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Longitudinal association of mental-health problems with subsequent diagnosis of persistent somatic symptom disorders: A large-scale registry-based observational study in primary care | General Hospital Psychiatry - 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2026.05.015
Kitselaar,W.M., Hartmann, L., Evers, A.W.M., Numans, M.E.
Can nocebo effects be reduced via open- and closed-label counterconditioning? | European Journal of Pain - doi: 10.1002/ejp.70248.
Meijer, S., Evers, A.W.M., Peerdeman, K.J., & Van Middendorp, H.
Cognitive-affective and behavioral pain mechanisms in individuals with chronic low back pain: a network analysis. | Pain -
Nadinda, P.G., van Laarhoven, A.I.M., Waldorp, L.J., Vlaeyen, J.W.S., Peters, M.L., Evers, A.W.M.
Placebo and nocebo in clinical practice: An online cross-sectional survey of healthcare professionals from European countries on views, practices and training needs. | PLoS One - doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0338905.
O'Keeffe, M., Skidmore, N., Bagnis, A., Bąbel, P., Bajcar, E.A., De Palma, A., Evers, A.W.M., Glogan, E., Haas, J.W., Meeuwis, S.H., Oleszczyk, M., Portolés, A., Vlaeyen, J.W.S., Mattarozzi, K.; PANACEA Consortium.
Effects of Psychological Interventions on Itch, Scratching, and Excoriations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. | Acta Derm Venereol - doi: 10.2340/actadv.v106.44450.
Schut, C., Munz, J., Maas Genannt Bermpohl. F., Van Laarhoven, A.I.M., Schmidt, J., Evers, A.W.M., Kupfer. J.
An internet-based cognitive-behavioral self-management intervention for patients with hand osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia–Two randomized controlled trials | Internet Interventions. - doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2026.100908.
Terpstra, J.A., van Beugen, S., van der Vaart, R,. van Eersel, R.A., Dusseldorp, E., Kloppenburg, M., Evers, A.W.
“Magical relief”: the effectiveness of three stages of a video-based magic intervention on distress and pain in children aged 9–11 years during HPV mass vaccinations—a cluster-randomized trial | EClinicalMedicine. - doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103876.
Versluis, A.W.E., Rings, E.H.H.M., Roest, A.A.W., Middelkoop, V., Vreeken, N., Evers, A.W.M., van Middendorp, H.
A scoping review of placebo and nocebo responses and effects: insights for clinical trials and practice. | Health Psychology Review - https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.2471792
Bagnis, A., Meeuwis, S. H., Haas, J. W., O’Keeffe, M., Bajcar, E. A., Babel, P., Evers, A. W., Glogan, E., Oleszczyk, M., Portoles, A., Vlaeyen, J. W., & Mattarozzi, K.
Lifestyle behaviour change of patients following cardiac rehabilitation: the BENEFIT intervention study with one-year follow-up. | European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology. - https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf193
Breeman, L.D., Janssen, VR., Kraaijenhagen, R.A., Al-Dhahir, I., IJzerman, R.V.H., Wolstencroft, K., Kraaij, W., Bonten, T.N., Atsma, DE., Chavannes, N.H., Van Gemert-Pijnen, L., Kemps, H.M.C., Reimer, W.S.O., & Evers, A.W.M.
Placebo and the doctor-patient interaction and communication | Handb Clin Neurol. - doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-29884-4.00015-7.
Evers, A.W.M., Broekman, F.L., Westendorp, J., Van Vliet, L.M., Meeuwis S.H.
The nocebo effect in psychotherapy | Current Opinion in Psychology - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102152
Evers, A.W.M.
Implementation of a complex eHealth intervention by a public–private partnership in clinical practice: a qualitative multicentre analysis using CFIR. | Health Education Research - https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyaf001
IJzerman, R. V. H., Van Der Vaart, R., Breeman, L. D., Kraaijenhagen, R. A., Evers, A. W. M., Reimer, W. J. M. S. O., & Janssen, V. R.
Exploring Evaluation of eHealth Lifestyle Interventions for Preschool Children: A Scoping Review. | Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcpdig.2025.100223
Kooij, M.C.J., Smit, A.J.P., Breeman, L.D., Schiphof-Godart, L., Al-Dhahir, I., Evers, A.W.M., & Joosten, K.F.M.
