Rachel Dale, Ph.D.

Pfeifer, E.; Aigner, S.E.; Stolterfoth, C.; Dale, R.; Ostermann, T.; Probst, T., Humer, E. (2025). Music therapists’ perspectives on nature-connecting methods and the integration of nature in music therapy: Results of a survey among German and Austrian music therapists. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 92: 102252

Pieh, C.; Humer, E.; Hoenigl, A.; Schwab, J.; Mayerhofer, D.; Dale, R.; Haider, K. (2025). Smartphone screen time reduction improves mental health: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine, 23: 107

Sürig, S.; Dale, R.; Herzog, P.; Glanert, S.; Grave, U.; Assmann, N.; Zurowski, B.; Borgwardt, S.; Klein, J.P.; Probst, T. (2025). Negative effects of psychotherapy and their differential association with long-term outcome: an observational study of an intensive day treatment program for depression. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 1: 1-11

Aigner, S.E.; Dale, R.; Pfeifer, E.; Probst, T.; Winter, S.; Herburger, B.; Pieh, C.; Humer, E. (2024). Cross-sectional online survey on the perspectives of more than 1100 Austrian therapists on integrating nature in psychotherapy. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 00: 12823

Humer, E.; Winter, S.; Probst, T.; Pieh, C.; Dale, R.; Brühl, D.; Neubauer, V. (2024). Veterinary medicine under COVID-19: a mixed-methods analysis of student and practitioner experiences in Austria. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11: 1460269

Mayerhofer, D.; Haider, K.; Amon, M.; Gächter, A.; O'Rourke, T.; Dale, R.; Humer, E.; Probst, T.; Pieh, C. (2024). The Association between Problematic Smartphone Use and Mental Health in Austrian Adolescents and Young Adults. Healthcare, 12(6): 600

Neubauer, V.; Dale, R.; Probst, T.; Pieh, C.; Janowitz, K.; Brühl, D.; Humer, E. Prevalence of mental health symptoms in Austrian veterinarians and examination of influencing factors (2024). Prevalence of mental health symptoms in Austrian veterinarians and examination of influencing factors. Scientific Reports, 14: 13274

Neubauer, V.; Gächter, A. (geteilte Erstautorinnenschaft); Probst, T.; Brühl, D.; Dale, R.; Pieh, C.; Humer, E. (2024). Stress factors in veterinary medicine—a cross-sectional study among veterinary students and practicing vets in Austria. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11: 1389042

Sobotka, M.; Kern, T.; Haider, K.; Dale, R.; Wöhrer, V.; Pieh, C.; Probst, T.; Humer, E.; Jesser, A. (2024). School students' burdens and resources after 2 years of COVID-19 in Austria: a qualitative study using content analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 12: 1327999

Dale, R. (2023). Conference report - 2022 EAPM in Vienna. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 164: 111114

Dale, R.; Humer, E.; Probst, T.; Bruehl, D.; Pieh, C.; Wenninger, O.D.; Neubauer, V. (2023). Risk factors for suicidality in veterinarians in Austria. Response to the article entitled: “Suicide mortality among physicians, dentists, veterinarians, and pharmacists as well as other high-skilled occupations in Austria from 1986 through 2020". Psychiatry Research, 2023, 327: 115410

Dale, R.; Limburg, K.; Schmid-Mühlbauer, G.; Probst, T.; Lahmann, C. (2023). Somatic symptom distress and gender moderate the effect of integrative group psychotherapy for functional vertigo on vertigo handicap: A moderation analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 167: 111175

Haider, K.; Humer, E.; Weber, M.; Pieh, C.; Ghorab, T.; Dale, R.; Dinhof, C.; Gächter, A.; Probst, T.; Jesser, A. (2023). An Assessment of Austrian School Students’ Mental Health and Their Wish for Support: A Mixed Methods Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(6): 4749

Humer; E.; Neubauer, V.; Brühl, D.; Dale, R.; Pieh, C.; Probst, T. (2023). Prevalence of mental health symptoms and potential risk factors among Austrian veterinary medicine students. Scientific Reports, 13 (1): 13764

Lazzaroni, M.; Schär, J.; Baxter, E.; Gratalon, J.; Range, F.; Marshall-Pescini, S.; Dale, R. (2023). Village dogs match pet dogs in reading human facial expressions. PeerJ, 11:e15601: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15601

Pali-Schöll, I; Dale, R; Virányi, Z. (2023). Dogs at home and at the workplace: effects on allergies and mental health. Allergo Journal International, s40629-023-00257-6: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-023-00257-6

Robertson, M.R.; Olivier, L.; Roberts, J.; Yonthantham, L.; Banda, C.; Ngombwa, I.B.; Dale, R.; Tiller, L. (2023). Testing the Effectiveness of the "Smelly" Elephant Repellent in Controlled Experiments in Semi-Captive Asian and African Savanna Elephants. Animals, 13(21): 3334

Dale, R.; Cocca, A.; Humer, E.; O'Rourke, T.; Haider, K.; Probst, T.; Pieh, C. (2023). The effect of increasing physical activity or reducing mobile phone use on mental health in young people in Austria and Germany: the SPARKY randomised controlled trial protocol. OSF Preprints, OSF, Online

Dale, R; Budimir, S; Probst, T; Humer, E; Pieh, C. (2022). Quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. Frontiers in Psychology, 13:934253: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.934253

Dale, R; Jesser, A; Pieh, C; O'Rourke, T; Probst, T; Humer, E. (2022). Mental health burden of high school students, and suggestions for psychosocial support, 1.5 years into the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2022: 10.1007/s00787-022-02032-4