Wolfgang Lutz

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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We believe this is the first-ever system to make evidence-based personalized psychotherapy recommendations about what to do for whom. Or does anyone know such a precedent?

#Psychiatry #MentalHealthResearch #AcademicSky

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...

One of the benefits of being at a university is working with international colleagues to be part of an innovative book that shows how treatment outcomes can be improved. @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social @jrboehnke.bsky.social

Feedback-Informed Psychological Therapy in Practice: The Trier Treatment Navigator (TTN) This chapter introduces a comprehensive feedback and treatment navigation system designed to support feedback-informed psychological therapy (FIT) and clinical training in cognitive-behavior therapy (...

I'm proud to have contributed a chapter to this book discussing the Trier Treatment Navigator (TTN) with @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social @schwartz-psyres.bsky.social @julianrubel.bsky.social . It's an excellent book!!!
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#psychotherapy #mentalhealth #clinicalpsychology

Almost exactly 25 years after the Early Career Award. Many, many thanks to all my students, mentors, friends and colleagues for their cooperation over so many years!

At this year's SPR International Meeting in Krakow last week, I received the Distinguished Research Career Award, which is a great honor for me, and I am very grateful.

The new book on feedback-informed psychotherapy, edited by @julianrubel.bsky.social and @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social, was recently published. Many renowned researchers in the field contributed, and it also includes a chapter in which we describe the Greifswald Psychotherapy Navigation System.

Juan Martín Gómez Penedo used GLMM trees in an attempt to predict patients going off-track in @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social TTN data. #SPRKrakow2025

A panel with some of my favorite people. I too would present with these people at 4am in the morning @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social !
Maybe next year SPR needs to do a Night of Science 😅

@neuomancer.bsky.social & Jaime Delgadillo

#SPR2025Krakow

193. Data-informed treatment: New Methodologies, Mechanisms of Action, and Large Scale Implementation [Panel [In Person]] Saturday | 8:30 am-9:30 am | Aula Duża A Live-streamed Organizer: Kim de Jong, Leiden University, Netherlands Moderator: Kim de Jong, Leiden University, Netherlands Therapist expectations as a mechanism of progress feedback during psychological therapy Kim de Jong, Leiden University, Netherlands; and Melanie Simmonds-Buckley, University of Sheffield, UK show abstract Data-informed feedback research using clinical support tools enhanced by Large Language Models (LLMs) Wolfgang Lutz, University of Trier, Germany; Steffen Eberhardt, University of Trier; Rebekka Wassmann, University of Trier; and Antonia Vehlen, University of Trier show abstract Implementation of feedback-informed treatment in the UK National Health Service Jaime Delgadillo, Kings College London, UK show abstract Discussant: Andrew Page, University of Western Australia, Australia;

Very good panel with @kimdejong.bsky.social presenting on a new #ROM #CST study,

@wlutzpsyres.bsky.social briefly touching on the Trier Treatment Navigator (*1) and the Transtheoretical Treatment and Training Model (4TM, *2)

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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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The master protocol design, involving four 2x2 factorial trials, and the digital platform contributed to the successful completion of this RESiLIENT trial. Scalable. Affordable. Global. @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social @pimcuijpers.bsky.social @alexiswhitton.bsky.social @masasakata.bsky.social

❗ 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

Early bird registration is NOW OPEN for the 56th Annual International Meeting 2025!
We hope to see you in Kraków, Poland 🇵🇱 from Wednesday, June 25, through Saturday, June 28!
🔗 Register here: www.psychotherapyresearch.org/page/spr2025...

Screenshots from the conference registration page, at the top noting the conference theme ("Psychotherapy Research-Practice Integration: Who Are the Voices We Need to Hear?") and dates; at the bottom presenting an abstract for a workshop. Jan Boehnke A primer for planning randomised studies of psychotherapeutic interventions Studies involving randomisation are an integral part of strategies for the evaluation of (causal) effects of therapeutic strategies and interventions. This workshop will present the key elements and practical steps for planning, developing, conducting, and reporting randomised studies of psychological interventions. The core logic and statistical arguments for an experimental study of a psychological intervention will be briefly revisited to clarify when an experimental study (and which type of such a study) is indicated. The main part of the workshop will focus on how to plan, design, and report such a study, including formal requirements to conduct a high quality study (e.g., trial registrations, ethical requirements). We will discuss the use of international guidelines as well as how and when to prepare protocols, statistical analysis plans, and/or registered reports. The workshop is built around the experience from multiple published trials by the presenter and is planned for Q&A phases to tailor the content to the audience. The aim of the workshop is to provide participants with the tools to assess published randomised studies of psycho-social interventions and the steps and resources needed to develop their own study.

I'll offer a primer for planning randomised studies at the @sprofficial.bsky.social 56th International Meeting in Krakow, Poland, 25-28th June.

You fine the other excellent pre- #conference workshops & registration here:
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#PsychotherapyResearch #Hybrid

❗ New paper alert ❗ Excited to share our new work in Clinical Psychology Review with @miriamhehlmann.bsky.social & @wlutzpsyres.bsky.social

🔍 EMA is mainly used in research
📢 More research is needed on its benefits in clinical practice

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#EMA #PsychotherapyResearch

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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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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Nächste Woche beim BPTK-Workshop zur Qualitätssicherung. Super, dass der Berufsstand sich jetzt so intensiv damit befasst.

Many thanks, Tim. Very kind of you.