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Overview

Marit Sijbrandij is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily falls within the field of Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, General Health Professions, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science as subfields.

The scientist's work centers on topics including Migration, Health and Trauma; Mental Health Treatment and Access; COVID-19 and Mental Health; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research; Resilience and Mental Health; Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development; and Digital Mental Health Interventions.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and themes of their research:

  • "Structural and socio-cultural barriers to accessing mental healthcare among Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland" (2020), published in European journal of psychotraumatology
  • "Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020), published in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • "Prevalence of mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2022), published in Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health
  • "COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence" (2023), published in PLoS Medicine
  • "Effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in Preventing Mental Disorders in Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Western Europe: A Multinational Randomized Controlled Trial" (2021), published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Frequent collaborators include Pim Cuijpers, Richard A. Bryant, Corrado Barbui, Marianna Purgato, and Anke B. Witteveen. These co-authors have contributed extensively alongside Sijbrandij to various studies and publications.

Marit Sijbrandij's publications appear often in specialist journals. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • European journal of psychotraumatology
  • Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health
  • BMJ Open
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Best Publications

  • Psychological treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: A meta-analysis

    Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Marit Sijbrandij;Sander Koole;Marcus Huibers

  • The efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in treating depressive and anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of direct comparisons

    Pim Cuijpers;Marit Sijbrandij;Sander L. Koole;Gerhard Andersson

  • The GRoLTS-Checklist: Guidelines for Reporting on Latent Trajectory Studies

    Rens van de Schoot;Marit Sijbrandij;Sonja D. Winter;Sarah Depaoli

  • Adding psychotherapy to antidepressant medication in depression and anxiety disorders: a meta‐analysis

    Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers;Marit Sijbrandij;Marit Sijbrandij;Sander L. Koole;Sander L. Koole;Gerhard Andersson

  • Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: A randomised clinical trial.

    Richard A. Bryant;Richard A. Bryant;Alison Schafer;Katie S. Dawson;Katie S. Dawson;Dorothy Anjuri

  • Effect of a Multicomponent Behavioral Intervention in Adults Impaired by Psychological Distress in a Conflict-Affected Area of Pakistan: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Atif Rahman;Syed Usman Hamdani;Naila Riaz Awan;Richard A. Bryant

  • Strengthening mental health care systems for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: integrating scalable psychological interventions in eight countries.

    Marit Sijbrandij;Ceren Acarturk;Martha Bird;Richard A Bryant

  • Efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions in asylum seekers and refugees: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    G Turrini;M Purgato;C Acarturk;M Anttila

  • Emotional or educational debriefing after psychological trauma. Randomised controlled trial.

    Marit Sijbrandij;Miranda Olff;Johannes B. Reitsma;Ingrid V. E. Carlier

  • Pre-trauma individual differences in extinction learning predict posttraumatic stress

    Miriam J.J. Lommen;Iris M. Engelhard;Marit Sijbrandij;Marit Sijbrandij;Marcel A. van den Hout

  • Mobile Phone-Based Unobtrusive Ecological Momentary Assessment of Day-to-Day Mood: An Explorative Study.

    Joost Asselbergs;Jeroen Ruwaard;Michal Ejdys;Niels Schrader

  • Treatment of acute posttraumatic stress disorder with brief cognitive behavioral therapy: A randomized, controlled trial.

    Marit Sijbrandij;Miranda Olff;Johannes B. Reitsma;Ingrid V. E. Carlier

  • EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNET-DELIVERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

    Marit Sijbrandij;Ivo Kunovski;Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers

  • EMDR for Syrian refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

    Ceren Acarturk;Emre Konuk;Mustafa Cetinkaya;Ibrahim Senay

  • The efficacy of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among Syrian refugees: results of a randomized controlled trial.

    Ceren Acartürk;E. Konuk;M. Çetinkaya;I. Şenay

  • Effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention for women in a post-conflict setting in Pakistan: a single-blind, cluster, randomised controlled trial

    Atif Rahman;Muhammad Naseem Khan;Syed Usman Hamdani;Anna Chiumento

  • Effectiveness of a WHO self‐help psychological intervention for preventing mental disorders among Syrian refugees in Turkey: a randomized controlled trial

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  • Pharmacological prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Marit Sijbrandij;Marit Sijbrandij;Annet Kleiboer;Annet Kleiboer;Jonathan Ian Bisson;Corrado Barbui

  • COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence

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  • User-Centered App Adaptation of a Low-Intensity E-Mental Health Intervention for Syrian Refugees.

    Sebastian Burchert;Mohammed Salem Alkneme;Martha Bird;Kenneth Carswell

  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for mental health problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Pim Cuijpers;Suzanne C. van Veen;Marit Sijbrandij;Whitney Yoder

  • Internet-Based Early Intervention to Prevent Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Injury Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

    Joanne Mouthaan;Marit Sijbrandij;Giel-Jan de Vries;Johannes B. Reitsma

Frequent Co-Authors

Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Richard A. Bryant
Richard A. Bryant University of New South Wales
Miranda Olff
Miranda Olff University of Amsterdam
Berthold P. R. Gersons
Berthold P. R. Gersons University of Amsterdam
Iris M. Engelhard
Iris M. Engelhard Utrecht University
Marcus J.H. Huibers
Marcus J.H. Huibers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rens van de Schoot
Rens van de Schoot Utrecht University
Jonathan Ian Bisson
Jonathan Ian Bisson Cardiff University
Sander L. Koole
Sander L. Koole Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson Linköping University

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