Publications

Peer Reviewed Papers

Amendola, S., Plöderl, M., & Hengartner, M. P. (2024). Suicide rates and prescriptions of antidepressants. Trends in the United States, 1999-2020,  by Sex and Race/Ethnicity. Crisis,
https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000941

Fartacek, C., Fartacek, R., Schiepek, G. K., Sturm, J., Aichhorn, W., Plöderl, M. (2024). Dynamic association between suicidal ambivalence and suicide risk among individuals with a history of suicide attempts. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.13096 (open access)

Horowitz, M., Naudet, F., & Plöderl, M (2024). Correspondence to ‘Esketamine Nasal Spray versus Quetiapine for Resistant Depression’. New England Journal of Medicine 390:1, https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2313230.

Kostic, M., Plöderl, M., Hengartner, M. P., Buzejic, Jelena (2024). Suicidality emerging from rapid venlafaxine discontinuation: a challenge - dechallenge - rechallenge case report. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.23cr14930

Pichler, E.-M., Fartacek, M., Miller-Döbeling, B., Walter, M., & Plöderl. M. (2024). Too early to add lithium to drinking water? No association between lithium and suicides in a pre-registered Swiss study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 367, 598-605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.239 (open access).

Plöderl, M. (2024). “Reanalysis of a Tryptophan Meta-analysis.” Meta-Psychology. https://doi.org/10.15626/MP.2023.3716.

Plöderl, M., Pichler, E.-M., Westerlund, J., Niederseer, D., & Fartacek, C. (2024). Daylight-Saving-Time was not associated with a Change in Suicide Rates in Austria, Switzerland, and Sweden. European Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae061.

Teismann, T., & Plöderl, M. (2024). Suizid-Screenings: eine Kritik. Suizidprophylaxe 51 (2), 34-40.

Plöderl, M. (2023). Psychopharmaka und Suizid. Wissenschaftliche Herausforderungen und Befundlage. Kerbe 4, 22-23.

Fartacek, C., Kunrath, S., Aichhorn, W., & Plöderl, M. (2023). Therapeutic alliance and change in suicide ideation among psychiatric inpatients at risk for suicide. Journal of Affective Disorders, 15, 793-798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.028 (open access).

Hengartner, M. P. & Plöderl, M. (2023). No clear evidence of reduced brain serotonin capacity in patients with depression. Biological Psychiatry 93(12): e61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.11.020

Moncrieff, J., Cooper, R. E., Stockmann, T., Amendola, S., Hengartner, M. P., Plöderl, M., & Horowitz, M. A. (2023). The serotonin hypothesis of depression: both long discarded and still supported? Molecular Psychiatry, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-023-02094-z

Pichler, E-M., Plöderl, M., Rainer, L., Gilhofer, T., Michel, J., van der Stouwe, J. G., Luesch, T. F., Schmied, C. M., Kawohl, W., Konschnabl, J., Niederseer, D. (2023). Alive and Kicking 

– Suicide Rates and Major Soccer Events in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. European Journal of Public Health, 33, 424–429. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad042 (open access).

Plöderl, M., Amendola, S., & Hengartner, M. P. (2023). Observational studies of antidepressant use and suicide risk are selectively published in psychiatric journals. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.07.015 (open access).

Plöderl, M., Fartacek, C., Kapitany, T., Schrittwieser, U., & Niederkrotenthaler, T. (2023). Effects of gatekeeper trainings from the Austrian national suicide prevention program. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1118319. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1118319

Plöderl, M. & Hengartner, M. P. (2023). Effect of the FDA black box suicidality warnings for antidepressants on suicide rates in the USA – signal or noise? Crisis 44, 128-134. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000843. Download accepted version.

Plöderl, M., Horowitz, M. A., Hengartner, M. P. (2023). Re: “A Multicenter Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Escitalopram in Children and Adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder” by Strawn et al.—Concerning Harm–Benefit Ratio in a Recent Trial About Escitalopram for Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 33(7), 295-296. https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2023.0029 See thread.

Plöderl, M., & Naudet, F. (2023). Severe methodological problems in a recent review and analysis of the association between lithium concentration in potable water and suicide rates. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 38, 406-407. https://doi.org/10.1097/yic.0000000000000484

Plöderl, M., Westerlund, J., Hökby, S., Hadlaczky, G., & Hengartner, M.P. (2023). Increased suicide risk among younger women in winter during full moon in northern Europe. An artifact or a novel finding? Molecular Psychiatry 28, 901–907. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-022-01823-0 (open access).

