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Overview

Jack Dekker is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands and specializes primarily in the field of Psychology, with a focused expertise in Clinical Psychology. Their research spans several subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's publication record includes research on a variety of mental health topics. Frequent publication venues where their work appears include BMC Psychiatry, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity, and Internet Interventions.

Key topics addressed in their research are:

  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Jack Dekker include:

  • Internet and Computer-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • The Effects of Intensive Home Treatment on Self-Efficacy in Patients Recovering from a Psychiatric Crisis (2021, International Journal of Mental Health Systems)
  • Loneliness, Social Network Size and Mortality in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis (2022, European Journal of Ageing)
  • Biocueing and Ambulatory Biofeedback to Enhance Emotion Regulation: A Review of Studies Investigating Non-Psychiatric and Psychiatric Populations (2020, International Journal of Psychophysiology)
  • Psychotherapy or Medication for Depression? Using Individual Symptom Meta-Analyses to Derive a Symptom-Oriented Therapy (SOrT) Metric for a Personalised Psychiatry (2020, BMC Medicine)

Jack Dekker has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Matthijs Blankers, Jaap Peen, Aartjan T.F. Beekman, Henricus L. Van, and Anna E. Goudriaan. These partnerships reflect a network of researchers working on overlapping themes within mental health and psychotherapy.

Best Publications

  • The current status of urban-rural differences in psychiatric disorders

    J. Peen;R. Schoevers;A.T.F. Beekman;J.J.M. Dekker

  • The efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for depression: A meta-analysis

    Ellen Driessen;Ellen Driessen;Lisa M. Hegelmaier;Allan A. Abbass;Jacques P. Barber

  • The Association of Depression and Anxiety with Pain: A Study from NESDA

    Eric W. de Heer;Marloes M. J. G. Gerrits;Aartjan T. F. Beekman;Jack Dekker

  • Combining psychotherapy and antidepressants in the treatment of depression

    F de Jonghe;S Kool;G van Aalst;J Dekker

  • Adding psychotherapy to pharmacotherapy in the treatment of depressive disorders in adults: a meta-analysis

    Pim Cuijpers;Jack Dekker;Steven D. Hollon;Gerhard Andersson

  • The Effectiveness of Long-Term Psychoanalytic Therapy: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies

    Saskia de Maat;Frans de Jonghe;Robert Schoevers;Jack Dekker

  • Does pretreatment severity moderate the efficacy of psychological treatment of adult outpatient depression? A meta-analysis.

    Ellen Driessen;Pim Cuijpers;Steven D. Hollon;Jack J. M. Dekker

  • The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy in the outpatient treatment of major depression: a randomized clinical trial.

    Ellen Driessen;Henricus L. Van;Frank J. Don;Jaap Peen

  • Relative efficacy of psychotherapy and combined therapy in the treatment of depression: A meta-analysis

    Saskia M. de Maat;Jack Dekker;Robert A. Schoevers;Frans de Jonghe

  • Standardized Web-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy of Mild to Moderate Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial with a Long-Term Follow-Up

    Jeroen Ruwaard;Bart Schrieken;Menno Schrijver;Janneke Broeksteeg

  • Depressive and anxiety disorders in different ethnic groups: a population based study among native Dutch, and Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese migrants in Amsterdam.

    Matty A. S. de Wit;Wilco C. Tuinebreijer;Jack Dekker;Aart-Jan T. F. Beekman

  • INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY ON THE OUTCOME OF TREATMENT IN DEPRESSION: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

    Giles Newton-Howes;Giles Newton-Howes;Peter Tyrer;Tony Johnson;Roger Mulder

  • Psychotherapy alone and combined with pharmacotherapy in the treatment of depression

    Frans de Jonghe;Mariëlle Hendricksen;Gerda van Aalst;Simone Kool

  • The obsessive compulsive spectrum in schizophrenia, a meta-analysis and meta-regression exploring prevalence rates

    Marije Swets;Jack Dekker;Katelijne van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen;Geert E. Smid

  • Prevention of Late-Life Depression in Primary Care: Do We Know Where to Begin?

    Robert A. Schoevers;Filip Smit;Dorly J.H. Deeg;Pim Cuijpers

  • Relative efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of depression; a meta-analysis,

    de S.C.M. Maat;J.J.M. Dekker;R. Schoevers;de F. Jonghe

  • Impact of loneliness and depression on mortality: results from the Longitudinal Ageing Study Amsterdam.

    Tjalling J. Holwerda;Theo G. van Tilburg;Dorly J. H. Deeg;Natasja Schutter

  • Linking childhood emotional abuse and depressive symptoms: The role of emotion dysregulation and interpersonal problems

    Carolien Christ;Marleen M. de Waal;Jack J. M. Dekker;Iris van Kuijk

  • Internet and Computer-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Carolien Christ;Carolien Christ;Maria J.E. Schouten;Matthijs Blankers;Digna J.F. van Schaik;Digna J.F. van Schaik

  • Clinical use of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale: is increased efficiency possible? A post hoc comparison of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Maier and Bech subscales, Clinical Global Impression, and Symptom Checklist-90 scores

    Henricus G. Ruhé;Jack J. Dekker;Jaap Peen;Rebecca Holman

  • Is the prevalence of psychiatric disorders associated with urbanization

    Jaap Peen;Jack Dekker;Robert A. Schoevers;Margreet ten Have

  • Cognitive impairment in early and late bipolar disorder.

    Sigfried N.T.M. Schouws;Hannie C. Comijs;Max L. Stek;Jack Dekker

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Schoevers
Robert A. Schoevers University Medical Center Groningen
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Claudi L H Bockting
Claudi L H Bockting University of Amsterdam
Anna E. Goudriaan
Anna E. Goudriaan University of Amsterdam
Patrick Luyten
Patrick Luyten University College London
Steven D. Hollon
Steven D. Hollon Vanderbilt University
Heleen Riper
Heleen Riper Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Huibert Burger
Huibert Burger University Medical Center Groningen
Jacques P. Barber
Jacques P. Barber Adelphi University

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