Helen Koechlin

About

PD Dr. Helen Koechlin is a research group leader at the University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. Her research focuses on risk and resilience factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of ill-health, specifically on the role of emotions and emotion-related processes. In addition, she assesses how psychological health promotion can be implemented on different levels (e.g., at the individual or organizational level). In a current study, Helen Koechlin assesses psychosocial factors on the child and the parent level with regard to their contribution to pain chronification following major surgery. To prevent pain chronification, Helen Koechlin has developed a preventive online intervention for families whose child has to undergo major surgery. The program - currently being prepared for testing in a clinical trial - has been co-designed with former patients and their parents, as collaborations with patients and caregivers are an integral part of Helen Koechlin's research. Helen Koechlin completed her Habilitation entitled "Trajectories, characteristics, and treatment of mental and physical conditions in childhood and adolescence" in 2023, and was granted the Venia Docendi in Psychology from the University of Basel. She conducted her PhD-related research mostly at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA, and remained affiliated with its Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine until 2023. Her current and past research has been funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, and has received attention from both the scientific community and the wider public. Helen Koechlin has extensive experience in teaching and supervision on the Bachelor, Master, and PhD level, has developed lectures, seminars, and workshops, and holds a Certificate in Educational Development from the University of Basel. In 2022, Helen Koechlin has completed a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Child and Adolescent Psychology at the University of Basel.

Work

University Children's Hospital Zurich

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Senior Researcher

Switzerland

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University of Zurich

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Research Group Leader

Switzerland

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University Children's Hospital Zurich

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Postdoctoral researcher

Switzerland

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Boston Children's Hospital

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Postdoctoral research affiliate

US

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University of Basel

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Postdoctoral researcher

Switzerland

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University of Basel

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PhD student

Switzerland

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Education

University of Basel

Switzerland
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Habilitation

University of Basel

Switzerland
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Certificate of Advanced Studies in Child and Adolescent Psychology

University of Basel

Switzerland
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Certificate in Educational Development

University of Basel

Switzerland
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PhD

Boston Children's Hospital

United States of America
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Visiting scholar

University of Zurich

Switzerland
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Master of Science in Psychology

University of Basel

Switzerland
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Bachelor of Science

Publications

Pharmacological interventions for patients with chronic primary musculoskeletal pain: disparity between synthesized evidence and real-world clinical practice

PAIN Reports

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Conditioned open-label placebos to facilitate opioid reduction in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open

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Painfully Sensitive: How Sensory Processing Sensitivity Affects Healthy Adolescents’ Perception of Pain

Journal of Pain Research

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Longitudinal Resilience and Risk Factors in Pediatric Postoperative Pain (LORRIS): Protocol for a Prospective Longitudinal Swiss University Children's Hospitals-Based Study

BMJ open

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Longitudinal Resilience and Risk Factors in Pediatric Postoperative Pain (LORRIS): Protocol for a Prospective Longitudinal Swiss University Children’s Hospitals-Based Study

BMJ Open

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Do expectations influence pain? Recognizing Irving Kirsch’s contribution to our understanding of pain

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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Do expectations influence pain? Recognizing Irving Kirsch’s contribution to our understanding of pain

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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Chronic pain concepts of pediatricians: a qualitative survey

PAIN Reports

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Chronic pain concepts of pediatricians: a qualitative survey

Pain Reports

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Sensory processing sensitivity in adolescents reporting chronic pain: an exploratory study

PAIN Reports

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Sensory processing sensitivity in adolescents reporting chronic pain: an exploratory study

PAIN Reports

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Sensory processing sensitivity in adolescents reporting chronic pain: an exploratory study

Pain Reports

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Predicting Openness of Communication in Families With Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome: Natural Language Processing Analysis

JMIR Formative Research

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Distinct Cognitive Function Profiles Are Associated With a Higher Presurgery Symptom Burden in Patients With Breast Cancer

Cancer Nursing

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Recommendations for the development, implementation, and reporting of control interventions in efficacy and mechanistic trials of physical, psychological, and self-management therapies: the CoPPS Statement

BMJ

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Recommendations for the development, implementation, and reporting of control interventions in efficacy and mechanistic trials of physical, psychological, and self-management therapies: the CoPPS Statement

BMJ

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Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy for Pediatric Chronic Pain: Case Series of an Open Pilot Study to Test Initial Feasibility and Potential Efficacy

Journal of Pain Research

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Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy for Pediatric Chronic Pain: Case Series of an Open Pilot Study to Test Initial Feasibility and Potential Efficacy

Journal of Pain Research

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Chronic pain concepts of pediatricians: a qualitative survey

PAIN Reports

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Greater than the sum of the parts: a qualitative content analysis of what constitutes a good treatment in the inpatient setting

BMC Health Services Research

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Greater than the sum of the parts: a qualitative content analysis of what constitutes a good treatment in the inpatient setting

BMC Health Services Research

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Pre-Surgery Demographic, Clinical, and Symptom Characteristics Associated with Different Self-Reported Cognitive Processes in Patients with Breast Cancer