Hengartner, M. P. & Plöderl, M. (2022). Estimates of the minimal important difference to evaluate the clinical significance of antidepressants in the acute treatment of moderate-to-severe depression. BMJ idence-Based Medicine, 27, 69-73 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111600. Download accepted manuscript.

Kirchner, S., Till, B., Plöderl, M., & Niederkrotenthaler, T. (2022). Effects of ‘It get’s better’ suicide prevention videos on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer youth or youth of other sexual or gender minorities: A randomised controlled trial. LGBT Health, 9(6), 436-446. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0383 (open access).

Moncrieff, J.,  Plöderl, M. , Nabi, Z.,  Stansfeld, J., & Wood, L. (2022). Evidence does not confirm that lithium prevents suicide: a reply to Bschor et al. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000737 (open access).

Mundle, G., Plöderl, M., & Mahler, L. (2022). Sexual minorities between equality and exclusion. Psychiatria Hungarica, 37(4), 308-318.

Nabi, Z.,  Stansfeld, J., Plöderl, M. Wood, L., & Moncrieff, J. (2022). Effects of lithium on suicide and suicidal behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1017/S204579602200049X (open access).  

Plöderl, M. & Hengartner, M. P. (2022). Learning about the course of suicidal behaviour but not about the effects of SSRIs. Neuropsychopharmacoloy 47, 803.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-021-01224-x   Read here

Plöderl, M., Hengartner, M.P., & Volkmann, C. (2022). Suizidpräventive Effekte von Ketamin und Esktetamin. Nervenheilkunde, 41, 240-245. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1761-3192. PDF.

Plöderl, M., Mestel, R., & Fartacek, C. (2022). Differences by sexual orientation in treatment outcome and satisfaction with treatment among inpatients of a German psychiatric clinic. PLoS One, 17(1): e0262928. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262928 (open access).

Amendola, S., Plöderl, M., & Hengartner, M. P. (2021). Did the introduction and increased prescribing of antidepressants lead to changes in long-term trends of suicide rates? European Journal of Public Health, 31(2), 291-297. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa204 (open access).

Hengartner, M. P., & Plöderl, M. (2021). Prophylactic effects or withdrawal reactions? An analysis of time-to-event data from antidepressant relapse prevention trials submitted to the FDA. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology 11, https://doi.org/10.1177/20451253211032051 (open access).

Hengartner, M. & Plöderl, M. (2021). Suicidality and other severe psychiatric events with duloxetine: Re-analysis of safety data from a placebo-controlled trial for juvenile fibromyalgia The International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine, 32(3), 209-218. https://doi.org/10.3233/JRS-200033. Download.

Hengartner, M. P., Plöderl, M., Amendola, S., Kindler, S., Bschor, T., & Kaminski, J. A. (2021). Suicide risk with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and other new-generation serotonergic-noradrenergic antidepressants in adults: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Mental Health, 75, 523-530. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-214611  Download preprint

Kirchner, S., Till, B., Plöderl, M., & Niederkrotenthaler, T. (2021). It Gets Better Videos for Suicide Prevention in LGBTIQ+ Adolescents. Crisis, 42 (2), 92-99. https://doi.org10.1027/0227-5910/a000691

Plöderl, M. (2021). Suicide over the course of the day, week, and life. Psychiatria Danubina, 33,  438-445. https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2021.438 (open access).

Plöderl, M., & Hengartner, M.P. (2021). Moon and suicide: a true effect or a false-positive finding? Molecular Psychiatry, 26, 4564-4565.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-020-00942-w  Download pre-print

Plöderl, M. & Padberg, T. (2021). Antidepressiva. Wirksam und gut verträglich? Psychotherapie im Dialog, 22 (3), 44-48. doi: 10.1055/a-1215-1638. PDF. Langfassung

Plöderl, M. & Volkmann, C. (2021). Esketamin. Ein berechtigter Hype in der Suizidprävention? Suizidprophylaxe, 48, 10-14. Download

Hengartner, M. P., Plöderl, M., Braillon, A., Jakobsen, J. C., Gluud, C. (2020). Comment on PANDA: Small short-term benefits but unknown risks of potentially serious long-term harms (Letter to the editor). Lancet Psychiatry 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30381-5 (open access).

