WASAD
@wasadorg.bsky.social
The World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders
We cordially invite you to our 5th International WASAD Congress in Munich, Germany, October 23-25, 2025.
https://wasad.org/
https://wasad2025.org/
We cordially invite you to our 5th International WASAD Congress in Munich, Germany, October 23-25, 2025.
https://wasad.org/
https://wasad2025.org/
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Thank you all for sharing your impressions of #WASAD2025 during and after the Congress! It was wonderful to see the event reflected through your words and photos.
In the next few posts, we’ll take a moment to look back and recap some highlights 🔆
In the next few posts, we’ll take a moment to look back and recap some highlights 🔆
“Complete freedom from stress is death.” – Hans Selye
Highlight of the Opening Ceremony was the Hans Selye Lecture, delivered by Brenda Penninx, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, on the topic “Towards Reducing the Public Health Burden of Anxiety Disorders.”
Highlight of the Opening Ceremony was the Hans Selye Lecture, delivered by Brenda Penninx, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, on the topic “Towards Reducing the Public Health Burden of Anxiety Disorders.”
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“Complete freedom from stress is death.” – Hans Selye
Highlight of the Opening Ceremony was the Hans Selye Lecture, delivered by Brenda Penninx, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, on the topic “Towards Reducing the Public Health Burden of Anxiety Disorders.”
Highlight of the Opening Ceremony was the Hans Selye Lecture, delivered by Brenda Penninx, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, on the topic “Towards Reducing the Public Health Burden of Anxiety Disorders.”
Thank you all for sharing your impressions of #WASAD2025 during and after the Congress! It was wonderful to see the event reflected through your words and photos.
In the next few posts, we’ll take a moment to look back and recap some highlights 🔆
In the next few posts, we’ll take a moment to look back and recap some highlights 🔆
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thank you all for sharing your impressions of #WASAD2025 during and after the Congress! It was wonderful to see the event reflected through your words and photos.
In the next few posts, we’ll take a moment to look back and recap some highlights 🔆
In the next few posts, we’ll take a moment to look back and recap some highlights 🔆
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🔔 Part 7 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his poster: “Modulating Stress through Sound: The Effects of Historical Metallic Idiophones on Human Responses.”
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his poster: “Modulating Stress through Sound: The Effects of Historical Metallic Idiophones on Human Responses.”
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🔔 Part 7 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his poster: “Modulating Stress through Sound: The Effects of Historical Metallic Idiophones on Human Responses.”
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his poster: “Modulating Stress through Sound: The Effects of Historical Metallic Idiophones on Human Responses.”
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🎨 Part 6 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her poster “Exploring the Impact of Art on Pain and Stress: Multimodal Art and Music Enhance Pain Tolerance, but Do Not Influence Autonomic and Endocrine Markers.”
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her poster “Exploring the Impact of Art on Pain and Stress: Multimodal Art and Music Enhance Pain Tolerance, but Do Not Influence Autonomic and Endocrine Markers.”
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
🎨 Part 6 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her poster “Exploring the Impact of Art on Pain and Stress: Multimodal Art and Music Enhance Pain Tolerance, but Do Not Influence Autonomic and Endocrine Markers.”
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her poster “Exploring the Impact of Art on Pain and Stress: Multimodal Art and Music Enhance Pain Tolerance, but Do Not Influence Autonomic and Endocrine Markers.”
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🫠Part 5 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his talk “Regulating Collective Emotion Through Music: Diachronic Analysis of Stress, Sentiment, and Complexity in Lyrics (1973–2023)” in the Everyday life stress session.🙃
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his talk “Regulating Collective Emotion Through Music: Diachronic Analysis of Stress, Sentiment, and Complexity in Lyrics (1973–2023)” in the Everyday life stress session.🙃
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🫠Part 5 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his talk “Regulating Collective Emotion Through Music: Diachronic Analysis of Stress, Sentiment, and Complexity in Lyrics (1973–2023)” in the Everyday life stress session.🙃
@markusforamitti.bsky.social presented his talk “Regulating Collective Emotion Through Music: Diachronic Analysis of Stress, Sentiment, and Complexity in Lyrics (1973–2023)” in the Everyday life stress session.🙃
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⏳Part 4 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@celinebencker.bsky.social presented her talk “Trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle” in the Everyday life stress session.
@celinebencker.bsky.social presented her talk “Trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle” in the Everyday life stress session.
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
⏳Part 4 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
@celinebencker.bsky.social presented her talk “Trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle” in the Everyday life stress session.
@celinebencker.bsky.social presented her talk “Trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle” in the Everyday life stress session.
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🧬 Part 3 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Nida Ali presented her talk “Stress biomarkers in saliva” in the Biomarkers and novel therapeutics for stress-related and anxiety disorders session.
