Peer-reviewed publications

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[1]  E. Walton.  Spatial assimilation and its discontents: Asian ethnic neighborhood change in California , 2017 .

[2]  H. Walach.  Complementary Medicine Research: It Is Never Too Late for the Future , 2017, Complementary Medicine Research.

[3]  H. Walach.  Die Zukunft der Homöopathie , 2016, Complementary Medicine Research.

[4]  Harald Walach,et al.  Lacking portability of therapeutic effects: the hierarchy of internal validity is insufficient-A response to Hans J. Trampisch. , 2016, Journal of clinical epidemiology.

[5]  Harald Walach,et al.  There is no hierarchy in the first place-a comment on Jürgen Windeler. , 2016, Journal of clinical epidemiology.

[6]  H. Walach.  Old habits die hard--a reply to Adam La Caze. , 2016, Journal of clinical epidemiology.

[7]  M. Collins.  Secular spirituality: the next step towards enlightenment , 2016 .

[8]  David M. Quinn,et al.  Science Achievement Gaps by Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Elementary and Middle School , 2015 .

[9]  H. Walach.  Die Schrott-Schwemme und fünf Gründe, warum wir nicht dazugehören , 2015, Complementary Medicine Research.

[10]  H. Walach,et al.  Data about (complementary and alternative) medicine are irrelevant, because we are all Bayesians. , 2015, European journal of internal medicine.

[11]  E. Walton.  Making Sense of Asian American Ethnic Neighborhoods , 2015 .

[12]  David M. Quinn.  Kindergarten Black–White Test Score Gaps , 2015 .

[13]  Wei Zhang,et al.  Neighborhoods and mental health: exploring ethnic density, poverty, and social cohesion among Asian Americans and Latinos. , 2014, Social science & medicine.

[14]  H. Walach,et al.  A Roadmap for CAM Research towards the Horizon of 2020 , 2014, Complementary Medicine Research.

[15]  H. Walach.  Achtsamkeit in der Onkologie , 2013, Erfahrungsheilkunde.

[16]  W. Jonas,et al.  Can you kill your enemy by giving homeopathy? Lack of rigour and lack of logic in the systematic review by Edzard Ernst and colleagues on adverse effects of homeopathy , 2013, International journal of clinical practice.

[17]  A. Michalsen,et al.  20 Years and No Wrinkles - a Reason to Be Proud , 2013, Complementary Medicine Research.

[18]  L. Fjorback,et al.  Meditation Based Therapies – A Systematic Review and Some Critical Observations , 2012 .

[19]  H. Walach,et al.  Kissing Descartes Good Bye , 2012, Complementary Medicine Research.

[20]  H. Walach.  Verantwortung – die verkannte Ressource , 2011, Complementary Medicine Research.

[21]  H. Walach.  In praise of coffee and scientific anomalies. , 2011, Sleep medicine.

[22]  Xinsheng Zhang,et al.  Report of the special session of "Chesapeake Bay Ecological Forecasting: Moving Ecosystem Modeling from Research to Operation" of the 2010 Chesapeake Modeling Symposium , 2010 .

[23]  H. Walach,et al.  Randomized double-blind pilot study on psychological effects of a treatment with 'instrumental biocommunication'. , 2010, Forschende Komplementarmedizin.

[24]  C. Brown,et al.  Predicting the distribution of Vibrio vulnificus in Chesapeake Bay , 2010 .

[25]  T. Cole,et al.  Randomized Controlled Trial of the MEND Program: A Family‐based Community Intervention for Childhood Obesity , 2010, Obesity.

[26]  G. Lewith,et al.  Homeopathic remedies and drug-regulatory authorities. Letter , 2010 .

[27]  H. Walach.  A Medieval Carthusian Monk's Recipe to Multiple Kensho , 2009 .

[28]  Christopher A. Le Dantec,et al.  Situated design: toward an understanding of design through social creation and cultural cognition , 2009, C&C '09.

[29]  H. Walach.  Does Science have to be Causal in Order to be Science? Reflections on Nina Azari's Questions , 2009 .

[30]  P. Gately,et al.  RCT of a High‐protein Diet on Hunger Motivation and Weight‐loss in Obese Children: An Extension and Replication , 2009, Obesity.

[31]  L. Brennan,et al.  A Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for Overweight and Obese Adolescents Illustrated by Four Case Studies , 2009, Behaviour Change.

[32]  Siobhán Lynch.  Mindfulness based coping with university life , 2009 .

