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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Has the time come to stop using control groups in trials of psychosocial interventions?
Click on the article title to read more.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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
doi.org/DOI:10.1002/...
doi.org/DOI:10.1002/...
Are you interested in what science says about the effects of therapy? Listen to the interview that Dr. Anya Borissova had with me on The Thinking Mind Podcast
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E138 What Does Science Reveal About Therapy? (w/ Prof. Pim Cuijpers) - The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy
Pim Cuijpers. Ph.D. is professor emeritus of Clinical Psychology at the Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Vrije Universiteit Amste...
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September 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Are you interested in what science says about the effects of therapy? Listen to the interview that Dr. Anya Borissova had with me on The Thinking Mind Podcast
thinkingmindpodcast.buzzsprout.com/277019/episo...
thinkingmindpodcast.buzzsprout.com/277019/episo...
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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.
Evidence-based personalized & optimized CBT skills for depression, based on a trial of 4469 adults. The Resilience Training App will augment the efficacy by 35% overall over the group average best, and by 64% for those whose best option wasn’t this group average best!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Personalised & optimised therapy (POT) algorithm using five cognitive and behavioural skills for subthreshold depression - npj Digital Medicine
npj Digital Medicine - Personalised & optimised therapy (POT) algorithm using five cognitive and behavioural skills for subthreshold depression
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August 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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.
Ik vind deze campagne erg belangrijk - doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/sp...
Stop het leed in Gaza
Het sentiment onder de Nederlandse burgers heeft de politiek en het politieke handelen al lang en breed ingehaald. Het gebrek aan concrete actie om het leed nu te stoppen maakt de Nederlander machtelo...
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August 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ik vind deze campagne erg belangrijk - doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/sp...
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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 ☀️
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.
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July 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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 ☀️
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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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
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June 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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.
doi.org/10.1192/bjp....
doi.org/10.1192/bjp....
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The MAHA repot has also cited an article of which I am first author wrongly
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The MAHA Report Has Been Updated With Fresh Errors
One psychologist who is newly cited in the report said the updated reference misconstrues his research.
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May 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The MAHA repot has also cited an article of which I am first author wrongly
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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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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
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May 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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
doi.org/10.1192/bjp....
doi.org/10.1192/bjp....
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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
May 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"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
Our new network meta-analysis of treatment formats in CBT for eating disorders found no significant difference between individual, group, guided self-help and unguided self, and all were effective. With @mathiasharrer.bsky.social, @claramiguel.bsky.social and others
doi.org/10.1080/1650...
doi.org/10.1080/1650...
Delivery formats of cognitive behavior therapy in adults with eating disorders: a network meta-analysis
Although CBT has been found to be effective in the treatment of eating disorders, it is not clear if there are differences between treatment formats. We conducted a network meta-analysis (NMA) of r...
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April 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Our new network meta-analysis of treatment formats in CBT for eating disorders found no significant difference between individual, group, guided self-help and unguided self, and all were effective. With @mathiasharrer.bsky.social, @claramiguel.bsky.social and others
doi.org/10.1080/1650...
doi.org/10.1080/1650...
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news.arizona.edu/news/new-pre... Out today - our protocol paper describing an ENORMOUS effort led by Ellen Driessen leveraging all available RCT data from depression trials comparing ADM/CT/BA/IPT/PDT (>60 studies, nearing 10K patients) to develop precision treatment selection decision support tools
New precision mental health care approach for depression addresses unique patient needs | University of Arizona News
U of A psychologists teamed up with Radboud University in the Netherlands to develop a precision treatment approach for depression that gives patients individualized recommendations based on multiple ...
