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People with more severe depression probably benefit more from psychotherapy than those with mild depression. Read our new meta-analysis of almost 400 randomized trials of therapies for depression. With Mathias Harrer, Clara Miguel, Eirini Karyotaki, Davide Papola
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09.01.2026 07:49
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Has the time come to stop using control groups in trials of psychosocial interventions?
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All control conditions in randomized trials of psychological treatment have serious problems. Maybe we should stop using them at some point? Read my new open access paper in World Psychiatry
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15.09.2025 09:23
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Psychotherapists have claimed for >100 years that they provide/adjust interventions in view of the client's characteristics -- but all based on their personal experiences and opinions. Here we have the first-ever system to do so based on evidence.
21.08.2025 23:25
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The strengths and limitations of CBT across mental health conditions
CBT is a cornerstone of mental health care, but how well does it work across disorders? New meta-analysis offers some answers and raises new questions.
Diving into how #CBT tackles a wide range of mental health conditions in my new blog, reviewing @pimcuijpers.bsky.social and co new meta-analysis. If you care about evidence-based therapy and when to explore options beyond the basics, check it out on @thementalelf.bsky.social ➡️ buff.ly/DbNCq8k ☀️
30.07.2025 10:32
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None. There is no association between the effects of therapies and the number of sessions. See Ciharova 2024
23.06.2025 14:54
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The value of mental science: we publish what matters | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core
The value of mental science: we publish what matters
Led by the Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry, Gin Mahli, we wrote an Editorial about recent changes to US research funding, the far-reaching consequences of this for science, and the importance to resist this.
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10.06.2025 18:24
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08.06.2025 04:04
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Assessing the strength of innovations in the treatment of depression | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core
Assessing the strength of innovations in the treatment of depression
No innovation in the treatment of depression will be a ’silver bullet’ that will dramatically change the outcomes. Only together can innovations really improve outcomes. Read our new paper in the Br J Psychiatry. With @mathiasharrer.bsky.social and @toshi-frkw.bsky.social
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21.05.2025 11:08
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"Five decades of research on psychological treatments of depression: A historical and meta-analytic overview"—free-to-read article by @pimcuijpers.bsky.social, @mathiasharrer.bsky.social, @claramiguel.bsky.social, Marketa Ciharova, & Eirini Karyotaki bit.ly/437n7OT #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
14.05.2025 16:16
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The master protocol design, involving four 2x2 factorial trials, and the digital platform contributed to the successful completion of this RESiLIENT trial. Scalable. Affordable. Global. @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social @pimcuijpers.bsky.social @alexiswhitton.bsky.social @masasakata.bsky.social
23.04.2025 10:01
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Mental Disorders in Adults
This unified series of meta-analyses examines the effect sizes of cognitive behavior therapy for many mental and eating disorders on symptoms of the respective disorders using uniform methodologies fo...
Today our new unified series of meta-analyses of CBT for 11 mental disorders was published in JAMA Psychiatry. Another nice example of a 'next level' meta-analysis of the Metapsy initiative. With @mathiasharrer.bsky.social, @claramiguel.bsky.social, and many others
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16.04.2025 18:21
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American Psychologist - Five Decades of Research on Psychological Treatments of Depression: A Historical and Meta-Analytic Overview
Pim Cuijpers, Mathias Harrer, Clara Miguel, Marketa Ciharova, and Eirini Karyotaki
Our historical and meta-analytic overview of 562 RCTs on psychotherapies for depression was just published in the April Issue of the American Psychologist. The evidence that therapies are effective is strong and growing every year.
www.americanpsychologist-digital.org/americanpsyc...
07.04.2025 18:30
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Hoeksteen van dit regeringsbeleid: de angst voor verfrissende inzichten
06.04.2025 07:27
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02.04.2025 16:54
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Don’t miss the webinar I will give on prevention and treatment of depression in children and adolescents on May 22nd
01.04.2025 14:16
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Psychologie: Das hilft wirklich gegen Depressionen
Psychotherapie oder Medikamente? Tiefenpsychologie oder Verhaltenstherapie? Seit 17 Jahren erforscht Pim Cuijpers, wie Menschen Depressionen überwinden.
Today the well-respected German journal “Die Zeit” published an extensive interview with me about psychotherapies for depression. If you can read German and want to know what the best therapy is, long-term effects and much more, you should certainly read it
www.zeit.de/2025/13/psyc...
27.03.2025 07:04
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APA PsycNet
A Special Issue on Prevention of depression was just published in the April issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. I had the honor of editing this issue together with Tracy Gladstone and Mike Silverstein from Brown University. See the Introduction here
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25.03.2025 15:42
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You can now register for the webinar on “Prevention and treatment of depression in children and adolescents” that I will be giving on Thursday 22 May, hosted by #ACAMH. Don’t miss it!
www.acamh.org/event/preven...
12.03.2025 14:31
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Gevonden (uhh op Facebook, excuus):
11.01.2025 12:49
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