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Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer

Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer

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Psychology

D-Index
72
Citations
27913
World Ranking
2024
National Ranking
119

Overview

Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Psychology, with substantial contributions across related subfields including Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, General Health Professions, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The principal topics of Bohlmeijer's work encompass mindfulness and compassion interventions, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, COVID-19 and mental health, digital mental health interventions, mental health research topics, optimism, hope, and well-being, and resilience and mental health.

Frequent publication venues where Bohlmeijer has contributed include Frontiers in Psychology, Journal of Happiness Studies, Journal of Traumatic Stress, Journal of Affective Disorders, and International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology.

Bohlmeijer's recent papers include the following:

  • The relationship between emotion regulation and well-being in patients with mental disorders: A meta-analysis (2020, Comprehensive Psychiatry)
  • New Evidence in the Booming Field of Online Mindfulness: An Updated Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (2021, JMIR Mental Health)
  • Compassion-based interventions for people with long-term physical conditions: a mixed methods systematic review (2020, Psychology and Health)
  • Promoting Gratitude as a Resource for Sustainable Mental Health: Results of a 3-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial up to 6 Months Follow-up (2020, Journal of Happiness Studies)
  • The Model for Sustainable Mental Health: Future Directions for Integrating Positive Psychology Into Mental Health Care (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)

Bohlmeijer has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jannis T. Kraiss
  • Peter M. ten Klooster
  • Constance H.C. Drossaert
  • Gerben J. Westerhof
  • Judith Austin

Best Publications

  • Positive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

    Linda Bolier;Merel Haverman;Gerben J Westerhof;Heleen Riper;Heleen Riper

  • Evaluating the psychometric properties of the mental health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF)

    S.M.A. Lamers;Gerben Johan Westerhof;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer;Peter M. ten Klooster

  • Psychometric properties of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in depressed adults and development of a short form.

    Ernst Bohlmeijer;Peter M. ten Klooster;Martine Fledderus;Martine M. Veehof

  • The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on mental health of adults with a chronic medical disease: a meta-analysis.

    Ernst Bohlmeijer;Rilana Prenger;Erik Taal;Pim Cuijpers

  • Effectiveness of online mindfulness-based interventions in improving mental health: A review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    M.P.J. Spijkerman;W.T.M. Pots;E.T. Bohlmeijer

  • Acceptance-based interventions for the treatment of chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    M.M. Veehof;Maarten-Jan Oskam;Karlein Maria Gertrudis Schreurs;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer

  • Acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of chronic pain: a meta-analytic review

    M.M. Veehof;H.R. Trompetter;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer;Karlein Maria Gertrudis Schreurs

  • The effects of psychotherapy for adult depression are overestimated: a meta-analysis of study quality and effect size

    P. Cuijpers;A. van Straten;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer;S.D. Hollon

  • Effects of reminiscence and life review on late-life depression: a meta-analysis

    Ernst Bohlmeijer;Filip Smit;Pim Cuijpers

  • The effects of reminiscence on psychological well-being in older adults: a meta-analysis

    Ernst Bohlmeijer;Marte Roemer;Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Filip Smit;Filip Smit

  • Efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy and other psychological treatments for adult depression: meta-analytic study of publication bias

    P. Cuijpers;Filip Smit;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer;Steven D. Hollon

  • Can We Increase Psychological Well-Being? The Effects of Interventions on Psychological Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Laura Anne Weiss;Gerben Johan Westerhof;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer

  • Reminiscence and mental health: a review of recent progress in theory, research and interventions

    Gerben Johan Westerhof;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer;Jeffrey Dean Webster

  • Why Does Positive Mental Health Buffer Against Psychopathology? An Exploratory Study on Self-Compassion as a Resilience Mechanism and Adaptive Emotion Regulation Strategy

    Hester R. Trompetter;Elian de Kleine;Ernst T. Bohlmeijer

  • Mixing Online and Face-to-Face Therapy: How to Benefit From Blended Care in Mental Health Care.

    Jobke Wentzel;Rosalie van der Vaart;Ernst T Bohlmeijer;Julia E W C van Gemert-Pijnen

  • The effect of positive psychology interventions on well-being and distress in clinical samples with psychiatric or somatic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Farid Chakhssi;Jannis Thomas Kraiss;Maria Petronella Johanna Sommers-Spijkerman;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer

  • Efficacy of an early intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy for adults with depressive symptomatology: Evaluation in a randomized controlled trial.

    Ernst T. Bohlmeijer;Martine Fledderus;T.A.J.J. Rokx;Marcel E. Pieterse

  • Mapping the Future of Reminiscence: A Conceptual Guide for Research and Practice

    Jeffrey Dean Webster;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer;Gerben Johan Westerhof

  • The impact of emotional well-being on long-term recovery and survival in physical illness: a meta-analysis

    S.M.A. Lamers;Linda Bolier;Gerben Johan Westerhof;Filip Smit

  • Internet-based guided self-help intervention for chronic pain based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A randomized controlled trial

    H.R. Trompetter;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer;M.M. Veehof;Karlein Maria Gertrudis Schreurs

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy as guided self-help for psychological distress and positive mental health: a randomized controlled trial.

    M. Fledderus;Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer;Marcel E. Pieterse;Karlein Maria Gertrudis Schreurs

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerben Johan Westerhof
Gerben Johan Westerhof University of Twente
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Heleen Riper
Heleen Riper Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Maya J. Schroevers
Maya J. Schroevers University Medical Center Groningen
Mariët Hagedoorn
Mariët Hagedoorn University Medical Center Groningen
Philip Spinhoven
Philip Spinhoven Leiden University
Robbert Sanderman
Robbert Sanderman University of Groningen
Elske Salemink
Elske Salemink Utrecht University
Vivian Kraaij
Vivian Kraaij Leiden University

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