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Matthias Berking is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with a notable concentration in subfields such as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology, Social Psychology, and General Health Professions.

Their work addresses several key topics including Digital Mental Health Interventions, Mental Health Research Topics, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Impact of Technology on Adolescents, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.

Berking has contributed extensively to academic journals, frequently publishing in venues such as:

  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Internet Interventions
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • JMIR Mental Health
  • British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Effects of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Routine Care for Adults in Treatment for Depression and Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Psychological interventions to improve sleep in college students: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, 2020, Journal of Sleep Research
  • A Gamified Smartphone-Based Intervention for Depression: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial, 2021, JMIR Mental Health
  • A Web- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Comorbid, Recurrent Depression in Patients With Chronic Back Pain on Sick Leave (Get.Back): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial on Feasibility, User Satisfaction, and Effectiveness, 2020, JMIR Mental Health
  • Effectiveness and Moderators of an Internet-Based Mobile-Supported Stress Management Intervention as a Universal Prevention Approach: Randomized Controlled Trial, 2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research

Berking has collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, reflecting extended research partnerships. Frequent coauthors include:

  • David Daniel Ebert
  • Harald Baumeister
  • Kiona K. Weisel
  • Lena Schindler-Gmelch
  • Anna-Carlotta Zarski

Best Publications

  • A meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioural therapy for adult depression, alone and in comparison with other treatments.

    Pim Cuijpers;Matthias Berking;Gerhard Andersson;Leanne Quigley

  • Emotion regulation and mental health: recent findings, current challenges, and future directions.

    Matthias Berking;Peggilee Wupperman

  • Emotion-regulation skills as a treatment target in psychotherapy

    Matthias Berking;Peggilee Wupperman;Alexander Reichardt;Tanja Pejic

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

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

  • Internet and Computer-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Youth: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Outcome Trials

    David Daniel Ebert;Anna-Carlotta Zarski;Helen Christensen;Yvonne Stikkelbroek

  • Deficits in emotion-regulation skills predict alcohol use during and after cognitive-behavioral therapy for alcohol dependence.

    Matthias Berking;Matthias Margraf;David Ebert;Peggilee Wupperman

  • Self-compassion as an emotion regulation strategy in major depressive disorder.

    Alice Diedrich;Michaela Grant;Stefan G. Hofmann;Wolfgang Hiller

  • Internet interventions for mental health in university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Mathias Harrer;Sophia H. Adam;Harald Baumeister;Pim Cuijpers

  • Standalone smartphone apps for mental health—a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kiona K. Weisel;Lukas M. Fuhrmann;Matthias Berking;Harald Baumeister

  • The benefit of web- and computer-based interventions for stress : A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Elena Heber;David Daniel Ebert;Dirk Lehr;Pim Cuijpers;Pim Cuijpers

  • Emotion regulation predicts symptoms of depression over five years.

    Matthias Berking;Matthias Berking;Carolin M. Wirtz;Carolin M. Wirtz;Jennifer Svaldi;Stefan G. Hofmann

  • Self-Conscious Emotions and Depression: Rumination Explains Why Shame But Not Guilt is Maladaptive

    Ulrich Orth;Matthias Berking;Simone Burkhardt

  • Emotion Regulation Skills Training Enhances the Efficacy of Inpatient Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Matthias Berking;David Ebert;Pim Cuijpers;Stefan G Hofmann

  • Affect Regulation Training

    Matthias Berking;Brian Whitley

  • Do guided internet-based interventions result in clinically relevant changes for patients with depression? An individual participant data meta-analysis.

    Eirini Karyotaki;David Daniel Ebert;Liesje Donkin;Heleen Riper

  • Effects of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Routine Care for Adults in Treatment for Depression and Anxiety : Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Anne Etzelmueller;Christiaan Vis;Eirini Karyotaki;Eirini Karyotaki;Harald Baumeister

  • Does cognitive behaviour therapy have an enduring effect that is superior to keeping patients on continuation pharmacotherapy? A meta-analysis

    Pim Cuijpers;Steven D Hollon;Annemieke van Straten;Claudi Bockting

  • Entwicklung und Validierung eines Fragebogens zur standardisierten Selbsteinschätzung emotionaler Kompetenzen (SEK-27)

    Matthias Berking;Hansjörg Znoj

  • Treatment of comorbid alcohol use disorders and depression with cognitive-behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing: A meta-analysis

    Heleen Riper;Heleen Riper;Gerhard Andersson;Sarah B. Hunter;Jessica de Wit

  • Increasing the acceptance of internet-based mental health interventions in primary care patients with depressive symptoms. A randomized controlled trial

    D.D. Ebert;D.D. Ebert;D.D. Ebert;M. Berking;P. Cuijpers;D. Lehr

  • Enhancing emotion-regulation skills in police officers: Results of a pilot controlled study.

    Matthias Berking;Caroline Meier;Peggilee Wupperman

  • DSM-IV und DSM-5: Was hat sich tatsächlich verändert?

    Anna M. Ehret;Matthias Berking

Frequent Co-Authors

David Daniel Ebert
David Daniel Ebert Technical University of Munich
Heleen Riper
Heleen Riper Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dirk Lehr
Dirk Lehr Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Harald Baumeister
Harald Baumeister University of Ulm
Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson Linköping University
Winfried Rief
Winfried Rief Philipp University of Marburg
Stefan G. Hofmann
Stefan G. Hofmann Philipp University of Marburg
Randy P. Auerbach
Randy P. Auerbach Columbia University
Martin Grosse Holtforth
Martin Grosse Holtforth University of Bern

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