Prof. Dr. Christoph Flückiger

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Flückiger, C., Munder, T. & Schürmann-Vengels, J. (2024). Evidenzbasierte Praxis lernen – Multiperspektivische Kompetenzentwicklung am Beispiel der generalisierten Angststörung. PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2382-7598

Braus, N., Flückiger, C., Wichmann, J., Frankman, C., Lang, A. & Hunger-Schoppe, C. (2024). Is symptom outcome the whole story?—A multilevel meta-analysis of systemic therapy for adults including family system functioning. Psychotherapy Research, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2024.2394192

Grevenhaus, C. J., Flückiger, C., Theimer, L. & Benecke, C. (2024). Does technique matter? A multilevel meta-analysis on the association between psychotherapeutic techniques and outcome. Research in Psychotherapy Psychopathology Process And Outcome, 27(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/ripppo.2024.803

Flückiger, C. (2024). Understanding the patients’ concept of the alliance—One step back to take two steps forward. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology, 92(7), 385–387. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000895

Schürmann‐Vengels, J., Flückiger, C., Reyer, E., Odyniec, P. & Willutzki, U. (2024). The Impact of Mental Imagery Instructions on Patients’ and Therapists’ Positive Affect and Strength‐Based Behaviours Within Psychotherapy Sessions: A Randomized Controlled Process Study. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.3036

Wiegand-Grefe, S. & Flückiger, C. (2024). Persönlichkeitsstörungen. PiD - Psychotherapie Im Dialog, 25(02), 14–15. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2123-9987

Iovoli, F., Flückiger, C., Penedo, J. M. G., Engelhardt, J. H., Kaschlaw, H. H., Lauterbach, R., Wester, R. A. & Rubel, J. A. (2024). The relationship between interpersonal problems and therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy: A three-level mixed-effects meta-analysis. Psychotherapy, 61(3), 198–211. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000534

Flückiger, C., Willutzki, U., Holtforth, M. G. & Wampold, B. E. (2024). Psychotherapy works – An inclusive and affirming view to a modern mental health treatment. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 6(Special Issue). https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.11971

Schaeuffele, C., Meine, L. E., Schulz, A., Weber, M. C., Moser, A., Paersch, C., Recher, D., Boettcher, J., Renneberg, B., Flückiger, C. & Kleim, B. (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural therapies for emotional disorders. Nature Human Behaviour, 8(3), 493–509. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01787-3

Allemand, M., Olaru, G., Stieger, M. & Flückiger, C. (2024b). Does realizing strengths, insight, and behavioral practice through a psychological intervention promote personality change? An intensive longitudinal study. European Journal Of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070231225803

Allemand, M., Olaru, G., Stieger, M. & Flückiger, C. (2024a). Intervention-related correlated change between personality traits and self-esteem. Consulting Psychology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000266

Probst, G. H., Wolf, M., Vîslă, A. & Flückiger, C. (2023). How resilient are former CBT patients with generalized anxiety disorder in times of COVID-19? A follow-up study considering post-treatment depressive symptoms. Journal Of Affective Disorders Reports, 15, 100701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100701

Klatte, R., Strauss, B., Flückiger, C. & Rosendahl, J. (2023). Adverse events in psychotherapy randomized controlled trials: A systematic review. Psychotherapy Research, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2023.2286992

Stieger, M., Flückiger, C. & Allemand, M. (2023). One year later: Longer‐term maintenance effects of a digital intervention to change personality traits. Journal Of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12898

Flückiger, C. & Del Re, A. C. (2023). Do some theory-specific psychotherapies outperform others (relative efficacy)? A stepwise approach to contextualizing the results of randomized controlled trials with direct psychotherapy comparisons. In American Psychological Association eBooks (S. 7–24). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000354-002

Penedo, J. M. G., Rubel, J., Meglio, M., Bornhauser, L., Krieger, T., Babl, A., Muiños, R., Roussos, A., Delgadillo, J., Flückiger, C., Berger, T., Lutz, W. & Holtforth, M. G. (2023). Using machine learning algorithms to predict the effects of change processes in psychotherapy: Toward process-level treatment personalization. Psychotherapy, 60(4), 536–547. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000507

Probst, G. H., Miller, S. D., Bargmann, S. & Flückiger, C. (2023). Mental health of help‐seeking outpatients pre and post COVID‐19: A real‐world data, multicentre study. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2906