Hengartner, M. P., Jakobsen, J. C., Sorensen, A., & Plöderl, M. (2020). Efficacy of new-generation antidepressants assessed with the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale, the gold standard clinician rating scale: A meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials. PloS One 15(2): e0229381. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229381 (open access).

Kirchner, S., Till, B., Plöderl, M., & Niederkrotenthaler, T. (2020). Perceptions of LGBQ youth and experts of suicide prevention video messages targeting LGBQ youth: Qualitative study. BMC Public Health 20, 1845 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09853-5 (open access).

Plöderl, M. (2020). Antidepressiva in der Suizidprävention. Ein Update. Psychologie in Österreich, 1/2020, 34-39. Vorschau

Plöderl, M., Hengartner, M. P., Bschor, T., & Kaminski, J. (2020). Commentary to “Antidepressants and suicidality: A re-analysis of the re-analysis”. Journal of Affective Disorders 273, 252-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.04.025. Download pre-print.

Plöderl, M., Kunrath, S., & Fartacek, C. (2020). God bless you? The association of religion and spirituality with reduction of suicide ideation and length of hospital stay among psychiatric patients at risk for suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 50, 95-110. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12582. Download accepted version.

Volkmann, C. M., Hengartner, M. P., & Plöderl, M. (in press, than not published). The hope for personalized antidepressant treatment may not be warranted. JAMA Psychiatry.
Note: this was a letter to the editor in response to a publication by Maslej et al. We have been informed that our letter was accepted for publication. However, the original paper of Maslej et al. was then retracted, with our letter being one of the reasons for retraction. See here. Our manuscript is available here.

Volkmann, C., Plöderl, M., Hengartner, M.P. (2020). Comment on Osler et al: Misinterpretation of pre-post differences invalidates the authors’ conclusions. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 140, 589-59. doi: 10.1111/acps.13110. Download

Plöderl, M., Hengartner, M. P. (2019). What are the chances for personalized treatment with antidepressants? Detection of patient by treatment interaction with variance ratio meta-analysis. BMJ Open 9 (12).  https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034816 (open access).

Feigelman, W., Plöderl, M., Cerel, J., Rosen, Z. (2019). Research note on whether sexual minority individuals are over-represented among completed suicides’ casualties. Crisis 41, 229-232. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000626. Download.

Hengartner, M.P., & Plöderl, M. (2019). Newer-generation antidepressants and suicide risk in randomized controlled trials: A re-analysis of the FDA database. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 88, 247–248. Open Access.

Hengartner, M.P., & Plöderl, M. (2019). Reply to the Letter to the Editor: “Newer-Generation Antidepressants and Suicide Risk: Thoughts on Hengartner and Plöderl’s Re-Analysis”. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 88, 371-372.Open Access.

Hengartner, M. P., & Plöderl, M. (2019). Starting two antidepressants to prevent suicide: A potentially dangerous recommendation? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53, 82-83. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867418816811. Download.

Hoyer, J., Mestel, R., Boos, A., Bördlein, C., Oude-Aost, J., Plöderl, M. & Walz, D. (2019). Leserbrief zum Artikel von Christof T. Eschenröder, “Angstreduktion und Traumabewältigung durch Klopfen - Imaginative Konfrontation mit sensorischer Stimulierung und kognitiver Umstrukturierung als wirksame Behandlungsmethode” in VPP 3/2018, S. 669-684. Verhaltenstherapie und psychosoziale Praxis, 51(1), 47-4.

Plöderl, M. (2019). Antidepressiva in der Suizidprävention. Eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme. Suizidprophylaxe, 46, 53-64. Download. 

Plöderl, M., & Hengartner, M. P. (2019). Guidelines for the pharmacological acute treatment of major depression: Conflicts with current evidence as demonstrated with the German S3 Guidelines. BMC Psychiatry 19(1):265.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2230-4 (open access). For a project description, manuscript drafts, additional material, and rejections/reviews in German psychiatric journals, see osf.io/4kh2a

Plöderl, M., & Hengartner, M. P. (2019). Antidepressiva wirken! Oder doch nicht? Skeptiker 2/2019, 72-78. Erhältlich hier. Antwort auf Gegenargumente

Salway, T., Plöderl, M., Liu, J., Gustafson, P. (2019). Effects of multiple forms of information bias on estimated prevalence of suicide attempts by sexual orientation: An application of a Bayesian misclassification correction method to data from a systematic review. American Journal of Epidemiology, 188, 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwy200 (open access).

