Prof. Dr. phil. Astrid Riehl-Emde

Attending Physician (Spezialambulanz für ältere Paare)
Research associate (Institute of Medical Psychology)

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Medical/Professional background

since 2018: Psychotherapeutic consultancy for elder couples, Institute of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital
October 1999 – October 2017: Senior Research Associate / academic senior councillor and Deputy Director of the Institute of Psychosomatic Cooperation Research and Family Therapy (Prof.Dr.med. M. Cierpka), Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, provisional management (10/2016 –12/2016)
March 1990 – September 1999: Senior Research Associate at the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics (Prof. Dr.med. J.Willi), Psychiatric Hospital, University Hospital Zurich (UHZ)
April 1987 – March 1990: Senior Research Associate (C1) at the Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (Prof. Dr.med. H.H.Studt), University Clinic Benjamin Franklin, Free University Berlin (FUB)
August 1985 – March 1987: Post Doc at the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics (Prof. Dr.med. J.Willi), Psychiatric Hospital, University Hospital Zurich (UHZ)
April 1980 – March 1985: Research Associate at the Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (Prof. Dr.med. H.H.Studt), University Clinic Benjamin Franklin, Free University Berlin (FUB)
November 1976 – September 1979: Research Associate in a publicly funded research project of the German Research Association (DFG) on language learning (Prof. Dr.phil. Roland Posner), Central Department of modern languages (ZEMS), Technical University Berlin (TUB)

Scientific background

January 2009: Titular professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich
1999: License to practice psychotherapy as Psychological Psychotherapist (TP)
July 1999: Private lecturer of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich
November 1985: Degree of Dr. phil., Department of Psychology, Technical University Berlin (TUB)
1983 – 1985: Education and training in couple and family therapy at the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics (Prof. Dr.med. J.Willi), Psychiatric Hospital, University Hospital Zurich (UHZ)
1974 – 1976: Education and training in behavioral therapy and client-centered psychotherapy
1971 – 1976: Degree of Diplome Psychologist, Department of Psychology, Technical University Berlin (TUB)

Professional memberships

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Systemische Therapie und Familientherapie

Bundesverband für Psychoanalytische Paar- und Familientherapie

Psychotherapeutenkammer Baden-Württemberg (Mitglieds-Nr. 12577)

Member of the board of directors of the Association of psychotherapeutic education and training, Lindauer Psychotherapiewochen

Research and work focus

Psychotherapy for elder couples

Editorial Boards

Familiendynamik

Kontext

Managing director of the quarterly journal Psychotherapie im Alter

Ausgewählte Publikationen

Riehl A (1985) Prognose und Behandlungserfolg bei psychosomatischen Erkrankungen. Praxis der Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik 30: 318-330

Riehl-Emde A, Buddeberg C, Muthny FA, Landolt-Ritter C, Steiner R, Richter D (1989) Ursachenattribution und Krankheitsbewältigung bei Patientinnen mit Mammakarzinom. Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie 39: 232-238.

Riehl-Emde A, Thomas V, Willi J (2003) Love - an important dimension in marital research and therapy. Family Process 42: 253-267

Riehl-Emde A (2006) Paartherapie für ältere Paare. State of the Art. Psychotherapie im Alter 3 (Heft 12): 9-35

Riehl-Emde A (2014) Wenn alte Liebe doch mal rostet. Paarberatung und Paartherapie für Ältere. Stuttgart (Kohlhammer)