[33]  L. Liao,et al.  Mutual illumination on the Golden Mile: User peer support and clinical health psychology , 2009, Clinical Psychology Forum.

[34]  Hartmann Römer,et al.  Preestablished Harmony Revisited: Generalised Entanglement is a Modern Version of Preestablished Harmony , 2009 .

[35]  H. Walach.  The Campaign against CAM - a reason to be proud , 2009 .

[36]  Susan Wyche,et al.  Values as lived experience: evolving value sensitive design in support of value discovery , 2009, CHI.

[37]  Ellen Yi-Luen Do,et al.  The mechanisms of value transfer in design meetings , 2009 .

[38]  H. Walach.  Psychologie - Wissenschaftstheorie, philosophische Grundlagen und Geschichte , 2009 .

[39]  W. Coward,et al.  Validity of foot-to-foot bio-electrical impedance analysis body composition estimates in overweight and obese children. , 2009, International journal of body composition research.

[40]  H. Walach,et al.  Achtsamkeit und Krebs – eine Übersicht , 2008 .

[41]  W. Keith Edwards,et al.  The view from the trenches: organization, power, and technology at two nonprofit homeless outreach centers , 2008, CSCW.

[42]  H. Walach,et al.  Classical homeopathy in cancer treatment—A matched pairs control , 2008 .

[43]  H. Walach.  Non-specific effects, placebo effects, healing effects—All doctors are healers , 2008 .

[44]  H. Walach,et al.  Mindfulness-based coping with university life (MBCUL): A randomised wait-list controlled study , 2008 .

[45]  P. Sacher,et al.  Talking to families about overweight children , 2008 .

[46]  James R. Eagan,et al.  Reflecting on the invisible: understanding end-user perceptions of ubiquitous computing , 2008, UbiComp.

[47]  H. Walach.  Folk Psychology and the Psychological Background of Scientific Reasoning , 2008 .

[48]  W. Keith Edwards,et al.  Designs on dignity: perceptions of technology among the homeless , 2008, CHI.

[49]  H. Walach.  Modern or post-modern? Local or non-local? A response to Leick , 2008, Homeopathy.

[50]  J. Wardle,et al.  Healthy habits: efficacy of simple advice on weight control based on a habit-formation model , 2008, International Journal of Obesity.

[51]  H. Walach.  Spaghetti Monster and quality control – new religions taking over , 2008 .

[52]  H. Walach,et al.  Medical Pluralism, Equity, Holism: Interdisciplinary Research Perspectives on Integrative Medicine , 2008 .

[53]  L. Liao,et al.  Exercise and body image distress in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A pilot investigation , 2008, Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology.

[54]  H. Walach.  Gaining or letting go? Spiritual chauvinism and spirituality , 2007 .

[55]  Y. Manios,et al.  Iron deficiency prevalence and dietary patterns by school district in Istanbul. , 2007, Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association.

[56]  H. Walach.  Response: potential nonlocal mechanisms make placebo controls in pathogenetic trials difficult , 2007, Homeopathy.

[57]  W. Jonas,et al.  Improving standards of evidence‐based medicine: keeping it not simple , 2007, Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies.

[58]  D. Fields,et al.  Validity of thoracic gas volume equations in children of varying body mass index classifications. , 2007, International journal of pediatric obesity : IJPO : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity.

[59]  G. Moschonis,et al.  Prevalence of obesity in preschool Greek children, in relation to parental characteristics and region of residence , 2007, BMC public health.

[60]  H. Walach.  Spiritual and Alternative Cancer Therapies: Strange Theories, Perhaps Wrong, but Useful , 2007, Breast Care.

[61]  P. Gately,et al.  Does a High‐protein Diet Improve Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Children? , 2007, Obesity.

[62]  W. Jonas,et al.  From parapsychology to spirituality: the legacy of the PEAR database. , 2007, Explore.

[63]  X. Pi-Sunyer,et al.  The obesity epidemic. , 2007, Managed care interface.

[64]  Von H. Walach.  Die Münchener Kopfschmerzstudie: Überlegungen zur Designplanung , 2007 .

[65]  W. Haeusler,et al.  Reflexionen zum Ergebnis der Münchner Kopfschmerzstudie , 2007 .

[66]  Von H. Walach.  Die Bedeutung nichtlokaler Effekte für die klinische Forschung , 2007 .

