@tholehoppen.bsky.social
Licensed psychotherapist and Acting Chair @University of Göttingen (Germany) with an interest in pathological responses to trauma, treatment of trauma-related mental disorders, and comparisons (how we evaluate ourselves by means of comparative thinking)
My pleasure, Omid!
31.10.2025 21:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations!
31.10.2025 14:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0☺️🙏Thank you so much, Marcella. And see you tomorrow!
08.10.2025 07:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0New meta-analysis of our team (@University of Münster, Germany) published in @Journal of Environmental Psychology. Check it out. 📜👀
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In meinem Team an der Universität Göttingen ist eine PhD Stelle (3 Jahre, 75%) ausgeschrieben – bitte gerne teilen bzw. bei Fragen melden!
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht...
I'm happy to share that I started a new position as Acting Chair of the Department for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy @uni-goettingen.de. Exciting times. I'm very grateful to be welcomed by a great team. Special thanks to @marcellawoud.bsky.social, @Andre Pittig, & @lisaleehr.bsky.social
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🚨Our new systematic review identifies diversity data gaps in PTSD research.
🔹 Middle-aged, well-educated, and non-marginalized groups were overrepresented. - Although marginalized groups and those with lower SES are at increased risk for PTSD.
tinyurl.com/4vrey5mv
These findings show that PTSD-specific psychotherapies—especially TF-CBT—don’t just ease PTSD, they also substantially reduce comorbid depression, which is ecouraging for clinical practice.
Thank you very much to my co-authors Anna Lindemann, Lotta Höfer, Ahlke Kip &@nexh-morina.bsky.social! 🙏☺️
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• Rates of response/remission for TF-CBT were 3× higher than passive controls.
• Other interventions showed similar effects relative to controls. Yet, data was scarce for other interventions, particularly mid- and long-term data. More research (incl. long-term assessments) is needed.
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Our analysis of 136 RCTs (N=8,868) found that:
• Most evidence accumulated for Trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT)
• TF-CBT led to large reductions in depression vs passive controls (g=0.97) and moderate vs active controls (g=0.50)
• TF-CBT outperformed non-trauma-focused therapies in various analyses
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This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), evaluating the efficacy of psychological interv. in reducing comorbid depressive symptoms in adults with primary PTSD. Most RCTs in the field of PTSD also assess comorbid depression as a 2ary outcome.
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🎉Excited to share that our new meta-analysis has just been published in The British Journal of Psychiatry! Exploring how effectively psychological interventions for adult PTSD alleviate comorbid depression—the first comprehensive meta-analysis on this matter convering all psychological interv.
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For those interested, here is a link to a new power paper:
Hancock, G. R., & Feng, Y. (2026). nmax and the quest to
restore caution, integrity, and practicality to the sample size planning process. Psychological Methods.
yifengquant.github.io/Publications...
🚨New Preprint! Training spatial memory for traumatic scenes in #VR reduces intrusive memories. ~10 years in the making, with many great collaborators across 🇳🇱 🇬🇧 🇩🇪, including C.Brewin, J.King, P.Dibbets, @neilburgess10.bsky.social, @nexh-morina.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.31219/osf... #PsychSciSky
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Published today in Nature Medicine. In one of the world’s largest RCTs of its kind (n=3,936), a smartphone app teaching 5 key cognitive-behavioral therapy skills improved subthreshold depression—and the effects lasted 6 months.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We (@nexh-morina.bsky.social @riekemcuno.bsky.social, myself, & co-authors) are pleased to share this press release of our University (Münster) about our article just published in Nature Human Behaviour☺️:
www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.ph...
Original publication📝: www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.ph...
Wir (@nexh-morina.bsky.social, @riekemcuno.bsky.social, meine Wenigkeit und Ko-Autor:innen) freuen uns diese Pressemitteilung zu unserem frisch in Nature Human Behaviour publizierten Artikel teilen zu dürfen☺️:
www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.ph...
Originalveröffentlichung📝: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
No innovation in the treatment of depression will be a ’silver bullet’ that will dramatically change the outcomes. Only together can innovations really improve outcomes. Read our new paper in the Br J Psychiatry. With @mathiasharrer.bsky.social and @toshi-frkw.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1192/bjp....
What’s the most effective way to deliver exposure therapy for anxiety? We tested:
🔹 Behavioural experiments (BE)
🔹 Cognitive restructuring before exposure
🔹 Habituation-based approaches
BE had the best outcomes.
🧠 How do you implement exposure?
🔗 bit.ly/3YTlR0n
#mentalhealth #ClinPsy
This meta-analysis of 79 RCTs found that social comparison is an effective behaviour change technique for pro-environmental-, health-, performance-, and service-related behaviours. @tholehoppen.bsky.social @riekemcuno.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I was made aware that the link to the article did not work. My apologies! This one works:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Grateful to publish with my mentor, @nexh-morina.bsky.social y.social, with my co-lead author, @riekemcuno.bsky.social, and my remaining co authors: Janna Nelson, Pascal Schlechter and Frederike (Rike) Lemmel.
It was a joyful experience and fantastic team work 👏 Thank you.
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However, more (rigorous) studies are needed to increase statistical power of future meta-analysis and certainty of evidence. Future studies need to investigate long-term behavioural impacts. For the time being, long-term data of behavioural change remains scarce in the field of SC-BCTs.
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The low cost and scalability of SC-BCTs (e.g., delivered via a few emails) make them promising candidates for large-scale interventions. While effect sizes were generally small in magnitude, they were statistically significant.
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3) performance (e.g., increase course grades or brainstorming performance), and 4) service (e.g., increase volunteering or donating).
Certainty of evidence (based on GRADE criteria) was low to moderate, depending on the analysis.
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SC-BCTs were found to be effective in terms of behaviour change. Efficacy was found across 4 domains: 1) health-related behaviour (e.g., increase sunscreen usage or decrease alcohol consumption), 2) climate action (e.g., decrease electricity usage or gas usage), ...
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We performed a comprehensive meta-analysis synthesizing data from 79 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving more than 1.3 million participants and investigating the efficacy of social comparison as a behavioural change technique (SC-BCTs).
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📢 New Research Alert! 🚨
Our meta-analysis - just published in @nathumbehav.nature.com reveals that social comparison as a behavioural change technique (SC-BCTs) can effectively change behaviour #BehaviourChange #SocialComparison #MetaAnalysis #Research
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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@aleksakaurin.bsky.social ist Professorin für Klinische Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie und Psychotherapie und leitet die psychotherapeutische Hochschulambulanz für Kinder und Jugendliche an der @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social