Volkmann, C., Plöderl, M., Hengartner, M.P. (2019). Comment on Osler et al: Misinterpretation of pre-post differences invalidate the authors’ conclusions. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.13110 Download.

Hengartner, M. P., & Plöderl, M. (2018). Statistically significant antidepressant-placebo differences on subjective symptom-rating scales do not proof that the drugs work: Effect size and method bias matters! Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00517/full (open access).

Hengartner, M. P., & Plöderl, M. (2018). False beliefs in adacemic psychiatry: The case of antidepressant drugs. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 20. doi: 10.1891/1559-4343.20.1.6 Download

Hengartner, M. P., & Plöderl, M. (rejected June 2018 from Lancet). Whether antidepressants are efficacious should be based on clinically relevant effect sizes, and not on a statistically significant difference from placebo: Comment on Cipriani et al. 2018. An elaborated version is published in Frontiers in Psychiatry (see above). Download.

Kralovec, K., Kunrath, S., Fartacek, C., Pichler, E.-M., & Plöderl, M. (2018). The gender-specific associations between religion/spirituality and suicide risk in a sample of Austrian psychiatric inpatients. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 48(3), 281-293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12349. Download.

Mahler, L., Mundle, G., & Plöderl, M. (2018). Wirkungen und Nebenwirkungen des Krankheitskonzepts “Homosexualität”. Fortschritte der Neurologie und Psychiatrie, 86, 469-476. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0653-7177 Download

Niederseer, D., Bracher, I., Stadlmayr, A., Huber-Schönauer, U., Plöderl, M., Obeid, S., … & Patsch, W. (2018). Association between Cardiovascular Risk and Diabetes with Colorectal Neoplasia: A Site-Specific Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7(12), 484. Open Access

Plöderl, M., & Hengartner, M. P. (2018). Antidepressant prescription rates and suicide attempt rates from 2004 to 2016 in a nationally representative sample of adolescents in the United States. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 1-3.https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796018000136.Manuscript (accepted version)

Plöderl, M., & Fartacek, C. (2018). Known but unpredictable - an argument for complexity. Letter in response to Large et al. (2017) Known unknowns and unknown unknowns in suicide risk assessment: Evidence from meta-analyses of aleatory and epistemic uncertainty. BJPsych Bulletin.https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2018.12. (open access).

Fartacek, C., Nindl, T., Dinhobl, R., & Plöderl, M. (2017). Notfallpläne zur Rückfallprophylaxe suizidalen Verhaltens für die existenzanalytische Praxis. Existenzanalyse, 34 (2), 107-111. Download.

Plöderl, M., Kunrath, S., Cramer, R., Wang, J., Hauer, L., & Fartacek, C. (2017). Sexual orientation differences in treatment expectation, alliance, and outcome among patients at risk for suicide in a public psychiatric hospital. BMC Psychiatry. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1337-8. (open access).
Three additional analyses to download: 1. Supplemental Analyisis(as referenced in the pubication). 2. Detailed Analysis (regression results, Bayesian analysis). 3. Results for the three dimensions of sexual orientation.

Cramer, R. J., Burks, A.C., Plöderl, M., & Durgampudi, P. (2017). Minority stress model components and affective well-being in a sample of sexual orientation minority adults living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2017.1327650

Niederseer, D., Stadlmayr, A., Huber-Schönauer, U., Plöderl, M., Schmied, C., Lederer, D., … & Datz, C. (2017). Cardiovascular risk and known coronary artery disease are associated with colorectal adenoma and advanced neoplasia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69(18), 2348-2350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.065

Plöderl, M. (2016). LSBTI und psychische Gesundheit: Fakten und Erklärungsansätze. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, 2. Download

Plöderl, M. (2016). Out in der Schule? Bullying und Suizidrisiko bei LGBTI Jugendlichen. Suizidprophylaxe. 43, 7-13. Download

