Thank you, Jan :)

Thank you, Gary!

Thank You, David!

Thanks, Eiko!!

Thank you, Matt! Looking forward to seeing you at the next conference!

I am deeply honored and grateful to be recognized as an APS Rising Star!

Table titled “Taxonomy for evaluation of AI in mental health applications,” organized into columns for quality criteria (validity and reliability) and real-world use (implementation and maintenance). Rows distinguish support types: assessment, intervention, and information synthesis. Each cell lists detailed evaluation questions, such as construct and criterion validity, consistency across populations and time, feasibility, effectiveness, usability, acceptability, safety, and unintended consequences, providing a structured framework for assessing AI systems in mental health contexts.

🔎🧩 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆
AI for mental health is a high-stakes area: its evaluation needs to meet the highest expectations.

The new preprint 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, written by an interdisciplinary team spanning AI [...]

New publication with @danilomoggia.bsky.social @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social on engagement in the MoodMission app. The HRS-MA captures cognitive and attitudinal dimensions of engagement in digital interventions. Open Access

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Frontiers | Helping people help themselves? Effectiveness of a self-help group for patients with alcohol use disorders—a pilot study ObjectivePeer-led self-help groups are increasingly popular, but research on their effectiveness and processes remains scarce. This pilot study aimed to inve...

Peer-led self-help groups for alcohol use disorder can strengthen self-efficacy and therapeutic factors as much as—or more than—professional-led therapy, highlighting their potential in closing treatment gaps (pilot study). #SelfHelp #PeerSupport #MentalHealth

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In den letzten Wochen haben viele Fachgruppen der @dgps.bsky.social ihre Jungmitglieder-Vertreter:innen in den Fachgruppenleitungen gewählt. 🗳✨
Wir haben diesen Anlass genutzt, um uns zu vernetzen, Ideen auszutauschen und spannende neue Angebote für unsere Jungmitglieder zu planen. 🚀🤝

Advances in personalization of psychological interventions Click on the article title to read more.

Out now in World Psychiatry. We @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social discuss advances in personalized psychotherapy, the generalizability of models, the need for prospective studies and clever designs such as SMART trials, and new technologies such as LLMs.

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Which Mechanism Kicks in When? Temporal Changes in the Effect of Transtheoretical Factors on Symptom Distress over the Course of Therapy Abstract. Introduction: The mechanisms of change in psychological therapies have not yet been sufficiently empirically validated. In particular, the time course of their effects on patients’ symptom d...

We examined the effects of transtheoretical change factors (incl. coping and interpersonal experiences) over the course of therapy. Effects diminish over time, but this decrease is associated with better outcomes. With @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social @danilomoggia.bsky.social

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Anyone with access to Karger articles in my bubble? I need help. #paywall

Interested in feedback in psychotherapy? Check out the new book edited by @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social and Julian Rubel with chapters on different international feedback systems, clinical support tools, EMA, the required technology, implementation issues and more: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

How can measurement‐based care improve psychotherapy processes and mental health service delivery? A synthesis of expert perspectives Click on the article title to read more.

New output from the INSPIRE group in World Psychiatry: Synthesis of expert opinions on measurement-based care, how it works, and how it should develop. Led by Christian Moltu, with @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social @kimdejong.bsky.social and many more

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Comparing three neural networks to predict depression treatment outcomes in psychological therapies Artificial neural networks have been used in various fields to solve classification and prediction tasks. However, it is unclear if these may be adequ…

New paper comparing 3 neural networks in BRAT with @miriamhehlmann.bsky.social @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social Jaime Delgadillo @danilomoggia.bsky.social. Moderate accuracy with no meaningful differences, neural nets did not outperform glm, but only few predictors.

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If you're at SPR Brno later this week come join us at our semi-plenary on Digital Technologies & AI in Psychotherapy w/ Drs. Jaime Delgadillo, Zac Imel, Brian Schwartz, and Derek Richards

Heute, 14:30 Uhr, auf der Blue Stage beim DPK. Ich konnte @tkaiser.science, @tinain-albon.bsky.social, André Kerber, Stephan Bartholdy und Louisa Jagmetti für ein Panel zu Effektivität, Wirkfaktoren und Prozess-Forschung gewinnen. Erscheinen Sie, sonst weinen Sie!

❗ New paper ❗ in Cognitive Therapy and Research with @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social, Eshkol Rafaeli, @miriamhehlmann.bsky.social, @schwartz-psyres.bsky.social & Jessica Uhl

🔍 Wearable heart rate may provide insights into psychotherapeutic change processes when stationary measurement isn't feasible

The plan to implement a single item that measures emotional and psychological outcome (EPO-1) throughout Europe in various countries and in currently 13 languages was criticized. We have responded.

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Decoding emotions: Exploring the validity of sentiment analysis in psychotherapy Given the importance of emotions in psychotherapy, valid measures are essential for research and practice. As emotions are expressed at different levels, multimodal measurements are needed for a nu...

The special section on multimodal measurement in psychotherapy research #SPR led by Katie Aafjes-van Doorn is now published online, including our paper on the validity of sentiment analysis to measures emotions in psychotherapy sessions. @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social

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Sehr wichtig und interessant, danke fürs Zusammenstellen! Ein Kollege hat auch mal bei allen großen Parteien explizit zu dem Thema angefragt. Die Antworten (und auch ausbleibende Antworten) sind auf seiner Homepage zu finden:

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Liebe Promovend*innen im Bereich Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie,

call for nomination😊: Fühlt ihr euch hervorragend betreut? Nominiert eure Doktormutter/euren Doktorvater als beste Promotionsbetreuerin / besten Promotionsbetreuer (Umfrage läuft bis 03. März): ww2.unipark.de/uc/betreuerp...

Large multi-site naturalistic research-practice network (KODAP initiative). Evaluation of routine care outpatient psychotherapy in 29 German university clinics (N = 6624). d = 0.75-0.95, 3.4% no change, 1.9% worsening. Open access publication in BRAT.

KODAP paper by @psychojule.bsky.social @julianrubel.bsky.social @hannachristiansen.bsky.social @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social @stephanbartholdy.bsky.social @evalottabrakemeier.bsky.social @brenneberg.bsky.social @schwartz-psyres.bsky.social and others doi.org/10.1016/j.br...

𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗶, 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀-𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗹 hat entschieden:
📅 DGPS:9.4.2025, 16:30 - 18:00 "Psychische Gesundheit und Demokratieförderung"
📅 Unith:9.4.2025, 08:00 - 09:30 "Psychotherapie 2035 - schaffen wir die Wende?"
📅 Fachgruppe:10.4.2025, 08:00 - 09:30 "Promotion und Weiterbildung: wie geht das?"

Klingt sehr interessant, ist aber leider hinter einer Paywall.

Elucidating therapist differences: Therapists’ interpersonal skills and their effect on treatment outcome Therapists differ in their average treatment outcomes. However, it remains unclear which characteristics differentiate more from less effective therap…

First publication of the year with @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social @miriamhehlmann.bsky.social: Therapists’ interpersonal skills before start of training predicted outcomes during clinical training, especially for more severely distressed cases. Open access in BRAT:

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