Recent Publications



I have published 1,252 papers, books, chapters and reports, including 1,025 publications in peer-reviewed international scientific journals (211 as first author; 194 as senior last author). I have published 206 papers in journals with an impact factor >10 (97 as first/last author), 103 papers with an impact factor >20 (47 as first/last author), and 57 papers in journals with an impact factor >50 (33 as first/last author) (Web of Science, 2022).

My h-index in Google Scholar is 199 (i-10 index 889, total cites 139,057) and in Web of Science my h-index is 134 (i-10 index 679; total cites: 68,183). In Web of Science (Clarivate InCites Essential Science Indicators) I am currently rankednumber 1 in the field of psychiatry/psychology as top author. I am also on the Web of Science list of highly cited researchers every year since the introduction of this list in 2014.

Last update: March 23rd, 2024


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In press - Scientific publications in international peer reviewed journals


  • Cuijpers P (2022). Has the time come to stop using control groups in trials of psychosocial interventions? World Psychiatry, in press.


  • Bueno-Notivol J, Cuijpers P, Santabárbara J (2023). Update on the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease related to antidepressant use: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies protocol. BMJ Open, in press.


  • Cuijpers P, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Harrer M, Basic D, Cristea IA, de Ponti N, Driessen E, Hamblen J, Larsen SE, Matbouriahi M, Papola D, Pauley D, Plessen CY Pfund RA, Setkowski K, Schnurr PP, van Ballegooijen W, Wang Y, Riper H, van Straten A, Sijbrandij M, Furukawa TA, Karyotaki E (2023). Absolute and relative outcomes of psychotherapies for eight mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World Psychiatry, in press.


  • Dodge KA, Prinstein MJ, Evans AC, Acri M, Ahuvia I, Alvarez K, Beidas RS, Brown A, Cuijpers P, Denton E, Hoagwood K, Johnson C, Kazdin A, McDanal R, Metzger I, Rowley S, Schleider J, Shaw D (2024). Population Mental Health Science: Guiding Principles and Initial Agenda. American Psychologist, in press.


  • Wang Y, Amarnath A, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Lin J, Zhao R, Struijs SY, de Wit LM, Toffolo MBJ, Cuijpers P (2024). The Effectiveness of Unguided Self-help Psychological Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Comprehensive Psychiatry, in press.


  • Koelen JA, Klein A, Wolters NE, Bol EJM, de Koning L, Roetink SSM, van Blom JJ, Pronk T, Schaaf J, Grasman R, van der Heijde CM, Salemink E, Bolinksi F, Riper H, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Schneider S, Rapee RM, Vonk P, Wiers RW (2024). Online human or computer-guided cognitive behavioral therapy in 801 university students with anxiety and/or depression: randomized controlled trial. JMIR Mental Health, in press.


  • Abi Hana R, Abi Ramia J, Burchert S, Carswell K, Cuijpers P, Heim E, Knaevelsrud C, Noun P, Sijbrandij M, van Ommeren M, van ’t Hof E, Wijnen B, Zoghbi E, El Chammay R, Smit F (2024). Cost-Effectiveness of Digital Mental Health versus Usual Care during Humanitarian Crises in Lebanon: Pragmatic Randomised Trial. JMIR Mental Health, in press.


  • Ostinelli EG, Efthimiou O, Luo Y, Miguel C, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Furukawa TA, Salanti G, Cipriani A (2024). Combining endpoint and change data did not affect the summary standardised mean difference in pairwise and network meta-analyses: An empirical study in depression. Research Synthesis Methods, in press.


Epubs


  • Smit D, Miguel C, Vrijsen JN, Groeneweg B, Spijker J, Cuijpers P (2022). The effectiveness of peer support for individuals with mental illness: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722002422


  • van Schaik A, Schotanus A, Dozeman E, Huibers M, Cuijpers P, Donker T (2022). Blended Internet-delivered Interpersonal Psychotherapy (i-IPT) for depressive disorder in secondary care. A pilot and feasibility study. American Journal of Psychotherapy, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210061


  • Driessen D, Fokkema M, Dekker JM, Peen J, Van H, Maina G, Rosso G, Rigardetto S, Cuniberti F, Vitriol V, Andreoli A, Burnand Y, Rodríguez JL, Salcedo VV, Twisk JR, Wienicke F, Cuijpers P (2022). Which patients benefit from adding short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy to antidepressants in the treatment of depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. Psychological Medicine, epub ahead of print, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003270.


  • van der Spek N, Dekker W, Peen J, Santens T, Cuijpers P, Bosmans G, Dekker J (2023). Attachment Based Family Therapy for Adolescents with Suicidality and Depression in a Specialized Mental Health Care Setting: an Open Trial. Crisis, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000916


  • Koumoula A, Marchionatti LE, Caye A, Karagiorga VE, Balikou P, Lontou K, Arkoulaki V, Simioni A, Serdari A, Kotsis K, Basta M, Kapsimali E, Mitropoulou A, Klavdianou N, Zeleni D, Mitroulaki S, Botzaki A, Gerostergios G, Samiotakis G, Moschos G, Giannopoulou I, Papanikolaou K, Aggeli K, Scarmeas N, Koulouvaris P, Emanuele J, Schuster K, Karyotaki E, Kalikow L, Pronoiti K, Gosmann NP, Schafer JL, Merikangas KR, Szatmari P, Cuijpers P, Georgiades K, Milham MP, Corcoran M, Burke S, Koplewicz H, Salum GA (2023). The science of child and adolescent mental health in Greece: a nationwide systematic review. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s00787-023-02213-9.


  • Tong L, Miguel C, Panagiotopoulou OM, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P (2023). Psychotherapy for adult depression in low- and middle-income countries: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723002246


  • Papola P, Miguel C, Mazzaglia M, Franco P, Tedeschi F, Romero SA, Patel A, Ostuzzi G, Gastaldon C, Karyotaki E, Harrer M, Purgato M, Sijbrandij M, Patel V, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P, Barbui C (2023). Psychotherapies for generalized anxiety disorders in adults: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials. JAMA Psychiatry, epub ahead of print. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.3971.


  • Li X, Huang FF, Cuijpers P, Liu H, Karyotaki E, Li ZJ, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Dobson K (2023). The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapies for depression in China in comparison with the rest of the world: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000854


  • Cuijpers P, Harrer M, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Karyotaki E (2023). Five decades of research on psychological treatments of depression: A historical and meta-analytic overview. American Psychologist, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001250


  • Pei J, Amanvermez Y, Vigo D, Puyat J, Kessler RC, Mortier P, Bruffaerts R, Rankin O, Chua SN, Martínez V, Rapsey C, Fodor LA, David OA, Garcia C, Cuijpers P (2023). Sociodemographic correlates of mental health treatment-seeking in college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychiatric Services, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230414


  • Amanvermez Y, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Ciharova M, Bruffaerts R, Kessler RC, Klein AM, Weirs R, de Wit LM (2023). Sources of Stress among Domestic and International College Students in the Netherlands. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2023.2280701


  • Harrer M, Baumeister H, Cuijpers P, Heber E, Lehr D, Kessler RC, Ebert DD (2023). Predicting Effects of a Digital Stress Intervention for Patients With Depressive Symptoms: Development and Validation of Meta-Analytic Prognostic Models Using Individual Participant Data. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000852.


  • Brohan E, Chowdhary N, Dua T, Barbui C, Thornicroft G, Kestel D, Ali A, Assanangkornchai S, Brodaty H, Carli V, El Chammay R, Chang O, Collins PY, Cuijpers P, Dowrick C, Eaton J, Ferri CP, Fortes S, Hengartner MP, Humayun A, Jette N, de Vries PJ, Medina-Mora ME, Murthy P, Nadera D, Newton C, Njenga M, Omigbodun O, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Rahman A, Fortunato dos Santos P, Saxena S, Vijayakumar L, Wang H, Wattanavitukul P, Yewnetu E, Carswell K, Chatterjee S, Fatima B, Fleischmann A, Gray B, Hanlon C, Hanna F, Krupchanka D, Malik A, van Ommeren M, Poznyak V, Seeher K, Servili C, Weissbecker I, Baingana F, Bello LA, Bruni A, Borges Bigot AC, Dorji C, Vandendyck M, Lazeri L, Monteiro MG, Rani M, Saeed K, Oliveira e Souza R, Ameyan W, Baltag V, Branca F, Cappello B, Cometto G, Dalil S, Gabrielli A, Huttner B, Jaramillo E, Khan T, King J, Krech R, Roebbel N, Tran N, Sumi Y (2023). The WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme for mental, neurological, and substance use conditions: the new and updated guideline recommendations. Lancet Psychiatry, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00370-X.


  • Wright SL, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, et al. EMDR v. other psychological therapies for PTSD: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, epub ahead of print. doi:10.1017/S0033291723003446


  • Breedvelt JJF, Karyotaki E, Warren FC, Brouwer ME, Jermann F, Hollandare F, Klein N, de Jonge M, Klein DN, Farb N, Segal Z, Biesheuvel Leliefeld KEM, Jarrett R, Vittengl J, Thase M, Ma H, Kuyken W, Shallcross AJ, van Heeringen C, Hoorelbeke K, Koster E, Williams M, Huijbers MJ, Speckens A, Cuijpers P, van Oppen P, Gilbody S, Bockting CL (2024). An individual participant data meta-analysis of psychological interventions for preventing depression relapse.Nature Mental Health, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-023-00178-x


  • Miguel C, Cecconi J, Harrer M, van Ballegooijen W, Bhattacharya S, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Gentili C, Cristea IA (2024). Evaluation of suicide in trials of psychological interventions for depression: A meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00027-0


  • Hickie IB, Cuijpers P, Scott E, Iorfino F (2024). Is it time to abandon the concept of treatment-resistant depression? Research Directions: Depression, epub ahead of print. doi:10.1017/dep.2024.2


  • Cuijpers P, Boyce N, van Ommeren M (2024). Why treatment manuals of psychological interventions should be freely available. Lancet Psychiatry, epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00071-3


  • Thielecke J, Kuper P, Lehr D, Schuurmans L, Harrer M, Ebert DD, Cuijpers P, Behrendt D, Brückner H, Horvath H, Riper H, Buntrock C (2024). Who benefits from indirect prevention and treatment of depression using an online intervention for insomnia? Results from an individual-participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724000527



2024 - Scientific publications in international peer reviewed journals


  • Linardon J, Torous J, Firth J, Cuijpers P, Messer M, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M (2023). Current evidence for the efficacy of mental health smartphone apps for symptoms of depression and anxiety. A meta-analysis of 176 randomized controlled trials. World Psychiatry, 23, 139–149. doi: 10.1002/wps.21183.


  • Bruijniks SJE, Hollon SD, Lemmens LHJM, Peeters FPML, Arntz A, Cuijpers P, Twisk J, Dingemanse P, Willems L, van Oppen P, van den Boogaard M, Spijker J, Huibers MJH (2023). Long-term outcomes of once weekly v. twice weekly sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy for depression. Psychological Medicine, 54, 517-526. doi: 10.1017/S0033291723002143.


  • Slade M, Rennick-Egglestone S, Elliott RA, Newby C, Robinson C, Gavan SP, Paterson L, Ali Y, Yeo C, Glover T, Pollock K, Callard F, Priebe S, Thornicroft G, Repper J, Keppens J, Smuk M, Franklin D, Walcott R, Harrison J, Smith R, Robotham D, Bradstreet S, Gillard S, Cuijpers P, Farkas M, Ben Zeev D, Davidson L, Kotera Y, Roe J, Ng F, Llewellyn-Beardsley J on behalf of the NEON study group (2024). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with non-psychotic mental health problems: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. World Psychiatry, 23, 101-112. doi: 10.1002/wps.21176.


  • Tröger A, Miguel C, Cihavora M, de Ponti N, Durman G, Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E (2023). Baseline Depression Severity as Moderator on Depression Outcomes in Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy. Journal of Affective Disorders, 344, 86-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.047.


  • de Graaff AM, Cuijpers P, Boschloo L, Elsawy M, Hunaidy S, Seedat S, Witteveen AB, Huizink A, SijbrandijM and on behalf of the STRENGTHS consortium (2023). The associations of hair cortisol and DHEA with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in refugees. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 129, 152438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152438


  • Fernández-Buendía S, Cuijpers P, Grimaldos J, Díaz-Garcíac A, Palau-Bateta M, Quero S (2024). A blended intervention for Adjustment disorder: study protocol for a feasibility trial. Internet Interventions, 35, 100715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2024.100715


  • Fernandez-Buendía S, Miguel C, Dumarkaite A, Kazlauskas E, Cuijpers P, Quero S (2024). Technology-supported treatments for adjustment disorder: A systematic review and preliminary meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 347, 29–38.


  • Lin J, Zhao R, Li H, Lei Y, Cuijpers P (2023). Looking back on life: An updated meta-analysis of the effect of life review therapy and reminiscence on late-life depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 347, 163–174.


  • Baumgartner JS, Renner A, Wochele-Thoma T, Wehle P, Barbui C, Purgato M, Tedeschi F, Tarsitani L, Roselli V, Acartürk C, Uygun E, Anttila M, Lantta TJ, Välimäki M, Churchill R, Walker L, Sijbrandij M, Cuijpers P, Koesters M, Klein T, White RG, Aichberger M, Wancata J (2024). Impairments in psychological functioning in refugees and asylum seekers. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1295031. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1295031.


  • Thielecke J, Kuper P, Ebert D, Cuijpers P, Smit F, Riper H, Lehr D, Buntrock C (2024). Does Outcome Expectancy Predict Outcomes in Online Depression Prevention? Secondary Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Health Expectations, 7, e13951. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13951.


  • Fuhrmann LM, Krueger Weisel K, Harrer M, Kulke JK, Baumeister H, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD, Berking M (2024). Additive effects of adjunctive app-based interventions for mental disorders - a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Internet Interventions, 35, 100703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100703


  • Kurath J, Akhtar A, Karyotaki E, SijbrandijM, Cuijpers P, Bryant R, Morina N (2024). What works for whom and why? Treatment effects and their moderators among forcibly displaced people receiving psychological and psychosocial interventions: study protocol of a series of individual patient data meta-analyses. BMJ Open, 14, e078473. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078473.


  • Cuijpers P, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Harrer M, Karyotaki E (2024). Non-directive supportive therapy for depression: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 349, 452-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.073.


  • Abi Ramia J, Abi Hana R, Noun P, Cuijpers P, Carswell K, van’t Hof E, Heim E, Zoghbi E, Sijbrandij M and El Chammay R (2024). Feasibility and uptake of a digital mental health intervention for depression among Lebanese and Syrian displaced people in Lebanon: a qualitative study. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1293187. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1293187


  • Schoenberger SF, Schönenberg K, Fuhr D, Nesterko Y, Glaesmer H, Sondorp E, Woodward A, Sijbrandij M, Cuijpers P, Massazza A, Davey C, McKee M, Roberts B on behalf of the STRENGTHS consortium (2024). Mental healthcare access among resettled Syrian refugees in Leipzig, Germany. Global Mental Health, 11, e25, 1–11 https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.16


  • Poolman EY, Vorstermans L, Donker MH, Bijker L, Coppieters MW, Cuijpers P, Scholten-Peeters GGM, de Wit LM (2024). How do people with persistent pain experience in-person physiotherapy blended with biopsychosocial digital health? - A qualitative study of participants in Back2Action. Internet Interventions, 36, 100731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2024.100731



2023 - Scientific publications in international peer reviewed journals


  • Amanvermez Y, Rahmadiana M, Karyotaki E, de Wit LM, Ebert DD, Kessler RC, Cuijpers P (2020). Stress Management Interventions for College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, Clin Psychol Sci Pract, 30, 423–444. https://doi.org/10.1111/cpsp.12342.


  • Pauley D, Cuijpers P, Papola D, Miguel C, Karyotaki E (2023). Two Decades of Digital Interventions for Anxiety Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Treatment Effectiveness. Psychological Medicine, 53, 567-579. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721001999


  • Kiekens G, Hasking P, Bruffaerts R, Alonso J, Auerbach RP, Bantjes J, Benjet C, Boyes M, Chiu WT, Claes L, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD, Mak A, Mortier P, O’Neill S, Sampson NA, Stein DJ, Vilagut G, Nock MK, Kessler RC, on behalf of the WHO World Mental Health International college student (WMH-ICS) collaborators (2023). Non-suicidal self-injury among first-year college students and its association with mental disorders: Results from the World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) Initiative. Psychological Medicine, 53, 875-886. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721002245.


  • Cuijpers P, Franco P, Ciharova M, Miguel C, Segre L, Quero S, Karyotaki E (2021). Psychological treatment of perinatal depression: A meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 53(6), 2596-2608. https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721004529


  • Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Ciharova M, Miguel C, Noma H, Stikkelbroek Y, Weisz JR, Furukawa TA (2023). The effects of psychological treatments of depression in children and adolescents on response, reliable change, and deterioration: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 32, 177–192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01884-6


  • Miguel C, Karyotaki E, Ciharova M, Cristea IA, Penninx BWJH, Cuijpers P (2021). Psychotherapy for comorbid depression and somatic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 53, 2503-2513. https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721004414


  • Husky MM, Sadikova E, Lee S, Alonso J, Auerbach RP, Bantjes J, Bruffaerts R, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD, Gutièrrez García R, Hasking P, Mak A, McLafferty M, Sampson NA, Stein DJ, Kessler RC, and WHO WMH-ICS collaborators (2023). Childhood adversities and mental disorders in first-year college students: Results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative. Psychological Medicine, 53, 2963-2973. doi:10.1017/S0033291721004980


  • Wu Y, Levis B, Daray FM, Ioannidis JPA, Patten SB, Cuijpers P, Ziegelstein RC, Gilbody S, Fischer FH, Fan S, Sun Y, Benedetti A, Thombs BD, the DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) HADS Group (2022). Comparison of the accuracy of the 7-item HADS Depression subscale and 14-item total HADS for screening for major depression: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Assessment, 35, 95-114. doi:10.1037/pas0001181.


  • Kiekens G, Claes L, Hasking P, Mortier P, Bootsma E, Boyes M, Myin-Germeys I, Demyttenaere K, Cuijpers P, Kessler RC, Nock MK, Bruffaerts R (2023). A longitudinal investigation of non-suicidal self-injury persistence patterns, risk factors, and clinical outcomes during the college period. Psychological Medicine, 53, 6011-6026. doi:10.1017/S0033291722003178


  • Barbui C, Tedeschi F, Acarturk C, Anttila M, Au T, Baumgartner J, Carswell K, Churchill R, Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Klein T, Koesters M, Lantta T, Nosè M, Ostuzzi G, Pasquini M, Prina E, Sijbrandij M, Tarsitani L, Turrini G, Uygun E, Välimäki M, Walker L, Wancata J, White RG, Purgato M (2022). Risk factors for mental disorder development in asylum seekers and refugees resettled in Western Europe and Turkey: participant-level analysis of two large prevention trials. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 69, 664-674. doi:10.1177/00207640221132430


  • Dekkers TJ, Groenman AP, Cuijpers P, Hoekstra PJ, Luman M, Orobio de Castro B, Overbeek G, Popma A, Rommelse N, Salemink E, Stikkelbroek YAJ, van den Hoofdakker BJ, van der Oord S, Leijten P (2022)Commentary: Why Treatment is the Best Choice for Childhood Mental Disorders - A Commentary on Roest et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64, 470-473. doi:10.1111/jcpp.13715


  • Arroll B, Roskvist R, Moir F, Harwood M, Eggleton K, Dowrick C, Cuijpers P (2023). Antidepressants in primary care: limited value at the first visit. World Psychiatry, 22, 340.