Fartacek, C., Schiepek, G., Kunrath, S., Fartacek, R., & Plöderl, M. (2016). Real-time monitoring of nonlinear suicidal dynamics: methodology and a demonstrative case report. Frontiers in Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00130

Plöderl, M., Tremblay, P. (2015). Mental health of sexual minorities. A systematic review. International Review of Psychiatry, 27, 367-385.http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09540261.2015.1083949Download accepted manuscript. Online supplemental material: Tabulated Studies

Wang, J., Plöderl, M., Häusermann, M., & Weiss, M. G. (2015). Understanding suicide attempts among gay men from their self-perceived causes. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 203, 499-506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000319 Download

Plöderl, M., Fartacek, C., Kunrath, S., Pichler, E.M., Fartacek, R., Datz, C., & Niederseer, D. (2015). Nothing like Christmas: Suicides during Christmas and other holidays in Austria. European Journal of Public Health, 25, 410-413. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cku169. Open access.

Fartacek, C., Kralovec, K., Pichler, E-M., Fartacek, R., Plöderl, M. (2014). Notfallpläne zur Rückfallprävention von suizidalem Verhalten. Suizidprophylaxe, 157, 68-72. Download

Kralovec, K., Fartacek, C., Fartacek, R., Plöderl, M. (2014). Religion and suicide risk in lesbian, gay, and bisexual Austrians. Journal of Religion and Health, 53, 413-423. http ://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-012-9645-2. Download

Niederseer, D., Mörtl, H., Liebensteiner, M. C., Egger, A.,Thaler, C. W., Plöderl, M., … & Raschner, C. (2014). General fatigue and joint position sense in male elite handball players. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin, 65, 149-153. Download

Plöderl, M. (2014). Bayesian advice for gaydar-based picking up: Commentary on Lyons, Lynch, Brewer, and Bruno (2013). Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43, 7-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0178-x.Download 

Plöderl, M., Sellmeier, M., Fartacek, C., Pichler, E-M., Fartacek, R., Kralovec, K. (2014). Explaining the suicide risk of sexual minority individuals by contrasting the minority stress model with suicide models. 

Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43, 1559-1570. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0268-4.Download

Plöderl. M., Tremblay, P. (2014). Complementing remarks to Skerrett (2014) ‘Suicides among LGBT populations in Australia: An analysis of the Queensland suicide register’. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 6, 350-351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/appy.12136

Neunhäuserer, D., Sturm, J., Baumgartlinger, M., Niederseer, D., Ledl-Kurkowski, E., Steidle, E., Plöderl, M., Fartacek, C., Kralovec, K., Fartacek, R., Niebauer, J. (2013). Hiking in suicidal patients: Neutral effects on markers of suicidality. American Journal of Medicine, 126, 927-930. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.05.008. Download

Niederseer, D., Thaler, C. W., Egger, A., Niederseer, M. C.,Plöderl, M., & Niebauer, J. (2013). Watching soccer is not associated with an increase in cardiac events. International Journal of Cardiology. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.066

Plöderl, M., Wagenmakers, E. J., Tremblay, P., Ramsay, R., Kralovec, K., Fartacek, C., Fartacek, R. (2013). Suicide risk and sexual orientation. A critical review. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42, 715-727. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-0056-y. Download.Download additional information.

Schiepek, G., Tominschek, I., Heinzel, S., Aigner, M., Dold, M.,Unger, A., Lenz, G., Windischberger, C., Moser, E., Plöderl, M., Lutz, J., Meindl, T., Zaudig, M., Pogarell, O., & Karch, S. (2013). Discontinuous patterns of brain activation in the psychotherapy process of obsessive compulsive disorder: Converging results from repeated fMRI and daily self-reports. PloS one. OpenAccess

Sturm, J., Plöderl, M., Fartacek, C., Kralovec, K., Neunhäuserer, D., Niederseer, D., Hitzl, W., Niebauer, J., Schiepek, G., Fartacek, R. (2012). Physical exercise through mountain hiking in high-risk suicide patients. A randomized crossover trial. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 126, 467-475. Download

Kralovec, K., Fartacek, R., Plöderl, M., Fartacek, C., Aichhorn, W. (2011). Low serum lithium associated with immoderate use of Coca-Cola Zero. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 31, 543-544. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JCP.0b013e318222bb44

