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Overview

Jürgen Barth is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and psychology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including clinical psychology, general health professions, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, applied psychology, and complementary and alternative medicine.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, such as cardiac health and mental health, digital mental health interventions, posttraumatic stress disorder research, mobile health and mHealth applications, complementary and alternative medicine studies, pain management and placebo effect, and resilience and mental health.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Comparative efficacy and acceptability of antidepressants, psychotherapies, and their combination for acute treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis, 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Recommendations for the development, implementation, and reporting of control interventions in efficacy and mechanistic trials of physical, psychological, and self-management therapies: the CoPPS Statement, 2023, BMJ
  • Long-term outcomes of psychological treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Psychological Medicine
  • Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis, 2021, Evidence-Based Mental Health
  • Current State of Research About Chinese Herbal Medicines (CHM) for the Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Scoping Review, 2020, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jürgen Barth include Claudia M. Witt, Roland von Känel, Mary Princip, Ulrich Schnyder, and Jean-Paul Schmid.

The scientist has published notably in venues such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Psychological Medicine, and JMIR Cancer.

Best Publications

  • Depression as a risk factor for mortality in patients with coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis.

    Jürgen Barth;Martina Schumacher;Christoph Herrmann-Lingen

  • Comparative Efficacy of Seven Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Patients with Depression: A Network Meta-Analysis

    Jürgen Barth;Thomas Munder;Heike Gerger;Eveline Nüesch;Eveline Nüesch

  • From text to codings: intercoder reliability assessment in qualitative content analysis.

    Laila Burla;Birte Knierim;Jurgen Barth;Katharina Liewald

  • Lack of social support in the etiology and the prognosis of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Jürgen Barth;Sarah Schneider;Roland von Känel

  • Working Alliance Inventory‐Short Revised (WAI‐SR): psychometric properties in outpatients and inpatients

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  • The efficacy of non-directive supportive therapy for adult depression : A meta-analysis

    Pim Cuijpers;Ellen Driessen;Steven D. Hollon;Patricia van Oppen

  • Efficacy of Psychological Interventions for Sexual Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Sarah Elisabeth Frühauf;Heike Gerger;Hannah Maren Schmidt;Thomas Munder

  • Loneliness is adversely associated with physical and mental health and lifestyle factors: Results from a Swiss national survey.

    Aline Richard;Sabine Rohrmann;Caroline L. Vandeleur;Margareta Schmid

  • Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for depression in children and adolescents: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

    Xinyu Zhou;Sarah E Hetrick;Pim Cuijpers;Bin Qin

  • Efficacy of communication skills training courses in oncology: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    J. Barth;P. Lannen

  • Psychiatric Disorders in Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons After Forced Displacement: A Systematic Review

    Naser Morina;Aemal Akhtar;Jürgen Barth;Ulrich Schnyder

  • Comparative efficacy and acceptability of antidepressants, psychotherapies, and their combination for acute treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

    Xinyu Zhou;Teng Teng;Yuqing Zhang;Cinzia Del Giovane

  • The efficacy of psychological interventions for infertile patients: a meta-analysis examining mental health and pregnancy rate

    Katja Hämmerli;Hansjörg Znoj;Jürgen Barth

  • Efficacy of hypnosis in adults undergoing surgery or medical procedures: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    S. Tefikow;J. Barth;S. Maichrowitz;A. Beelmann

  • Researcher allegiance in psychotherapy outcome research: an overview of reviews

    Thomas Munder;Oliver Brütsch;Rainer Leonhart;Heike Gerger

  • Comparative efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in fibromyalgia syndrome: network meta-analysis

    Eveline Nüesch;Winfried Häuser;Kathrin Bernardy;Kathrin Bernardy;Jürgen Barth

  • Association between type D personality and prognosis in patients with cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Gesine Grande;Matthias Romppel;Jürgen Barth

  • Internet information and medical consultations: Experiences from patients’ and physicians’ perspectives

    Kathrin Sommerhalder;Andrea Abraham;Maria Caiata Zufferey;Jürgen Barth

  • Communication skills training in oncology: a position paper based on a consensus meeting among European experts in 2009

    F. Stiefel;J. Barth;J. Bensing;L.J Fallowfield

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Treating Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Dennis Anheyer;Heidemarie Haller;Jürgen Barth;Romy Lauche

  • Psychosocial interventions for smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease

    Jürgen Barth;Julia A Critchley;Jürgen Bengel

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Schnyder
Ulrich Schnyder University of Zurich
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gregor Domes
Gregor Domes University of Trier
John R. Weisz
John R. Weisz Harvard University
Martin Härter
Martin Härter Universität Hamburg
Bernhard Strauss
Bernhard Strauss Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Uwe Koch
Uwe Koch Universität Hamburg
Anja Mehnert
Anja Mehnert Leipzig University
Arun V. Ravindran
Arun V. Ravindran University of Toronto
Birgit Kleim
Birgit Kleim University of Zurich

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