About Aarhus University
Bobby Zachariae
Professor
Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences
Bartholins Allé 11
building 1351, 318
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
Phone: +4587165878
Department of Clinical Medicine - The Department of Oncology
Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 35
building 1340, 259
8200 Aarhus N
Denmark
Phone: +4587165878
Robert (Bobby) Zachariae, DMSc., is professor at the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Science, Aarhus University, and the Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital. He is director of the Unit for Psychooncology and Health Psychology, a research unit focusing on biopsychosocial cancer research with special emphasis on cancer survivorship issues.
Current research interests include clinical, socio-economic, and psychosocial predictors of long-term outcomes in cancer patients/survivors, e.g., distress, pain, sleep, fatigue, and cognitive complaints. A number of ongoing projects evaluate the efficacy of both face-to-face and digital psychological interventions, e.g., expressive writing intervention, mindfulness-based therapy, cognitive training, and cognitive-behavioral therapy on cancer-related distress, persistent pain, cognitive complaints, and insomnia among cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers.
Non-cancer-related health problems investigated include psoriasis, infertility treatments, COPD, and pain. Early studies focused on experimental investigations of hypnosis and psychoneuroimmunology. Finally, a number of publications have focused on systematic reviews and meta-analyses, e.g., of associations between stress and infection and the efficacy of psychosocial interventions.
Robert Zachariae has been research fellow at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA, and visiting professor at Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), University of Sydney, Australia.
He is currently author or co-author of > 360 books, book chapters, and scientific papers in medical and psychological journals, which have been cited more than 17,000 times and correspond to an h-index of 74 (Sept. 2023).
Link: Google Scholar profile and citation index
Link: Unit for Psychooncology and Health Psychology
Research areas
- Illnesses and Causes Cancer Late effects Survivorship issues
- Research and Examination Methods Meta-analysis Randomized controlled trials
- Treatment of Illness Internet-delivered therapies
- Published
Changes in Brain Structural Networks and Cognitive Functions in Testicular Cancer Patients Receiving Cisplatin-based Chemotherapy
Amidi, A., Hosseini, H., Leemans, A., Kesler, S., Agerbæk, M., Wu, L. M. & Zachariae, R., Dec 2017, In: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 109, 12, 7 p., 085.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Clinical and psychological moderators of the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on persistent pain in women treated for primary breast cancer – explorative analyses from a randomized controlled trial
Johannsen, M., OToole, M. S., O Connor, M., Jensen, A. B. & Zachariae, R., 2017, In: Acta Oncologica. 56, 2, p. 321-328 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Published
Fear of cancer recurrence and unmet needs among breast cancer survivors in the first five years. A cross-sectional study
Ellegaard, M-B. B., Grau, C., Zachariae, R. & Bonde Jensen, A., 2017, In: Acta Oncologica. 56, 2, p. 314-320 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Unilateral breast reconstruction after mastectomy - patient satisfaction, aesthetic outcome and quality of life
Juhl, A. A., Christensen, S., Zachariae, R. & Damsgaard, T. E., 2017, In: Acta Oncologica. 56, 2, p. 225-231 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Prognostic factors in early breast cancer associated with body mass index, physical functioning, physical activity, and comorbidity: data from a nationwide Danish cohort
Guldberg, T. L., Christensen, S., Zachariae, R. & Jensen, A. B., 2017, In: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 162, 1, p. 159-167 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Cognitive behavioral therapies for informal caregivers of patients with cancer and cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
O'Toole, M. S., Zachariae, R., Renna, M., Mennin, D. & Applebaum, A., 2017, In: Psycho-Oncology. 26, 4, p. 428-437 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Review › Research › peer-review
Health-related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Psoriasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Randa, H., Todberg, T., Skov, L., Larsen, L. S. & Zachariae, R., 2017, In: Acta Dermato-Venereologica. 97, 5, p. 555-563 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Predictors of pain during oocyte retrieval
Frederiksen, Y., Mehlsen, M. Y., Matthiesen, S. M. S., Zachariae, R. & Ingerslev, H. J., 2017, In: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology. 38, 1, p. 21-29 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Prevalence of prolonged grief disorder in adult bereavement: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Lundorff, M., Holmgren, H., Zachariae, R., Farver-Vestergaard, I. & O'Connor, M., 2017, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 212, p. 138-149 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Review › Research › peer-review
- Published
The effect of expressive writing intervention for infertile couples: a randomized controlled trial
Frederiksen, Y., OToole, M. S., Mehlsen, M. Y., Hauge, B., Elbaek, H. O., Zachariae, R. & Ingerslev, H. J., 2017, In: Human reproduction (Oxford, England). 32, 2, p. 391-402 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Overview of reviews: Treating cancer late effects
Project: Research
Danish Breast Cancer Group Center and Clinic for Late effects
Project: Research
Nordic Sleep Conference 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
75th annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
Lægedage 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
Rigmor og Carl Holst-Knudsens Videnskabspris
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Honorary member, Danish Society for Clinical Hypnosis
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Henry Guze Award
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
“Men who go to bed earlier have better sperm, study concludes”
Press/Media: Press / Media
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