Dr. Nida Ali presented her talk “Stress biomarkers in saliva” in the Biomarkers and novel therapeutics for stress-related and anxiety disorders session.
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🧬 Part 3 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Nida Ali presented her talk “Stress biomarkers in saliva” in the Biomarkers and novel therapeutics for stress-related and anxiety disorders session.
Dr. Nida Ali presented her talk “Stress biomarkers in saliva” in the Biomarkers and novel therapeutics for stress-related and anxiety disorders session.
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We had a great time in Munich at #WASAD2025! Inspiring talks and discussions throughout the conference. And not to forget: congratulations to @andreasgoreis.bsky.social sgoreis.bsky.social for winning the Best Poster Award for the EMA findings of the FWF-funded project TORN 🥳
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We had a great time in Munich at #WASAD2025! Inspiring talks and discussions throughout the conference. And not to forget: congratulations to @andreasgoreis.bsky.social sgoreis.bsky.social for winning the Best Poster Award for the EMA findings of the FWF-funded project TORN 🥳
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And we were excited to share our latest results: Fantastic short poster talks on their PhD projects by Sofia Oehlke, Max Hirzer, and ÖAW scholar Bettina Pfeffer! 🤩
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
And we were excited to share our latest results: Fantastic short poster talks on their PhD projects by Sofia Oehlke, Max Hirzer, and ÖAW scholar Bettina Pfeffer! 🤩
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🎶 Part 2 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her talk: “The biopsychological mediation model of music on health – Implications for treatment of stress-related disorders” in the Optimized therapy for stress-related disorders session.
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her talk: “The biopsychological mediation model of music on health – Implications for treatment of stress-related disorders” in the Optimized therapy for stress-related disorders session.
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🎶 Part 2 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her talk: “The biopsychological mediation model of music on health – Implications for treatment of stress-related disorders” in the Optimized therapy for stress-related disorders session.
Dr. Anna Fekete presented her talk: “The biopsychological mediation model of music on health – Implications for treatment of stress-related disorders” in the Optimized therapy for stress-related disorders session.
🎉 It’s a wrap!
Three amazing days of fascinating research, inspiring presentations, and lively coffee-break discussions are behind us!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined, showcased their work, and contributed to making #WASAD2025 such a memorable event.
Until next time!
💙🧡💙
Three amazing days of fascinating research, inspiring presentations, and lively coffee-break discussions are behind us!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined, showcased their work, and contributed to making #WASAD2025 such a memorable event.
Until next time!
💙🧡💙
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🎉 It’s a wrap!
Three amazing days of fascinating research, inspiring presentations, and lively coffee-break discussions are behind us!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined, showcased their work, and contributed to making #WASAD2025 such a memorable event.
Until next time!
💙🧡💙
Three amazing days of fascinating research, inspiring presentations, and lively coffee-break discussions are behind us!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined, showcased their work, and contributed to making #WASAD2025 such a memorable event.
Until next time!
💙🧡💙
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🔬Part 1 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Nadja Plumbaum presented her talk “A digital stress management intervention tool – EPIGRAM” in the Digital interventions session.
Nadja Plumbaum presented her talk “A digital stress management intervention tool – EPIGRAM” in the Digital interventions session.
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🔬Part 1 in our #WASAD2025, @wasadorg.bsky.social, series:
Nadja Plumbaum presented her talk “A digital stress management intervention tool – EPIGRAM” in the Digital interventions session.
Nadja Plumbaum presented her talk “A digital stress management intervention tool – EPIGRAM” in the Digital interventions session.
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🌎🧬The 5th International World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders Congress, "Uncertainty in Times of Change: A Lifecourse Approach to Stress and Anxiety", was held in Munich and opened by Urs Nater.
We will share our highlights in our upcoming series 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
We will share our highlights in our upcoming series 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🌎🧬The 5th International World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders Congress, "Uncertainty in Times of Change: A Lifecourse Approach to Stress and Anxiety", was held in Munich and opened by Urs Nater.
We will share our highlights in our upcoming series 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
We will share our highlights in our upcoming series 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
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Great experience presenting at the WASAD Congress! I discussed how Natural Language Processing can advance stress research and how music functions as a cognitive artifact. @wasadorg.bsky.social
Grateful to collaborate with @mauriciojdmartins.bsky.social @clauslamm.bsky.social & Urs Nater
#WASAD
Grateful to collaborate with @mauriciojdmartins.bsky.social @clauslamm.bsky.social & Urs Nater
#WASAD
October 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Great experience presenting at the WASAD Congress! I discussed how Natural Language Processing can advance stress research and how music functions as a cognitive artifact. @wasadorg.bsky.social
Grateful to collaborate with @mauriciojdmartins.bsky.social @clauslamm.bsky.social & Urs Nater
#WASAD
Grateful to collaborate with @mauriciojdmartins.bsky.social @clauslamm.bsky.social & Urs Nater
#WASAD
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It was great to present my research at #WASAD2025 in Munich and contribute to the discussions on stress, hormones, and mental health!
