Country of Origin:     Germany
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Educational Background

• Psychology (Dipl. Psych.), Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Germany
• Internship at Centre for Psychotherapy Research Heidelberg, Germany

Current Research Project

• Therapy process and outcome study on eating disorders in Hungary: longitudinal observational study
• The predictive value of  "early response" for treatment outcome in Eating Disorders
• Validation of Clinical and Research Inventory for Eating Disorders (CR-EAT) in Hungary
• Biomarkers in Eating Disorders

Publications

• Túry, F., Güleç, H. & Kohls, E. (in press). Assessment methods for eating disorders and body image disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research.
• Kohls, E., Güleç, H. & Túry, F. (in press). Timing of response to treatment in eating disorders: Clinical implications and future directions. In: Túry, F. & Pászthy, B. (Eds.), Az evészavarok pszichoterápiájának aktuális kérdései. [Some actual problems of the psychotherapy of eating disorders]. Semmelweis: Budapest.
• Güleç, H., Kohls, E. & Túry, F. (in press). Therapy Online:: An overview of the use of new technologies in support delivery for eatig disorders. In: Túry, F. & Pászthy, B. (Eds.), Az evészavarok pszichoterápiájának aktuális kérdései. [Some actual problems of the psychotherapy of eating disorders]. Semmelweis: Budapest.
• Túry, F., Güleç, H. & Kohls, E. (in press).  Evidences of psychodynamic therapy in eating disorders. In: Túry, F. & Pászthy, B. (Eds.), Az evészavarok pszichoterápiájának aktuális kérdései. [Some actual problems of the psychotherapy of eating disorders]. Semmelweis: Budapest.
• Túry, F., Császár, N., Kohls, E. & Güleç, H. (in press).The psychotherapy of obesity (Az elhizás pszichoterápiája). In: Császár, A. (Ed.), Obezitás [Obesity].
• Kohls, E. & Túry, F. (2008). Long term course and outcome of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. In: Túry, F. & Pászthy, B. (Eds.), Evészavarok és testképzavarok. [Eating disorders and body image disorder] (pp. 485-493). ProDie: Budapest.

Contributions on conferences, workshops

Presentation

• Kohls, E., Güleç, H., Varga, M. & Túry, F. Characteristics of Online Communication: Ethical Considerations in Using New Technologies for Management of Mental Disorders. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Psychiatric Association, Budapest, Hungary, January 2010.
• Kohls, E., Zimmer, B., Güleç, H. & Túry, F. Process and outcome in eating disorders treatment: Can outcome be predicted by early response to treatment? Paper presented at the INTACT Symposium, Braga, Portugal, November 2009.
• Kohls, E., Zimmer, B., Bauer, S., Güleç, H. & Túry, F. Early response to treatment in Eating Disorders: Are the first weeks of capital importance or marginal? Paper presented at the 17th International Conference on Eating Disorders, Alpbach, Austria, October 2009.
•  Kohls, E. & Túry, F. Long term course and outcome of Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa. Paper presented at the 2nd Hungarian Eating Disorders Conference, Budapest, Hungary, September 2008.

Workshop

• Kohls, E., Güleç, H. & Túry, F. Assessment methods for eating disorders and body image disorders. Workshop held at the 17th International Conference on Eating Disorders, Alpbach, Austria, October 2009. 

Poster

• Kohls, E., Zimmer, B., Bauer, S., Güleç, H. & Túry, F. Therapy process and outcome study on Eating Disorders in Hungary. Poster presented at the 7th European SPR Conference, Bolzano, Italy, October 2009.
• Kohls, E., Zimmer, B., Bauer, S., Güleç, H. & Túry, F. Therapy process and outcome study on Eating Disorders in Hungary: The predictive role of early response to treatment. Poster presented at the European Council on Eating Disorders, 20 Year Anniversary Meeting, London.
• Kohls, E., Bauer, S., Zimmer, B. & Túry, F. The predictive value of "early response" for treatment outcome in bulimia nervosa. Poster presented at the 16^th International Conference on Eating Disorders, Alpbach, Austria, October 2008.

Special interest

• Diagnosis and classification of Eating Disorders
• Longitudinal Data Analysis
• Genetic analysis
• Public health