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Adjunct rank detailsTobias Spiller, MD
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Assistant Professor Adjunct in Psychiatry
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Dr. Spiller is an Assistant Professor Adjunct in Psychiatry at Yale and a Privatdozent and Junior Research Group Leader at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. He works as a physician at the University Hospital of Psychiatry in Zurich. His research focuses on bridging the gap between individual patient needs and the standardized approaches of evidence-based medicine and mental health research by investigating the complexity of Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Last Updated on April 09, 2025.
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- MD
- University of Zurich (2019)
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Medical Research Interests
Biological Psychiatry; Emergency Services, Psychiatric; Posttraumatic Growth, Psychological; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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0000-0002-0107-0743
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Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, PhD, ABPP
Or Duek, PhD
Ziv Ben-Zion
Former YSMRobert Pietrzak, PhD, MPH
Nachshon Korem
Ifat Levy, PhD
68Publications
1,564Citations
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Unveiling the Structure in Mental Disorder Presentations
Spiller T, Duek O, Helmer M, Murray J, Fielstein E, Pietrzak R, von Känel R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Unveiling the Structure in Mental Disorder Presentations. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 1101-1107. PMID: 39110437, PMCID: PMC11307158, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.2047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2026
Predictive Modeling of Suicidal Ideation in US Veterans
Waechli L, Tschaggelar L, Homan P, Lueoend A, Fischer I, Spiller T, Pietrzak R. Predictive Modeling of Suicidal Ideation in US Veterans. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2026, 87 DOI: 10.4088/jcp.25m15965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological stress during medical internship is associated with inflammatory signatures linked to mental health
Ewert J, Meine L, McPherson E, Fehr S, Spiller T, Dechow B, Ferrante G, Hachenberg S, Aslan L, Lüönd A, Mateescu B, Kleim B, Cathomas F. Psychological stress during medical internship is associated with inflammatory signatures linked to mental health. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health 2026, 54: 101243. PMID: 42094850, PMCID: PMC13141554, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2026.101243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelationship between rumination and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder – a cross-sectional network analysis
Zhabenko O, Ben-Zion Z, Raffelhüschen P, Burrer A, Seifritz E, Just S, Preller K, Duek O, Paterson M, Pietrzak R, Joormann J, Spiller T, Harpaz-Rotem I. Relationship between rumination and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder – a cross-sectional network analysis. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2026, 17: 1786768. PMID: 41953089, PMCID: PMC13054884, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1786768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricNeuroradiological abnormalities in individuals with first-episode psychosis – a retrospective cohort study
Khorsandian M, Bonfiglio G, Schulz K, Graetz F, Hofmann A, Hövel A, Müller M, Corda C, Homan P, Seifritz E, Burrer A, Spiller T. Neuroradiological abnormalities in individuals with first-episode psychosis – a retrospective cohort study. BMC Psychiatry 2026, 26: 242. PMID: 41673848, PMCID: PMC12998348, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-026-07869-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNetwork analysis of changes in post-migration stressors during treatment for refugees with PTSD
Bruhn M, Attardo H, Spiller T, Hjorthøj C, Eplov L, Carlsson J. Network analysis of changes in post-migration stressors during treatment for refugees with PTSD. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2026, 17: 2613554. PMID: 41586786, PMCID: PMC12836408, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2026.2613554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnostic assessment of first-episode psychosis patients and adherence to German S3 guidelines: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
Schulz K, Khorsandian M, Corda C, Grätz F, Hofmann A, Hövel A, Müller M, Homan P, Seifritz E, Spiller T, Burrer A. Diagnostic assessment of first-episode psychosis patients and adherence to German S3 guidelines: a retrospective cross-sectional study. Swiss Medical Weekly 2026, 156: 4490. PMID: 41962128, DOI: 10.57187/s.4490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2025
Dissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures
Ben-Zion Z, Basol E, Simon A, Abargil M, Samonek K, Paterson M, Spiller T, Duek O, Just S, Preller K, Keynan J, Admon R, Liberzon I, Shalev A, Hendler T, Levy I, Joormann J, Scheinost D, Harpaz-Rotem I. Dissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures. Biological Psychiatry 2025, 100: 111-121. PMID: 41319905, PMCID: PMC12784315, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricUnraveling PTSD: Symptom Cluster Change During and 1 Year After Veterans’ Residential PTSD Treatment
Gross G, Spiller T, Ben-Zion Z, Rubenstein A, Pietrzak R, Duek O, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Unraveling PTSD: Symptom Cluster Change During and 1 Year After Veterans’ Residential PTSD Treatment. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2025, 17: 1780-1788. PMID: 38990694, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricPosttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Functioning, and Suicidal Ideation in Older U.S. Veterans: A Network Analysis
Pietrzak R, Fischer I, Na P, Cook J, Spiller T. Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Functioning, and Suicidal Ideation in Older U.S. Veterans: A Network Analysis. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2025, 34: 106-112. PMID: 41111050, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2025.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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activity European Journal of Psychotraumatology
2023 - PresentJournal ServiceEditorial Board Memberactivity Zurich
08/01/2019 - 04/30/2021ResearchDetailsZürich, ZH, Switzerlandactivity Junior Visiting Research Fellow
04/01/2016 - 06/30/2016ResearchDetailsSydney, NSW, Australia
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