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It was great to present my research at #WASAD2025 in Munich and contribute to the discussions on stress, hormones, and mental health!
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Excited for my talk at #WASAD2025! I’ll share some initial findings from my ongoing study, focusing on the trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle and how they relate to premenstrual symptoms ✨
I’ll present at 10:15 at lecture hall 2. Come by! :)
I’ll present at 10:15 at lecture hall 2. Come by! :)
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Excited for my talk at #WASAD2025! I’ll share some initial findings from my ongoing study, focusing on the trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle and how they relate to premenstrual symptoms ✨
I’ll present at 10:15 at lecture hall 2. Come by! :)
I’ll present at 10:15 at lecture hall 2. Come by! :)
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We’re live at #WASAD2025 in Munich!
Come visit the Neurotorium booth to explore our brand-new Anxiety Disorders theme — free, expert-developed materials for clinicians, researchers & students.
🔗 neurotorium.org/anxiety
Come visit the Neurotorium booth to explore our brand-new Anxiety Disorders theme — free, expert-developed materials for clinicians, researchers & students.
🔗 neurotorium.org/anxiety
October 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We’re live at #WASAD2025 in Munich!
Come visit the Neurotorium booth to explore our brand-new Anxiety Disorders theme — free, expert-developed materials for clinicians, researchers & students.
🔗 neurotorium.org/anxiety
Come visit the Neurotorium booth to explore our brand-new Anxiety Disorders theme — free, expert-developed materials for clinicians, researchers & students.
🔗 neurotorium.org/anxiety
It's almost time... #WASAD2025 starts tomorrow! 🎉
We'd love to see all your contributions here on Bluesky. So feel free to use the hashtag #WASAD2025 or tag us @wasadorg.bsky.social if you're posting about the Congress!
We're excited to follow along and repost!
We'd love to see all your contributions here on Bluesky. So feel free to use the hashtag #WASAD2025 or tag us @wasadorg.bsky.social if you're posting about the Congress!
We're excited to follow along and repost!
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It's almost time... #WASAD2025 starts tomorrow! 🎉
We'd love to see all your contributions here on Bluesky. So feel free to use the hashtag #WASAD2025 or tag us @wasadorg.bsky.social if you're posting about the Congress!
We're excited to follow along and repost!
We'd love to see all your contributions here on Bluesky. So feel free to use the hashtag #WASAD2025 or tag us @wasadorg.bsky.social if you're posting about the Congress!
We're excited to follow along and repost!
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🌍 We are excited for the 5th International World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders (WASAD) Congress in Munich! 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
Check out our oral presentations below and don’t miss us at the poster session! 📊
@celinebencker.bsky.social
@markusforamitti.bsky.social
@wasadorg.bsky.social
Check out our oral presentations below and don’t miss us at the poster session! 📊
@celinebencker.bsky.social
@markusforamitti.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🌍 We are excited for the 5th International World Association for Stress Related and Anxiety Disorders (WASAD) Congress in Munich! 🎉
@wasadorg.bsky.social
Check out our oral presentations below and don’t miss us at the poster session! 📊
@celinebencker.bsky.social
@markusforamitti.bsky.social
@wasadorg.bsky.social
Check out our oral presentations below and don’t miss us at the poster session! 📊
@celinebencker.bsky.social
@markusforamitti.bsky.social
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We're excited to be attending the WASAD Congress next week in Munich, where we'll be showcasing our new Anxiety Disorders theme.
Visit our booth to learn more about Neurotorium’s free expert-developed educational material!
https://neurotorium.org/outreach/activities/
Visit our booth to learn more about Neurotorium’s free expert-developed educational material!
https://neurotorium.org/outreach/activities/
October 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We're excited to be attending the WASAD Congress next week in Munich, where we'll be showcasing our new Anxiety Disorders theme.
Visit our booth to learn more about Neurotorium’s free expert-developed educational material!
https://neurotorium.org/outreach/activities/
Visit our booth to learn more about Neurotorium’s free expert-developed educational material!
https://neurotorium.org/outreach/activities/
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Looking forward to contributing to this plenary session at #WASAD2025 in Munich on October 25 and to inspiring discussions!
New in the #WASAD2025 scientific program!