[67]  H. Walach.  Spirituality, health and science – A roadmap to integration from the desk of the new editor , 2007 .

[68]  H. Walach.  Am Beginn einer neuen Epoche – Verbinden und Differenzieren , 2007, Complementary Medicine Research.

[69]  M. Aickin,et al.  Is the current system of publishing CAM research outdated? , 2006, Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies.

[70]  M. Dinger,et al.  The effect of the Thanksgiving Holiday on weight gain , 2006, Nutrition journal.

[71]  T. Heidenreich,et al.  Achtsamkeit und Akzeptanz in der Psychotherapie , 2006 .

[72]  H. Walach,et al.  Verfahren der Komplementärmedizin. Beispiel: Heilung durch Gebet und geistiges Heilen , 2006, Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz.

[73]  H. Walach.  The Swiss program for the evaluation of complementary medicine (PEK). , 2006, Journal of alternative and complementary medicine.

[74]  J. Naumann,et al.  Risikobewertung Amalgam: Antwort auf Halbachs Kommentar , 2006 .

[75]  J. Kleijnen,et al.  Summary consensus statement of the Review Board of the Swiss Complementary Medicine Evaluation Programme, (Programm Evaluation Komplementärmedizin, PEK) regarding the PEK process and products , 2006, Homeopathy.

[76]  D. Fields,et al.  Air-displacement plethysmography: here to stay , 2005, Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care.

[77]  H. Walach.  Baseline differences in paper by Trichard, Chaufferin and Nicoloyannis , 2005, Homeopathy.

[78]  E. Ernst.  On: Economy Chased Medicine: Health under the Provision of Economy · Chance or Threat for CAM? , 2005, Complementary Medicine Research.

[79]  D. Takeuchi,et al.  Contextualizing the Education and Health Status Association: Evidence from a National Study of Asian Americans , 2005 .

[80]  H. Walach.  Economy Chased Medicine: Ökonomisierung der Gesundheit – Chance oder Bedrohung für die Komplementärmedizin? , 2005, Complementary Medicine Research.

[81]  M. Dimitriou,et al.  Biochemical and behavioral indices related to BMI in schoolchildren in urban Turkey. , 2005, Preventive medicine.

[82]  P. Gately,et al.  Children's Residential Weight-Loss Programs Can Work: A Prospective Cohort Study of Short-Term Outcomes for Overweight and Obese Children , 2005, Pediatrics.

[83]  D. Court,et al.  Grants and Fellowships , 2005, ASA News.

[84]  Y. Manios,et al.  Macronutrient intake, physical activity, serum lipids and increased body weight in primary schoolchildren in Istanbul , 2005, Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society.

[85]  M. Dimitriou,et al.  Parental educational level and cardiovascular disease risk factors in schoolchildren in large urban areas of Turkey: Directions for public health policy , 2005, BMC public health.

[86]  F. Cardini.  Clinical Research in Complementary Therapies. Principles, Problems and Solutions , 2004 .

[87]  W. Coward,et al.  Comparison of body composition methods in overweight and obese children. , 2003, Journal of applied physiology.

[88]  P. Gately,et al.  Estimates of percentage body fat in young adolescents: a comparison of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and air displacement plethysmography , 2003, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

[89]  H. Walach.  Placebo and placebo effects – a concise review , 2003, Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies.

[90]  H. Walach.  Reinventing the wheel will not make it rounder: controlled trials of homeopathy reconsidered. , 2003, Journal of alternative and complementary medicine.

[91]  H. Walach.  Critical factors for credibility in clinical trials: Comments on Aickin's "Beyond randomization". , 2002, Journal of alternative and complementary medicine.

[92]  G. Bisson,et al.  Spiritual healing as a therapy of chronic pain: a randomized, clinical trial , 2002, Pain.

[93]  H. Walach.  Response to Vithoulkas: homeopathic fantasies about science, a meta-critique , 2002, Homeopathy.

[94]  H Walach,et al.  The efficacy paradox in randomized controlled trials of CAM and elsewhere: beware of the placebo trap. , 2001, Journal of alternative and complementary medicine.

[95]  H. Walach,et al.  Prospektive Dokumentationsstudie in der niedergelassenen Praxis - ein Erprobungsverfahren zur Akupunktur und Homöopathie , 2001 .

[96]  H. Walach,et al.  528 Effects of a caffeine-placebo and experimenter expectation on blood-pressure, heart rate and wellbeing , 1998 .