Solomonov, N., Victoria, L. W., Lyons, K., Phan, D. K., Alexopoulos, G. S., Gunning, F. M. & Flückiger, C. (2023). Social reward processing in depressed and healthy individuals across the lifespan: A systematic review and a preliminary coordinate-based meta-analysis of fMRI studies. Behavioural Brain Research, 454, 114632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114632

Olaru, G., Van Scheppingen, M. A., Stieger, M., Kowatsch, T., Flückiger, C. & Allemand, M. (2023). The effects of a personality intervention on satisfaction in 10 domains of life: Evidence for increases and correlated change with personality traits. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 125(4), 902–924. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000474

Barkham, M., De Jong, K., And, J. D. & Lutz, W. (2023). Routine outcome monitoring. In Oxford University Press eBooks (S. 429–471). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197611012.003.0015

Farber, B. A., Hill, C. E., Knox, S., Eubanks, C. F., Muran, J. C. & Norcross, J. C. (2023). Affirmation/Validation, Self-Disclosure, Immediacy, and Rupture Repairs. In Oxford University Press eBooks (S. 28–52). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197611012.003.0002

Flückiger, C., Munder, T., Del Re, A. C. & Solomonov, N. (2023b). Strength-Based methods. In Oxford University Press eBooks(S. 472–501). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197611012.003.0016

Walther, A., Ehlert, U., Schneeberger, M., Eggenberger, L., Flückiger, C., Komlenac, N., Heald, A., Rice, T., Palm, S., Seidler, Z. E., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Oliffe, J. L., Rice, S. M., Kealy, D., Weber, R. & Zimmermann, D. (2023a). Evaluation of a male-specific psychotherapeutic program for major depressive disorder compared to cognitive behavioral therapy and waitlist: study protocol for a six-arm randomized clinical superiority trial examining depressed eugonadal and hypogonadal men receiving testosterone. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1129386

Penedo, J. M. G. & Flückiger, C. (2023). Interpersonal problems as a predictor of outcome in psychotherapy for depressive and anxiety disorders: A multilevel meta-analysis. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology, 91(10), 562–573. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000828

Gómez-Penedo, J. M., Babl, A., Dyresen, A., Fernández-Álvarez, J., Flückiger, C. & Holtforth, M. G. (2023). Problem mastery and motivational clarification as mechanisms of change in cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research And Therapy, 167, 104343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104343

Köllner, V. & Flückiger, C. (2023). Psychotherapie in Krisenzeiten. PiD - Psychotherapie Im Dialog, 24(02), 14–15. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1879-0876

Probst, G. H. & Flückiger, C. (2023). Folgen der Pandemie auf die psychische Gesundheit. PiD - Psychotherapie Im Dialog, 24(02), 34–37. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1879-0813

Vîslă, A., Probst, G. H. & Flückiger, C. (2023). Symptom severity in daily life, early response and posttreatment changes in anxiety and depressive symptoms in generalized anxiety disorder. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 30(4), 907–912. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2847

Flückiger, C., Munder, T., Del Re, A. C. & Solomonov, N. (2023a). Strength-based methods – a narrative review and comparative multilevel meta-analysis of positive interventions in clinical settings. Psychotherapy Research, 33(7), 856–872. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2023.2181718

Lindner, S., Stieger, M., Rüegger, D., Kowatsch, T., Flückiger, C., Mehl, M. R. & Allemand, M. (2023). How Is Variety in Daily Life Related to the Expression of Personality States? An Ambulatory Assessment Study. European Journal Of Personality, 38(2), 172–188. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070221149593

Jaeggi, S. M., Weaver, A. N., Carbone, E., Trane, F. E., Smith-Peirce, R. N., Buschkuehl, M., Flueckiger, C., Carlson, M., Jonides, J. & Borella, E. (2023). EngAge – A metacognitive intervention to supplement working memory training: A feasibility study in older adults. Aging Brain, 4, 100083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbas.2023.100083

Wolfer, C., Hilpert, P. & Flückiger, C. (2023). Therapist Interpersonal Behavior: An Investigation of Various Constructs and Underlying Abilities. Verhaltenstherapie, 33(1), 39–47. https://doi.org/10.1159/000526953

