Marit Sijbrandij

11.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
188 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Marit Sijbrandij is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Marit Sijbrandij has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Clinical Psychology, 54 papers in Social Psychology and 30 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Marit Sijbrandij's work include Migration, Health and Trauma (84 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (61 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (51 papers). Marit Sijbrandij is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Health and Trauma (84 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (61 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (51 papers). Marit Sijbrandij collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Marit Sijbrandij's co-authors include Pim Cuijpers, Gerhard Andersson, Sander L. Koole, Miranda Olff, Rens van de Schoot, Charles F. Reynolds, Aartjan T.F. Beekman, Sarah Depaoli, Sonja D. Winter and Jeroen K. Vermunt and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Marit Sijbrandij

170 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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2016 433 citations Marit Sijbrandij et al. profile →
The efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in treating depressive and anxiety disorders: a meta‐analysis of direct comparisons

2013 345 citations Pim Cuijpers, Marit Sijbrandij et al. World Psychiatry profile →
Prevalence of mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2022 74 citations Eirini Karyotaki, Pim Cuijpers et al. profile →
COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence

2023 63 citations Anke B. Witteveen, Pim Cuijpers et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marit Sijbrandij Netherlands	37	3.8k	1.4k	986	967	673	188	5.7k
Zac E. Imel United States	40	3.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	628 0.6×	905 1.3×	109	5.2k
Benjamin P. Chapman United States	38	2.0k 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	634 0.7×	706 1.0×	132	4.7k
Qinge Zhang China	30	4.7k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	591 0.9×	120	7.5k
Fuschia M. Sirois United Kingdom	39	3.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.6×	617 0.6×	558 0.8×	145	5.4k
Praveetha Patalay United Kingdom	39	3.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	802 0.8×	922 1.0×	336 0.5×	145	5.0k
Margalida Gili Spain	38	2.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	787 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	439 0.7×	156	5.0k
Daniel L. Segal United States	34	2.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	598 0.6×	318 0.5×	156	4.6k
Carolyn A. McCarty United States	39	3.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	558 0.6×	927 1.0×	447 0.7×	119	5.8k
Matthew Sunderland Australia	37	2.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.7×	707 0.7×	856 1.3×	163	5.2k
Alexandra Parker Australia	39	2.5k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	616 0.6×	923 1.0×	755 1.1×	135	6.0k

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Frankova, Iryna, Marianna Purgato, Corrado Barbui, et al.. (2025). Mental health needs and implementation barriers for psychosocial support among forcibly displaced Ukrainians in Poland, Romania, and Slovakia: a qualitative analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16. 1623255–1623255.

Missler, Marjolein, Iryna Frankova, Marit Sijbrandij, et al.. (2025). Risk and protective factors for the mental health of displaced Ukrainian families in the Netherlands: study protocol of a 4-year longitudinal study. BMJ Open. 15(4). e089849–e089849.

Karyotaki, Eirini, Pim Cuijpers, Jonathan I. Bisson, et al.. (2024). EMDR v. other psychological therapies for PTSD: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine. 54(8). 1580–1588. 12 indexed citations

Graaff, Anne M. de, Pim Cuijpers, Jos W. R. Twisk, et al.. (2024). The effectiveness of Problem Management Plus at 1-year follow-up for Syrian refugees in a high-income setting. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 33. e50–e50. 5 indexed citations

Augustinavicius, Jura, Marianna Purgato, Federico Tedeschi, et al.. (2023). Prevention and promotion effects of Self Help Plus: secondary analysis of cluster randomised controlled trial data among South Sudanese refugee women in Uganda. BMJ Open. 13(9). e048043–e048043. 2 indexed citations

Witteveen, Anke B., Pim Cuijpers, José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos, et al.. (2023). COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence. PLoS Medicine. 20(4). e1004206–e1004206. 63 indexed citations breakdown →

Papola, Davide, Clara Miguel, Pamela Franco, et al.. (2023). Psychotherapies for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Adults. JAMA Psychiatry. 81(3). 250–250. 26 indexed citations

Witteveen, Anke B., Pim Cuijpers, José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos, et al.. (2022). Remote mental health care interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 159. 104226–104226. 40 indexed citations

Karyotaki, Eirini, Jonathan I. Bisson, Pim Cuijpers, et al.. (2022). Protocol for individual participant data meta-analysis of interventions for post-traumatic stress. BMJ Open. 12(2). e054830–e054830. 5 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Aemal, Pim Cuijpers, Naser Morina, Marit Sijbrandij, & Richard A. Bryant. (2021). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the 12-item Arabic World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) as a screening tool for Syrian refugees. BJPsych Open. 7(6). 9 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Aemal, et al.. (2021). A longitudinal study of mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syrian refugees. European journal of psychotraumatology. 12(1). 1991651–1991651. 13 indexed citations

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Čihařová, Markéta, et al.. (2021). Impact of comorbid personality disorders on psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis. European journal of psychotraumatology. 12(1). 1929753–1929753. 18 indexed citations

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Akhtar, Aemal, Phiona Koyiet, Atıf Rahman, et al.. (2021). Residual posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms after provision of brief behavioral intervention in low‐ and middle‐income countries: An individual‐patient data meta‐analysis. Depression and Anxiety. 39(1). 71–82. 9 indexed citations

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Taipale, Heidi, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Magnus Helgesson, et al.. (2020). Initiation of antidepressant use among refugee and Swedish-born youth after diagnosis of a common mental disorder: findings from the REMAIN study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 56(3). 463–474. 11 indexed citations

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Papola, Davide, Giovanni Ostuzzi, Chiara Gastaldon, et al.. (2020). Which psychotherapy is effective in panic disorder? And which delivery formats are supported by the evidence? Study protocol for two systematic reviews and network meta-analyses. BMJ Open. 10(12). e038909–e038909. 4 indexed citations

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McGrath, Michael, Ceren Acartürk, Zeynep İlkkurşun, et al.. (2020). Post-traumatic growth and its predictors among Syrian refugees in Istanbul: A mental health population survey. Journal of Migration and Health. 1-2. 100010–100010. 18 indexed citations

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Rahman, Atıf, Muhammad Naseem Khan, Syed Usman Hamdani, et al.. (2019). Effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention for women in a post-conflict setting in Pakistan: a single-blind, cluster, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 393(10182). 1733–1744. 84 indexed citations

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Khan, Muhammad Naseem, Syed Usman Hamdani, Anna Chiumento, et al.. (2017). Evaluating feasibility and acceptability of a group WHO trans-diagnostic intervention for women with common mental disorders in rural Pakistan: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 28(1). 77–87. 53 indexed citations

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Cuijpers, Pim, Marit Sijbrandij, Sander L. Koole, et al.. (2013). The efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in treating depressive and anxiety disorders: a meta‐analysis of direct comparisons. World Psychiatry. 12(2). 137–148. 345 indexed citations breakdown →

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Engelhard, Iris M., Corine de Ruiter, Miriam J.J. Lommen, & Marit Sijbrandij. (2010). Over de relatie tussen neuroticisme en posttraumatische stress-klachten. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 45. 10–15. 1 indexed citations

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