Wouter van Ballegooijen

Wouter van Ballegooijen is an Assistant Professor at the Clinical Psychology Department within the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He holds an ancillary position as a Medewerker at Amsterdam UMC and serves as an Editor for Frontiers (Lausanne) since 2021. His research focuses on evidence-based mental health interventions, meta-analytic methods, suicide prevention, and digital mental health technologies, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being.

Education & Research Interests: His work centers on synthesizing global psychotherapy outcomes, evaluating digital interventions (e.g., JITAI), and addressing suicide risk in clinical populations. Key methodologies include meta-analyses, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), and implementation science frameworks.

Recent Research Trends: His 2025 studies highlight global psychotherapy effectiveness, cognitive behavioral therapy efficacy, and the feasibility of digital health strategies. Earlier work validated online mental health tools and tested internet-based therapies for depression and anxiety.

Grants & Projects: He contributed to the European-COMPAR project (2014-2017) on online depression interventions. Current projects include optimizing digital mental health implementations and assessing suicide prevention strategies via smartphone apps.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in e-mental health, including work on the CASPAR study for continuous suicide monitoring and the SPIN network for rare disease interventions.