Olaru, G., Stieger, M., Rüegger, D., Kowatsch, T., Flückiger, C., Roberts, B. W. & Allemand, M. (2022). Personality change through a digital-coaching intervention: Using measurement invariance testing to distinguish between trait domain, facet, and nuance change. European Journal Of Personality, 38(2), 141–157. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070221145088

Probst, G., Vîslă, A. & Flückiger, C. (2022). Patients’ symptoms and strengths as predictors of long-term outcomes of CBT for generalized anxiety disorder – A three-level, multi-predictor analysis. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders, 92, 102635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2022.102635

Flückiger, C. & Hoyer, J. (2022). Angst- und Sorgenmodelle in der modernen Kognitiven Verhaltenstherapie. PiD - Psychotherapie Im Dialog, 23(03), 17–23. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1686-1163

Schauenburg, H., Flückiger, C. & Köllner, V. (2022). „Wo die Angst ist, geht es lang“. PiD - Psychotherapie Im Dialog, 23(03), 13–14. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1686-1774

Caspar, F., Berger, T., Holtforth, M. G., Babl, A., Heer, S., Lin, M., Stähli, A., Penedo, J. M. G., Holstein, D., Egenolf, Y., Frischknecht, E., Krieger, T., Ramseyer, F., Regli, D., Schmied, E., FlüCkiger, C., Brodbeck, J., Greenberg, L., Carver, C. S., . . . Belz, M. (2022). The impact of integrating emotion focused components into psychological therapy: A randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Clinical Psychology, 79(2), 296–315. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23421

Lopez-Alcalde, J., Yakoub, N., Wolf, M., Munder, T., Von Elm, E., Flückiger, C., Steinert, C., Liebherz, S., Rosendahl, J., Witt, C. M. & Barth, J. (2022). The RIPI-f (Reporting Integrity of Psychological Interventions delivered face-to-face) checklist was developed to guide reporting of treatment integrity in face-to-face psychological interventions. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology, 151, 65–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.07.013

Vîslă, A., Allemand, M. & Flückiger, C. (2022). Within‐ and between‐patients associations between self‐efficacy, outcome expectation, and symptom change in cognitive behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Journal Of Clinical Psychology, 79(1), 86–104. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23407

Schürmann-Vengels, J., Victor, P. P., Odyniec, P., Flückiger, C., Teismann, T. & Willutzki, U. (2022). A mental imagery micro-intervention to increase positive affect in outpatient CBT sessions (PACIfIC): Study protocol of a randomized controlled implementation trial. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.7043

Lo Coco, G., Gullo, S., Albano, G., Brugnera, A., Flückiger, C. & Tasca, G. A. (2022). The alliance-outcome association in group interventions: A multilevel meta-analysis. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology, 90(6), 513–527. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000735

Nißen, M., Rüegger, D., Stieger, M., Flückiger, C., Allemand, M., Wangenheim, F. V. & Kowatsch, T. (2022). The Effects of Health Care Chatbot Personas With Different Social Roles on the Client-Chatbot Bond and Usage Intentions: Development of a Design Codebook and Web-Based Study. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, 24(4), e32630. https://doi.org/10.2196/32630

Penedo, J. M. G. & Flückiger, C. (2022). Therapists’ perceptions of interpersonally challenging patients in generalized anxiety disorder. Psychotherapy Research, 33(1), 45–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2022.2062268

Flückiger, C., Carratta, K., Del Re, A. C., Probst, G., Vîslă, A., Penedo, J. M. G. & Wampold, B. E. (2022). The relative efficacy of bona fide cognitive behavioral therapy and applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder at follow-up: A longitudinal multilevel meta-analysis. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology, 90(4), 339–352. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000717

Allemand, M., Gmür, B. & Flückiger, C. (2022). Does extraversion increase following a three‐hour flirt training? Exploring two training routes. Scandinavian Journal Of Psychology, 63(3), 265–274. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12803

Flückiger, C. (2022). Alliance. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice, 29(3), 549–553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.02.013

Allemand, M. & Flückiger, C. (2022). Personality Change through Digital-Coaching Interventions. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 31(1), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.1177/09637214211067782

Klatte, R., Strauss, B., Flückiger, C., Färber, F. & Rosendahl, J. (2022). Defining and assessing adverse events and harmful effects in psychotherapy study protocols: A systematic review. Psychotherapy, 60(1), 130–148. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000359

