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Ger P. J. Keijsers

Ger P. J. Keijsers

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Psychology

D-Index
36
Citations
6363
World Ranking
9463
National Ranking
413

Overview

Ger P. J. Keijsers is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research spans primarily the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Applied Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience also feature in their areas of study.

The main topics that characterize their research include:

  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Keijsers has published extensively, with a notable focus on psychological treatments and mood disorders. Selected recent publications include:

  • Comparing the effectiveness of imagery focussed cognitive therapy to group psychoeducation for patients with bipolar disorder: A randomised trial (2022, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • Image qualities and mood variability: Evaluating the utility of an imagery survey for bipolar disorder (2020, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • Patients' perceived lack of goal clarity in psychological treatments: Scale development and negative correlates (2020, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy)
  • Should cognitive restructuring precede imagery rescripting? An experimental pilot study (2022, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)
  • Exploring aspects of self-reported emotional mental imagery in patients with bipolar disorder (2023, Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry)

Frequent coauthors include:

  • K.C. van den Berg
  • Marisol J. Voncken
  • Andrew Hendrickson
  • Jorg Tanis
  • Carolien Martijn

Keijsers' work has appeared in several specialized publication venues multiple times, including:

  • Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
  • Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy

Best Publications

  • Prolonged exposure in patients with chronic PTSD: predictors of treatment outcome and dropout.

    A. van Minnen;A.R. Arntz;G.P.J. Keijsers

  • Work stress and attentional difficulties: An initial study on burnout and cognitive failures

    Dimitri Van Der Linden;Ger P.J. Keijsers;Paul Eling;Rachel Van Schaijk

  • The Impact of Interpersonal Patient and Therapist Behavior on Outcome in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: A Review of Empirical Studies

    G.P.J. Keijsers;C.P.D.R. Schaap;C.A.L. Hoogduin

  • Childhood abuse in patients with conversion disorder

    Karin Roelofs;Ger P. J. Keijsers;Kees A. L. Hoogduin;Gérard W. B. Näring

  • Exposure with response prevention versus habit reversal in Tourettes's syndrome: a controlled study.

    Cara W.J Verdellen;Ger P.J Keijsers;Danielle C Cath;Cees A.L Hoogduin

  • Behavior Therapy Versus Clomipramine for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

    Else De Haan;Kees A.L. Hoogduin;Jan K. Buitelaar;Ger P.J. Keijsers

  • Treatment of Trichotillomania With Behavioral Therapy or Fluoxetine A Randomized, Waiting-List Controlled Study

    Agnes van Minnen;Kees A. L. Hoogduin;Ger P. J. Keijsers;Inge Hellenbrand

  • Predictors of treatment outcome in the behavioural treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Ger P. J. Keijsers;Cees A. L. Hoogduin;Cas P. D. R. Schaap

  • Cognitive-behavioural therapy for late-life anxiety disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    G.J. Hendriks;G.J. Hendriks;R.C. Oude Voshaar;G.P.J. Keijsers;C.A.L. Hoogduin

  • Psychometric properties of a Dutch version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey (MBI‐DV) in individuals with and without clinical burnout

    Jeffrey Roelofs;Marc Verbraak;Ger P. J. Keijsers;Marieke B. N. de Bruin

  • Performance and burnout in intensive care units

    Ger J. Keijsers;Wilmar B. Schaufeli;Pascale M. Le Blanc;Carmen Zwerts

  • The emotional Stroop: a comparison of panic disorder patients, obsessive-compulsive patients, and normal controls, in two experiments.

    Mirjam Kampman;Ger P.J Keijsers;Marc J.P.M Verbraak;Gérard Näring

  • The effects of brief cognitive-behaviour therapy for pathological skin picking: A randomized comparison to wait-list control.

    Kathrin Schuck;Ger P.J. Keijsers;Mike Rinck

  • Habituation of Premonitory Sensations During Exposure and Response Prevention Treatment in Tourette's Syndrome

    Cara W. J. Verdellen;Cees A. L. Hoogduin;Bernet S. Kato;Ger P. J. Keijsers

  • Cortisol deviations in people with burnout before and after psychotherapy: a pilot study.

    Paula M. C. Mommersteeg;Ger P. J. Keijsers;Cobi J. Heijnen;Marc J. P. M. Verbraak

  • Addition of cognitive-behaviour therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder patients non-responding to fluoxetine

    M. Kampman;G. P. J. Keijsers;C. A. L. Hoogduin;M. J. P. M. Verbraak

  • Dropout prediction in cognitive behavior therapy for panic disorder

    Ger P.J. Keijsers;Mirjam Kampman;Cees A.L. Hoogduin

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of adjunctive paroxetine in panic disorder patients unsuccessfully treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy alone.

    Mirjam Kampman;Ger P J Keijsers;Cees A L Hoogduin;Gert-Jan Hendriks

  • Social anxiety and evaluation of social crowds: explicit and implicit measures.

    Wolf-Gero Lange;Ger Keijsers;Eni S. Becker;Mike Rinck

  • Prognostic factors in the behavioral treatment of panic disorder with and without agoraphobia

    Ger P.J. Keijsers;Cees A.L. Hoogduin;Cas P.D.R. Schaap

  • Hypnotic susceptibility in patients with conversion disorder

    Karin Roelofs;Kees A. L. Hoogduin;Ger P. J. Keijsers;Gérard W. B. Näring

Frequent Co-Authors

Eni S. Becker
Eni S. Becker Radboud University
Agnes van Minnen
Agnes van Minnen Radboud University
Karin Roelofs
Karin Roelofs Radboud University
Richard C. Oude Voshaar
Richard C. Oude Voshaar University Medical Center Groningen
Johan C. Karremans
Johan C. Karremans Radboud University
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp University of Amsterdam
Anton J. L. M. van Balkom
Anton J. L. M. van Balkom University of Amsterdam
Peter J. de Jong
Peter J. de Jong University of Groningen
Danielle C. Cath
Danielle C. Cath Utrecht University
Mike Rinck
Mike Rinck Radboud University

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