  • Cuijpers P (2022). The Dodo Bird and the need for scalable interventions in global mental health – A commentary on the 25th anniversary of Wampold et al., 1997. Psychotherapy Research, 33, 524-526. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2022.2138792


  • Zhao R, Amarnath A, Karyotaki E, Struijs SY, Cuijpers P (2023). The Effects of Psychological Treatment for Depression among People not Actively Seeking Help: A Meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 53, 320-331. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003518


  • CuijpersP, Miguel C, Harrer M, Plessen CY, Ciharova M, Ebert D, Karyotaki E (2023). Cognitive behavior therapy vs. control conditions, other psychotherapies, pharmacotherapies and combined treatment for depression: a comprehensive meta-analysis including 409 trials with 52,702 patients. World Psychiatry, 22, 105–115.


  • Augustinavicius J, Purgato M, Tedeschi F, Musci R, Leku MR, Carswell K, Lakin D, Van Ommeren M, Cuijpers P, Sijbrandij M, Karyotaki E, Tol W, Barbui C (2022). Prevention and promotion effects of Self Help Plus: secondary analysis of cluster randomized controlled trial data among South Sudanese refugee women in Uganda. BMJ Open, 13, e048043. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048043.


  • Papola D, Ostuzzi G, Tedeschi F, Gastaldon C, Purgato M, Del Giovane C, Pompoli A, Pauley D, Karyotaki E, Sijbrandij M, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P, Barbui C (2023). CBT treatment delivery formats for panic disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Psychological Medicine, 53, 614-624. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003683..


  • Brehaut E, Neupane D, Levis B, Wu Y, Sun Y, Ioannidis JPA, Markham S, Cuijpers P, Patten SB, Benedetti A, ThombsBD (2023). “Optimal” Cutoff Selection in Studies of Depression Screening Tool Accuracy using the PHQ-9, EPDS, or HADS-D: A Meta-research Study. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 32, e1956. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1956


  • Boschloo B, Hieronymus F, Lisinski A, Cuijpers P, Eriksson E (2022). The complex clinical response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in depression: A network perspective. Translational Psychiatry, 13, 19. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02285-2.


  • Kuzminskaite E, Gathier AW, Cuijpers P, Penninx BWJH, Vinkers CH (2022). Treatment response in depressed individuals with a history of childhood maltreatment: Author’s reply. Lancet Psychiatry, 10, e3–e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00406-0


  • Cuijpers P, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Ebert D, Harrer M, Karyotaki E (2022). Transdiagnostic psychotherapy for depression and anxiety: A meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 53, 6535-6546. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003841


  • Cuijpers P (2023). Editorial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 91, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000792


  • Cuijpers P, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Quero S, Plessen CY, Ebert D, Harrer M, van Straten A, Karyotaki E (2023). Psychological treatment of depression with other comorbid mental disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 52, 246-268. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003841


  • Cuijpers P, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Kumar M, Brander L, Kumar P, Karyotaki E (2022). The impact of climate events, pollution and green spaces on mental health: An umbrella review of meta-analyses. Psychological Medicine, 53, 638–653. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003890


  • Bhattacharya S, Kennedy M, Miguel C, Tröger A, Hofmann SG, Cuijpers P (2023). Effect of psychotherapy for adult depression on self-esteem: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 325, 572–581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.047


  • Bootsma E, Jansen L, Kiekens G, Voorpoels W, Mortier P, Proost S, Demyttenaere K, Alonso J, Kessler RC, Cuijpers P, Auerbach RP, Bruffaerts R (2023). Mood disorders in higher education in Flanders during the 2nd COVID-19 wave: Prevelance and help-seeking; Findings from the Flemish College Surveys (FleCS). Journal of Psychiatric Research, 159, 33–41.


  • Cuijpers P, Javed A, Bhui K (2023). The WHO World Mental Health Report: A call for action. British Journal of Psychiatry, 222, 227–229. https://www.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.9


  • Woodward A, Sondorp E, Barry AS, Dieleman MA, Fuhr DC, Broerse JEW, Akhtar A, Awwad M, Bawaneh A, Bryant R, Sijbrandij R, Cuijpers P, Roberts B. (2023). Scaling up task-sharing psychological interventions for refugees in Jordan: a qualitative study on the potential barriers and facilitators. Health Policy and Planning, czad003, 38, 310–320. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czad003


  • Asselbergs J, van Bentum J, Riper H, Cuijpers P, Holmes E, Sijbrandij M (2023). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Cognitive Interventions to Prevent Intrusive Memories Using the Trauma Film Paradigm. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 159, 116–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.01.028


  • Miguel C, Amarnath A, Akhtar A, Malik A, Baranyi G, Barbui C, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P (2023). Universal, selective and indicated interventions for supporting mental health at the workplace: an umbrella review of meta-analyses.Occupational and Environmental Medicine, epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2022-108698


  • de Graaff AM, Cuijpers P, Acarturk C, Bouman T, Bryant R, Burchert S, Dawson KS, Elsawy M, Fuhr DC, Gorgis N, Hansen P, Hunaidy S, Ibrahim D, Jordans M, Kieft B, Knaevelsrud C, Lommen MJJ, McDaid D, Morina N, Morgeli H, Park AL, Roberts B, Twisk J, Ventevogel P, Wiedemann N, Woodward A, Sijbrandij M, STRENGTHS consortium (2023). A peer-provided psychological intervention for Syrian refugees in the Netherlands: a randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of Problem Management Plus. BMJ Mental Health, 26, e300637. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2022-300637


  • Qiu X, Wu Y, Sun Y, Levis B, Tian J, Boruff JT, Cuijpers P, Ioannidis JPA, Markham S, Ziegelstein RC, Vigod SN, Benedetti A, Thombs BD, and the DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) EPDS Group (2023). Individual participant data meta-analysis to compare EPDS accuracy to detect major depression with and without the self-harm item. Scientific Reports, 13, 4026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29114-w.


  • Hedman-Lagerlöf E, Carlbring P, Svärdman F, Riper H, Cuijpers P, Andersson G (2023). Therapist-supported Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy yields similar effects as face-to-face therapy for psychiatric and somatic disorders: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. World Psychiatry, 22, 305-314. doi: 10.1002/wps.21088.


  • Furukawa TA, Tajika A, Sakata M, Luo Y, Toyomoto R, Horikoshi M, Akechi T, Kawakami N, Nakayama T, Kondo N, Fukuma S, Noma H, Christensen H, Kessler RC, Cuijpers P, Wason J (2023). A master protocol for four 2*2 factorial trials of smartphone CBT for mental health promotion among adults in the community: RESiLIENT trial (Resilience Enhancement with Smartphone in LIving ENvironmenTs). BMJ Open, 13, e067850. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067850.


  • Plessen CY, Karyotaki E, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Cuijpers P (2023). Exploring the efficacy of psychological treatments for depression: A multiverse meta-analysis. BMJ Mental Health, 26, e300626. doi: 10.1136/bmjment-2022-300626.


  • Rennick-Egglestone S, Newby C, Robinson C, Yeo C, Ng F, Elliott R, Ali Y, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Pomberth S, Harrison J, Gavan SP, Cuijpers P, Priebe S, Hall C, Slade M (2023). Differences between online trial participants who have used statutory mental health services and who have not: analysis of baseline data from two pragmatic trials of a digital health intervention. JMIR, 25, e44687. Doi 10.2196/44687


  • Bertolini F, Witteveen AB, Young S, Cuijpers P, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Barbui C, Cabello M, Cadorin C, Downes N, Franzoi D, Gasior ME, Gray B, John A, Melchior M, van Ommeren M, Palantza C, Purgato M, Van der Waerden J, Wang S, Sijbrandij M (2023). Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe COVID-19 illness and COVID-19 mortality in people with pre-existing mental disorders: an umbrella review. BMC Psychiatry, 23, 181. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04641-y.


  • Witteveen AB, Young SY, Cuijpers P, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Barbui C, Bertolini F, Cabello M, Cadorin C, Downes N, Franzoi D, Gasior M, Gray B, Melchior M, van Ommeren M, Palantza C, Purgato M, van der Waerden J, Wang S, Sijbrandij M (2023). COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: an umbrella review of the evidence. Plos Medicine, 20, e1004206. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004206.


  • Amarnath A, Ozmen S, Struijs SY, de Wit L, Cuijpers P (2023). Effectiveness of a guided internet-based intervention for procrastination among university students – A randomized controlled trial study protocol. Internet Interventions, 32,100612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100612.


  • Setkowski K, Palantza C, van Ballegooijen W, Gilissen R, Oud M, Cristea IA, Noma H, Furukawa T, Arntz A, van Balkom AJLM, Cuijpers P (2023). Which psychotherapy is most effective and acceptable in the treatment of adults with a (sub)clinical borderline personality disorder traits? A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 53, 3261-3280. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723000685


  • Kumar M, Tele A, Kathono J, Nyongesa V, Yator O, Mwaniga S, et al. (2023) Understanding depression treatment and perinatal service preferences of Kenyan pregnant adolescents: A discrete choice experiment. PLoS ONE 18(3): e0273274. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273274


  • Wienicke FJ, Beutel ME, Zwerenz R, Brahler E, Fonagy P, Luyten P, Constantinou M, Barber JP, McCarthy KS, Solomonov N, Cooper PJ, De Pascalis L, Johansson R, Andersson G, Lemma A, Town JM, Abbass AA, Ajilchi B, Connolly Gibbons MB, Lopez-Rodríguez J, Villamil-Salcedo V, Maina G, Rosso G, Twisk JWR, Burk JW, Spijker J, Cuijpers P, Driessen E (2023). Efficacy and moderators of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. Clinical Psychology Review, 101, 102269.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102269


  • Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Harrer M, Stikkelbroek Y (2023). Individual behavioral activation in the treatment of depression: A meta analysis. Psychotherapy Research, 33, 886-897. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2023.2197630


  • Franco P, Olhaberry M, Cuijpers P, Kelders S, Muzard A (2023). App-based intervention for reducing depressive symptoms in postpartum women: Protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 32, 100616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100616


  • Motta LS, Gosmann NP, de Abreu Costa M, de Barros Jaeger M, Frozi J, Grevet LT, Spanemberg L, Manfro GG, Cuijpers P, Pine D, Salum G (2023). Placebo response in trials with anxiety, obsessivecompulsive, and stress disorders patients across the lifespan: a three-level meta-analysis. BMJ Mental Health, 26, e300630. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2022-300630.


  • Benjet C, Zainal NH, Albor Y, Alvis-Barranco L, Carrasco-Tapias N, Contreras-Ibanez CC, Cudris-Torres L, de la Pena FR, Gonzalez N, Guerrero-Lopez JB, Guiterrez-Garcia RA, Jimenez-Perez AL, Medina-Mora ME, Patino P, Cuijpers P, Gildea SM, Kazdin AE, Kennedy CJ, Luedtke A, Sampson NA, Petukhova MV, Kessler RC (2023). A precision treatment model for internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy of anxiety and depression among Colombian and Mexican university students: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 80, 768-777. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.1675


  • Sander LB, Beisemann M, Doebler P, Micklitz HM, Kerkhof A, Cuijpers P, Batterham PJ, Calear A, Christensen H, De Jaegere E, Domhardt M, Erlangsen A, Eylem van Bergeijk O, Hill RM, Mühlmann C, Österle MI, Pettit JW, Portzky G, Steubl LS, van Spijker B, Tighe J, Werner-Seidler A, Büscher R (2023). The Effects of Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Suicidal Ideation or Behaviors on Depression, Anxiety, and Hopelessness in Individuals with Suicidal Ideation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e46771. https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e46771


  • Cuijpers P (2023). From treatment resistance to sequential treatments of depression. World Psychiatry, 22, 418-419.


  • Sander LB, Beisemann M, Karyotaki E, van Ballegooijen W, Cuijpers P, Teismann T, Doebler P, Baumeister H, Büscher R (2023). Effects of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for depression on suicidal thoughts and behavior: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. Plos One, 18, e0285622. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285622


  • Cuijpers P, Miguel C, Harrer M, Plessen CY, Ciharova M, Papola D, Ebert D, Karyotaki E (2023). Psychological treatment of depression: A systematic overview of a ‘Meta-Analytic Research Domain’. Journal of Affective Disorders, 335, 141–151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.011


  • Cuijpers P (2022). Preventing the onset of depressive disorders in low- and middle-income countries: An overview. Global Mental Health, e28. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2023.22.


  • Kumar P, Brander L, Kumar M, Cuijpers P (2023). Planetary health and Mental Health nexus: benefit of environmental management. Annals of Global Health, 89, 49, 1–18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4079.


  • Karyotaki E, Sijbrandij M, Purgato M, Acarturk C, Lakin D, Bailey D, Peckham E, Uygun E, Tedeschi F, Wancata J, Augustinavicius J, Carswell K, Välimäki M, van Ommeren M, Koesters M, Popa M, Leku MR, Anttila M, Churchill1 R, White RG, Al-Hashimi S, Lantta T, Au T, Klein T, Tol WA, Cuijpers P, Barbui C (2023). Self-Help Plus for Refugees and Asylum Seekers: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. BMJ Mental Health, 26, 1–8. doi:10.1136/bmjment-2023-300672.


  • Brown FL, Taha K, Steen F, Kane J, Gillman A, Aoun M, Malik A, Bryant R, Sijbrandij M, El Chammay R, Servili C, van Ommeren M, Akhtar A, Zoghbi E, Dawson KS, Watts S, Ghatasheh M, Brown FL, Acarturk C, Akinçi I, Jordans MJD, Bawaneh A, Bird M, Brown FL, Burchert S, Cuijpers P, de Graaff A, Drogendijk A, Fuhr D, Hessling JM, Ilkkursun Z, Jordans MJD, Knaevelsrud C, Kurt G, McDaid D, Martinmäki S, Mirzanlı C, Mooren T, Morina N, Park A-L, Pfaltz M, Roberts B, Schick M, Schnyder U, Sondorp E, Spaaij J, Ventevogel P, Whitney C, Wiedemann N, Woodward A (2023). Feasibility randomised controlled trial of the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions psychological intervention with young adolescents in Lebanon. BMC Psychiatry, 23, 131. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04571-9


  • Egan SJ, Wade TD, Watson HJ, Öst LG, Cuijpers P, Shafran R (2023). Towards High Standards of Evidence for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Perfectionism: A Critique of Smith et al (2023). Canadian Psychology, 64, 377–381.


  • Gosmann NP, de Abreu Costa M, de Barros Jaeger M, Frozi J, Spanemberg L, Manfro GG, Cortese S, Cuijpers P, Pine DS, Salum GA (2023). Incidence of adverse events and comparative tolerability of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and stressdisorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 53, 3783-3792. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723001630


  • Cuijpers P, Kumar M, Karyotaki E (2023). Climate change and mental health: Time to act now. JAMA Psychiatry, 80, 1183-1184. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.3413.


  • Chan CS, Wong CYF, Yu BYM, Hui VKY, Ho FYY, Cuijpers P (2023). Treating depression with a smartphone-delivered self-help cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine, 53, 1799-1813. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721003421.


  • Ozmen S, Amarnath A, Struijs SY, de Wit L, Cuijpers P (2023). A guided internet-based intervention targeting procrastination in college students: Protocol for an open trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 12, e44907. doi: 10.2196/44907.


  • Woodward A, Burchert S, Barry AS, Broerse JEW, Sondorp E, Bold A, Ruberl A, Hessling JM, Knaevelsrud C, Roberts B, Fuhr DC, Ventevogel P, Hosny N, Lindegaard T, Shahnavaz S, Sijbrandij M, Cuijpers P, McKee M, Dieleman MA (2023). Scalability of digital psychological innovations for refugees: A comparative analysis in Egypt, Germany, and Sweden. SSM - Mental Health, 4, 100231.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100231.


  • Guertler D, Krause K, Moehring A, Bischof G, Batra A, Freyer-Adam J, Ulbricht S, Rumpf HJ, Wurm S, Cuijpers P, Lucht M, John U, Meyer C (2023). E-Health intervention for subthreshold depression: Reach and two-year effects of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders, 339, 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.059


  • Van de Kamp MM, Scheffers M, Emck C, Fokker TJ, Hatzmann J, Cuijpers P, Beek PJ (2023). Body- and movement-oriented interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36, 835–848. http://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22968


  • Cuijpers P, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Harrer M, Moir F, Roskvist R, van Straten A, Karyotaki E, Arroll B (2023). Psychological treatment of adult depression in primary care compared with outpatient mental health care: A meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 339, 660-675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.011


  • Cuijpers P, Miguel C, Harrer M, Ciharova M, Karyotaki E (2023). Does the use of pharmacotherapy interact with the effects of psychotherapy? A meta-analytic review. European Psychiatry, 66, e63. doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2437.


  • Ciharova M, Cuijpers P, Amanvermez Y, Riper H, Klein AM, Bolinski F, de Wit LM, van der Heijde CM, Bruffaerts R, Struijs S, Wiers RW, Karyotaki E (2023). Use of Tailoring Features and Reasons for Dropout in a Guided Internet-Based Transdiagnostic Individually-Tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Symptoms of Depression and/or Anxiety in College Students. Internet Interventions, 34, 100646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100646


  • Benjet C, Albor Y, Alvis-Barranco L, Contreras-Ibáñez CC, Cuartas G, Cudris-Torres L, González N, Cortés-Morelos J, Gutierrez-Garcia RA, Medina-Mora ME, Patiño P, Vargas-Contreras E, Cuijpers P, Gildea SM, Kazdin AE, Kennedy CJ, Luedtke A, Sampson NA, Petukhova MV, Zainal NH, Kessler RC (2023). Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy versus treatment as usual for anxiety and depression among Latin American university students: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 91, 694–707. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000846.


  • Leung ONW, Chiua NKH, Wong SYS, Cuijpers P, Alonso J, Chang PKS, Luih G, Wong E, Bruffaerts R, Yip BHK, Mortier P, Vilagut G, Kwok D, Lam LCW, Kessler RC, Mak ADP (2023). Dimensional Structure of one-year Post-COVID-19 Neuropsychiatric and Somatic Sequelae and Association with Role Impairment. Scientific Reports, 13, 12205. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39209-z


  • Doyle F, Byrne D, Carney RM, Cuijpers P, Dima AL, Freedland K, Guerin S, Hevey D, Kathuria B, Kelly S, McBride S, Wallace E, Boland F (2023). The effects of advanced factor analysis approaches on outcomes in randomised trials for depression: protocol for secondary analysis of individual participant data. BJPsych Open 2023, 9, e157. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.544.


  • Alozkan-Sever C, Uppendahl JR, Cuijpers P, de Vries R, Rahman A, Mittendorfer-Rutz E, Akhtar A, Zheng Z, Sijbrandij M (2023). Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Depression, Anxiety and PTSD in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64, 1776–1788. http://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13891


  • Wu Y, Sun Y, Liu Y, Levis B, Krishnan A, He C, Neupane D, Patten SB, Cuijpers P, Ziegelstein RC, Benedetti A, Thombs BD (2023). Depression Screening Tool Accuracy Individual Participant Data Meta-analyses: Data Contribution was Associated with Multiple Factors. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 162, 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.08.006.


  • Harrer M, Cuijpers P, Schuurmans LKJ, Kaiser T, Buntrock C, van Straten A, Ebert D (2023). Evaluation of randomized controlled trials: A primer and tutorial for mental health researchers. Trials, 24, 562. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07596-3.


