Frank Lörsch

Dr. Frank Lörsch is a Research Associate and Psychological Psychotherapist at the Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Human Sciences, Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. His work focuses on appetitive learning mechanisms, craving, and relapse prevention in addiction and eating disorders.

• Academic career spans 2014–2017 (M.Sc. Psychology), 2017–2025 (Research Assistant), and 2025 (licensed psychotherapist)
• Key research themes include human conditioning, reward processing, and behavioral addiction treatment

Publications highlight experimental psychopathology approaches to understanding addictive behaviors, with a focus on Pavlovian conditioning, stress effects, and therapeutic interventions for disorders like gaming addiction and obesity-related behaviors.