Plöderl, M., Kralovec, K., Yazdi, K., & Fartacek, R. (2011). A closer look on self-reported suicide attempts. False positives and false negatives. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 41, 1-5. Download

Schiepek, G., Fartacek, C., Sturm, J., Kralovec, K., Fartacek, R., & Plöderl, M. (2011). Nonlinear dynamics. Theoretical perspectives and application to suicidology. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 41, 661-675 . Download

Dinhobl, R., Aistleitner, U., Plöderl, M., & Fartacek, C.(2010). Dialektische Verhaltenstherapieelemente in der existenzanalytisch geprägten stationären Krisenintervention mit suizidalen Borderline-Patienten. Suizidprophylaxe, 143, 155-160 . Download

Fartacek, C., Plöderl, M., Kralovec, C., & Fartacek, R. (2010). Aggression und Impulsivität als Risikofaktoren für Suizidversuche bei Patienten mit Anpassungsstörung. Suizidprophylaxe, 37, 101-105. Download

Plöderl, M., Fartacek, H., & Fartacek, R. (2010). Lebenswert. Ein schulisches Suizidpräventionsprogramm. Suizidprophylaxe, 143, 148-154. Download

Plöderl, M., Faistauer, G., & Fartacek, R. (2010). The contribution of schools to the feeling of acceptance and the risk of suicide attempts among Austrian gay and bisexual males. Journal of Homosexuality , 57, 819-841. Download

Plöderl, M., Kralovec, K., & Fartacek, R. (2010). The relation between sexual orientation and suicide attempts in Austria. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39 , 1403-1414. Download

Plöderl, M., Kralovec, K., Fartacek, C., & Fartacek, R. (2010). Aggressivität, Impulsivität und die Entscheidung zu einer Suizidmethode. Suizidprophylaxe, 140, 3-7. Download

Kralovec, K., Plöderl, M., Aistleitner, U., Fartacek, C., & Fartacek, R. (2009). Sind Nahtoderlebnisse nach Suizidversuchen bedeutsam für die weitere Suizidrisikoeinschätzung? Neuropsychiatrie, 23, 184-186. Download

Kralovec, K., Plöderl, M., Yazdi, K., & Fartacek, R. (2009). Die Rolle von Religion und Religiosität in der Suizidologie. Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 5, 17-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11326-009-0039-3

Plöderl, M., Kralovec, K.,Fartacek, C., & Fartacek, R. (2009). Homosexualität als Risikofaktor für Depression und Suizidalität bei Männern. Blickpunkt der Mann, 7, 28-37. Download

Plöderl, M., & Fartacek, R. (2009). Childhood gender nonconformity and childhood harassment as predictors of suicidality among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual Austrians. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38, 400-410. Download

Plöderl, M. (2008). Buchbesprechungvon Joel Paris „Half in love with death. Managing the chronically suicidal patient. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum (2007)“. Suizidprophylaxe, 133, 101-102. Download

Plöderl, M., Yazdi, K., Kralovec, K., & Fartacek, R. (2007). Geschlechtsrollennonkonformität in der Kindheit als Suizidrisikofaktor am Beispiel von homo- und bisexuellen Personen. Psychiatrie & Psychotherapie, 3, 81-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11326-007-0060-3

Rothuber, H., Kralovec, K., Yazdi, K., Plöderl, M., & Mitterauer, B. (2007). Loss of self-understanding: A behavior-oriented model of depression. Medical Science Monitor, 13 , 264-269. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17534232

Plöderl, M., Sauer, J., & Fartacek, R. (2006). Suizidalität und psychische Gesundheit von homo- und bisexuellen Männern und Frauen. Eine Metaanalyse internationaler Zufallsstichproben. Verhaltenstherapie und Psychosoziale Praxis, 38, 537-558. Download

Plöderl (2004). Homosexualität und Krisenintervention. Wissenswertes für den klinischen Alltag. Suizidprophylaxe, 117 , 4-10. Download

Books and Book Chapters

Fartacek, C., Plöderl, M., Schiepek, G. (2020). Alternatives to Suicide: A Nonlinear Dynamic Perspective. In: Page, A. & Stritzke, W. (Eds.). Alternatives to suicide. Beyond risk and toward a life worth living  (p 111-134). London: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814297-4.00006-6

Plöderl, M. (2019) Suizidrisiko bei LSBTI*. In: S. Timmermanns & M. Böhm (Hrsg.). Sexuelle und geschlechtliche Vielfalt. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft und Praxis (S. 291-306). Beltz Juventa. 