  • Amanvermez Y, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Ciharova M, Donker M, Hurks P, Salemink E, Spinhoven P, Struijs S, de Wit LM (2023). A guided internet-based stress management intervention for university students with high levels of stress: Feasibility and acceptability study. JMIR Formative Research, 7, e45725. doi: 10.2196/45725.


  • Karyotaki E, Miguel C, Panagiotopoulou O, Harrer M, Seward N, Araya R, Patel V, Cuijpers P (2023). Digital Interventions for Common Mental Disorders in Lowand Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Mental Health, 10, e68. doi:10.1017/gmh.2023.50.


  • Spaaij J, de Graaff AM, Akhtar A, Kiselev N, McDaid D, Moergeli H, Pfaltz MC, Schick M, Schnyder U, Bryant RA, Cuijpers P, Sijbrandij M, Morina N, on behalf of the STRENGTHS consortium (2023). The effect of a low-level psychological intervention (PM+) on post-migration living difficulties – results from two studies in Switzerland and in the Netherlands. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 127, 152421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152421.


  • Papola D, Karyotaki E, Purgato M, Sijbrandij M, Tedeschi F, Cuijpers P, Efthimiou O, Furukawa TA, Patel V, Barbui C (2023). Dismantling and personalizing task-sharing psychosocial interventions for common mental disorders: a study protocol for an individual participant data component network meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 13, e077037. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077037.


  • Kuzminskaite E, Gathier AW, Cuijpers P, Penninx BWJH, Vinkers CH (2023). Treatment response in depressed individuals with a history of childhood maltreatment: Author’s reply. Lancet Psychiatry, 10, e3-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00406-0


  • Hickie IB, Cuijpers P, Scott E, Skinner A, Iorfino F (2023). What is the place of universal, selective, and indicated prevention strategies for depression and other mood disorders? Research Directions: Depression, 1, e17. https://doi.org/10.1017/dep.2023.29


  • Miguel C, Amarnath A, Akhtar A, Malik A, Baranyi G, Barbui C, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P (2023). Universal, selective and indicated interventions for supporting mental health at the workplace: an umbrella review of meta-analyses. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 80, 225-236. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2022-108698



2022 - Scientific publications in international peer reviewed journals


  • Vigo D, Haro JM, Hwang I, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Alonso J, Borges G, Bruffaerts R, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, de Girolamo G, Florescu S, Gureje O, Karam E, Karam G, Kovess-Masfety V, Lee S, Navarro-Mateu F, Ojagbemi A, Posada-Villa J, Sampson NA, Scott K, Stagnaro JC, Ten Have M, Viana MC, Wu CS, Chatterji S, Cuijpers P, Thornicroft G, Kessler RC (2022). Toward measuring effective treatment coverage: critical bottlenecks in quality- and user-adjusted coverage for major depressive disorder. Psychological Medicine, 52, 1948-1958. doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720003797


  • Benjet CJ, Mortier P, Kiekens G, Ebert DD, Auerbach RP, Kessler RC, Cuijpers P, Green JG, Nock MK, Demyttenaere K, Albork Y, Bruffarts R (2022). A risk algorithm that predicts alcohol use disorders among college students. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, in press.


  • Gerger H, Werner CP, Gaab J, Cuijpers P (2021). Comparative efficacy and acceptability of expressive writing treatments compared with psychotherapy, other writing treatments, and waiting list control for adult trauma survivors: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 52, 3484-3496. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721000143


  • Fischer F, Levis B, Falk C, Sun Y, Ioannidis JPA, Cuijpers P, Shrier I, Benedetti A, Thombs BD, and the DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) PHQ Collaboration. Comparison of different scoring methods based on latent variable models of the PHQ-9: an individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 52, 3472-3483. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721000131


  • Klaufus LH, Luijten MAJ, Verlinden M, van der Wal MF, Haverman L, Cuijpers P, Chinapaw MJM, Terwee CB (2021). Psychometric properties of the Dutch-Flemish PROMIS® pediatric item banks Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in a general population. Quality of Life Research, 31, 1587–1595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-03050-6


  • Bruijniks SJE, van Bronswijk SC, DeRubeis RJ, Delgadillo J, Cuijpers P, Huibers MJH (2021). Individual differences in response to once versus twice weekly sessions of CBT and IPT for depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90, 5–17. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000658


  • Acarturk C, Uygun E, Ilkkursun Z, Carswell K, Tedeschi F, Batu M, Eskici S, Kurt G, Anttila M, Au T, Baumgartner J, Churchill R, Cuijpers P, Becker T, Koesters M, Lantta T, Nosè M, Ostuzzi G, Popa M, Purgato M, Sijbrandij M, Turrini G, Välimäki M, Walker L, Wancata J, Zanini E, White RG, van Ommeren M, Barbui C (2022). Effectiveness of a WHO self-help psychological intervention for preventing mental disorders among Syrian refugees in Turkey: a randomized controlled trial. World Psychiatry, 21, 88–95. DOI:10.1002/wps.20939


  • Boschloo L, Hieronymus F, Cuijpers P and the ICECA work group (2021). The complex clinical response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors relative to cognitive behavioral therapy in depression: A symptom-specific approach. World Psychiatry, 21, 152-153. DOI:10.1002/wps.20944


  • Papola D, Ostuzzi G, Tedeschi F, Gastaldon C, Purgato M, del Giovane C, Pompoli A, Pauley D, Karyotaki E, Sijbrandij M, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P, Barbui C (2021). Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia: state-of-the-art systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials. British Journal of Psychiatry, 221, 507-519. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2021.148.


  • Herrman H, Patel V, Kieling C, Berk M, Buchweitz C, Cuijpers P, Furukawa TA, Kessler RC, Maj M, McGorry P, Reynolds III CF, Weissman MM, Chibanda D, Dowrick C, Howard LM, Hoven CW, Knapp M, Kohrt BA, Mayberg HS, Penninx BWJH, Shuiyuan X, Trivedi M, Uher R, Vijayakumar L, Wolpert M (2021). Time for united action on depression: a Lancet-World Psychiatric Association Commission. Lancet, 399, P957-1022. https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0140-6736(21)02141-3


  • Cuijpers P, Reynolds CF (2021). Increasing the impact of prevention of depression: New opportunities. JAMA Psychiatry, 79, 11-12. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.3153


  • Mak ADP, Lee S, Sampson NA, Albor Y, Alonso J, Auerbach RP, Baumeister H, Benjet C, Bruffaerts R, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD, Gutierrez-Garcia R, Hasking P, Lapsley C, Lochner C, Kessler RC, and on behalf of the WHO World Mental Health Survey International College Student collaborators (2022). Attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) comorbidity structure and impairment: Results of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project (WMH-ICS). Journal of Attention Disorders, 26, 1078–1096. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547211057275 .


  • Spaaij J, Kiselev N, Berger C, Bryant RA, Cuijpers P, de Graaff A, Hemmo M, McDaid D, Mörgeli H, Park AL, Pfaltz MC, Schick M, Schnyder U, Wenger A, Sijbrandij M, Morina N, on behalf of the STRENGTHS Consortium. Feasibility of the low intensity-intervention Problem Management Plus among Syrian refugees in Switzerland: a mixed-method approach. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13, 2002027. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.2002027


  • Bijker L, de Wit LM, Cuijpers P, Poolman EY, Scholten-Peeters GGM, Coppieters MW (2021). Back2Action: Effectiveness of physiotherapy blended with eHealth consisting of pain education and behavioural activation versus physiotherapy alone: Protocol for a pragmatic randomised clinical trial for people with subacute or persistent spinal pain. BMJ Open, 12, e050808. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050808.


  • Akhtar A, Koyiet P, Rahman A, Schafer A, Hamdani SU, Cuijpers P, Sijbrandij M, Bryant RA (2022). Residual posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms after provision of brief behavioral intervention in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An individual‐patient data meta‐analysis. Depression and Anxiety, 39, 71–82. http://doi.org/10.1002/da.23221


  • Harel D, Levis B, Sun Y, Fischer F, Ioannidis JPA, Cuijpers P, Patten SB, Ziegelstein RC, Markham S, Benedetti A, Thombs BD, and the DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) PHQ Collaboration (2021). External Validation of a Shortened Screening Tool Using Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis: a Case Study of the Patient Health Questionnaire-Dep-4. Methods, 204, 300-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2021.11.005


  • Nyongesa MK, Nasambu C, Mapenzi R, Koot HM, Cuijpers P, Newton CRJC, Abubakar A (2022). Psychosocial and mental health challenges faced by emerging adults living with HIV and support systems aiding their positive coping: a qualitative study from the Kenyan coast. BMC Public Health, 22, 76. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12440-x.


  • Cuijpers P, Ciharova M, Quero S, Miguel C, Driessen E, Harrer M, Purgato M, Ebert D, Karyotaki, E. (2022). The Contribution of “Individual Participant Data” Meta-Analyses of Psychotherapies for Depression to the Development of Personalized Treatments: A Systematic Review. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12, 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jpm12010093


  • Cuijpers P (2022). Why primary prevention often is no prevention at all. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 58, 1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.01.004.


  • Plessen CY, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P (2022). 1. Exploring the efficacy of psychological treatments for depression: A multiverse meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open, 12, e050197. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050197.


  • Wright SL, Karyotaki E, Bisson J, Cuijpers P, Seedat S, Sijbrandij M (2022). Protocol for Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. BMJ Open, 12, e054830. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054830.


  • Acarturk C, Uygun E, Ilkkursun Z, Yurtbakan T, Kurt G, Adam-Troian J, Senay I, Bryant R, Cuijpers P, Kiselev N, McDaid D, Morina N, Nisanci Z, Park AL, Sijbrandij M, Ventevogel P, Fuhr DC (2022). Group problem management plus (PM+) to decrease psychological distress among Syrian refugees in Turkey: a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 22, 8. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03645-w.


  • Mutahi J, Larsen A, Cuijpers P, Petersen SS, Unutzer J, Mc Kay M, Stewart GJ, Jewell T, Kinuthia J, Gohar F, Lai J, Gachuno O, Wamalwa D, Kumar M (2022). Mental health and service implementations issues faced by pregnant adolescents and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. EclinicalMedicine, 44, 101289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101289.


  • Karyotaki E, Klein AM, Ciharova M, Bolinski F, Krijnen L, de Koning L, de Wit L, van der Heijde CM, Ebert DD, Riper H, Batelaan N, Vonk P, Auerbach RP, Kessler RC, Bruffaerts R, Struijs S, Wiers RW, Cuijpers P(2022). Guided internet-based transdiagnostic individually tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for symptoms of depression and/or anxiety in college students: A randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 150, 104028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.104028


  • Kaiser T, Volkmann C, Volkmann A, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Brakemeier EL (2022). Heterogeneity of treatment effects in trials on psychotherapy of depression. Clinical Psychology, Science and Practice, 29, 294–303. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000079


  • Bryant RA, Bawaneh A, Awwad M, Al-Hayek H, Giardinelli L, Whitney C, Jordans MJD, Cuijpers P, Sijbrandij M, Ventevogel P, Dawson K, Akhtar A. on behalf of the STRENGTHS Consortium (2021). Effectiveness of a brief group behavioral intervention for common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in Jordan: A randomized clinical trial. PLOS Medicine, 19, e1003949. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003949.


  • Karyotaki E, Araya R, Kessler RC, Waqas A, Bhana A, Rahman A, Matsuzaka CT, Miguel C, Lund C, Garman EC, Nakimuli-Mpungu E, Petersen I, Naslund JA, Schneider M, Sikander S, Jordans MJD, Abas M, Slade P, Walters S, Brugha TS, Furukawa TA, Amanvermez Y, Mello MF, Wainberg ML, Cuijpers P, Patel V (2022). 1. Association of Task-Shared Psychological Interventions With Depression Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 79, 430–443. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0301


  • Amanvermez Y, Zhao R, Cuijpers P, de Wit LM, Ebert DD, Kessler RC, Bruffaerts R, Karyotaki E (2022). Effects of self-guided stress management interventions in college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Internet Interventions, 28, 100503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100503


  • Akbarialiabad H, Shidhaye R, Shidhaye P, Cuijpers P, Weaver MR, Bahrololoom M, Kanana S, Njuguna I, Taghrir MH, Kumar M (2022). The impact of major disease outbreaks in the third millennium on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights in Low and/or Middle Income Countries: a systematic scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 12, e051216. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051216


  • Hamidia A, Kheirkhah F, Chehrazi M, Basirat Z, Ghadimi R, Barat S, Cuijpers P, O'Connor E, Mirtabar SM, Faramarzi M (2022). Screening of psychiatric disorders in women with high-risk pregnancy: Accuracy of three psychological tools. Health Science Reports, 5, e518. http://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.518


  • Efthimiou O, Seo M, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Furukawa T, Schwarzer G, Rücker G, Mavridis D (2022). Bayesian models for aggregate and individual patient data component network meta-analysis. Statistics in Medicine, 41, 2586-2601. http://doi.org/10.1002/sim.9372.


  • Lin J, Cuijpers P, Li H (2022). Harm or protection? Two-side consequences of females’ susceptible responses to multiple threats. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45, E141. https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X22000607.


  • Bruijniks SJE, DeRubeis RJ, Lemmens LHJM, Peeters F, Cuijpers P, Huibers MJH (2022). The relation between therapy quality, therapy processes and outcomes and identifying for whom therapy quality matters in CBT and IPT for depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 139, 103815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103815


  • Klaufus L, Verlinden E, van der Wal M, Cuijpers P, Chinapaw M, Smit F (2022). Adolescent anxiety and depression: Burden of disease study in 53,894 secondary school pupils in the Netherlands. BMC Psychiatry, 22, 225 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03868-5.


  • Dippel N, Szota K, Cuijpers P, Christiansen H, Brakemeier EL (2022). Family involvement in psychotherapy for depression in children and adolescents: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 95, 656-679. DOI: 10.1111/papt.12392.


  • de Graaff AM, Cuijpers P, Acarturk C, Akhtar A, Alkneme S, Aoun M, Awwad M, Bawaneh AY, Brown FL, Bryant R, Burchert S, Carswell K, Drogendijk A, Engels M, Fuhr DC, Hansen P, van ‘t Hof E, Giardinelli L, Hemmo M, Hessling JM, Ilkkursun Z, Jordans MJD, Kiselev N, Knaevelsrud C, Kurt G, Martinmaki S, McDaid D, Morina N, Naser H, Park AL, Pfaltz MC, Roberts B, Schick M, Schnyder U, Spaaij J, Steen F, Taha K, Uygun E, Ventevogel P, Witteveen A, Whitney C, Sijbrandij M, on behalf of the STRENGTHS consortium (2022). Scalable Psychological Interventions for Syrian Refugees in Europe and the Middle East: STRENGTHS Study Protocol for a Prospective Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. BMJ Open, 12, e058101. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058101.


  • Stein DJ, Shoptaw SJ, Vigo D, Lund C, Cuijpers P, Bantjes J, Sartorius N, Maj M (2022). Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts versus incremental integration. World Psychiatry, 21, 393-414.


  • Malik K, Ibrahim M, Mathur S, Jose JE, Nair P, Sahu R, Krishna M, Jangra D, Mathews R, Cuijpers P, Chorpita B, Fairburn CG, Patel V, Michelson D (2022). Development of a transdiagnostic stepped care programme for common adolescent mental health problems in Indian secondary schools: Lessons from a pilot study examining acceptability and feasibility. Global Mental Health, 9, 521-525 https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.7


  • Benjet C, Kessler RC, Kazdin A, Cuijpers P, Albor Y, Carrasco N, Contreras-Ibáñez CC, Durán González S, Gildea SM, González N, Guerrero-López JB, Luedtke A, Medina-Mora ME, Palacios J, Richards D, Salamanca-Sanabria A, Sampson NA (2022). Study protocol for pragmatic trials of internet-delivered guided and unguided cognitive behavior therapy for treating depression and anxiety in university students of two Latin American countries: The Yo Puedo Sentirme Bien Study. Trials, 23, 450. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06255-3


  • Abi Hana R, Arnous M, Heim E, Aeschlimann A, Koschorke M, Hamadeh RS, Thornicroft G, Kohrt BA, Sijbrandij M, Cuijpers P, El Chammay R (2022). Mental health stigma at primary health care centres in Lebanon: Qualitative study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 16, 23, https://ijmhs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13033-022-00533-y.


  • Cuijpers P (2022). Universal prevention of depression at schools:Dead end or challenging crossroad? Evidence-Based Mental Health, 25, 96-98.


  • Schuit AS, Holtmaat K, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Eerenstein SEJ, Zijlstra J, Eeltink C, Becker-Commissaris A, van Zuylen L, van Linde ME, Menke W, Sommeijer DW, Verbeek N, Bosscha K, Tewarie RN, Sedee RJ, de Bree R, de Graeff A, de Vos F, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2022). Efficacy of the eHealth application Oncokompas, facilitating cancer patients in palliative care to self-manage their supportive care needs: a randomized controlled trial. Lancet Regional Health Europe, 18, 100390 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100390.


  • Barbui C, Purgato M, Acarturk C, Churchill R, Cuijpers P, Koesters M, Sijbrandij M, Välimäki M, Wancata J, White RG (2022). Preventing the mental health consequences of war in refugee populations. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 31, e24, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000154


  • Cuijpers P, Heim E, Abi Ramia J, Burchert S, Carswell K, Cornelisz I, Knaevelsrud C, Noun P, van Klaveren C, van’t Hof E, Zoghbi E, van Ommeren M, El Chammay R (2022). A Guided Digital Health Intervention for Depression in Lebanon: Randomized Trial. Evidence Based Mental Health, 25, e34–e40. doi:10.1136/ebmental-2021-300416. doi:10.1136/ebmental-2021-300416


  • Park AL, Waldmann T, Kösters M, Tedeschi F, Nosè M, Ostuzzi G, Purgato M, Turrini G, Välimäki M, Lantta T, Anttila M, Wancata J, Friedrich F, Acartürk C, Ilkkursun Z, Uygun E, Eskici S, Cuijpers P, Sijbrandij M, White RG, Popa M, Carswell K, Au T, Kilian R, Barbui C (2022). Cost-effectiveness of the Self-Help Plus Intervention for Adult Syrian Refugees Hosted in Turkey. JAMA Network Open, 5, e2211489. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.11489.


  • Patanè M, Ghane S, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Schoonmade L, Tarsitani L, Sijbrandi M (2022). Prevalence of mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Global Mental Health, 9, 250-263. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.29.


  • Cuijpers P, Heim E, Abi Ramia J, Burchert S, Carswell K, Cornelisz I, Knaevelsrud C, Noun P, van Klaveren C, van’t Hof E, Zoghbi E, van Ommeren M, El Chammay R (2022). Effects of a WHO guided digital health intervention for depression in Syrian refugees in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trial. Plos Medicine, 19, e1004025. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004025


  • De Wit L, ten Have M, Cuijpers P, de Graaf R (2022). Body Mass Index and risk for onset of Mood and Anxiety disorders in the general population. Results from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study-2 (NEMESIS-2). BMC Psychiatry, 22, 522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04077-w.


