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Philip Spinhoven

Philip Spinhoven

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Psychology

D-Index
114
Citations
51338
World Ranking
337
National Ranking
13

Overview

Philip Spinhoven is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands and specializes in psychology, with a particular focus on clinical psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, applied psychology, and general health professions.

Their work addresses a range of topics within psychology, notably anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and broader mental health research themes. Other prominent themes include mindfulness and compassion interventions, digital mental health interventions, mental health treatment and access, as well as personality disorders and psychopathology.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Sascha Y. Struijs, Vivian Kraaij, Nadia Garnefski, Pim Cuijpers, and Brenda W.J.H. Penninx. These collaborative relationships have contributed to the development of research in their primary areas of study.

Their publications often appear in specialized journals covering clinical and applied psychology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology Science and Practice
  • Quality of Life Research
  • Mindfulness

Selected recent papers exemplify the range and focus of their research:

  • "Psychological risk factors and the course of depression and anxiety disorders: A review of 15 years NESDA research," 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "The effect of parental emotional abuse on the severity and treatment of PTSD symptoms in children and adolescents," 2020, Child Abuse & Neglect
  • "Cost-effectiveness of Internet Interventions Compared With Treatment as Usual for People With Mental Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials," 2022, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "Prevention and treatment of mental health and psychosocial problems in college students: An umbrella review of meta-analyses," 2021, Clinical Psychology Science and Practice
  • "Effectiveness of enhanced cognitive behavior therapy for eating disorders: A randomized controlled trial," 2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders

Best Publications

  • Negative life events, cognitive emotion regulation and emotional problems

    N Garnefski;V Kraaij;P Spinhoven

  • A validation study of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in different groups of Dutch subjects

    Ph. Spinhoven;J. Ormel;P. P. A. Sloekers;G. I. J. M. Kempen

  • Outpatient psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: Randomized trial of schema-focused therapy vs transference-focused psychotherapy

    Josephine Giesen-Bloo;Richard van Dyck;Philip Spinhoven;Willem van Tilburg

  • The Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA): rationale, objectives and methods.

    B.W.J.H. Penninx;A.T.F. Beekman;J.H Smit;F.G. Zitman

  • Comorbidity Patterns of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in a Large Cohort Study: the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA)

    Femke Lamers;Patricia van Oppen;Hannie C. Comijs;Johannes H. Smit

  • Serum BDNF concentrations as peripheral manifestations of depression: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analyses on 179 associations (N=9484).

    M L Molendijk;P Spinhoven;M Polak;B A A Bus

  • The development and psychometric characteristics of the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20).

    E. R. S. Nijenhuis;P. Spinhoven;R. Van Dyck;O. Van Dee Hart

  • Cognitive behaviour therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

    Judith B. Prins;Gijs Bleijenberg;Ellen Bazelmans;Lammy D. Elving

  • Results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness of schema therapy for personality disorders

    Lotte L.M. Bamelis;Silvia M.A.A. Evers;Philip Spinhoven;Arnoud Arntz

  • Childhood life events and childhood trauma in adult patients with depressive, anxiety and comorbid disorders vs. controls

    J. G. F. M. Hovens;J. E. Wiersma;E. J. Giltay;P. van Oppen

  • The assessment of alexithymia: a critical review of the literature and a psychometric study of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20.

    C.G Kooiman;P Spinhoven;P Spinhoven;R.W Trijsburg

  • Serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in major depressive disorder: state-trait issues, clinical features and pharmacological treatment

    Marc Molendijk;Boudewijn Aa Bus;Philip Spinhoven;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx

  • Cognitive therapy and exposure in vivo in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder

    Patricia Van Oppen;Else De Haan;Anton J. L. M. Van Balkom;I Philip Spinhoven

  • Comparing psychological distress, traumatic stress reactions, and experiences of unaccompanied refugee minors with experiences of adolescents accompanied by parents.

    Tammy Bean;Ilse Derluyn;Elisabeth Eurelings-Bontekoe;Eric Broekaert

  • Negative Life Events and Depression in Elderly Persons A Meta-Analysis

    Vivian Kraaij;Ella Arensman;Philip Spinhoven

  • The specificity of childhood adversities and negative life events across the life span to anxiety and depressive disorders

    Philip Spinhoven;Philip Spinhoven;Bernet M. Elzinga;Jacqueline G.F.M. Hovens;Karin Roelofs

  • Reduced Medial Prefrontal Cortex Volume in Adults Reporting Childhood Emotional Maltreatment

    Anne-Laura van Harmelen;Marie-José van Tol;Nic J.A. van der Wee;Dick J. Veltman

  • Diminished cortisol responses to psychosocial stress associated with lifetime adverse events a study among healthy young subjects.

    Bernet M. Elzinga;Karin Roelofs;Marieke S. Tollenaar;Patricia Bakvis

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy for medically unexplained physical symptoms: a randomised controlled trial

    A. E. M. Speckens;A. M. Van Hemert;P. Spinhoven;K. E. Hawton

  • Two-year course of depressive and anxiety disorders: Results from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA)

    Brenda W.J.H. Penninx;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx;Willem A. Nolen;Femke Lamers;Frans G. Zitman

  • Psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy

    W.A.M. Swinkels;J. Kuyk;R. van Dyck;Ph. Spinhoven

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernet M. Elzinga
Bernet M. Elzinga Leiden University
Richard van Dyck
Richard van Dyck VU University Medical Center
Karin Roelofs
Karin Roelofs Radboud University
Anton J. L. M. van Balkom
Anton J. L. M. van Balkom University of Amsterdam
Frans G. Zitman
Frans G. Zitman Leiden University
Claudi L H Bockting
Claudi L H Bockting University of Amsterdam
Anne E. M. Speckens
Anne E. M. Speckens Radboud University
A.J. Willem Van der Does
A.J. Willem Van der Does Leiden University
Arnoud Arntz
Arnoud Arntz University of Amsterdam

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