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Patricia van Oppen

Researcher at VU University Medical Center

Publications -  51
Citations -  4731

Patricia van Oppen is an academic researcher from VU University Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anxiety & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 51 publications receiving 4253 citations. Previous affiliations of Patricia van Oppen include University of California, San Francisco & Public Health Research Institute.

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Psychotherapy for depression in adults: a meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies.

TL;DR: It is suggested that there are no large differences in efficacy between the major psychotherapies for mild to moderate depression.
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Psychometric validation of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire and the Interpretation of Intrusions Inventory: Part I

TL;DR: The validation of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ) and Interpretations of Intrusions Inventory (III) developed by the OCD Cognitions Working Group (OCCWG) to assess the primary beliefs and appraisals considered critical to the pathogenesis of obsessions was reported in this paper.
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Disorder-specific neuroanatomical correlates of attentional bias in obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and hypochondriasis.

TL;DR: The hypothesis of increased distractibility for irrelevant information in patients with OCD, PD, and hypochondriasis associated with frontal-striatal and limbic involvement compared with controls is supported.
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The specificity of childhood adversities and negative life events across the life span to anxiety and depressive disorders

TL;DR: Emotional neglect seems to be differentially related to depression, dysthymia and social phobia, and this knowledge may help to reduce underestimation of the impact of emotional abuse and lead to better recognition and treatment to prevent long-term disorders.
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Psychotherapy for chronic major depression and dysthymia: A meta-analysis

TL;DR: It is concluded that psychotherapy is effective in the treatment of chronic depression and dysthymia but probably not as effective as pharmacotherapy (particularly the SSRIs), and indications that at least 18 treatment sessions are needed to realize optimal effects of psychotherapy.