  • Kuzminskaite E, Gathier AW, Cuijpers P, Penninx BWJH, Ammerman RT, Brakemeier EL, Bruijniks S, Carletto S, Chakrabarty T, Douglas K, Dunlop BW, Elsaesser M, Euteneuer F, Guhn A, Handley ED, Heinonen E, Huibers MJH, Jobst A, Johnson GR, Klein DN, Kopf-Beck J, Lemmens L, Lu XW, Mohamed S, Nakagawa A, Okada S, Rief W, Tozzi L, Trivedi MH, van Bronswijk S, van Oppen P, Zisook S, Zobel I, Vinkers CH (2022). Treatment Efficacy and Effectiveness in Adults with Major Depressive Disorder and Childhood Trauma History: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 9, 860-873. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00270-X


  • Cuijpers P (2022). The promise of behavioral activation to treat depression in nursing homes. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30, 1327-1329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2022.06.001


  • Turrini G, Purgato M, Tedeschi F, Acartürk C, Anttila M, Au T, Carswell K, Churchill R, Cuijpers P, Friedrich F, Gastaldon C, Klein T, Kösters M, Lantta T, Nosè M, Ostuzzi G, Papola D, Popa M, Sijbrandij M, Tarsitani L, Todini L, Uygun E, Välimäki M, Walker L, Wancata J, White RG, Zanini E, van Ommeren M, Barbui C (2022). Long-term effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in Western Europe: 12-month outcomes of a randomised controlled trial. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31, e39. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000269


  • Klaufus L, Verlinden E, van der Wal M, Cuijpers P, Chinapaw M, Boschloo L (2022). Exploring the association of age with depressive symptomatology in childhood and adolescence: A network study. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2022.2096044


  • Bossarte RM, Kessler RC, Nierenberg AA, Chattopadhyay A, Cuijpers P, Enrique A, Foxworth PM, Gildea SM, Belnap BH, Haut MW, Law KB, Lewis WD, Liu H, Luedtke AR, Pigeon WR, Rhodes LA, Richards D, Rollman BL, Sampson NA, Stokes CM, Torous J, Webb TD, Zubizarreta JR (2022).The Appalachia Mind Health Initiative (AMHI): a pragmatic randomized clinical trial of adjunctive internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for treating major depressive disorder among primary care patients. Trials, 23, 520. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06438-y.


  • Cuijpers P, Miguel C, Papola D, Harrer M, Karyotaki E (2022). From living systematic reviews to meta-analytical research domains. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 25, 145–147.


  • Nyongesa MK, Mwangome E, Mwangi P, Nasambu C, Mbuthia JW, Koot HM, Cuijpers P, Newton CRJC, Abubakar A (2022). Adaptation, Acceptability and Feasibility of Problem Management Plus (PM+) Intervention to Promote the Mental Health of Young People Living with HIV in Kenya: Formative Mixed-Methods Research. BJPsychOpen, 8, E161. doi:10.1192/bjo.2022.564


  • Driessen E, Cohen ZD, Lorenzo-Luaces L, Hollon SD, Richards DA, Dobson KS, Dimidjian S, Delgadillo J, Vazquez FL, McNamara K, Horan JJ, Gardner P, Oei TP, Mehta AHP, Twisk JWR, Cristea IA, Cuijpers P (2022). Efficacy and moderators of cognitive therapy versus behavioral activation for adults with depression. Study protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. BJPsychOpen, 8, e154, 1–7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.560.


  • Spiegelhalder K, Baumeister H, Al-Kamaly A, Bader M, Bauereiß N, Benz F, Braun L, Buntrock C, Burkhardt M, Cuijpers P, Domschke K, Dülsen P, Franke M, Frase L, Heber E, Helm K, Jentsch T, Johann AF, Küchler AM, Lehr D, Maun A, Morin CM, Moshagen M, Richter K, Schiel JE, Simon L, Spille L, Weeß HG, Riemann D, Ebert DD (2022). Comparative effectiveness of three versions of a stepped care model for insomnia differing in the amount of therapist support in internet-delivered treatment – study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial (GET Sleep). BMJ Open, 12, e058212. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058212.


  • Schuit AS, Holtmaat K, Coupé VMH, Eerenstein SEJ, Zijlstra JM, Eeltink C, Becker-Commissaris A, Van Zuylen L, Van Linde ME, Menke-van der Houven van Oordt CW, Sommeijer DW, Verbeek N, Bosscha K, Nandoe Tewarie R, Sedee RJ, De Bree R, De Graeff A, De Vos F, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Jansen F (2022). Cost-utility of the eHealth application ‘Oncokompas’, supporting incurably ill cancer patients to self-manage their cancer-related symptoms: results of a randomized controlled trial. Current Oncology, 29, 6186–6202. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29090486


  • Purgato M, Tedeschi F, Turrini G, Acartürk C, Anttila M, Augustinavicious J, Baumgartner J, Bryant R, Churchill R, Ilkkursun Z, Karyotaki E, Klein T, Koesters M, Lantta T, Leku MR, Nosè M, Ostuzzi G, Popa M, Prina E, Sijbrandij M, Uygun E, Välimäki M, Walker L, Wancata J, White RG, Cuijpers P, Tol W, Barbui C (2022). Trajectories of psychosocial symptoms and wellbeing in asylum seekers and refugees exposed to traumatic events and resettled in Western Europe, Turkey, and Uganda. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13, 2128270, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2022.2128270.


  • Salanti G, Peter N, Tonia T, Holloway A, White IR, Darwish L, Low N, Egger M, Haas AD, Fazel S, Kessler RC, Herrman H, Kieling C, De Quervain DJF, Vigod S, Patel V, Li T, Cuijpers P, Cipriani A, Furukawa TA, Leucht S and The MHCOVID Crowd Investigators (2022). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated control measures on the mental health of the general population: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine, 175, 1560-1571. https://doi.org/10.7326/M22-1507


  • Bolinski F, Kleiboer A, Neijenhuijs KI, Karyotaki E, Wiers R, de Koning L, Jacobi C, Zarski AC, Weisel KK, Cuijpers P, Riper H (2022). Challenges in Recruiting University Students for Web-based Indicated Prevention of Depression and Anxiety: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial (ICare Prevent). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24, e40892. doi: 10.2196/40892.


  • Domhardt M, Grund S, Mayer A, Büscher R, Ebert DD, Sander LB, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Baumeister H (2022). Unveiling mechanisms of change in digital interventions for depression: Study protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 3, 899115. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.899115.


  • Tele A, Kathono J, Mwaniga S, Nyongesa V, Yator O, Gachuno O, Wamalwa D, Amugune B, Cuijpers P, Saxena S, McKay M, Carvajal L, Lai J, Huang KY, Merali Z, Kumar M (2022). Prevalence and Risk factors associated with depression in pregnant adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 100424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100424


  • Myers B, Lombard CJ, Lund C, Joska JA, Levitt N, Naledi T, Petersen Williams P, van der Westhuizen C, Cuijpers P, Stein DJ, Sorsdahl KR (2022). Comparing dedicated and designated approaches to integrating task-shared psychological interventions into chronic disease care in South Africa: a three-arm, cluster randomised, multicentre, open-label trial. Lancet, 400, 1321–1333


  • Ceccarelli C, Prina E, Muneghina O, Jordans M, Barker E, Miller K, Singh R, Acarturk C, Sohrsdahl K, Cuijpers P, Lund C, Barbui C, Purgato M (2022). Adverse childhood experiences and global mental health: avenues to reduce the burden of child and adolescent mental disorders. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31, e75. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000580


  • Schuit AS, Rienks MM, Hooghiemstra N, Jansen F, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, HoltmaatK (2022). Reach and efficacy of the eHealth application Oncokompas, facilitating partners of incurably ill cancer patients to self-manage their caregiver needs: a randomized controlled trial. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30, 10191–10201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07441-4.


  • Büscher R, Beisemann M, Doebler P, Micklitz HM, Kerkhof A, Cuijpers P, Batterham P, Calear AL, Christensen H, De Jaegere E, Domhardt M, Erlangsen A, Eylem van Bergeijk O, Hill RM, Lungu A, Mühlmann C, Pettit JW, Portzky G, Steubl L, van Spijker B, Tighe J, Werner-Seidler W, Wilks CR, Sander LB (2022). Digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Reduce Suicidal Ideation and Behaviours: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data. BMJ Mental Health 25, e8-e17. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2022-300540


  • Witteveen AB, Young S, Cuijpers P, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Barbui C, Bertolini F, Cabello M, Cadorin C, Downes N, Franzoi D, Gasior M, John A, Melchior M, McDaid D, Palantza C, Purgato M, Van der Waerden J, Wang S, Sijbrandij M (2022). Implementation of remote mental health care interventions in response to disrupted service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: an umbrella review. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 159, 104226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2022.104226


  • Woodward A, de Graaff AM, Dieleman MA, Roberts B, Fuhr DC, Broerse JEW, Sijbrandij M, Cuijpers P, Ventevogel P, Gerretsen B, Sondorp E, on behalf of the STRENGTHS consortium (2022). Scalability of a task-sharing psychological intervention for refugees: a qualitative study in the Netherlands. Social Science and Medicine – Mental Health, 2, 100171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100171


  • Bryant RA, Bawaneh A, Awwad M, Al-Hayek H, Giardinelli L, Whitney C, Jordans MJD, Cuijpers P, Sijbrandij M, Ventevogel P, Dawson K, Akhtar A and the STRENGTHS Consortium (2022). Twelve-month follow-up of a randomised clinical trial of a brief group psychological intervention for common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in Jordan.Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31, e81. doi: 10.1017/S2045796022000658.


  • Obikane E, Sasaki N, Imamura K, Nozawa K, Vedanthan R, Cuijpers P, Shimazu T, Kamada M, Kawakami N, Nishi D (2022). Usefulness of Implementation Outcome Scales for Digital Mental Health (iOSDMH): Experiences from six randomized controlled trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 15792. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315792


  • Gonsalves PP, Bhat B, Sharma R, Jambhale A, Chodankar B, Verma M, Hodgson E, Weiss H, Laurent B, Cavanagh K, Fairburn C, Cuijpers P, Michelson D, Patel V (2022). Pilot randomised controlled trial of an online intervention for adolescent mental health problems in India: Lessons learned about low acceptability and feasibility during the COVID-19 pandemic and implications for future research. BJPsych Open, 9, e7, 1–8. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.624.



2021 - Scientific publications in international peer reviewed journals


  • Van Vuuren L, van der Wal M, Cuijpers P, Chin a Paw M (2019). Are suicidal thoughts and behaviors a temporary phenomenon in early adolescence? Crisis, 42, 78-81. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000680


  • Turner DT, Hu MX, Generaal E, Bos D, Ikram MK, Heshmatollah A, Fani L, Ikram A, Penninx BWJH, Cuijpers P (2020). Physical exercise interventions targeting cognitive functioning and the cognitive domains in non-dementia samples; a systematic review of meta-analyses. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 34, 91-101. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988720915523


  • Saruhanjan K, Zarski AC, Bauer T, Baumeister H, Cuijpers P, Spiegelhalder K, Auerbach RP, Kessler RC, Bruffaerts R, Karyotaki E, Berking M, Ebert DD (2020). Psychological interventions to improve sleep in college students: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Sleep Research, 1. 30, e13097, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13097.


  • Reins JA, Buntrock C, Zimmermann J, Grund S, Harrer M, Lehr D, Baumeister H, Weisel K, Domhardt M, Imamura K, Kawakami N, Spek V, Nobis S, Snoek F, Cuijpers P, Klein JP, Moritz S, Ebert DD (2020). Efficacy and moderators of internet-based interventions in adults with subthreshold depression; An individual participants data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 90, 94–106. https://doi.org/10.1159/000507819. .


  • Cuijpers P, Quero S, Papola D, Cristea IA, Karyotaki E (2019). Care-as-usual control groups across different settings in randomised trials on psychotherapy for adult depression: A meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 51, 634-644. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31843031/, DOI: 10.1017/S0033291719003581


  • Wu Y, Levis B, Sun Y, Krishnan A, He C, Riehm K, Rice D, Azar M, Yan XW, Neupane D, Bhandari PM, Imran M, Chiovitti M, Saadat N, Boruff J, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, McMillan D, Ioannidis J, Kloda L, Patten S, Shrier I, Ziegelstein R, Henry M, Ismail Z, Loiselle CG, Mitchell N, Tonelli M, Al-Adawi S, Beraldi A, Braeken APBM, Büel-Drabe N, Bunevicius A, Carter G, Chen CK, Cheung G, Clover K, Conroy R, Cukor D, da Rocha e Silva CE, Dabscheck E, Daray F, Douven E, Downing M, Feinstein A, Ferentinos P, Fischer F, Flint A, Fujimori M, Gallagher P, Gandy M, Goebel S, Grassi L, Härter M, Jenewein J, Jette N, Julio M, Kim JM, Kim SW, Kjærgaard M, Köhler S, Loosman W, Löwe B, Martin-Santos R, Massardo L, Matsuoka Y, Mehnert A, Michopoulos I, Misery L, Navines R, O'Donnell M, Peceliuniene J, öztürk A, Pérez L, Ponsford J, Quinn T, Reme S, Reuter K, Rooney A, Sánchez-González R, Schwarzbold M, Cankorur VS, Shaaban J, Sharpe L, Sharpe M, Simard S, Singer S, Stafford L, Stone J, Sultan S, Teixeira A, Tiringer I, Turner A, Walker J, Walterfang M, Wang LJ, White J, Wong D, A Benedetti, Thombs B (2020). Probability of Major Depression Diagnostic Classification Based on the SCID, CIDI and MINI Diagnostic Interviews Controlling for Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Depression Subscale Scores: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of 73 Primary Studies. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 129, 109892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109892


  • Kleijn G, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Bohlmeijer ET, Willemsen V, Becker A, Eeltink CM, Bruynzeel AME, van der Vorst M, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw I (2020). A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of Life review therapy targeting incurably ill cancer patients: do their informal caregivers benefit? Supportive Care in Cancer, 29, 1257–1264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05592-w


  • Wu Y, Levis B, Sun Y, Krishnan A, He C, Riehm K, Rice D, Azar M, Yan XW, Neupane D, Bhandari PM, Imran M, Chiovitti M, Saadat N, Boruff J, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, McMillan D, Ioannidis J, Kloda L, Patten S, Shrier I, Ziegelstein R, Henry M, Ismail Z, Loiselle CG, Mitchell N, Tonelli M, Al-Adawi S, Beraldi A, Braeken APBM, Büel-Drabe N, Bunevicius A, Carter G, Chen CK, Cheung G, Clover K, Conroy R, Cukor D, da Rocha e Silva CE, Dabscheck E, Daray F, Douven E, Downing M, Feinstein A, Ferentinos P, Fischer F, Flint A, Fujimori M, Gallagher P, Gandy M, Goebel S, Grassi L, Härter M, Jenewein J, Jette N, Julio M, Kim JM, Kim SW, Kjærgaard M, Köhler S, Loosman W, Löwe B, Martin-Santos R, Massardo L, Matsuoka Y, Mehnert A, Michopoulos I, Misery L, Navines R, O'Donnell M, Peceliuniene J, öztürk A, Pérez L, Ponsford J, Quinn T, Reme S, Reuter K, Rooney A, Sánchez-González R, Schwarzbold M, Cankorur VS, Shaaban J, Sharpe L, Sharpe M, Simard S, Singer S, Stafford L, Stone J, Sultan S, Teixeira A, Tiringer I, Turner A, Walker J, Walterfang M, Wang LJ, White J, Wong D, A Benedetti, Thombs B (2020). Probability of Major Depression Diagnostic Classification Based on the SCID, CIDI and MINI Diagnostic Interviews Controlling for Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Depression Subscale Scores: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of 73 Primary Studies. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 129, 109892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109892


  • Acarturk C, McGrath M, Roberts B, Ilkkursun Z, Cuijpers P, Sijbrandij M, Sondorp E, Ventevogel P, McKee M, Fuhr DC (2021). Prevalence and predictors of common mental disorders among Syrian refugees in Istanbul, Turkey: A cross-sectional study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2021 Mar;56(3):475-484. doi: 10.1007/s00127-020-01941-6. PMID: 32789561.


  • Melissant HC, Jansen F, Eerenstein SE, Cuijpers P, Laan ETM, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Schuit AS, Sherman KA, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2020). Body image distress in head and neck cancer patients: what are we looking at? Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(4), 2161-2169. PMID: 32885315; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05725-1 .


  • Rachyla I, Mor S, Cuijpers P, Botella C, Castilla D, Quero S (2021). A Guided Internet-delivered intervention for adjustment disorders: A randomized controlled trial; Online Treatment of Adjustment Disorders. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 28, 313-324.

    doi: 10.1002/cpp.2518. PMID: 32959481


  • Purgato M, Cuijpers P, Barbui C (2021). Regulatory requirements for psychological interventions. Lancet Psychiatry, 8(3):174-176. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30414-4. PMID: 33002423.


  • Breedvelt JJF, Brouwer ME, Harrer M, Semkovska M, Ebert DD, Cuijpers P, Bockting CLH (2021). To taper or top-up? Preventative psychological interventions as alternative and add-on to antidepressant medication to prevent depressive relapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 219, 538-545. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2020.198


  • Lokkerbol J, Wijnen B, Ruhe HG, Spijker J, Morad A, Schoevers R, de Boer M, Cuijpers P, Smit F (2021). Design of a health-economic Markov model to assess cost-effectiveness and budget impact of the prevention and treatment of depressive disorder. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 21, 1031-1042 https://doi.org/10.1080/14737167.2021.1844566, PMID: 33119427


  • van ’t Hof E, Heim E, Abi Ramia J, Burchert S, Cornelisz I, Cuijpers P, El Chammay R, Harper Shehadeh M, Noun P, Smit F, van Klaveren C, van Ommeren M, Zhogbi E, Carswell K (2021). Increasing Access to Mental Health Care for People Living in Lebanon through an E-Mental Health Intervention: study protocol for two randomised controlled trials (RCTs). JMIR Research Protocols, 10, e21585. doi: 10.2196/21585.


  • Cuijpers P, Oud M, Karyotaki E, Noma H, Quero S, Cipriani A, Arroll B, Furukawa TA (2020). Psychological treatment of depression compared with pharmacotherapy and combined treatment in primary care: A network meta-analysis. Annals of Family Medicine, 1. 19, 262-270. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2676.


  • van der Hout A, Holtmaat K, Jansen F, Lissenberg-Witte BI, van Uden-Kraan CF, Nieuwenhuijzen GAP, Hardillo JA, Baatenburg de Jong RJ, Tiren-Verbeet NL, Sommeijer DW, de Heer K, Schaar CG, Sedee RJE, Bosscha K, van den Brekel MWM, Petersen JF, Westerman M, Honings J, Takes RP, Houtenbos I, van den Broek WT, de Bree R, Jansen P, Eerenstein SEJ, Leemans CR, Zijlstra JM, Cuijpers P, van de Poll-Franse LV, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2020). The eHealth self-management application ‘Oncokompas’ that supports cancer survivors to improve health-related quality of life and reduce symptoms: which groups benefit most? Acta Oncologica, 60, 403-411, DOI: 10.1080/0284186X.2020.1851764 .


  • Cuijpers P, Pineda BS, Quero S, Karyotaki E, Struijs SY, Figueroa CA, Llamas JA, Furukawa TA, Muñoz RF (2020). Psychological interventions to prevent the onset of depressive disorders: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clinical Psychology Review, 83, 101955. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101955


  • Karyotaki E, Efthimiou O, Miguel C, Maas genannt Bermpohl F, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P for the Individual Patient Data Meta-Analyses for Depression (IPDMA-DE) Collaboration (2020). Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression; An Individual Patient Data Network Meta-Analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 78, 361-371. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4364.


  • Domhardt M, Steubl L, Boettcher J, Buntrock C, Karyotaki E, Ebert DD, Cuijpers C, Baumeister H (2020). Mediators and mechanisms of change in Internet- and mobile-based interventions for depression: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 83, 101953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101953.


  • Cuijpers P, Quero S, Noma H, Ciharova M, Miguel C, Karyotaki E, Cipriani A, Cristea I, Furukawa TA(2021). Psychotherapies for depression: a network meta-analysis covering efficacy, acceptability and long-term outcomes of all main treatment types. World Psychiatry, 20, 283-293..