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April 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
news.arizona.edu/news/new-pre... Out today - our protocol paper describing an ENORMOUS effort led by Ellen Driessen leveraging all available RCT data from depression trials comparing ADM/CT/BA/IPT/PDT (>60 studies, nearing 10K patients) to develop precision treatment selection decision support tools
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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
April 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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
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Pim Cuijpers and the team has published a comprehensive meta-analysis of CBT for 12 mental disorders, from psychosis to depression to specific phobia. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@pimcuijpers.bsky.social @mathiasharrer.bsky.social @claramiguel.bsky.social
@pimcuijpers.bsky.social @mathiasharrer.bsky.social @claramiguel.bsky.social
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...
jamanetwork.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Pim Cuijpers and the team has published a comprehensive meta-analysis of CBT for 12 mental disorders, from psychosis to depression to specific phobia. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@pimcuijpers.bsky.social @mathiasharrer.bsky.social @claramiguel.bsky.social
@pimcuijpers.bsky.social @mathiasharrer.bsky.social @claramiguel.bsky.social
Listen to the podcast in which I discuss the most important findings of our meta-analysis of CBT for 11 mental disorders, that was just published in JAMA Psychiatry
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Mental Disorders in Adults
Interview with Pim Cuijpers, PhD, author of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Mental Disorders in Adults: A Unified Series of Meta-Analyses. Hosted by John Torous, MD
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April 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Listen to the podcast in which I discuss the most important findings of our meta-analysis of CBT for 11 mental disorders, that was just published in JAMA Psychiatry
edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/...
edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/...
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
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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...
jamanetwork.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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...
www.americanpsychologist-digital.org/americanpsyc...
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
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April 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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...
www.americanpsychologist-digital.org/americanpsyc...
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Hoeksteen van dit regeringsbeleid: de angst voor verfrissende inzichten
April 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Hoeksteen van dit regeringsbeleid: de angst voor verfrissende inzichten
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Dit debat gaat niet over lintjes. Dit debat gaat over het zoveelste circus dat dit kabinet zélf veroorzaakt heeft. En dit keer over de rug van vluchtelingen en de lieve mensen die hen helpen. Kom niet janken dat problemen niet worden opgelost als je zelf de problemen veroorzaakt
April 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Don’t miss the webinar I will give on prevention and treatment of depression in children and adolescents on May 22nd
April 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Don’t miss the webinar I will give on prevention and treatment of depression in children and adolescents on May 22nd
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...
www.zeit.de/2025/13/psyc...
Psychologie: Das hilft wirklich gegen Depressionen
Psychotherapie oder Medikamente? Tiefenpsychologie oder Verhaltenstherapie? Seit 17 Jahren erforscht Pim Cuijpers, wie Menschen Depressionen überwinden.
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March 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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...
www.zeit.de/2025/13/psyc...
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Prevention & treatment of depression in children and adolescents with @pimcuijpers.bsky.social
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Understand...
... the effects of prevention of depression in youth
... how effective treatments are
... the research agenda for how to improve prevention and treatment
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Understand...
... the effects of prevention of depression in youth
... how effective treatments are
... the research agenda for how to improve prevention and treatment
Prevention and treatment of depression in children and adolescents
Depression in children and adolescents is a major public health problem. Prevention and treatment can help reduce the disease burden of depression. Pim Cuijpers gives an overview of the research on pr...
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March 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Prevention & treatment of depression in children and adolescents with @pimcuijpers.bsky.social
www.acamh.org/event/preven...
Understand...
... the effects of prevention of depression in youth
... how effective treatments are
... the research agenda for how to improve prevention and treatment
www.acamh.org/event/preven...
Understand...
... the effects of prevention of depression in youth
... how effective treatments are
... the research agenda for how to improve prevention and treatment
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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APA PsycNet
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March 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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
doi.org/10.1037/ccp0...
doi.org/10.1037/ccp0...
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Our new paper on self-reports vs clinician ratings of efficacies of psychotherapies for depression can be read open-access in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences!
Here is a short summary of our findings🧵
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Here is a short summary of our findings🧵
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Self-reports vs clinician ratings of efficacies of psychotherapies for depression: a meta-analysis of randomized trials | Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences | Cambridge Core
Self-reports vs clinician ratings of efficacies of psychotherapies for depression: a meta-analysis of randomized trials - Volume 34
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March 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Our new paper on self-reports vs clinician ratings of efficacies of psychotherapies for depression can be read open-access in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences!
Here is a short summary of our findings🧵
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Here is a short summary of our findings🧵
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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...
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March 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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...
www.acamh.org/event/preven...