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Prof. JJM Dekker is an Endowed Professor in the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, specializing in Clinical Psychology. His research focuses on personality disorders, depression, and psychotherapy outcomes. He has supervised 20 PhD theses and contributed to over 170 publications.
Key research interests include cognitive-behavioral interventions, treatment outcomes for psychiatric conditions, and internet-based mental health solutions. His work addresses clinical populations such as adolescents with anxiety/depressive disorders and individuals with comorbid depression and personality disorders.
Prof. Dekker collaborates with institutions like Arkin GGZ (Amsterdam) and the Dutch Institute of Psychologists (Utrecht), contributing to sustainable development goals related to mental health. His recent studies explore insomnia’s impact on depression treatment, schema therapy efficacy, and barriers to digital mental health interventions.
He has contributed datasets to studies on long-term outcomes of depressive disorder treatments and machine learning predictions in psychiatric care. Grants and collaborations are central to his work, emphasizing practical clinical applications.