  • Rahmadiana M, Karyotaki E, Schulte MHJ, Ebert DD, Passchier J, Cuijpers P, Berger T, van Ballegooijen W, Wimbarti S, Riper H (2021). The Feasibility of a Guided Cultural Adapted Transdiagnostic Internet-based Intervention for Indonesian University Students with Symptoms of Depression and/or Anxiety. JMIR Mental Health, 8(3), e20036, doi: 10.2196/20036; PMID: 33666553..


  • Huibers MJH, Lorenzo-Luaces L, Cuijpers P, Kazantzis N (2021). On the road to personalized psychotherapy: a research agenda based on cognitive behavior therapy for depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 607508.


  • Michopoulos I, Furukawa TA, Noma H, Kishimoto S, Onishi A, Ostinelli EG, Ciharova M, Miguel C, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P (2021). Comparative efficacies among various control conditions in psychotherapy trials for depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 132, 59-70.


  • Cuijpers P, Furukawa TA, Smit F (2021). Most at-risk individuals will not develop a mental disorder: the limited predictive strength of risk factors. World Psychiatry, 20, 224-225.


  • Wuthrich VM, Meuldijk D, Jagiello T, González Robles A, Jones MP, Cuijpers P (2021). Effectiveness of psychological interventions on co-occurring mood and anxiety disorders in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36, 858-872. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5486.


  • Cristea IA, Vecchi T, Cuijpers P (2021). Top-down and bottom-up pathways to developing psychological interventions. JAMA Psychiatry, 78, 593-594. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4793.


  • Driessen E, Cohen ZD, Weissman MM, Markowitz JC, Weitz ES, Hollon SD, Browne DT, Rucci P, Corda C, Menchetti M, Bagby RM, Quilty LC, O’Hara MW, Zlotnick C, Pearlstein T, Blom MBJ, Altamura M, Gois C, Schneider LS, Twisk JWR, Cuijpers P (2021). The efficacy of antidepressant medication and interpersonal psychotherapy for adult acute phase depression. Study protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. BJPsych Open, 7, e56, 1–6. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.4.


  • Bruijniks SJE, DeRubeis RJ, Lemmens LHJM, Peeters F, Cuijpers P, Huibers MJH. The relation between therapy quality, therapy processes and outcomes and identifying for whom therapy quality matters in CBT and IPT for depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 139, 103815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103815.


  • Amanvermez Y, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Salemink E, Spinhoven P, Struijs S, de Wit L (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of a guided internet-based stress management intervention for university students with high levels of stress: Protocol for an open trial. Internet Interventions, 24, 100369; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100369..


  • Akhtar A, Engels MH, Bawaneh A, Bird M, Bryant R, Cuijpers P, Hansen P, Al-Hayek H, Ilkkursun Z, Kurt G, Sijbrandij M, Underhill J, Acaturk C, on behalf of the STRENGTHS Consortium (2021). Cultural Adaptation of a Low-Intensity Group Psychological Intervention for Syrian Refugees. Intervention, 19, 48-57.


  • Cuijpers P, Pineda BS, Ng MY, Weisz JR, Muñoz RF, Gentili C, Quero S, Karyotaki E (2021). Psychological treatment of subthreshold depression in children and adolescents: A meta-analytic review. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 60, 1072–1084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.11.024


  • van 't Hof E, Heim E, Ramia JA, Burchert S, Cornelisz I, Cuijpers P, El Chammay R, Harper Shehadeh M, Noun P, Smit F, van Klaveren C, van Ommeren M, Zoghbi E, Carswell K (2021). Evaluating the Effectiveness of an E-Mental Health Intervention for People Living in Lebanon: Protocol for Two Randomized Controlled Trials. JMIR Res Protoc, 10, e21585.


  • Furukawa TA, Levine SZ, Buntrock C, Ebert DD, Gilbody S, Brabyn S, Kessler D, Kivi M, Björkelund C, Kleiboer A, van Straten A, Riper H, Montero-Marin J, Garcia- Campayo J, Phillips R, Scheider J, Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E (2021). How much QALY is one point of PHQ-9 worth? Equipercentile linking analysis of PHQ-9 and EQ-5D. Evidence-based Mental Health, 24, 97-101. doi: 10.1136/ebmental-2020-300240. .


  • Cuijpers P (2021). Research on negative effects of psychotherapies: The next steps. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 28, 142–144. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000011.


  • Miguel C, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Cristea IA (2021). Selective outcome reporting and the effectiveness of psychotherapies for depression. World Psychiatry, 20, 444-445.


  • Piqueras JA, garcia-Olcina M, Rivera-Riquelme M, Martinez-Gonzale AE, Cuijpers P (2021). DetectaWeb-Distress Scale: A Global and Multidimensional Web-Based Screener for Emotional Disorder Symptoms in Children and Adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 627604. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627604


  • Furukawa TA, Suganuma A, Ostinelli EG, Andersson G, Beevers CG, Shumake J, Berger T, Boele FW, Buntrock C, Carlbring P, Choi I, Christensen H, Mackinnon A, Dahne J, Huibers MJH, Ebert DD, Farrer L, Forand NR, Strunk DR, Ezawa ID, Forsell E, Kaldo V, Geraedts A, Gilbody S, Littlewood E, Brabyn S, Hadjistavropoulos HD, Schneider LH, Johansson R, Kenter R, Kivi M, Björkelund C, Kleiboer A, Riper H, Klein JP, Schröder J, Meyer B, Moritz S, Bücker L, Lintvedt O, Lundgren J, Milgrom J, Gemmill AW, Mohr DC, Montero-Marin J, Garcia- Campayo J, Nobis S, Zarski AC, O'Moore K, Williams AD, Newby JM, Perini S, Phillips R, Schneider J, Pots W, Pugh NE, Richards D, Rosso IM, Rauch SL, Sheeber LB, Smith J, Spek V, Pop VJ, Ünlü B, van Bastelaar KMP, van Luenen S, Garnefski N, Kraaij V, Vernmark K, Warmerdam L, van Straten A, Zagorscak P, Knaevelsrud C, Heinrich M, Miguel C, Cipriani A, Efthimiou O, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P (2021). Dismantling, optimising and personalising internet cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression: A systematic review and individual participant data component network meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 8, 500-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/ S2215-0366(21)00077-8.


  • Amanvermez Y, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Salemink E, Spinhoven P, Struijs S, de Wit LM (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of a guided internet-based stress management intervention for university students with high levels of stress: Protocol for an open trial. Internet Interventions, 24, 100369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100369


  • Heim E, Ramia JA, Hana RA, Burchert S, Carswell K, Cornelisz I, Cuijpers P, El Chammay R, Noun P, van Klaveren C, van Ommeren M, Zoghbi E, van’t Hof E (2021). Step-by-step: Feasibility randomised controlled trial of a mobile-based intervention for depression among populations affected by adversity in Lebanon. Internet Interventions, 24, 100380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100380.


  • Domhardt M, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD, Baumeister H (2021). More light? Opportunities and pitfalls in digitalised psychotherapy process research. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 544129. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.544129.


  • Mei C, van der Gaag M, Nelson B, Smit F, Yuen HP, Berger M, Krcmar M, French P, Amminger P, Bechdolf A, Cuijpers P, Yung AR, McGorry P (2021). Preventive interventions for individuals at ultra high risk for psychosis: An updated and extended meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 86, 102005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102005


  • Cuijpers P, Ciharova M, Miguel C, Harrer M, Ebert DD, Brakemeier EL, Karyotaki E (2021). Psychological treatment of depression in institutional settings: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 286, 340–350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.017


  • Melissant HC, Jansen F, Eerenstein SEJ, Cuijpers P, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Sherman KA, Laan E, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2021). A structured expressive writing activity targeting body image-related distress among head and neck cancer survivors: who do we reach and what are the effects? Supportive Care in Cancer, 29, 5763–5776. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06114-y.


  • Bantjes J, Kazdin Ae, Cuijpers P, Breet E, Dunn-Coetzee M, Davids C, Stein DJ, Kessler RC (2021). Online group CBT for symptoms of anxiety and depression among university students: A pragmatic open trial. JMIR Mental Health, 8, e27400.


  • Schuit AS, Holtmaat K, Van Zwieten V, Aukema EJ, Gransier L, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2021). Organizing psycho-oncological care for cancer patients: the patient’s perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, section Psycho-Oncology, 12, 625117. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.625117.


  • Meuldijk D, Wuthrich VM, Rapee RM, Draper B, Brodaty H, Cuijpers P, Cutler H, Hobbs M, Johnco C, Jones M, Chen JTH, Partington A, Wijeratne C (2021). Translating Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions for Older Adults with Depression and Anxiety into Public and Private Mental Health Settings using a Stepped Care Framework: Study Protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 104, 106360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106360.


  • Too EK, Abubakar A, Nasambu C, Koot HM, Cuijpers P, Newton CRJC, Nyongesa MK (2021). Prevalence and factors associated with common mental disorders in young people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 24, e25705. https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25705.


  • Lyubenova, A., Neupane, D., Levis, B., Wu, Y., Sun, Y., He, C., Krishnan, A., Bhandari, P.M., Negeri, Z., Imran, M., Rice, D.B., Azar, M., Chiovitti, M.J., Saadat, N., Riehm, K.E., Boruff, J.T., Ioannidis, J.P.A., Cuijpers, P., Gilbody, S., Kloda, L.A., Patten, S.B., Shrier, I., Ziegelstein, R.C., Comeau, L., Mitchell, N.D., Tonelli, M., Vigod, S.N., Aceti, F., Barnes, J., Bavle, A.D., Beck, C.T., Bindt, C., Boyce, P.M., Bunevicius, A., Chaudron, L.H., Favez, N., Figueiredo, B., Garcia‐Esteve, L., Giardinelli, L., Helle, N., Howard, L.M., Kohlhoff, J., Kusminskas, L., Kozinszky, Z., Lelli, L., Leonardou, A.A., Meuti, V., Radoš, S.N., García, P.N., Pawlby, S.J., Quispel, C., Robertson‐Blackmore, E., Rochat, T.J., Sharp, D.J., Siu, B.W.M., Stein, A., Stewart, R.C., Tadinac, M., Tandon, S.D., Tendais, I., Töreki, A., Torres‐Giménez, A., Tran, T.D., Trevillion, K., Turner, K., Vega‐Dienstmaier, J.M., Benedetti, A. and Thombs, B.D. (2021), Depression prevalence based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale compared to Structured Clinical Interview for DSM DIsorders classification: Systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatr Research, 30, e1860. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1860


  • Cuijpers P, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Aalten P, Batelaan N, Salemink E, Spinhoven P, Struijs S, de Wit L, Gentili C, Ebert D, Harrer M, Bruffaerts R, Kessler RC, Karyotaki E (2021). Prevention and treatment of mental health and psychosocial problems in college students: An umbrella review of meta-analyses. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 28, 229–244..


  • Ciharova M, Furukawa TA, Efthimiou O, Karyotaki E, Miguel C, Noma H, Cipriani A, Riper H, Cuijpers P 92021).Cognitive Restructuring, Behavioral Activation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Adult Depression: A Network Meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1. 89, 563-574. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000654.


  • Bolinski F, Etzelmüller A, De Witte NAJ, van Beurden C, Debard G, Bonroy B, Cuijpers P, Riper H, Kleiboer A (2021). Physiological and Self-reported Arousal in Virtual Reality Versus Face-to-face Emotional Activation and Cognitive Restructuring in University Students: a Crossover Experimental Study Using Wearable Monitoring. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 142, 103877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103877.


  • Snoek A, Nederstigt J, Ciharova M, Sijbrandij M, Lok A, Cuijpers P, Thomaes K (2021). Impact of Comorbid Personality Disorders on Psychotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, 1929753. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1929753. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1929753


  • Karyotaki E, Sijbrandij M, Purgato M, Acarturk C, Lakin D, Bailey D, Peckham E, Uygun E, Tedeschi F, Wancata J, Augustinavicius J, Carswell K, Välimäki M, van OmmerenM, Koesters M,, Popa M, Leku MR, Anttila M, Churchill R, White R, Al-Hashimi S, Lantta T, Au T, Klein T, Tol WA, Cuijpers P, Barbui C (2021). Self-Help Plus for Refugees and Asylum Seekers; Study Protocol for a series of Individual Participant Data Meta-analyses. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, 1930690. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1930690


  • Ebert D, Franke M, Zarski AC, Berking M, Riper H, Cuijpers P, Funk B, Lehr D (2021). Internet-based and mobile-supported stress management as a universal prevention approach – Effectiveness and moderators from a large pragmatic randomized-controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23, e22107. doi: 10.2196/22107..


  • Gosmann NP, de Abreu Costa M, de Barros Jaeger M, Souza Motta L, Frozi J, Spanemberg L, Manfro GG, Cuijpers P, Pine DS, Salum GA (2021). Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors for anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and stress disorders: a multilevel network meta-analysis. Plos Medicine, 18, e1003664. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pmed.1003664.


  • Turrini G, Tedeschi F, Cuijpers P, Del Giovane C, Kip A, Morina N, Nosè M, Ostuzzi G, Purgato M, Ricciardi C, Sijbrandij M, Tol W, Barbui C (2021). A network meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD. BMJ Global Health, 6, e005029. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005029.


  • Parikh R, Hoogendoorn A, Michelson D, Ruwaard J, Sharma R, Bhat B, Malik K, Sahu R, Cuijpers P, Patel V (2021). Increasing demand for school counselling through a lay counsellor-delivered classroom sensitisation intervention: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial in New Delhi, India. BMJ Global Health, 6, e003902. doi:10.1136/ bmjgh-2020-003902.


  • Furukawa TA, Shinohara K, Sahker E, Karyotaki E, Miguel C, Ciharova M, Bockting CLH, Breedvelt JJF, Tajika A, Imai H, Ostinelli EG, Sakata M, Toyomoto R, Kishimoto S, Ito M, Furukawa Y, Cipriani A, Hollon SD, Cuijpers P (2021).Initial treatment choices to achieve sustained response in major depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. World Psychiatry, 20, 387-396.


  • Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Ciharova M, Miguel C, Noma H, Furukawa TA (2021). The effects of psychotherapies for depression on response, remission, reliable change, and deterioration: A meta-analysis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 144, 288–299, http://doi.org/10.1111/acps.13335.


  • Storebø OJ, Ribeiro JP, Kongerslev MT, Stoffers-Winterling J, Jørgensen MS, Lieb K, Bateman A, Kirubakaran R, Dérian N, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Simonsen E (2021). Individual participant data systematic reviews with meta-analyses of psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder: a protocol. BMJ Open, 11, e047416. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047416..


  • Alozkan-Sever C, Cuijpers P, Mittendorfer-Rutz E, Bryant RA, Dawson KS, Holmes EA, Mooren T, Norredam ML, Sijbrandij M (2021). Feasibility and Acceptability of Problem Management Plus with Emotional Processing (PM+EP) for Refugee Youth Living in the Netherlands: Study Protocol. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, 1947003. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1947003.


  • Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E (2021). The effects of psychological treatment of perinatal depression: An overview. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 24, 801-806. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-021-01159-8.


  • Akhtar A, Giardinelli L, Bawaneh A, Awwad M, Al-Hayek H, Whitney C, Jordans MJD, Sijbrandij M, Cuijpers P, Dawson K, Bryant R, on behalf of the STRENGTHS Consortium (2021) Feasibility trial of a scalable transdiagnostic group psychological intervention for Syrians residing in a refugee camp, European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, 1932295, DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1932295


  • Purgato M, Carswell K, Tedeschi F, AcarturkC, Anttila M, Au T, Bajbouj M, Baumgartner J, Biondi M, Churchill R, Cuijpers P, Koesters M, Gastaldon C, Ilkkursun Z, Lantta T, Nosè M, Ostuzzi G, Papola D, Popa M, Roselli V, Sijbrandij M, Tarsitani L, Turrini G, Välimäki M, Walker L, Wancata J, Zanini E, White R, van Ommeren M, Barbui C (2021). Effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in Preventing Mental Disorders in Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Western Europe: A Multinational Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 90, 403–414. doi:10.1159/000517504.


  • Schuit AS, van Zwieten V, Holtmaat K, Cuijpers P, Eerenstein SEJ, Leemans CR, Vergeer MR, Voortman J, Karagozoglu H, van Weert S, Korte M, Frambach R, Fleuren M, Hendrickx JJ, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2021). Symptom monitoring in cancer and fully automated advice on supportive care: patients’ perspectives on self-management strategies and the eHealth self-management application Oncokompas. European Journal of Cancer Care, e13497. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13497.


  • Moshe I, Terhorst Y, Philippi P, Domhardt M, Cuijpers P, Cristea I, Pulkki-Råback L, Baumeister H, Sander LB (2021). Digital interventions for the treatment of depression: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, 1. 147, 749-786. doi: 10.1037/bul0000334.


  • Cuijpers P (2021). Has the time come to stop using the ‘standardised mean difference’? Clinical Psychology in Europe, 3, e6835. https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.6835.


  • van der Hout A, van Uden-Kraan CF, Holtmaat K, Jansen F, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Nieuwenhuijzen GAP, Hardillo JA, Baatenburg de Jong RJ, Tiren-Verbeet NL, Sommeijer DW, de Heer K, Schaar CG, Sedee RJE, Bosscha K, van den Brekel MWM, Petersen JF, Westerman M, Honings J, Takes RP, Houtenbos I, van den Broek WT, de Bree R, Jansen P, Eerenstein SEJ, Leemans CR, Zijlstra JM, Cuijpers P, van de Poll-Franse LV, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2021). Reasons for not reaching or using web-based self-management applications, and the use and evaluation of Oncokompas among cancer survivors, in the context of a randomised controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 25, 100429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100429.


  • Fu Z, Brouwer M, Kennis M, Williams A, Cuijpers P, Bockting C (2021). Psychological factors for the onset of depression: a meta-analysis of prospective studies. BMJ Open, 11, e050129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050129


  • Cuijpers P (2021). Indirect prevention and treatment of depression: An emerging paradigm? Clinical Psychology in Europe, 3, e6847. https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.6847.


  • Neijenhuijs KI, Peeters CFW, van Weert H, Cuijpers P, Leeuw IV (2021). Symptom clusters among cancer survivors: what can machine learning techniques tell us? BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21, 166. doi: 10.1186/s12874-021-01352-4.


  • Malik K, Michelson D, Doyle AM, Weiss HA, Greco G, Sahu R, James EJ, Mathur S, Sudhir P, King M, Cuijpers P, Chorpita B, Fairburn C, Patel V (2021). The sustained effectiveness and costs of a brief lay counsellor-delivered, problem-solving intervention for adolescent mental health problems in urban, low-income schools in India- a 12-month follow-up of randomized control trial. Plos Medicine, 18, e1003778. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003778..


  • Gonsalves PP, Sharma R, Bhat B, Jambhale A, Hodgson ES, Weiss HA, Fairburn CG, Cuijpers P, Cavanagh K, Michelson D, Patel V (2021). A pilot randomised controlled trial of a guided online problem-solving intervention delivered through smartphones for secondary school pupils during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. JMIR Research Protocols, 10, e30339. DOI: 10.2196/30339..


  • Cuijpers P, Smit F, Aalten P, Batelaan N, Klein A, Salemink E, Spinhoven P, Struijs S, Vonk P, Wiers RW, de Wit L, Gentili C, Ebert D, Bruffaerts R, Kessler RC, Karyotaki E (2021). The associations of common psychological problems with mental disorders among college students. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 573637. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.573637. .


