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Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Depression: Efficacy, Predictors, and Moderators

Duration
September 2021 until now
Project member(s)
F.J. Wienicke (Fritz) MSc Dr E. Driessen (Ellen) Prof. J. Spijker (Jan) Dr W.J. Burk (Bill)
Project type
Research
Organisation
Behavioural Science Institute

About this project

Frederik Wienicke investigates the efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) for depression with individual participant data meta-analyses. With this research, they aim to shed new light on the long-running debate around the evidence base of STPP among scientists, policymakers, and clinical practitioners. Next to the efficacy of STPP for depression they also research patient characteristics as treatment effect modifiers (so-called ‘moderators’) and predictors of depression relapse after the end of therapy. They hope that this research will contribute to future treatment selection models and enable us to prevent depression relapse and thereby lower the burden of the disorder.

Results

  • Wienicke, F. J., & Driessen, E. (2021). Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for depression: For whom does it work? A research perspective. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 49(3), 370-374. https://doi.org/10.1521/PDPS.2021.49.3.370
  • Driessen, E., Fokkema, M., Dekker, J. J. M., Peen, J., Van, H. L., Maina, G., Rosso, M., Rigardetto, S., Cuniberti, F., Vitriol, V. G., Andreoli, A., Burnand, Y., López-Rodríguez, J., Vilamil Salcedo, V., Twisk, J. W. R., Wienicke, F. J. & Cuijpers, P. (2022). Which patients benefit from adding short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy to antidepressants in the treatment of depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. Psychological Medicine, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003270 
  • Wienicke, F. J., Beutel, M. E., Zwerenz, R., Brähler, E., Fonagy, P., Luyten, P., Constantinou, M., Barber, J. P., McCarthy, K. S., Solomonov, N., Cooper, P. J., De Pascalis, L., Johansson, R., Andersson, G., Lemma, A., Town, J. M., Abbass, A. A., Ajilchi, B., Connolly-Gibbons, M. B., ..., Driessen, E. (2023). Efficacy and moderators of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. Clinical Psychology Review, 102269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102269 

Partners

  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Leiden University
  • Arkin Mental Health Care
  • University of Turin
  • San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital Orbassano
  • University of Talca
  • Geneva University Hospital Center
  • National Institute of Psychiatry Mexico
  • Amsterdam University Medical Center
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • University of Leipzig Medical Center
  • University College London
  • University of Leuven'
  • Adelphi University, Chestnut Hill College
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
  • University of Reading
  • University of Liverpool
  • University of Bologna
  • Stockholm University
  • Linköping University
  • Karolinska Institute
  • Anna Freud National Center for Children and Families
  • Dalhousie University
  • Islamic Azad University
  • Pro Persona Mental Health Care

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