Jaël van Bentum

Jaël van Bentum is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Utrecht University's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Her research focuses on improving psychotherapy by investigating mechanisms and moderators in clinical settings, with specific emphasis on transdiagnostic phenomena such as intrusive thoughts and suicidality.

• PhD in Psychology from VU University Amsterdam
• Specializes in cognitive interventions for suicidal ideation
• Developed the Suicidal Intrusions Attributes Scale (SINAS)

Her publications demonstrate expertise in suicide prevention, cognitive therapy, and intrusive mental imagery. She actively contributes to teaching in the Clinical Psychology master's and bachelor's programs at Utrecht University.

Recent publication trends include: multicenter clinical trials for suicidal intrusions, meta-analysis of trauma film paradigm interventions, and autism-specific suicidality research. All studies emphasize mechanism-based psychotherapy approaches.