Vîslă, A., Stadelmann, C., Watkins, E., Zinbarg, R. E. & Flückiger, C. (2022). The Relation Between Worry and Mental Health in Nonclinical Population and Individuals with Anxiety and Depressive Disorders: A Meta-Analysis. Cognitive Therapy And Research, 46(3), 480–501. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-021-10288-4

Flückiger, C. & Holtforth, M. G. (2022). Bedürfnisorientierung in der Psychotherapie: Motivorientierte Beziehungsgestaltung und ressourcenorientierte Gesprächsführung. In Psychotherapie: Praxis (S. 137–146). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63821-7_9

Flückiger, C. & Rubel, J. (2022). Wohlbefinden als Therapieziel – Ziele gemeinsam formulieren und umsetzen. In Psychotherapie: Praxis (S. 25–35). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63821-7_2

Solomonov, N., Victoria, L., Lyons, K., Alexopoulos, G. S., Gunning, F. M. & Fluckiger, C. (2022). Social Reward Processing in Depressed and Healthy Individuals: A Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4211282

Wolfer, C., Hilpert, P. & Flückiger, C. (2022). Interpersonelles Therapeutenverhalten: Eine Untersuchung unterschiedlicher Konstrukte und zugrunde liegender Fähigkeiten. Verhaltenstherapie, 32(4), 176–185. https://doi.org/10.1159/000525556

Wampold, B. E., Imel, Z. & Flückiger, C. (2018). Die Psychotherapie-Debatte: Was Psychotherapie wirksam macht [dt. Adaption of the Great Psychotherapy Debate]. Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Frank, R. & Flückiger, C. (Eds.) (2022). Therapieziel Wohlbefinden (4. Ed.). Berlin: Springer.

Flückiger, C. & Wüsten, G. (2021). Ressourcenaktivierung – Manual für Psychotherapie und Beratung (3. Ed.). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Flückiger, C., Wüsten, G., Zinbarg, R. E. & Wampold, B. E. (2010). Resource activation – Using the client’s own strengths in psychotherapy and counseling. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe.

Flückiger, C., Köllner, V. & Schauenburg, H. (Eds.) (2022, Aug.). Angststörungen. Psychotherapie im Dialog. Stuttgart: Thieme. Book in press for publication.

Flückiger, C., Guthke, T. & Wilms, B. (Eds.) (2021). Neuropsychologie und Psychotherapie. Psychotherapie im Dialog. Stuttgart: Thieme.

Broda, M. & Flückiger, C. (Eds.) (2020). Männer. Psychotherapie im Dialog. Stuttgart: Thieme.

Rufer, M. & Flückiger, C. (Eds.) (2019). Praxis und Forschung im Diskurs - Essentials der Psychotherapie. Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Flückiger, C. & Schauenburg, H. (Eds.) (2019). Therapeutische Kompetenz. Psychotherapie im Dialog. Stuttgart: Thieme.

Flückiger, C. & Wiegand-Grefe, S. (Eds.) (2018). E-Mental Health. Psychotherapie im Dialog. Stuttgart: Thieme.

Flückiger, C. & Köllner, V. (Eds.) (2017). Achtsamkeit und Selbstfürsorge in der Psychotherapie. Psychotherapie im Dialog. Stuttgart: Thieme.

Flückiger, C. & Köllner, V. (Eds.) (2016). Arbeitswelt und psychische Störungen. Psychotherapie im Dialog. Stuttgart: Thieme.

Brocsa, M. & Flückiger, C. (Eds.) (2015). Risiken in der Psychotherapie. Psychotherapie im Dialog. Stuttgart: Thieme.

Flückiger, C. (Ed.). Craske, M. & Barlow. D. (2015). Meistern Sie Angst und Sorgen. Generalisierte Angststörung bewältigen – Ein Patientenmanual. Bern: Hogrefe.

Flückiger, C., Wüsten, G., Zinbarg, R. E. & Wampold, B. E. (2010). Resource activation – Using the client’s own strengths in psychotherapy and counseling. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe.

Prof. Dr. Christoph Flückiger ist Editor-In-Chief (2019-2024) der Wissenschaftszeitschrift Psychotherapy Research der international Society of Psychotherapy Reserach (Impact Factor: 3.77). Empirische Fachbeiträge können online eingereicht werden: