugendlichen. Psychiatrische Praxis, 40(6):339-346.
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Tabakrauchen und Alkoholkonsum bei Auszubildenden an beruflichen Schulen in Vorpommern. Das Gesundheitswesen, 75(04):216-224.
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Förderung des Rauchstopps an Berufsfachschulen via SMS. SuchtMagazin, 38(3/4):38-42.
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Web-based cognitive behavioral self-help intervention to reduce cocaine consumption in problematic cocaine users: randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 14(6):e166.
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Virtuelle Gruppentherapie. In: Strauss, B; Mattke, D. Gruppenpsychotherapie : Lehrbuch für die Praxis. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 463-476.
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Ambulante Therapie mit MDFT: Auch in der Schweiz eine Erfolgsstory?. SuchtMagazin, 37(5):22-26.
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The clinical psychological diagnostic system (KPD-38): sensitivity to change and validity of a self-report instrument for outcome monitoring and quality assurance. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 18(4):331-338.
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The effectiveness of internet chat groups in relapse prevention after inpatient psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research, 21(2):219-226.
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Wirksamkeit internetbasierter Programme zum Tabakrauchen. Eine systematische Literaturübersicht. Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie, 19(4):181-196.
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Efficacy of an internet program for smoking cessation during and after inpatient rehabilitation treatment: a quasi-randomized controlled trial. Addictive Behaviors, 36(12):1369-1372.
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Smokers' expectations towards the engagement of their general practitioner in discussing livestyle behaviours. Journal of Health Communication, 16(2):135-147.
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Predictors of retention in the 'voluntary' and 'quasi-compulsory' treatment of substance dependence in Europe. European Addiction Research, 17(2):97-105.
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Overestimation of drinking norms and its association with alcohol consumption in apprentices. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 46(2):204-209.
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Internetbasierte Förderung der Tabakabstinenz in der Rehabilitation. Sucht, 56(2):117-124.