Evidence-Based Strategies for Treatment Personalization: A Review
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Knowing and understanding the occupational background is an important skill for coaches to adapt the coaching approach better to participants' needs.
“To adapt the actual coaching approach better to the participants' need (Cole and Bondy, 2020; Stumpp and Sauer-Zavala, 2021) knowing and understanding the occupational background is an important skill for the involved coaches.”
From How to promote usage of telehealth interventions for farmers' mental health? A qualitative study on supporting and hindering aspects for acceptance and satisfaction with a personalized telephone coaching for depression prevention (2023) · cites this paper as Stumpp and Sauer-Zavala, 2021
Heterogeneity in coaching conduct and adjustment to individual challenges generalizability of our research results.
“Finally, even though we identified the personalization of the intervention as a key factor for the coaching practice, heterogeneity in coaching conduct and adjustment to the individual challenges generalizability of our research results (Stumpp and Sauer-Zavala, 2021).”
From How to promote usage of telehealth interventions for farmers' mental health? A qualitative study on supporting and hindering aspects for acceptance and satisfaction with a personalized telephone coaching for depression prevention (2023) · cites this paper as Stumpp and Sauer-Zavala, 2021
Cites
Carpenter, J. K., Andrews, L. A., Witcraft, S. M., Powers, M. B., Smits, J. A. J., & Hofmann, S. G. (2018) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.22728 · Cited by 846 · see citing works
Weisz, J. R. (2012) · Archives of General Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.147 · Cited by 827 · see citing works
The psychotherapy dose-response effect and its implications for treatment delivery services.
Hansen, N. B., Lambert, M. J., & Forman, E. M. (2002) · Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice · doi:10.1093/clipsy.9.3.329 · Cited by 783 · see citing works
Cuijpers, P., Karyotaki, E., Weitz, E., Andersson, G., Hollon, S. D., & van Straten, A. (2014) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.02.026 · Cited by 586 · see citing works
Chadwick, P., Hember, M., Symes, J., Peters, E., Kuipers, E., & Dagnan, D. (2008) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1348/014466508x314891 · Cited by 517 · see citing works
DeRubeis, R. J., Cohen, Z. D., Forand, N. R., Fournier, J. C., Gelfand, L. A., & Lorenzo-Luaces, L. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083875 · Cited by 509 · cited 5× · see citing works
“In contrast, presence of a comorbid personality disorder has been associated with more favorable outcomes for ADM relative to CT/CBT (DeRubeis et al., 2014; Fournier et al., 2008).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialCraske, M. G., Meuret, A. E., Ritz, T., Treanor, M., Dour, H., & Rosenfield, D. (2019) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/ccp0000396 · Cited by 451 · see citing works
Cuijpers, P., Sijbrandij, M., Koole, S. L., Andersson, G., Beekman, A. T., & Reynolds, C. F. (2014) · World Psychiatry · doi:10.1002/wps.20089 · Cited by 424 · see citing works
Loh, A., Simon, D., Wills, C. E., Kriston, L., Niebling, W., & Härter, M. (2007) · Patient Education and Counseling · doi:10.1016/j.pec.2007.03.023 · Cited by 382 · see citing works
Fournier, J. C., DeRubeis, R. J., Shelton, R. C., Hollon, S. D., Amsterdam, J. D., & Gallop, R. (2009) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0015401 · Cited by 340 · see citing works
Bolton, P., Lee, C., Haroz, E. E., Murray, L., Dorsey, S., Robinson, C., Ugueto, A. M., & Bass, J. (2014) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001757 · Cited by 319 · see citing works
Modularity in the design and application of therapeutic interventions
Chorpita, B. F., Daleiden, E. L., & Weisz, J. R. (2005) · Applied and Preventive Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.appsy.2005.05.002 · Cited by 295 · see citing works
The impact of accommodating client preference in psychotherapy: a meta-analysis
Swift, J. K., Callahan, J. L., Cooper, M., & Parkin, S. R. (2018) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/jclp.22680 · Cited by 279 · cited 3× · see citing works
“79 times more likely to terminate treatment prematurely and evidenced worse treatment outcomes compared to those who were matched to their preferences (Swift et al., 2018).”