  • Akhtar, A., Cuijpers, P., Morina, N., Sijbrandij, M., & Bryant, R. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the Arabic World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) as a screening toll in Syrian refugees. BJPsych Open, 7, e190, 1–7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.1017.


  • Cuijpers P (2021). Did the internet cause an increase in the prevalence of mental disorders? Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 26, 381-382. . http://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12511


  • Purgato M, Singh R, Acarturk C, Cuijpers P (2021). Moving beyond a “one-size-fits-all” rationale in global mental health: prospects of a precision psychology paradigm. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 30, e63, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796021000500 .


  • van Vuuren CL, van Mens K, de Beurs D, Lokkerbol J, van der Wal MF, Cuijpers P, Chinapaw MJM (2021). Comparing machine learning to a rule-based approach for predicting suicidal behavior among adolescents: results from a longitudinal population-based survey. Journal of Affective Disorders, 295, 1415-1420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.018.


  • Xiang Y, Cipriani A, Teng T, Del Giovane C, Zhang Y, Weisz JR, Li X, Cuijpers P, Liu X, Barth J, Jiang Y, Cohen D, Fan L, Gillies D, Du K, Ravindran AV, Zhou X, Xie P (2021). Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Evidence-based Mental Health, 24, 153-160. doi:10.1136/ ebmental-2021-300346.


  • Mor S, Grimaldos J, Tur C, Miguel C, Cuijpers P, Botella C, Quero S (2021). Internet- and mobile-based interventions for the treatment of Specific Phobia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Internet Interventions, 26, 100462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100462.


  • Harrer M, Apolinário-Hagen J, Fritsche L, Salewski C, Zarski AC, Lehr D, Baumeister H, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD (2021). Effect of an internet- and app-based stress intervention compared to online psychoeducation in university students with depressive symptoms: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 24, 100374. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2021. PMID: 33718001


  • de Graaff AM, Cuijpers P, Leeflang M, Sferra I, Uppendahl JR, de Vries R, Sijbrandij M (2021). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies of Self-Report Screening Instruments for Common Mental Disorders in Arabic-Speaking Adults. Global Mental Health, 8, e43, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2021.39.


  • Sasaki N, Obikane E, Vedanthan R, Imamura K, Cuijpers P, Shimazu T, Kamada M, Kawakami N, Nishi D (2021). Implementation Outcome Scales for Digital Mental Health (iOSDMH): a scale development and cross-sectional study. JMIR Formative Research, 5, e24332. doi: 10.2196/24332.


  • Klein AM, Wolters NE, Bol EJM, Koelen J, de Koning L, Roetink SSM, van Blom JJ, Pronk T, van der Heijde CM, Salemink E, Bolinksi F, Riper H, Karyotaki E, CuijpersP, Schneider S, Rapee RM, Vonk P, Wiers RW (2021).Online Computer- or Therapist-guided Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in University Students with Anxiety and/or Depression: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial. BMJ Open, 1. 11, e049554. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-049554.


  • Cuijpers P, van Straten A (2021). Preventing the onset of mental disorders: An emerging field. Clinical Psychology Review, 90, 102097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102097.


  • Hoare E, Collins S, Marx W, Callaly E, Moxham-Smith R, Cuijpers P, Holte A, Nierenberg AW, Reavley N, Christensen H, Reynolds III CF, Carvalho AF, Jacka F, Berk M (2021). Universal depression prevention: an umbrella review of meta-analyses. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 144, 483-493.


  • Cuijpers P, Griffin JW, Furukawa TA (2021). The lack of statistical power of subgroup analyses in meta-analyses: A cautionary note. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 30, e78, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796021000664 .


  • Nyongesa MK, Mwangi P, Kinuthia M, Hassan AS, Koot HM, Cuijpers P, Newton CRJC, Abubakar A 92021). Alcohol and illicit drug use among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: Prevalence and risk indicators. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 1. 16, 86 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00422-6.


  • Ahktar A, Bawaneh A, Awwad M, Al-Hayek H, Sijbrandij M, Cuijpers P, Bryant R (2021). A longitudinal study of mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syrian refugees. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, 1991651, DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1991651


  • Ormel H, Hollon SD, Kessler RC, Cuijpers P, Monroe SM (2021). More Treatment but No Less Depression: The Treatment-Prevalence Paradox. Clinical Psychology Review, 91, 102111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102111


  • Hamidia A, Kheirkhah F, Faramarzi M, Basirat Z, Ghadimi R, Chehrazi M, Barat S, Cuijpers P, O’Connor E, Mirtabar SM (2021). Depressive symptoms and psychological distress from antenatal to postnatal period in women with high-risk pregnancy: A prospective study during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 63, 536-542. DOI: 0.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_1272_20



2020 - Scientific publications in international peer reviewed journals


  • Zhou X, Teng T, Zhang Y, Del Giovane C, Furukawa TA, Weisz J, Li X, Cuijpers P, Coghill D, Xiang Y, Hetrick SE, Leucht S, Qin M, Barth J, Ravindran AV, Yang L, Curry J, Fan L, Silva SG, Cipriani A, Xie P (2020). Comparative efficacy and acceptability of antidepressants, psychotherapies, and their combination for acute treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 581-601.

  • Wilks CR, Auerbach RP, Alonso J, Benjet C, Bruffaerts R, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD, Green JG, Mellins CA, Mortier P, Sadikova E, Sampson NA, Kessler RC (2020) The importance of physical and mental health in explaining health-related academic role impairment among college students. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 123, 54-61.

  • Watts S, van Ommeren M, Cuijpers (2020). Open access of psychological intervention manuals. World Psychiatry, 19, 251-252.

  • van Dis EAM, van Veen SC, Hagenaars MA, Batelaan NM, Bockting CLH, van den Heuve RM, Cuijpers P, Engelhard IM (2020)Long-term outcome of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety-related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 77, 265-273

  • Uppendahl JR, Alözkan-Sever C, Cuijpers P, de Vries R, Sijbrandij M (2020). Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions for Depression, Anxiety and PTSD among Children and Adolescents in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 933.

  • Turner DT, Reijnders M, Van Der Gaag M, Karyotaki E, Valmaggia LR, Moritz S, Lecomte T, Turkington D, Penadés R, Elkis H, Cather C, Shawyer F, O'Connor KP, Li ZJ, de Pavia Barretto EM, Cuijpers P (2020). Efficacy and moderators of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for psychosis versus other psychological interventions: An individual-participant data meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 402.

  • Turner DT, Riedel E, Kobeissi LH, Karyotaki E, Garcia-Moreno C, Say L, Cuijpers P (2019). Psychosocial interventions for intimate partner violence in low and middle income countries: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Global Health, 10, 010409.

  • Stein AT, Carl E, Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Smits JAJ (2020). Looking beyond depression: A meta-analysis of the effect of behavioral activation on depression, anxiety, and activation. Psychological Medicine, 6, 1-14

  • Sander L, Gerhardinger K, Bailey E, Robinson J, Lin J, Cuijpers P, Mühlmann C (2020). Suicide risk management in research on Internet-based interventions for depression: A synthesis of the current state and recommendations for future research. Journal of Affective Disorders, 263, 676-83.

  • Rennick-Egglestone S, Elliott R, Smuk M, Robinson C, Bailey S, Smith R, Keppens J, Hussain H, Pollock K, Cuijpers P, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Ng F, Yeo C, Roe J, Hui A, Krieke L, Walcott R, Slade M. Impact of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives on quality of life in people experiencing psychosis, people experiencing other mental health problems and for informal carers: Narrative Experiences Online (NEON) study protocol for three randomised controlled trials. Trials, 21, 661.

  • Nyongesa MK, Mwangi P, Wanjala SW, Mutua AM, Koot HM, Cuijpers P, Newton CRJC, Abubakar A (2020). Correlates of health-related quality of life among adults receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in coastal Kenya. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 18, 169.

  • Moshe I, Terhorst Y, Cuijpers P, Cristea IA, Pulkki-Råback L, Sander L (2020). Three decades of Internet- and Computer-based Interventions for the Treatment of Depression: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JMIR Research Protocols, 9, e14860.

  • Monteregge S, Tsagkalidou A, Cuijpers P, Spinhoven P (2020). The effects of different types of treatment for anxiety on repetitive negative thinking: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 27, e12316.

  • Michelson D, Malik K, Krishna M, Sharma R, Mathur S, Bhat B, Parikh R, Roy K, Joshi A, Sahu R, Chilhate B, Boustani M, Cuijpers P, Chorpita B, Fairburn CG, Patel V (2020). Development of a transdiagnostic, low-intensity, psychological intervention for common adolescent mental health problems in Indian secondary schools. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 30, 103439

  • Levis B, Sun Y, He C, Wu Y, Krishnan A, Bhandari PM, Neupane D, Imran M, Brehaut E, Negeri Z, Fischer FH, Benedetti A, Thombs BD; Depression Screening Data (DEPRESSD) PHQ Collaboration, Che L, Levis A, Riehm K, Saadat N, Azar M, Rice D, Boruff J, Kloda L, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis J, McMillan D, Patten S, Shrier I, Ziegelstein R, Moore A, Akena D, Amtmann D, Arroll B, Ayalon L, Baradaran H, Beraldi A, Bernstein C, Bhana A, Bombardier C, Buji RI, Butterworth P, Carter G, Chagas M, Chan J, Chan LF, Chibanda D, Cholera R, Clover K, Conway A, Conwell Y, Daray F, de Man-van Ginkel J, Delgadillo J, Diez-Quevedo C, Fann J, Field S, Fisher J, Fung D, Garman E, Gelaye B, Gholizadeh L, Gibson L, Goodyear-Smith F, Green E, Greeno C, Hall B, Hampel P, Hantsoo L, Haroz E, Harter M, Hegerl U, Hides L, Hobfoll S, Honikman S, Hudson M, Hyphantis T, Inagaki M, Ismail K, Jeon HJ, Jetté N, Khamseh M, Kiely K, Kohler S, Kohrt B, Kwan Y, Lamers F, Asunción Lara M, Levin-Aspenson H, Lino V, Liu SI, Lotrakul M, Loureiro S, Löwe B, Luitel N, Lund C, Marrie RA, Marsh L, Marx B, McGuire A, Mohd Sidik S, Munhoz T, Muramatsu K, Nakku J, Navarrete L, Osório F, Patel V, Pence B, Persoons P, Petersen I, Picardi A, Pugh S, Quinn T, Rancans E, Rathod S, Reuter K, Roch S, Rooney A, Rowe H, Santos I, Schram M, Shaaban J, Shinn E, Sidebottom A, Simning A, Spangenberg L, Stafford L, Sung S, Suzuki K, Swartz R, Tan PLL, Taylor-Rowan M, Tran T, Turner A, van der Feltz-Cornelis C, van Heyningen T, van Weert H, Wagner L, Li Wang J, White J, Winkley K, Wynter K, Yamada M, Zhi Zeng Q, Zhang Y (2020). Accuracy of the PHQ-2 Alone and in Combination With the PHQ-9 for Screening to Detect Major Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA, 323, 2290-2300.

  • Levis B, Benedetti A, Ioannidis JPA, Sun Y, Negeri Z, He C, Wu Y, Krishnan A, Bhandari PM, Neupane D, Imran M, Rice DB, Riehm KE, Saadat N, Azar M, Boruff J, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Kloda LA, McMillan D, Patten SB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Alamri SH, Amtmann D, Ayalon L, Baradaran HR, Beraldi A, Bernstein CN, Bhana A, Bombardier CH, Carter G, Chagas MH, Chibanda D, Clover K, Conwell Y, Diez-Quevedo C, Fann JR, Fischer FH, Gholizadeh L, Gibson LJ, Green EP, Greeno CG, Hall BJ, Haroz EE, Ismail K, Jetté N, Khamseh ME, Kwan Y, Lara MA, Liu SI, Loureiro SR, Löwe B, Marrie RA, Marsh L, McGuire A, Muramatsu K, Navarrete L, Osório FL, Petersen I, Picardi A, Pugh SL, Quinn TJ, Rooney AG, Shinn EH, Sidebottom A, Spangenberg L, Tan PLL, Taylor-Rowan M, Turner A, van Weert HC, Vöhringer PA, Wagner LI, White J, Winkley K, Thombs BD (2020).Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores do not accurately estimate depression prevalence: individual participant data meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 122, 115-128.

  • Kennis M, Gerritsen L, van Dalen M, Williams A, Cuijpers P, Bockting C (2020). Prospective biomarkers of Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and MetaAnalysis. Molecular Psychiatry, 25, 321-338.

  • Holtmaat K, van der Spek N, Lissenberg-Witte B, Breitbart W, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw I (2020). Long-term efficacy of meaning-centered group psychotherapy for cancer survivors: two-year follow-up results of an RCT. Psycho-Oncology, 29, 711–718.

  • He C, Levis B, Riehm KE, Saadat N, Levis AW, Azar M, Rice1 DB, Krishnan A, Wu Y, Sun Y, Imran M, Boruff J, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, McMillan D, Patten SB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Akena DH, Arroll B, Ayalon L, Baradaran HR, Baron M, Beraldi A, Bombardier CH, Butterworth P, Carter G, Chagas MH, Chan JCN, Cholera R, Clover K, Conwell Y, de Man-van Ginkel JM, Fann JR, Fischer FH, Fung D, Gelaye B, Goodyear-Smith F, Green CG, Hall BJ, Harrison PA, Härter M, Hegerl U, Hides L, Hobfoll SE, Hudson M, Hyphantis T, InagakiM, Ismail K, Jetté N, Khamseh ME, Kiely KM, Kwan Y, Lamers F, Liu SI, Lotrakul M, Loureiro SR, Löwe B, Marsh L, McGuire A, Mohd-Sidik S, Munhoz TN, Muramatsu K, Osório FL, Patel V, Pence BW, Persoons P, Picardi A, Reuter K, Rooney AG, Santos IS, Shaaban J, Sidebottom A, Simning A, Stafford L, Sung S, Tan PLL, Turner A, van Weert HC, White J, Whooley MA, Winkley K, Yamada M, Thombs BD, Benedetti A (2020). The Accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Algorithm for Screening to Detect Major Depression: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 89, 25-37

  • Harper Shehadeh MJ, Abi Ramia J, Cuijpers P, El Chammay R, Heim E, Kheir W, Saeed K, van Ommeren M, van’t Hof E, Watts S, Wenger A, Zoghbi E and Carswell K (2020) Step-by-Step, an E-Mental Health Intervention for Depression: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study From Lebanon. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 986.

  • Gómez-Gómez I; Bellón JA, Resurrección DM; Cuijpers P, Moreno-Peral P, Rigabert A; Maderuelo-Fernández JA, Motrico E (2020). Effectiveness of multiple-risk lifestyle interventions in reducing depressive symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine, 134, 106067.

  • Fuhr D, Acarturk C, Uygun E, McGrath M, Ilkkursun Z, Kaykha S, Sondorp E, Sijbrandij M, Ventevogel P, Cuijpers P, Roberts B (2020). Pathways towards scaling up Problem Management Plus in Turkey: A Theory of Change Workshop. Conflict and Health, 14, 22.

  • Fodor LA, Georgescu R, Cuijpers P, Szamoskozi S, David D, Furukawa TA, Cristea IA (2020). The efficacy of cognitive bias modification interventions in anxiety and depressive disorders: a network meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 7, 506-514.

  • Faramarzi M, Kheirkhah F, Barat S, Cuijpers P, O'Connor E, Ghadimi R, Hajian-Tilaki K, Pahlavan Z, Hamidia A, Mirtabar SM, Zeinalzadeh M, Basirat Z (2020). Prevalence and factors related to psychiatric symptoms in low risk pregnancy. Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 11, 211-218

  • Eylem O, de Wit L, van Straten A, Steubl L, Melissourgaki Z, Danışman GT, de Vries R, Kerkhof AJFM, Bhui K, Cuijpers P (2020). Stigma for Common Mental Disorders in Racial Minorities and Majorities A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. BMC Public Health, 20, 879.

  • de Graaff AM, Cuijpers P, Acarturk C, Bryant R, Burchert S, Fuhr DC, Huizink AC, de Jong J, Kieft B, Knaevelsrud C, McDaid D, Morina N, Park AL, Uppendahl JR, Ventevogel P, Whitney C, Wiedemann N, Woodward A, Sijbrandij M (2020). Effectiveness of a peer-refugee delivered psychological intervention to reduce psychological distress among adult Syrian refugees in the Netherlands: study protocol. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 20, 1694347.

  • Cornelisz I, Cuijpers P, Donker T, van Klaveren C (2020). Addressing Missing Data in Randomized Clinical Trials: A Causal Inference Perspective. Plos One, 15(7): e0234349.

  • Büscher R, Beisemann M, Doebler P, Steubl L, Domhardt M, Cuijpers P, Kerkhof A, Sander LB (2020). Effectiveness of Internet- and Mobile-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Suicidal Ideation and Behaviours: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 5179.

  • Breedvelt JJF, Warren FC, Brouwer ME, Karyotaki E, Kuyken W, Cuijpers P, van Oppen P, Gilbody S, Bockting CLH (2020).Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis of psychological relapse prevention interventions versus control for patients in remission from depression: a protocol. BMJ Open, 10, e034158.

  • Bolinski F, Boumparis N, Kleiboer A, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD, Riper H (2020). The effect of e-mental health interventions on academic performance in university and college students: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Internet Interventions, 20, 100321.

  • Cuijpers P (2020). Measuring success in the treatment of depression: What is most important to patients? Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 20, 123 - 125

  • Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, de Wit L, Ebert DD (2020). The effects of fifteen evidence-supported therapies for adult depression: A meta-analytic review. Psychotherapy Research, 30, 279–293.

  • Cuijpers P, Noma H, Karyotaki E, Vinkers CH, Cipriani A, Furukawa TA (2020). A network meta-analysis of the effects of psychotherapies, pharmacotherapies and their combination in the treatment of adult depression. World Psychiatry, 19, 92–107.

  • Wu Y, Levis B, Riehm KE, Saadat N, Levis AW, Azar M, Rice DB, Boruff J, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, McMillan D, Patten SB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Akena DH, Arroll B, Ayalon L, Baradaran HR, Baron M, Bombardier CH, Butterworth P, Carter G, Chagas MH, Chan JCN, Cholera R, Conwell Y, de Man-van Ginkel JM, Fann JR, Fischer FH, Fung D, Gelaye B, Goodyear-Smith F, Greeno CG, Hall BJ, Harrison PA, Härter M, Hegerl U, Hides L, Hobfoll SE, Hudson M, Hyphantis T, Inagaki M, Jetté N, Khamseh ME, Kiely KM, Kwan Y, Lamers F, Liu S-I, Lotrakul M, Loureiro SR, Löwe B, McGuire A, Mohd-Sidik S, Munhoz TN, Muramatsu K, Osório FL, Patel V, Pence BW, Persoons P, Picardi A, Reuter K, Rooney AG, Santos IS, Shaaban J, Sidebottom A, Simning A, Stafford L, Sung S, Tan PLL, Turner A, van Weert HC, White J, Whooley MA, Winkley K, Yamada M, Benedetti A, Thombs BD. Equivalency of the diagnostic accuracy of the PHQ-8 and PHQ-9: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 50, 1368-1380. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719001314


  • Ormel J, Cuijpers P, Jorm A, Schoevers RA (2019). What is needed to eridicate the derpession epidemic and why. Mental Health & Prevention, 17, 200177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2019.200177


  • Michelson D, Malik K, Parikh R, Weiss HA, Doyle AM, Bhat B, Sahu R, Chilhate B, Mathur S, Krishna M, Sharma R, Sudhir P, King M, Cuijpers P, Chorpita B, Fairburn CG, Patel V (2020). Effectiveness of a brief lay counsellor-delivered, problem solving intervention for adolescent mental health problems in urban, low-income schools in India: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 4, (8), 571-582. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30173-5.