[97]  D. Latchman.  Biological sciences , 1990, The Lancet.

[98]  T. Ross.  Homoeopathy , 1957 .

[99]  C. Volk.  Homeopathy , 2018 .

[100]  Maxime Taquet.  Brain Behavior and Immunity , 2016 .

[101]  H. Walach.  Komplementärmedizin in unserem Gesundheitssystem [Complementary medicine in our health care system] , 2015 .

[102]  H. Walach.  Reflexionen über Introspektion , 2015 .

[103]  H. Walach.  Aufklärung und Spiritualität? Geht das? Und wenn ja: wie? , 2015 .

[104]  U. Stangier,et al.  Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie , 2014 .

[105]  H. Walach,et al.  Meditation-neuroscientific approaches and philosophical implications , 2014 .

[106]  David M. Quinn.  Kindergarten Black-White Test Score Gaps: Replicating and Updating Previous Findings with New National Data. , 2014 .

[107]  David M. Quinn,et al.  Replicating the Moderating Role of Income Status on Summer School Effects across Subject Areas: A Meta-Analysis. , 2014 .

[108]  H. Walach,et al.  Jahrbuch 2013. Aktuelle Forschungsberichte aus dem IntraG , 2013 .

[109]  J. Gleditsch.  Spiritualität — Warum wir die Aufklärung weiterführen müssen , 2013, Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur.

[110]  David M. Quinn,et al.  How Teacher-Scaffolded Summer Reading Improves Different Components of Reading Comprehension: Lessons Learned from Two Experimental Studies. , 2013 .

[111]  S. Kumanyika,et al.  Strategic Action to Combat the Obesity Epidemic , 2013 .

[112]  H. Walach.  CAMbrella – Complementary Medicine Research in Europe (Editorial) , 2012 .

[113]  H. Walach,et al.  Towards Primary Prevention of Alzheimers Disease , 2012 .

[114]  David M. Quinn,et al.  A Meta-Analysis of K-8 Summer Reading Interventions: The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Explaining Variation in Treatment Effects. , 2012 .

[115]  C. Alvarado,et al.  THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN , 2012 .

[116]  T. Ots.  Weg mit den Pillen — Selbstheilung oder warum wir für unsere Gesundheit Verantwortung übernehmen müssen. Eine Streitschrift , 2012, Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur.

[117]  W. Jonas,et al.  Neuroscience, consciousness and spirituality , 2011 .

[118]  M. Spitzer.  Aufklärung 2.0 , 2009, Nervenheilkunde.

[119]  Joline M Kuipers.  Focusing on obesity through a health equity lens: a collection of innovative approaches and promising practices by health promotion bodies in Europe to counteract obesity and improve health equity , 2009 .

[120]  Christopher A. Le Dantec,et al.  Legitimacy at the Outskirts: Categories, Use, and Adoption in Marginal Communities , 2009 .

[121]  Harald Walach,et al.  Gegen den Wind segeln [Sailing against the wind] , 2008 .

[122]  Harald Walach,et al.  Measuring Mindfulness in Insight Meditation ( Vipassana ) and Meditation-Based Psychotherapy : The Development of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory ( FMI ) by , 2008 .

[123]  J. Weis,et al.  Subjective effects of deep field relaxation, a form of spiritual healing, on cancer patients – a qualitative study , 2007 .

[124]  P. Grossman,et al.  Mindfulness-based stress reduction in patients with fibromyalgia – a randomized controlled trial , 2007 .

[125]  H. Walach,et al.  The epistemological status of Transpersonal Psychology – the database argument revisited , 2007, Transpersonal Psychology Review.

[126]  P. Sacher.  Childhood obesity: consequences and control measures , 2005 .

[127]  P. Gately,et al.  Percentage fat in overweight and obese children: comparison of DXA and air displacement plethysmography. , 2005, Obesity research.

[128]  P. Gately,et al.  Acute physiological outcomes of a children’s weight-loss camp using exercise and dietary therapy , 2005 .

[129]  G. Lewith,et al.  THE ROLE OF OUTCOMES RESEARCH IN EVALUATING COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE , 2002 .

[130]  H. Walach,et al.  Is the placebo effect dependent on time? A meta-analysis. , 1999 .

[131]  M. Bühring,et al.  Naturheilverfahren und Unkonventionelle Medizinische Richtungen , 1996 .

[132]  J..  Quantitative Effects of Pollution on Marine and Anadromous Fish Populations , 2022 .