Plöderl, M., & Winkler, R. (2019). Sexuelle Orientierung im Gesundheitswesen. Umgang mit einer unsichtbaren Diversity-Dimension. In: Steger, F. (Hrsg.). Diversity in Healthcare (S. 299-317). Freiburg: Alber Verlag. 

Plöderl, M., Mahler, L., Nieder, T., & Mundle, G. (2018). LGBTI and Mental Health. In: D. Bhugra, K. S. Bhui, S. Wong, & S. Gilman (Eds.). Oxford Textbook of Public Mental Health (p. 225-234). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Google Books

Wolfersdorf, M., & Plöderl, M. (2015). Geschlechterunterschiede bei Suizid und Suizidalität. In: P. Kolip & K. Hurrelmann (Hrsg.). Handbuch Geschlecht und Gesundheit. Männer und Frauen im Vergleich (S. 265 - 274). Bern: Hogrefe. 

Fartacek, C., Plöderl, M., & Schiepek, G. (2014). Idiographisches Systemmonitoring in der Suizidprävention. In I. Sammet, G. Damann & G. Schiepek (Hrsg.). Der psychotherapeutische Prozess. Forschung für die Praxis (S. 82-91). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.

Plöderl, M. (2012). Männliche Homosexualität. In Harth, W., Brähler, E., & Schuppe, H. P. (Hrsg.). Praxishandbuch Männergesundheit. Interdisziplinärer Beratungs- und Behandlungsleitfaden (S.277-282). Berlin: MWV Medizinische Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft.

Plöderl, M. (2009). Homosexuelle, bisexuelle und transidente Jugendliche. Grundwissen für das Psychosoziale Handlungsfeld. In: Akzente Salzburg. Impulse. Handbuch für die Jugendarbeit, Band 1. Grundlagen, 3. Aufl., S. 88-97. Salzburg: Verlag Akzente Salzburg. Download

Plöderl, M. & Faistauer, G. (2009). Homosexualität. Erfahrung aus Unterrichtsprojekten. In: Pithan, A., Arzt, S., Jakobs, M., & Knauth, T.: Gender - Religion - Bildung: Beiträge zu einer Religionspädagogik der Vielfalt (S. 409-413). Gütersloher Verlagshaus.

Faistauer, G., & Plöderl, M. (2006). Out in der Schule - Schwule Männer über ihre Schulzeit. HOSI Salzburg. www.hosi.or.at. Download

Fartacek, R., Fartacek, H., & Plöderl, M. (2008). lebenswert. Suizidprävention in Schulen. Information für Schulleitungen, ProjektorganisatorInnen, BeratungslehrerInnen. Salzburg: Pädagogische Hochschule. 

Plöderl, M., & Fartacek, R. (2007). „Anti-Stress-Training“ im Großarltal. Evaluation eines Projektes zur Gesundheitsförderung und Primärprävention. Deutsches Schulamt Bozen. 

Faistauer, G., & Plöderl, M. (2006). Out in der Schule - Schwule Männer über ihre Schulzeit. HOSI Salzburg. www.hosi.or.at. Download

Plöderl, M. (2005). Sexuelle Orientierung, psychische Gesundheit und Suizidalität. Weinheim:Beltz-Verlag. Google Books

Recorded Talks

Ketamine and esketemine in suicide prevention. Breakthrough or hype? 9th Vilnius Conference on Suicide Intervention Methods. 22.11.2024. Youtube

Suizid und Suizidprävention. Vortrag gehalten anläßlich des Welt-Suizidpräventionstages, organisiert von MeinMed.at, 18.07.2023. Link

Moon and suicide. An example of debunking a likely false positive finding. 2023 Workshop on Reproducibility, University of Toronto, 22.02.2023. Youtube

Kann man sich auf die Evidenzbasierte Medizin verlassen? Beispiel Antidepressiva. Vortrag im Rahmen der “Sceptics in the Pub”, GWUP Wien, 27.10.2022. Youtube

Suicide Risk Among LGBT+ individuals: Facts, Explanatory Models, and Prevention. 6th Vilnius Conference on Suicide Intervention Methods. 26.11.2021. Youtube