Pim Cuijpers

Prof. Dr. Pim Cuijpers is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands), and Head of the Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology. Pim Cuijpers is specialised in conducting randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses on prevention and psychological treatments of common mental disorders. Much of his work is aimed at prevention of mental disorders, psychological treatments of depression and anxiety disorders, and Internet-delivered treatments. He has also published on a broad range of subjects in the field of clinical psychology, including psychoeducational treatment and early interventions, psychotic disorders, caregivers of dementia patients and bibliotherapy. Pim Cuijpers has published more than 700 peer-reviewed papers, chapters, reports and professional publications, including more than 500 papers in international peer-reviewed scientific journals (more than 130 as first author). According to Thompson Reuters, he is one of the "most influential scientific minds" and was listed in 2014, 2015 and 2016 in "top 1% cited scientists in the area of psychiatry and psychology" (http://highlycited.com).

Four decades of outcome research of psychotherapy; Lessons for the future
Preliminary abstract: Hundreds of randomized trials have examined the effects of psychotherapies for mental disorders. In my presentation I will give an overview of this research and show what we have learned about the effects. I will then focus on trials on psychotherapies for depression and anxiety disorders and show when they work and for whom. Based on this large body of research, I will also focus on what the priorities should be for future research.