Psychotherapy Research

Papers
(The H4-Index of Psychotherapy Research is 17. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Maladaptive defense mechanisms moderate treatment outcome in 6 months versus 12 months dialectical-behavior therapy for borderline personality disorder106
Therapists’ and patients’ experiences of using patients’ self-reported data in ongoing psychotherapy processes—A systematic review and meta-analysis of qualitative studies35
Agreement in patient-therapist alliance ratings and its relation to dropout and outcome in a large sample of cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder35
Client perspectives on psychotherapy failure35
Profiles of mentalizing in individuals with antisocial behavior: comparing state- and trait-mentalizing33
Symptom reduction in DBT-informed partial hospital, intensive outpatient, and step-down programs: Mindfulness matters33
Self-efficacy, motivation, social support, and alliance as predictors of youth psychotherapy outcomes in usual care27
Target validation in dialectical behavior therapy skills group: Emotion regulation, mindfulness, and distress tolerance as mediators of outcome27
A pilot and feasibility study of Sage: A couple therapy for borderline personality disorder26
Hope predicts long-term well-being following cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and related disorders24
How does hostile resistance interfere with the benefits of cognitive–behavioral therapy for panic disorder? The role of therapist adherence and working alliance18
Therapist in-session feelings predict change in depressive symptoms in interpersonal and brief relational psychotherapy18
Smaller effects matter in the psychological therapies: 25 years on from Wampold et al. (1997)18
The association between therapist internal relational models, professional self-doubt, and coping strategies and the process and outcome of psychotherapy18
“Picking up the pieces”: Patients’ retrospective reflections of rupture resolution episodes during treatment18
The Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences: Measurement invariance across international datasets and languages18
Predictors of homework engagement in group CBT for social anxiety: client beliefs about homework, its consequences, group cohesion, and working alliance17
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