  • Driessen E, Dekker JJM, Peen J, Van HL, Maina G, Rosso G, Rigardetto S, Cuniberti F, Vitriol VG, Florenzano RU, Andreoli A, Burnand Y, López-Rodríguez J, Villamil-Salcedo V, Twisk JWR, Cuijpers P (2020). The efficacy of adding short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy to antidepressants in the treatment of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. Clinical Psychology Review, 80, 101886. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101886. PMID: 32650213


  • Dal−Ré R, Bouter LM, Cuijpers P, Gluud C, Holm S (2020). Should research misconduct be criminalised? Research Ethics, 1. 16 (1-2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747016119898400


  • Carl E, Witcraft SM, Kauffman BY, Gillespie EM, Becker ES, Cuijpers P, Van Ameringen M, Smits JAJ, Powers MB (2018). Psychological and pharmacological treatments for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 49(1), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2018.1560358. PMID: 30760112


  • Bruijniks SJE, Lemmens LHJM, Hollon SD, Peeters FPML, Cuijpers P, Arntz A, Dingemanse P, Willems L, van Oppen P, Twisk J, van den Boogaard M, Spijker J, Franx G, Bosmans J, Huibers MJH (2019). Seeing depressed patients twice a week improves outcomes: results from a multicenter randomized trial comparing cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy. British Journal of Psychiatry, 216(4), 222-230. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2019.265. PMID: 32029012.


  • Bijker L, Sleijser-Koehorst M, Coppieters M, Cuijpers P, Scholten-Peeters GGM, (2019). Preferred self-administered questionnaires to assess depression, anxiety and somatization in people with musculoskeletal pain – A modified Delphi study. Journal of Pain, 21(3-4):409-417. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.08.006. PMID: 31487562.


  • Cuijpers P, van Veen SC, Sijbrandij M, Yoder W, Cristea IA (2020). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 49(3):165-180. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2019.1703801. PMID: 32043428


  • Cuijpers P, Stringaris A, Wolpert M (2020). Treatment outcomes for depression: challenges and opportunities. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(11):925-927. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30036-5. PMID: 32078823


  • Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Eckshtain D, Ng MY, Corteselli KA, Noma H, Quero S, Weisz JR (2020). Psychotherapy for depression across different age groups: A meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 77(7), 694-702. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0164. PMID: 32186668


  • Wambua GN, Kumar M, Falkenström F, Cuijpers P (2020). Process and outcome of child psychotherapies offered in Kenya: A mixed methods study protocol on improving child mental health. BMC Psychiatry, 20, 263. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02611-2. .


  • Uygun E, Ilkkursun Z, Sijbrandij M, Aker AT, Bryant R, Cuijpers P, Fuhr DC, de Graaff AM, de Jong J, McDaid D, Morina N, Park AL, Roberts B, Ventevogel P, Yurtbakan T, Acarturk C (2020). Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial: Peer to Peer Group Problem Management Plus (PM+) for Adult Syrian Refugees in Turkey. Trials, 21, 283. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4166-x .


  • Thombs BD, Levis B, Lyubenova A, Neupane D, Negeri Z, Wu Y, Sun Y, He C, Krishnan A, Vigod SN, Bhandari PM, Imran M, Rice DB, Azar M, Chiovitti MJ, Saadat N, Riehm KE, Boruff JT, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, Patten SB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Comeau L, Mitchell ND, Tonelli M, Barnes J, Beck CT, Bindt C, Figueiredo B, Helle N, Howard LM, Kohlhoff J, Kozinszky Z, Leonardou AA, Radoš SN, Quispel C, Rochat TJ, Stein A, Stewart RC, Tadinac M, Tandon SD, Tendais I, Töreki A, Tran TD, Trevillion K, Turner K, Vega-Dienstmaier JM, Benedetti A (2020). Overestimation of Postpartum Depression Prevalence Based on a 5-item Version of the EPDS: Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 65, 835-844. https://doi.org/10.1177/0706743720934959


  • Spedding M, Stein D, Naledi T, Myers B, Cuijpers P, Sorsdahl K (2020). A task-shared intervention for prepartum common mental disorders: Feasibility, acceptability and responses in a South African sample. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 12, a2378.

    https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2378.


  • Riedel EMC, Turner DT, Kobeissi LH, Karyotaki E, Say L, Cuijpers P (2020). The impact of psychosocial interventions on condom and contraceptive use in LMICs: Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Global Public Health, 15, 8, 1182-1199, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1744679


  • McGrath M, Acarturk C, Roberts B, Ilkkursun Z, Sondorp E, Sijbrandij M, Cuijpers P, Ventevogel P, McKee M, Fuhr DC (2020). Somatic distress among Syrian refugees in Istanbul, Turkey: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 132, 109993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.109993.


  • Klaufus L, Verlinden E, van der Wal M, Kösters M, Cuijpers P, Chinapaw M. Psychometric Evaluation of Two Short Versions of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale. BMC Psychiatry, 20, 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-2444-5.


  • Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P, Albor Y, Alonso J, Auerbach RP, Bantjes J, Bruffaerts R, Ebert DD, Hasking P, Kiekens G, Lee S, McLafferty M, Mak ADP, Mortier P, Sampson NA, Stein DJ, Vilagut G, Kessler RC. Sources of Stress and their Associations with Mental Disorders Among College Students: Results of the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Initiative. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1759.

    PMID: 32849042; DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01759; Free download


  • Harrer M, Adam SH, Messner EM, Baumeister H, Cuijpers P, Bruffaerts R, Auerbach P, Kessler RC, Jacobi C, Taylor CB, Ebert DD (2020). Prevention of Eating Disorders at Universities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 813-833. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23224


  • Etzelmüller A, Vis C, Karyotaki E, Baumeister H, Titov N, Berking M, Cuijpers P, Riper H, Ebert DD (2020). Effects of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Routine Care for Adults in Treat-ment for Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22, e18100. doi: 10.2196/18100.


  • de Graaff AM, Cuijpers P, McDaid D, Park A, Woodward A, Bryant RA, Fuhr DC, Kieft B, Minkenberg E, Sijbrandij M, on behalf of the STRENGTHS consortium (2020). Peer-provided Problem Management Plus (PM+) for adult Syrian refugees; a pilot randomized controlled trial on effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, e162..


  • Bruijniks SJE, van Grootheest G, Cuijpers P, de Kluiver H, Vinkers C, Peeters F, Penninx B, Huibers MJH (2020). Working memory moderates the relation between the brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) and psychotherapy outcome for depression. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 130, 424-432.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.07.045


  • van Beek FE, Jansen F, Mak L, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Buter J, Vergeer MR, Voortman J, Cuijpers P, Leeman CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2020). The course of symptoms of anxiety and depression from time of diagnosis up to 2 years follow-up in head and neck cancer patients treated with primary (chemo)radiation. Oral Oncology, 102, 104576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104576


  • Stoll M, Mancini A, Hubenschmid L, Dreimüller N, König J, Cuijpers P, Barth J, Lieb K (2020). Discrepancies from registered protocols and spin occur frequently in randomized psychotherapy trials – a meta-epidemiologic study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 128, 49-56. PMID: 32828837, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.08.013


  • Hu MX, Turner D, Generaal E, Bos D, Ikram K, Ikram A, Cuijpers P, Penninx BWJH (2020). Exercise interventions for the prevention of depression: a systematic review of meta-analyses. BMC Public Health, 20, 1255. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09323-y


  • Fuhr D, Acarturk C, Sijbrandij M, Brown FL, Jordans MJD, Woodward A, McGrath M; Sondorp E, Ventevogel P, Ikkursun Z, El Chammay R, Cuijpers P, Roberts B (2020). Planning the scale up of brief psychological interventions using Theory of Change. BMC Health Services Research, in press.

    PMID: 32847580; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05677-6; OPEN ACCESS


  • Brehaut E, Neupane D, Levis B, Wu Y, Sun Y, Krishnan A, He C, Mani Bhandari P, Negeri Z, Riehm KE, Rice DB, Azar M, Yan XW, Imran M, Chiovitti MJ, SaadatN, Cuijpers P, Ioannidis JPA, Markham S, Patten SB, Ziegelstein RC, Henry M, Ismail Z, Loiselle CG, Mitchell ND, Tonelli M, Boruff JT, Kloda LA, Beraldi A, Braeken APBM, Carter G, Clover K, Conroy RM, Cukor D, da Rocha e Silva CE, De Souza J, Downing MG, Feinstein A, Ferentinos PP, Fischer FH, Flint AJ, Fujimori M, Gallagher P, Goebel S, Jetté N, Julião M, Keller M, Kjærgaard M, Love AW, Löwe B, Martin-Santos R, Michopoulos I, Navines R, O’Rourke SJ, Öztürk A, Pintor L, Ponsford JL, Rooney AG, Sánchez-González R, Schwarzbold ML, Sharpe M, Simard S, Singer S, Stone J, Tung KY, Turner A, Walker J, Walterfang M, White J, Benedetti A, Thombs BD (2020). Depression Prevalence using the HADS-D Compared to SCID Major Depression Classification: an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 139, 110256. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110256. PMID: 33069051.


  • Mwangi P, Nyongesa MK, Koot HM, Cuijpers P, Newton CRJC, Abubakar A (2020). Validation of a Swahili version of the 9-item Patient Health questionnaire (PHQ-9) among adults living with HIV compared to a community sample from Kilifi, Kenya. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 1, 100013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2020.100013.


  • Roe J, Brown S, Yeo C, Rennick-Egglestone S, Repper J, Ng F, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Hui A, Cuijpers P, Thornicroft G, Manley D, Pollock K, Slade M. Opportunities, barriers and enablers to the use of recorded recovery narratives in clinical settings. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 589731. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.589731


  • Lyubenova A, Neupane D, Levis B, Wu Y, Sun Y, He C, Krishnan A, Bhandari PM, Negeri1 Z, Imran M, Rice DB, Azar M, Chiovitti MJ, Saadat N, Riehm KE, Boruff JT, Ioannidis JPA, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Kloda LA, PattenSB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Comeau L, Mitchell ND, Tonelli M, Vigod SN, Aceti F, Barnes J, Bavle AD, Beck CT, Bindt C, Boyce PM, Bunevicius A, Chaudron LH, Favez N, Figueiredo B, Garcia-Esteve L, Giardinelli L, Helle N, Howard LM, Kohlhoff J, Kusminskas L, Kozinszky Z, Lelli L, Leonardou AA, Meuti V, Radoš SN, García PN, Pawlby SJ, Quispel C, Robertson-Blackmore E, Rochat TJ, Sharp DJ, Siu BWM, Stein A, Stewart RC, Tadinac M, Tandon SD, Tendais I, Töreki A, Torres-Giménez A, Tran TD, Trevillion K, Turner K, Vega-Dienstmaier JM, Benedetti A, Thombs BD (2020). Depression Prevalence Based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Compared to Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Classification: Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, e1860. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1860, PMID: 33089942


  • Rigabert A, Motrico E, Moreno-Peral P, Resurrección DM, Conejo-Cerón S, Cuijpers P, Martín-Gómez C, López-Del-Hoyo Y, Bellón J (2020). Effectiveness of online psychological and psychoeducational interventions to prevent depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clinical Psychology Review, 82, 101931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101931


  • Provoost S, Kleiboer A, Ornelas J, Bosse T, Ruwaard J, Rocha A, Cuijpers P, Riper H (2020). Improving adherence to an online intervention for low mood with a virtual coach: study protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2020 Oct 16;21(1):860. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04777-2 PMID: 33066805


  • Papola D, Ostuzzi G, Gastaldon C, Purgato M, del Giovane C, Pompoli A, Karyotaki E, Sijbrandij M, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P, Barbui C (2020). Which psychotherapy is effective in panic disorder? And which delivery formats are supported by the evidence? Study protocol for two systematic reviews and network meta-analyses. BMJ Open, 10, e038909. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038909


  • Nyongesa MK, Mwangi P, Koot HM, Cuijpers P, Newton CRJC, Abubakar A (2020). The reliability, validity and factorial structure of the Swahili version of the 7-item generalized anxiety disorder scale (GAD-7) among adults living with HIV from Kilifi, Kenya. Annals of General Psychiatry, 1. 19, 62. PMID: 33133222; DOI: 10.1186/s12991-020-00312-4.


  • Levis B, Negeri Z, Sun Y, Benedetti A, Thombs BD, He C, Krishnan A, Wu Y, Bhandari PM, Neupane D, Imran M, Rice DB, Azar M, Sanchez TA, Chiovitti MJ, Saadat N, Riehm KE, Boruff JT, Kloda LA, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, McMillan D, Patten SB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Comeau L, Mitchell ND, Tonelli M, Vigod SN, Aceti F, Alvarado R, Alvarado-Esquivel C, Bakare MO, Barnes J, Bavle AD, Beck CT, Bindt C, Boyce PM, Bunevicius A, Correa H, Couto TCE, Chaudron LH, Chorwe-Sungani G, Pinheiro de Figueiredo F, Eapen V, Favez N, Felice E, Fellmeth G, Fernandes M, Field S, Figueiredo B, Fisher JRW, Garcia-Esteve L, Giardinelli L, Green EP, Helle N, Honikman S, Howard LM, Kettunen PA, Khalifa DS, Kohlhoff J, Kusminskas L, Kozinszky Z, Lelli L, Leonardou AA, Maes M, Marsay CY, Martínez P, Meuti V, Radoš SN, Navarro García P, Nishi D, Okitundu D, Andjafono LE, Pawlby SJ, Robertson-Blackmore E, Rochat TJ, Rowe HJ, Sharp DJ, Siu BWM, Skalkidou A, Smith-Nielsen J, Stein A, Stewart RC, Su KP, Sundström-Poromaa I, Tadinac M, Tandon SD, Tendais I, Thiagayson P, Töreki A, Torres-Giménez A, Tran TD, Trevillion K, Tungchama FP, Turner K, Væver MS, van Heyningen T, Vega-Dienstmaier JM, Wynter K, Yonkers KA (2020). Accuracy of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for screening to detect major depression among pregnant and postpartum women: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. BMJ, 371, m4022. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4022


  • Wen K, McGrath M, Acarturk C, Ilkkursun Z, Fuhr DC, Sondorp E, Cuijpers P, Sijbrandij M, Roberts B (2020). Post-traumatic growth and its predictors among Syrian refugees in Istanbul: a mental health population survey. Journal of Migration and Health, 1–2, 100010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2020.100010


  • Papola D, Ostuzzi G, Gastaldon C, Purgato M, del Giovane C, Pompoli A, Karyotaki E, Sijbrandij M, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P, Barbui C (2021). Which psychotherapy is effective in panic disorder? And which delivery formats are supported by the evidence? Study protocol for two systematic reviews and network meta-analyses. BMJ Open, 10, e038909. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038909



2019 - Scientific publications in international peer reviewed journals


  • Zhou X, Zhang Y, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P, Pu J, Weisz JR, Yang L, Hetrick SE, Del Giovane C, Cohen D, James AC, Yuan S, Whittington C, Jiang X, Teng T, Cipriani A, Xie P (2019). Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for acute anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: a network meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 76, 41-50.

  • Yoder WR, Karyotaki E, Cristea IA, van Duin D, Cuijpers P (2018). Researcher allegiance in research on psychosocial interventions: Protocol and pilot study of a meta-analytic project. BMJ Open, 9, e024622.

  • Yang L, Zhou X, Pu J, Liu L, Cuijpers P, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Yuan S, Teng T, Tian L, Xie P (2019). Efficacy and acceptability of psychological interventions for social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 28, 79-89.

  • Weisel KK, Fuhrmann LM, Berking M, Baumeister H, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD (2019). Standalone smartphone apps for mental health—a systematic review and meta-analysis. Npj Digital Medicine, 2, 118.

  • Weisel K, Zarskia A, Berger T, Krieger T, Schaub MP, Moser CT, Berking M, Dey M, Botella C, Banos R, Herrero R, Etchemendy E, Riper H, Cuijpers P, Bolinski F, Kleiboer A, Görlich D, Beecham J, Jacobi C, Ebert DD (2019). Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of guided and unguided internet- and mobile- based indicated transdiagnostic prevention of depression and anxiety (ICare Prevent): A three-armed randomized controlled trial in four European countries. Internet Interventions, 16, 52–64.

  • Van der Hout A, van Uden-Kraan C, Holtmaat K, Jansen F, Lissenberg-Witte B, Nieuwenhuijzen G, Hardillo J, Baatenburg de Jong R, Tiren-Verbeet N, Sommeijer D, de Heer K, Schaar C, Sedee RJ, Bosscha K, van den Brekel M, Petersen J, Westerman M, Honings J, Takes R, Houtenbos I, van den Broek W, de Bree R, Jansen P, Eerenstein S, Leemans R, Zijlstra J, Cuijpers P, van de Poll-Franse L, Verdonck-de Leeuw I (2019). Efficacy of an eHealth application ‘Oncokompas’ that supports cancer survivors to self-manage their symptoms and health-related quality of life: results of a randomized controlled trial. Lancet Oncology, 21, 80-94

  • van der Hout A, Neijenhuijs KI, Jansen F, van Uden-Kraan CF, Aaronson NK, Groenvold M, Holzner B, Terwee CB, van de Poll-Franse LV, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IK (2019). Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Patients: Systematic Review of Measurement Properties of the EORTC QLQ-CR29. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27, 2395-2412

  • van den Berg E, Houtzager L, de Vos J, Daemen I, Katsaragaki G, Karyotaki E, CuijpersP, Jack Dekker (2019). Meta-analysis on the Efficacy of Psychological Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa. European Eating Disorders Review, 27, 331-351.

  • Van de Kamp M, Scheffers M, Hatzmann J, Emck C, Cuijpers P, Beek PJ (2019). Body- and Movement-Oriented Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32, 967-976

  • Ünlü Ince B, Gökçay D, Riper H, Cuijpers P (2019). Effectiveness of a Web- and Mobile-Guided Psychological Intervention for Depressive Symptoms in Turkey: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc, 8, e13239.

  • Turrini G, Purgato M, Acarturk C, Anttila M, Au T, Ballette F, Bird M, Carswell K, Churchill R, Cuijpers P, Hall J, Hansen LJ, Kösters M, Lantta T, Nosè M, Ostuzzi G, Sijbrandij M, Tedeschi F, Valimaki M, Wancata J, White R, van Ommeren M, Barbui C (2019). Efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions in asylum seekers and refugees: systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 28, 376–388..

  • Torous J, Anderson G, Bertagnoli A, Christensen H, Cuijpers P, Firth J, Haim A, Hsin H, Hollis C, Lewis S, Mohr D, Pratap A, Roux S, Sherrill J, Arean PA (2019). Towards a Consensus for Standards for Smartphone Apps and Digital Mental Health. World Psychiatry, 18, 97-98.

  • Thomson H, Evans K, Dearness J, Kelley J, Conway K, Morris C, Bisset L, Scholten-Peeters G, Cuijpers P, Coppieters MW (2019). Identifying psychosocial characteristics that predict outcome to the UPLIFT programme for people with persistent back pain: protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJOpen, 9, e028747.

  • Sleijer-Koehorst MLS, Bijker L, Cuijpers P, Scholten-Peeters GGM, Coppieters MW (2018). Preferred self-administered questionnaires to assess fear of movement, coping, self-efficacy and catastrophizing in patients with muskuloskeletal pain – A modified Delphi study. Pain, 160, 600-606.