Cancers

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Pre-Surgery Demographic, Clinical, and Symptom Characteristics Associated with Different Self-Reported Cognitive Processes in Patients with Breast Cancer

Cancers

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Pre-Surgery Demographic, Clinical, and Symptom Characteristics Associated with Different Self-Reported Cognitive Processes in Patients with Breast Cancer

Cancers

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Pre-Surgery Demographic, Clinical, and Symptom Characteristics Associated with Different Self-Reported Cognitive Processes in Patients with Breast Cancer

Cancers

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Association of parental and adolescent emotion-related factors with adolescent chronic pain behaviors

Pain

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Association of parental and adolescent emotion-related factors with adolescent chronic pain behaviors

PAIN

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Association of parental and adolescent emotion-related factors with adolescent chronic pain behaviors

Pain

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Estimating the prevalence of paediatric chronic pain in Switzerland: an online survey among paediatricians

Swiss Medical Weekly

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Estimating the prevalence of paediatric chronic pain in Switzerland: an online survey among paediatricians

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

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Estimating the prevalence of paediatric chronic pain in Switzerland: an online survey among paediatricians

Swiss Medical Weekly

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Distinct Cognitive Function Profiles Are Associated With a Higher Presurgery Symptom Burden in Patients With Breast Cancer

Cancer Nursing

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Greater than the sum of the parts: a qualitative content analysis of what constitutes a good treatment in the inpatient setting

BMC Health Services Research

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Placebo Responses and Their Clinical Implications in Fibromyalgia: A Meta-Analysis Using SSRI and SNRI Trials

Frontiers in Pain Research

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Placebo Responses and Their Clinical Implications in Fibromyalgia: A Meta-Analysis Using SSRI and SNRI Trials

Frontiers in Pain Research

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Not really nice: a commentary on the recent version of NICE guidelines [NG193: chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain] by the Pain Net

PAIN Reports

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Not really nice: a commentary on the recent version of NICE guidelines [NG193: chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain] by the Pain Net

PAIN Reports

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Not really nice: a commentary on the recent version of NICE guidelines [NG193: chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain] by the Pain Net

PAIN Reports

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Not really nice: a commentary on the recent version of NICE guidelines [NG193: chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain] by the Pain Net

Pain Reports

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Nonpharmacological interventions for pediatric migraine: A network meta-analysis

Pediatrics

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Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pediatric Migraine: A Network Meta-analysis

Pediatrics

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Talking to Children and Families about Chronic Pain: The Importance of Pain Education—An Introduction for Pediatricians and Other Health Care Providers

Children

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Talking to Children and Families about Chronic Pain: The Importance of Pain Education-An Introduction for Pediatricians and Other Health Care Providers

Children

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Talking to Children and Families about Chronic Pain: The Importance of Pain Education—An Introduction for Pediatricians and Other Health Care Providers

Children

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Talking to children and families about chronic pain: The importance of pain education—an introduction for pediatricians and other health care providers

Children

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Efficacy, Safety, and Acceptability of Pharmacologic Treatments for Pediatric Migraine Prophylaxis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

JAMA Pediatrics

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Efficacy, Safety, and Acceptability of Pharmacologic Treatments for Pediatric Migraine Prophylaxis A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

JAMA Pediatrics

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Emotional distress: Specifying a neglected part of chronic pain

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

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Emotional distress: Specifying a neglected part of chronic pain

European Journal of Pain

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Exposure to Parental Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis on the Association with Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms and Adjustment Problems

Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP

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Exposure to Parental Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Analysis on the Association with Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms and Adjustment Problems

Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

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Patient-appraised beneficial moments during inpatient psychiatric treatment

BMC Health Services Research

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Patient-appraised beneficial moments during inpatient psychiatric treatment

BMC Health Services Research

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Placebos Are Part of the Solution, Not the Problem. An Exemplification of the Case of Antidepressants in Pediatric Chronic Pain Conditions

Frontiers in Psychiatry

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Placebos Are Part of the Solution, Not the Problem. An Exemplification of the Case of Antidepressants in Pediatric Chronic Pain Conditions

Frontiers in Psychiatry

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The Other Side of the Coin: Nocebo Effects and Psychotherapy

Frontiers in Psychiatry

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The best treatment option(s) for adult and elderly patients with chronic primary musculoskeletal pain: A protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews

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The best treatment option(s) for adult and elderly patients with chronic primary musculoskeletal pain: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews

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Effects of Childhood Life Events on Adjustment Problems in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study

Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP

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Effects of Childhood Life Events on Adjustment Problems in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study

Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

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How to address the placebo response in the prescription SSRIs and SNRIs in children and adolescents

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

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How to address the placebo response in the prescription SSRIs and SNRIs in children and adolescents

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

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How to address the placebo response in the prescription SSRIs and SNRIs in children and adolescents

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

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The role of emotion regulation in chronic pain: A systematic literature review

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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The role of emotion regulation in chronic pain: A systematic literature review

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Efficacy and safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and placebo for common psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JAMA Psychiatry

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Efficacy and Safety of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors, and Placebo for Common Psychiatric Disorders Among Children and Adolescents A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMA Psychiatry

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