BackgroundInfluentialBarlow, D. H. (2004) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.59.9.869 · Cited by 271 · see citing works
The dose-response effect in routinely delivered psychological therapies: a systematic review
Robinson, L., Delgadillo, J., & Kellett, S. (2020) · Psychotherapy Research · doi:10.1080/10503307.2019.1566676 · Cited by 264 · see citing works
How much psychotherapy is needed to treat depression? A metaregression analysis
Cuijpers, P., Huibers, M., Daniel Ebert, D., Koole, S. L., & Andersson, G. (2013) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2013.02.030 · Cited by 258 · see citing works
Pelham, W. E., Fabiano, G. A., Waxmonsky, J. G., Greiner, A. R., Gnagy, E. M., Pelham, W. E., Coxe, S., Verley, J., Bhatia, I., Hart, K., et al. (2016) · Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology · doi:10.1080/15374416.2015.1105138 · Cited by 251 · see citing works
Lutz, W., Rubel, J. A., Schwartz, B., Schilling, V., & Deisenhofer, A.-K. (2019) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2019.103438 · Cited by 196 · see citing works
Cheavens, J. S., Strunk, D. R., Lazarus, S. A., & Goldstein, L. A. (2012) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2012.08.002 · Cited by 191 · see citing works
The Beliefs about Emotions Scale: Validity, reliability and sensitivity to change
Rimes, K. A., & Chalder, T. (2010) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.09.014 · Cited by 188 · see citing works
Open trial of a personalized modular treatment for mood and anxiety
Fisher, A. J., Bosley, H. G., Fernandez, K. C., Reeves, J. W., Soyster, P. D., Diamond, A. E., & Barkin, J. (2019) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2019.01.010 · Cited by 156 · see citing works
Evidence-based treatment research: advances, limitations, and next steps
Kazdin, A. E. (2011) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037/a0024975 · Cited by 155 · see citing works
Does the unified protocol really change neuroticism? Results from a randomized trial
Sauer-Zavala, S., Fournier, J. C., Jarvi Steele, S., Woods, B. K., Wang, M., Farchione, T. J., & Barlow, D. H. (2021) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291720000975 · Cited by 133 · see citing works
Development and initial implementation of the Dynamic Assessment Treatment Algorithm (DATA)
Fernandez, K. C., Fisher, A. J., & Chi, C. (2017) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178806 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
Sauer-Zavala, S., Cassiello-Robbins, C., Ametaj, A. A., Wilner, J. G., & Pagan, D. (2019) · Behavior Modification · doi:10.1177/0145445518774914 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Self-citationCristea, I. A., Karyotaki, E., Hollon, S. D., Cuijpers, P., & Gentili, C. (2019) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.03.022 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Younas, A., Wang, S., Asad, M., al Mamun, A., Majeed, S., Sharif, A., Zhou, Q., Liu, Y., Geng, P.-W., Shao, C.-X., et al. (2025) · Materials Today Bio · doi:10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.102660 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
“In summary, the integration of precision medicine, AI, and real-time monitoring will lead to adaptive, patient-specific nanomedicine regimens that maximize efficacy and minimize toxicity, transforming cancer treatment [26,268].”
Slow down and be critical before using early warning signals in psychopathology
Helmich, M. A., Schreuder, M. J., Bringmann, L. F., Riese, H., Snippe, E., & Smit, A. C. (2024) · Nature Reviews Psychology · doi:10.1038/s44159-024-00369-y · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Schramm, E., Elsaesser, M., Jenkner, C., Hautzinger, M., & Herpertz, S. C. (2024) · World Psychiatry · doi:10.1002/wps.21204 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
“Up to now, little is known about how interventions should be struc tured in modular psychotherapies 57 .”
BackgroundDefining and operationalizing personalized psychological treatment – a systematic literature review
Harnas, S. J., Knoop, H., Sprangers, M., & Braamse, A. (2024) · Cognitive Behaviour Therapy · doi:10.1080/16506073.2024.2333345 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
“Ideally, individualized treatment outcomes should also be evaluated during the course of treatment to assess whether to continue or conclude treatment, or modify the treatment strategy (Stumpp & Sauer-Zavala, 2022).”
Thielecke, J., Buntrock, C., Freund, J., Braun, L., Ebert, D. D., Berking, M., Baumeister, H., & Titzler, I. (2023) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2023.100671 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Kooiman, B., Robberegt, S. J., Albers, C., Bockting, C., Stikkelbroek, Y. A. J., & Nauta, M. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1229713 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
“Therefore, how to personalize treatment packages in modular treatment, especially regarding the integration of data-driven advice in clinical decision-making, is a question deserving of further examination (37, 40).”
BackgroundGual-Montolio, P., Suso-Ribera, C., García-Palacios, A., Castilla, D., Zaragozá, I., & Bretón-López, J. (2023) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2023.100601 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
König, C., Copado, P. J., Lamarca, M., Guendouz, W., Fischer, R., Schlechte, M., Vanessa Acuña, P., Berna, F. S., Gawęda, Ł., Vellido, A., et al. (2025) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-025-94815-3 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Examining the Effects of Process-Based Therapy: A Multiple Baseline Study
Ong, C. W., Sheehan, K., Mann, A., & Fox, E. (2025) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2025.100875 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Bettencourt, C., Anzalone, S., Chetouani, M., Cohen, D., & Grossard, C. (2024) · Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102483 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Deichman, C. L., & Warren, J. S. (2025) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-025-00882-8 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
“Evidence supports the effectiveness of this adaptable approach in various conditions such as depression, anxiety, and irri-tability (Evans et al., 2020; Fisher et al., 2019; Stumpp & Sauer-Zavala, 2022; Weisz et al., 2012).”