📅 💼 „Everyday Life Stress“
@celinebencker.bsky.social will start off this plenary, chaired by Urs Nater and Andreas Schwerdtfeger with her engaging presentation on the trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle ♀️👩
📅 💼 „Everyday Life Stress“
@celinebencker.bsky.social will start off this plenary, chaired by Urs Nater and Andreas Schwerdtfeger with her engaging presentation on the trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle ♀️👩
September 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Looking forward to contributing to this plenary session at #WASAD2025 in Munich on October 25 and to inspiring discussions!
New in the #WASAD2025 scientific program!
📅 💼 „Everyday Life Stress“
@celinebencker.bsky.social will start off this plenary, chaired by Urs Nater and Andreas Schwerdtfeger with her engaging presentation on the trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle ♀️👩
📅 💼 „Everyday Life Stress“
@celinebencker.bsky.social will start off this plenary, chaired by Urs Nater and Andreas Schwerdtfeger with her engaging presentation on the trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle ♀️👩
September 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
New in the #WASAD2025 scientific program!
📅 💼 „Everyday Life Stress“
@celinebencker.bsky.social will start off this plenary, chaired by Urs Nater and Andreas Schwerdtfeger with her engaging presentation on the trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle ♀️👩
📅 💼 „Everyday Life Stress“
@celinebencker.bsky.social will start off this plenary, chaired by Urs Nater and Andreas Schwerdtfeger with her engaging presentation on the trajectories of everyday life stress across the menstrual cycle ♀️👩
📢 Great News!!
The scientific program for #WASAD2025 “Uncertainty in Times of Change: A Lifecourse Approach to Stress and Anxiety,” is now complete. The topics include prevention, mental health, psychocardiology, and numerous others!
Explore the full program here:
👉 wasad2025.org/scientific-p...
The scientific program for #WASAD2025 “Uncertainty in Times of Change: A Lifecourse Approach to Stress and Anxiety,” is now complete. The topics include prevention, mental health, psychocardiology, and numerous others!
Explore the full program here:
👉 wasad2025.org/scientific-p...
Plenary Sessions
The Scientific Program includes 15 Plenary Sessions:
P1 Molecular and neural underpinnings of stress-related disorders
(Symposium of the Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Munich, Germany)
Chai...
wasad2025.org
September 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📢 Great News!!
The scientific program for #WASAD2025 “Uncertainty in Times of Change: A Lifecourse Approach to Stress and Anxiety,” is now complete. The topics include prevention, mental health, psychocardiology, and numerous others!
Explore the full program here:
👉 wasad2025.org/scientific-p...
The scientific program for #WASAD2025 “Uncertainty in Times of Change: A Lifecourse Approach to Stress and Anxiety,” is now complete. The topics include prevention, mental health, psychocardiology, and numerous others!
Explore the full program here:
👉 wasad2025.org/scientific-p...
⏳ Deadline approaching!
Have you submitted your abstract for poster or e-poster presentations yet?
Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work and connect with other researchers! Submissions close on September 15, 2025!
📩 Submit your abstract here:
wasad2025.org/registration...
#WASAD2025
Have you submitted your abstract for poster or e-poster presentations yet?
Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work and connect with other researchers! Submissions close on September 15, 2025!
📩 Submit your abstract here:
wasad2025.org/registration...
#WASAD2025
September 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
⏳ Deadline approaching!
Have you submitted your abstract for poster or e-poster presentations yet?
Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work and connect with other researchers! Submissions close on September 15, 2025!
📩 Submit your abstract here:
wasad2025.org/registration...
#WASAD2025
Have you submitted your abstract for poster or e-poster presentations yet?
Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work and connect with other researchers! Submissions close on September 15, 2025!
📩 Submit your abstract here:
wasad2025.org/registration...
#WASAD2025
💡 New Plenary at #WASAD2025! 💡
"Boosting Societal Adaptation & Mental Health in a Rapidly Digitalizing, Post-Pandemic Europe" 💻🧠🇪🇺
Chaired by Susanne Walitza & Julius Burkauskas, this session explores timely, critical insights into digital life and mental health in Europe.
"Boosting Societal Adaptation & Mental Health in a Rapidly Digitalizing, Post-Pandemic Europe" 💻🧠🇪🇺
Chaired by Susanne Walitza & Julius Burkauskas, this session explores timely, critical insights into digital life and mental health in Europe.
August 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
💡 New Plenary at #WASAD2025! 💡
"Boosting Societal Adaptation & Mental Health in a Rapidly Digitalizing, Post-Pandemic Europe" 💻🧠🇪🇺
Chaired by Susanne Walitza & Julius Burkauskas, this session explores timely, critical insights into digital life and mental health in Europe.
"Boosting Societal Adaptation & Mental Health in a Rapidly Digitalizing, Post-Pandemic Europe" 💻🧠🇪🇺
Chaired by Susanne Walitza & Julius Burkauskas, this session explores timely, critical insights into digital life and mental health in Europe.