  • Schuurhuizen CSEW, Braamse AMJ, Beekman ATF, Cuijpers P, van der Linden MHM, Hoogendoorn AW, Berkhof H, Sommeijer DW, Lustig V, Vrijaldenhoven S, Bloemendal HJ, van Groeningen CJ, van Zweeden AA, van der Vorst MJDL, Rietbroek R, Tromp-van Driel CS, Wymenga MNW, van der Linden PW, Beeker A, Polee MB, Batman E, Los M, van Bochove A, Brakenhoff JAC, Konings IRHM, Verheul HMW, Dekker J (2019). Screening and Stepped Care Targeting Psychological Distress in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: The TES Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 17, 911–920

  • Rivera-Riquelme M, Piqueras JA, Cuijpers P (2019). The Revised Mental Health Inventory-5 (MHI-5) as an ultra-brief screening measure of bidimensional mental health in children and adolescents. Psychiatry Research, 274, 247–253.

  • Quero S, Rachyla I, Molés M, Mor S, Tur C, López-Montoyo A, Cuijpers P, Botella C (2019). Can between-session homework be delivered digitally? A randomized clinical trial of CBT for Adjustment Disorders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 3842; doi:10.3390/ijerph16203842.

  • Purgato M, Carswell K, Acarturk C, Au T, Akbay S, Anttila M, Baumgartner J, Bailey D, Bird M, Churchill R, Eskici S, Hansen LJ, Heron P, Ilkkursun Z, Kilian R, Kösters M, Lantta T, Nosè M, Ostuzzi G, Papola D, Popa M, Sijbrandij M, Tarsitani L, Tedeschi F, Turrini G, Uygun E, Valimaki M, Wancata J, White R, Zanini E, Cuijpers P, Barbui C, van Ommeren M (2019).Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Self Help Plus (SH+) for preventing mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers in Europe and Turkey: study protocols for two randomized controlled trials. BMJ Open, 9, e030259.

  • Parikh R, Sapru M, Krishna M, Cuijpers P, Patel V, Michelson D (2019). “It is like a mind attack”: stress and coping among urban school-going adolescents in India. BMC Psychology, 7, 31.

  • Ormel J, Cuijpers P, Jorm AF, Schoevers R (2019). Prevention of depression will only succes when it is structurally embedded and targets big determinants. World Psychiatry, 18, 111-112.

  • Ng F, Charles A, Pollock K, Rennick-Egglestone S, Cuijpers P, Gillard S, van der Krieke L, Bongaardt R, Pomberth S, Repper J, Roe J, Llewellyn-Beardsley J, Yeo C, Hui A, Hare-Duke L, Manley D, Slade M (2019). The mechanisms and processes of connection: Developing a causal chain model capturing impacts of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives. BMC Psychiatry, 19,413.

  • Neijenhuijs KI, van der Hout A, Veldhuijzen E, Scholten-Peeters GM, van Uden-Kraan CF, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2019). Translation of the eHealth Impact Questionnaire for a Population of Dutch Electronic Health Users: Validation Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21, e13408

  • Neijenhuijs KI, Hooghiemstra N, Holtmaat K, Aaronson NK, Groenvold M, Holzner B, Terwee CB, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2019). The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)-A Systematic Review of Measurement Properties. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16, 640-660.

  • Montero-Marin J, Garcia-Campayo J, Pérez-Yus MC1, Zabaleta-del-Olmo E, Cuijpers P (2019). Meditation techniques vs relaxation therapies when treating anxiety: A metaanalytic review. Psychological Medicine, 49,2118 -2133

  • López L, Smit F, Cuijpers P, Otero P, Blanco V, Torres A, Vázquez FL (2019). Problem-solving intervention to prevent depression in non-professional caregivers: A randomized controlled trial with 8 years of follow-up. Psychological Medicine, 24, 1-8

  • Linardon J, Cuijpers P, Carlbring P, Messer M, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M (2019). The Efficacy of App-Supported Smartphone Interventions for Mental Health Problems: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. World Psychiatry, 18, 325-336.

  • Levis B, McMillan D, Sun Y, He C, Rice DB, Krishnan A, Wu Y, Azar M, Sanchez TA, Chiovitti MJ, Bhandari PM, Neupane D, Saadat N, Riehm KE, Imran M, Boruff JT, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, Patten SB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Comeau L, Mitchell ND, Tonelli M, Vigod SN, Aceti F, Alvarado R, Alvarado-Esquivel C, Bakare MO, Barnes J, Beck CT, Bindt C, Boyce PM, Bunevicius A, Couto TC, Chaudron LH, Correa H, de Figueiredo FP, Eapen V, Fernandes M, Figueiredo BFC, Fisher JRW, Garcia-Esteve L, Giardinelli L, Helle N, Howard LM, Khalifa DS, Kusminskas L, Kohlhoff J, Kozinszky Z, Lelli L, Leonardou AA, Lewis BA, Maes M, Meuti V, Nakić Radoš S, Navarro García P, Nishi D, Robertson-Blackmore E, Rochat TJ, Rowe HJ, Siu BWM, Skalkidou A, Stein A, Stewart RC, Su KP SundströmPoromaa I, Tadinac M, Tandon SD, Tendais I, Thiagayson P, Töreki A, Torres-Giménez A, Tran TD, Trevillion K, Turner K, Vega-Dienstmaier JM, Wynter K, Yonkers KA, Benedetti A, Thombs BD (2019). Comparison of major depression diagnostic classification probability using the SCID, CIDI and MINI diagnostic interviews among women in pregnancy or postpartum: An individual participant data meta-analysis. International Journals of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28, e1803

  • Levis B, Benedetti A, Thombs BD, Riehm KE, Saadat N, Levis AW, Azar M, Rice DB, Chiovitti MJ, Sanchez TA, Boruff J, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, McMillan D, Patten SB, Shrier I, Ziegelstein RC, Akena DH, Arroll B, Ayalon L, Baradaran HR, Baron M, Bombardier CH, Butterworth P, Carter G, Chagas MH, Chan JCN, Clover K, Conwell Y, de Man-van Ginkel JM, Delgadillo J, Fann JR, Fischer FH, Fung D, Gelaye B, Goodyear-Smith F, Greeno CG, Hall BJ, Hambridge J, Harrison PA, Härter M, Hegerl U, Hides L, Hobfoll SE, Hudson M, Inagaki M, Ismail K, Jetté N, Khamseh ME, Kiely KM, Kwan Y, Liu SI, Lotrakul M, Loureiro SR, Löwe B, Marsh L, McGuire A, Mohd Sidik S, Munhoz TN, Muramatsu K, Osório FL, Patel V, Pence BW, Persoons P, Picardi A, Reuter K, Rooney AG, Santos IS, Shaaban J, Sidebottom A, Simning A, Stafford L, Sung SC, Tan PLL, Turner A, van der Feltz-Cornelis CM, van Weert HC, Vöhringer PA, White J, Whooley MA, Winkley K, Yamada M, Zhang Y (2019). Accuracy of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for screening to detect major depression: individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ 2019; 365: l1476.

  • Korsten LHA, Jansen F, de Haan BJF, Sent D, Cuijpers P, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2019). Factors associated with depression over time in head and neck cancer patients: a systematic review. Psycho-oncology, 28, 1159–1183.

  • Kleijn G, van Uden-Kraan CF, Bohlmeijer ET, Becker-Commissaris A, Pronk M, Willemsen V, Cuijpers P, Verdonck – de Leeuw IM (2019). Patients’ experiences of Life Review Therapy combined with Memory Specificity Training (LRT-MST) targeting cancer patients in palliative care. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27, 3311-3319

  • Kählke F., Berger, T, Schulz, A., Baumeister, H. Berking, M., Auerbach, R., Bruffaerts, R., Cuijpers, P., Kessler, R., Ebert, D.D. (2019). Efficacy of an unguided internet-based self-help intervention for social anxiety disorder in university students: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal for Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28, e1766.

  • Ishihara M, Harel D, Levis B, Levis AW, Riehm KE, Saadat N, Azar M, Rice DB, Sanchez TA, Chiovitti MJ, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, McMillan D, Patten SB, Shrier I, Arroll B, Bombardier CH, Butterworth P, Carter G, Clover K, Conwell Y, Goodyear-Smith F, Greeno CG, Hambridge J, Harrison PA, Hudson M, Jetté N, Kiely KM, McGuire A, Pence BW, Rooney AG, Sidebottom A, Simning A, Turner A, White J, Whooley MA, Winkley K, Benedetti A, Thombs BD (2019). Shortening Self-report Mental Health Symptom Measures through Optimal Test Assembly Methods: Development and Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-Depression-4. Depression & Anxiety, 36, 82-92.

  • Harrer M, Adam SH, Baumeister H, Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Auerbach RP, Kessler RC, Bruffaerts R, Berking M, Ebert DD (2019). Internet interventions for mental health in university students: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28, e1759.

  • Furukawa TA, Reijnders M, Kishimoto S, Sakata M, DeRubeis RJ, Dimidjian S, Dozois DJ, Hegerl U, Hollon SD, Jarrett RB, Lesperance F, Segal ZV, Mohr DC, Simons AD, Quilty LC, Reynolds CFI, Gentili C, Leucht S, Engel RR & Cuijpers P (2019). Translating the BDI and BDI-II into the HAMD and vice versa with equipercentile linking. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, e24.

  • Furukawa TA, Karyotaki E, Suganuma A, et al. Dismantling, personalising and optimising internet cognitive–behavioural therapy for depression: a study protocol for individual participant data component network meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2018, 8, e026137.

  • Fuhr DC, Acarturk C, McGrath M, Ilkkursun Z, Sondorp E, Sijbrandij M, Ventevogel P, Cuijpers P, McKee M, Roberts B (2019). Treatment gap and mental health service use among Syrian refugees in Sultanbeyli, Istanbul: a cross-sectional survey. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, e70.

  • Ebert DD, Marvin Franke, Fanny Kählke, Ann-Marie Küchler, Ronny Bruffaerts, Philippe Mortier, Eirini Karyotaki, Jordi Alonso, Pim Cuijpers, Matthias Berking, Randy P. Auerbach, Ronald C. Kessler, Harald Baumeister and on behalf of the WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators (2018). Increasing intentions to use mental health services among university students : Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial within the WHO World Mental Health College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28, e1754.

  • Ebert DD, Buntrock C, Mortier P, Auerbach R, Weisel KK, Kessler RC, Cuijpers P, Green JG, Kiekens G, Nock MK, Demyttenaere K, Bruffaerts R (2019). Prediction of major depressive disorder onset in college students. Depression & Anxiety, 36, 294–304.

  • Donker T, Cornelisz I, van Klaveren C, van Straten A, Carlbring P, Cuijpers P, van Gelder JL (2019). Self-guided App-Based Virtual-Reality Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Acrophobia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 76, 682-690.

  • Dias A, Azariah F, Sequeira M, Krishna R, Morse JQ, Cohen A, Cuijpers P, Anderson S, Patel VC, Reynolds III CF (2019). Adaptation of problem-solving therapy for primary care to prevent late-life depression in Goa, India: the ‘DIL’ intervention, Global Health Action, 12, 1420300

  • Dias A, Azariah F, Anderson SJ, Sequeira M, Cohen A, Morse J, Cuijpers P, Patel V, Reynolds CF (2019). Preventing major depression in older adults living in low- and middle-income countries: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 76, 13-20.

  • de Wit LM, van Uden-Kraan CF, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Melissanta HC, Fleuren MAH, Cuijpers P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2018). Adoption and implementation of a web-based self-management application “Oncokompas” in routine cancer care: a national pilot study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27, 2911-2920.

  • de Beurs D, ten Have M, Cuijpers P, de Graaf R (2019). The longitudinal association between lifetime mental disorders and incident or recurrent suicidal thoughts. Results from a large Dutch prospective cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 19, 345.

  • Cristea IA, Karyotaki E, Hollon SD, Cuijpers P, Gentili C (2019). Biological markers evaluated in randomized trials of psychological treatments for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 101, 32–44.

  • Clignet F, van Meijel B, Cuijpers P, Houtjes W, van Straten A (2019). Unmet care needs, care provision and patient satisfaction in patients with a late life depression: a cross-sectional study. Aging and Mental Health, 23, 491-497.

  • Burchert S, Alkneme MS, Bird M, Carswell K, Cuijpers P, Hansen P, Heim E, Harper Shehadeh M, Sijbrandij M, van’t Hof E, Knaevelsrud C (2019). User-centered app adaptation of a low-intensity e-mental health intervention for Syrian refugees. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, 663.

  • Bruffaerts R, Mortier P, Auerbach RP, Alonso J, Hermosillo De la Torre AE, Cuijpers P, Demyttenaere K, Ebert DD, Green JG, Hasking P, Stein D, Ennis E, Nock MK, Pinder-Amaker S, Sampson NA, Vilagut G, Zaslavsky AM, Kessler RC, and the WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators (2019). Lifetime and 12-months treatment for mental disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among first year college students. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28, e1764.

  • Brouwer ME, Williams AD, Kennis M, Fu Z, Klein NS, Cuijpers P, Bockting CLH (2019). Psychological theories of depressive relapse and recurrence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 74, 101773.

  • Breedvelt J, Amanvermez Y, Harrer M, Karyotaki E, Gilbody S, Bockting CLH, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD (2019). The effects of meditation, yoga and mindfulness on depression, anxiety and stress in tertiary education students: A meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 193.

  • Boschloo L, Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Berger T, Moritz S, Meyer B, Klein JP (2019). Symptom-specific effectiveness of an internet-based intervention in the treatment of mild to moderate depressive symptomatology: The potential of network estimation techniques. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 122, 103440.

  • Boschloo L, Bekhuis E, Borsboom D, Weitz ES, Reijnders M, DeRubeis RJ, Dimidjian S, Dunner DL, Dunlop BW, Hegerl U, Hollon SD, Jarrett RB, Kennedy SH, Miranda J, Mohr DC, Simons AD, Parker G, Petrak F, Herpertz S, Quilty LC, Rush AJ, Segal ZV, Vittengl JR, Schoevers RA, Cuijpers P (2019). The symptom-specific efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy versus antidepressant medication in the treatment of depression: Results from an individual patient data meta-analysis. World Psychiatry, 18, 183–191.

  • Bennett S, Cuijpers P, Ebert DD, McKenziea M, Coughtrey A, Heyman I, Manzottia G, Shafran R (2019). Unguided and Guided Self-Help Interventions for Common Mental Health Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 60, 828-847.

  • Azariah F, Sequeira M, Cohen A, Dias A, Morse JQ, Anderson SJ, Cuijpers P, Patel V, Reynolds CF (2019). Experiences of Older People Receiving Lay Counselor- Delivered Problem Solving Therapy for the Indicated Prevention of Major Depression: A Qualitative Analysis of the ‘DIL’ (“Depression in Later Life”) Randomized Clinical Trial in Goa, India. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 72, 88-94.

  • Auerbach RP, Mortier P, Bruffaerts R, Alonso J, Benjet C, Cuijpers P, Demyttenaere K, Ebert DD, Green JF, Hasking P, Lee S, Lochner C, McLafferty M, Nock MK, Petukhova MV, Pinder‐Amaker S, Rosellini AJ, Sampson NA, Vilagut G, Zaslavsky AM, Kessler RC on behalf of the WHO WMH‐ICS Collaborators (2019). Mental disorder comorbidity and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys International College Student initiative. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28, e1752.

  • Alonso J, Vilagut G, Mortier P, Auerbach RP, Bruffaerts R, Cuijpers P, Demyttenaere K, Ebert DD, Ennis E, Gutiérrez-García RA, Green JG, Hasking P, Lee S, Bantjes J, Nock MK, Pinder-Amaker S, Sampson NA, Zaslavsky AM, Kessler RC, on behalf of the WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators (2018). The role impairment associated with mental disorder risk profiles in the WHO World Mental Health International College Student Initiative. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28, e1750.

  • Cuijpers P, Auerbach RP, Benjet C, Bruffaerts R, Ebert DD, Karyotaki E, Kessler RC (2019). Introduction to the Special Issue: The WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28, e1762.

  • Cuijpers P, Auerbach RP, Benjet C, Bruffaerts R, Ebert DD, Karyotaki E, Kessler RC (2019). The WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative: An overview. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28, e1761.

  • Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Reijnders M, Ebert DD (2019). Is psychotherapy effective? Pretending everything is fine will not help the field forward. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 28, 356–357.

  • Cuijpers P, Cristea IA, Karyotakia E, Reijnders M, Hollon SD (2019). Component studies of psychological treatments of adult depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychotherapy Research, 29, 15-29.

  • Cuijpers P, Karyotaki E, Reijnders M, Ebert DD (2019). Was Eysenck right after all? A reassessment of the effects of psychotherapy for adult depression. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 28, 21–30.

  • Cuijpers P (2019). Additional Approaches to Treatment of Depression - Reply. Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA, 321, 1635-1636.

  • Cuijpers P, Quero S, Dowrick C, Arroll B (2019). Psychological treatment of depression in primary care: Recent developments. Current Psychiatry Reports, 21, 129.

  • Cuijpers P (2019). Targets and outcomes of psychotherapies for mental disorders: An overview. World Psychiatry, 18, 276-285.

  • Cuijpers P, Noma H, Karyotaki E, Cipriani A, Furukawa T (2019). Individual, group, telephone, self-help and internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for adult depression; A network meta-analysis of delivery methods. JAMA Psychiatry, 76, 700-707.

  • Cuijpers P, Reijnders M, Huibers MJH (2019). The role of common factors in psychotherapy outcome. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 15, 207–231.

  • Serra R, Kiekens G, Vanderlinden J, Vrieze E, Auerbach RP, Claes L, Cuijpers P, Demyttenaere K, Ebert DD, Tarsitani L, Green JG, Kessler RC, Nock MK, Mortier P, Bruffaerts R. (2019). Twelve-months binging and purging behaviors in college freshmen: Prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity, and academic performance. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 339–348. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23211


  • Cuijpers P, Quero S (2019). Wearable devices in the treatment of mental disorders: Motivational gadgets or new opportunities to improve treatments? Clinical Psychology, Science and Practice, 26: e12296. doi:10.1111/cpsp.12296.


  • Parikh R, Michelson D, Sahua MSR, Singh A, Cuijpers P, Patela V (2019). Priorities and preferences for school-based mental health services in India: a multi-stakeholder study with adolescents, parents, school staff and mental health providers. Global Mental Health, 6, E18. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2019.16


  • Kiekens G, Hasking P, Claes L, Boyes M, Mortier P, Auerbach RP, Cuijpers P, Demyttenaere K, Green JG, Kessler RC, Myin-Germeys I, Nock MK, Bruffaerts R (2019). Predicting the incidence of non-suicidal self-injury in college students. European Psychiatry, 59, 44-51. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2019.04.002..


  • Karyotaki E, Klein AM, Riper H, de Wit L, Krijnen L, Bol E, Bolinski F, Burger S, Ebert DD, Auerbach RP, Kessler RC, Bruffaerts R, Batelaan N, van der Heijde CM, Vonk P, Kleiboer A, Wiers RW, CuijpersP (2019). Examining the effectiveness of a web-based intervention for symptoms of depression and anxiety in college students: Study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9, e028739. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028739


  • Jansen F, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Krebber AMH, Cuijpers P, de Bree R, Becker-Commissaris A, Smit EF, van Straten A, Eeckhout GM, Beekman ATF, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2019). Stepped care targeting psychological distress in head and neck cancer and lung cancer patients: which groups specifically benefit? Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27, 4543–4553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04714-3.