Xie, Q., Goldberg, S. B., Jacobson, N., Rakel, D. P., & Quanbeck, A. R. (2025) · Journal of Pain Research · doi:10.2147/jpr.s568016 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
“27,28 Intervention personalization can operate at two levels.”
Ruswadi, I., Wennie, J., Susiani, A., & Masliha, M. (2025) · Jurnal Berita Ilmu Keperawatan · doi:10.23917/bik.v18i2.9806 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Overholser, J. (2023) · Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy · doi:10.1007/s10879-023-09581-y · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Darnell, B. C., Benfer, N., & Litz, B. (2025) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2025.102671 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Cortés-Ortíz, I. A., Acosta-Altamirano, G., Nambo-Venegas, R., Pineda-Migranas, J. A., Ríos-Hernández, O. G., García-Moncada, E., Bonilla-Cortés, A. Y., Sierra-Martínez, M., & Bravata-Alcántara, J. C. (2025) · Microorganisms · doi:10.3390/microorganisms13010188 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Krok, D. (2026) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm15114361 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Soh, C. P., Szuhany, K. L., & Zainal, N. H. (2026) · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · doi:10.1002/cpp.70232 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
“Finally, rather than rigidly applying manuals, target the control facets most relevant to each client to better align treatment with their needs and improve outcomes (Stumpp and Sauer-Zavala 2022).”
Liu, X., Ma, Q.-Y., Shen, Y.-M., & Shen (2025) · Hernia · doi:10.1007/s10029-025-03485-7 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
van Laar, A. V., Pazmino, S., Mamouris, P., Steenackers, N., Vangoitsenhoven, R., Mertens, A., Deleus, E., Lannoo, M., Hulsmans, M., Simoens, C., et al. (2026) · Clinical Obesity · doi:10.1111/cob.70098
“These health assessment data are essential for personalized treatment and can also support authorities at a population level in assessing and addressing population health status [17, 18].”
Borowski, S., Edwards, E. R., Geraci, J. C., Gildea, S. M., Hwang, I., Kennedy, C. J., Liu, H., Luedtke, A., Sampson, N., Benedek, D. M., et al. (2026) · npj Mental Health Research · doi:10.1038/s44184-026-00192-8
“This approach is almost certainly suboptimal, as TSMs at the highest risk often experience complex needs that are not adequately addressed by programs at the relatively low level of intensity of existing transitional services programs 2,11 .”
Social Work Service Providers’ Experiences with the Evidence-based Model Family Check-up
Ryding, J. (2026) · Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal · doi:10.1007/s10560-026-01088-4
“…as highlighted in recent research, is a necessary complement to standardized inter - vention protocols, improving outcomes and deepening understanding of clients’ situations, while challenging the notion of a “one size fits all” approach (Purgato et al., 2021; Stumpp & Sauer-Zavala, 2022).”
Meine, L. E., Schaeuffele, C., Recher, D., Müller-Bardorff, M., Paersch, C., Schulz, A., Galatzer-Levy, I., & Kleim, B. (2026) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1155/da/2743962
“…clinical implications: recognizing early on in treatment who bene fi ts may help to reduce treatment failure, as it may allow one to suggest alternative treatments or show avenues for personalization, like prioritizing certain treatment modules or intensifying treatment frequency (e.g., [12]).”
Babu, S. V. K., & Chalapathi, M. M. V. (2024) · 2024 IEEE 6th International Conference on Cybernetics, Cognition and Machine Learning Applications (ICCCMLA) · doi:10.1109/icccmla63077.2024.10871605
Individualized Psychotherapy: A Review
Uzun, N., & Yorulmaz, O. (2024) · Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar · doi:10.18863/pgy.1518900
Fjermestad, K. W., Naujokat, F., Wallin, M., & Wergeland, G. J. (2024) · International Journal of Group Psychotherapy · doi:10.1080/00207284.2024.2365718
“An additional original feature is the inclusion of outcome data other than symptoms, i.e., the inclusion of treatment satisfaction, which is an important implementation element in evidence-based practice and personalized treatment (Stumpp & Sauer-Zavala, 2022).”
- Authors
- Stumpp, N. E., & Sauer-Zavala, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Corresponding author
- Stumpp, Nicole E.
- Venue
- Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-11
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 902-913
- ISSN
- 1077-7229 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3213456886
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4
- FWCI
- 2.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cognitive and Behavioral Practice (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- personalized treatment, psychological intervention, treatment discontinuation, treatment frequency, treatment selection, individualized care, clinical decision-making, evidence-based recommendations
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
