19.06.2024Award-winning Master's thesis

Marina Schurter successfully completed her Master's thesis in psychology entitled «Die Wirkfaktoren des Aufenthalts in der stationären Jugendpsychiatrie – eine praxisnahe Studie» with the top grade of 6. 

The Master's thesis was written in association with Prof. Dr. Markus Landolt (Professor at the Department of Child and Adolescent Health Psychology at the University of Zurich) under the co-supervision of Dr. Hannah Süss (Senior Psychologist at the Center for Adolescent Psychiatry at the KJPP). Marina Schurter pursued an interesting psychological question from a scientific and clinical-practical perspective. She investigated whether the perceived mental state of adolescents changes as a result of a stay on a psychotherapy ward and which factors influence the success of treatment during the stay.