I expect therefore I avoid? The effects of negative expectancy learning on pain and pain-related avoidance behavior | Journal of Pain - 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105506
Nadinda P.G., van Laarhoven A.I.M., Vlaeyen J.W.S., Peters M.L., Evers A.W.M.
The Influence of Negative Expectancies on Itch-Related Avoidance Behavior | Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine - 10.1097/PSY.0000000000001418
Nadinda, P.G., Van Laarhoven, A.I.M., Vlaeyen, J.W.S., Peters, M.L., Evers, A.W.M.
User Experiences With Digital Future-Self Interventions in the Contexts of Smoking and Physical Inactivity: Mixed Methods Multistudy Exploration | JMIR Formative Research - https://doi.org/10.2196/63893
Penfornis, K.M., Albers, N., Brinkman, W.P., Neerincx, M.A., Evers, A.W.M., Gebhardt, W.A., Meijer, E.
A cross‐sectional study on gender differences in body dysmorphic concerns in patients with skin conditions in relation to sociodemographic, clinical and psychological variables. | J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. - doi: 10.1111/jdv.20247.
Sampogna, F., Samela, T., Abeni, D., Schut, C., Kupfer, J., Bewley, A.P., Finlay, A.Y., Gieler, U., Thompson, A.R., Gracia-Cazaña, T., Balieva, F., Ferreira, B.R., Jemec, G.B., Lien, L., Misery, L., Marron, S.E., Ständer, S., Zeidler, C., Szabó, C., Szepietowski, J.C., Reich, A., Svensson, A., Altunay, I.K., Legat, F.J., Grivcheva-Panovska, V., Romanov, D.V., Lvov, A.N., Titeca, G., Vulink, N.C., Tomás-Aragones, L., van Beugen, S., Evers, A.W.M., Dalgard, F.J.
Do patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and healthy people differ in their opinions on placebo effects in routine medical care? | Pain Practice - doi: 10.1111/papr.70000
Van Lennep, J.P.A., Meijer, S., Karacaoglu, M., Rippe, R., Peerdeman, K.J., Van Middendorp, H., & Evers, A.W.M.
Is it personality or genes? – A secondary analysis on a randomized controlled trial investigating responsiveness to placebo analgesia | Scandinavian Journal of Pain - https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2025-0029
Van Lennep, J.P.A., Van Middendorp, H., Leong, O.V., Kloet, S.L., Vossen, R.H.A.M., Heyman, T., & Evers, A.W.M.
Exploratory Analysis of Respiratory Variability in Relation to Disease Impact, Affective Symptoms, and Pain Sensitivity in Fibromyalgia | Journal of Pain Research -
Van den Bosch, O.F.C, Van Lennep, J.P.A, Alvarez-Jimenez R., Van Middendorp, H., Evers A.W.M., Steegers M.A.H., Schober, P., Loer, S.A.
Effects of s-ketamine and midazolam on respiratory variability: A randomized controlled pilot trial. | PLOS One - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331358
Van den Bosch, OF.C., Van Lennep, J.P.A., Alvarez-Jimenez, R., Van Middendorp, H., Evers, A.W.M., Steegers, M.A.H., Schober, P., & Loer, S.A.
Exploratory analysis of respiratory variability in relation to disease impact, affective symptoms, and pain sensitivity in fibromyalgia. | Journal of Pain Research - https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S530506
Van den Bosch, OF.C., Van Lennep, J.P.A., Alvarez-Jimenez, R., Van Middendorp, H., Evers, A.W.M., Steegers, M.A.H., Schober, P., & Loer, S.A.
Generalisation of Placebo and Nocebo Effects: Current Knowledge and Future Directions | European Journal of Pain - https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70018
Weng, L., Peerdeman, K.J., Van Laarhoven, A.I.M. & Evers, A.W.M.
The lifestyle of psoriasis patients and their motivation to change | Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology - https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.19923
Al-Gawahiri, M., Van den Reek, J. M. P. A., Van Acht, M. R., Evers, A. W. M., De Jong, E. M. G. J., Seyger, M. M. B.
Mindfulness Effects on Anxiety: Disentangling the Role of Decentering and Treatment Expectations. | PsyArXiv - DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/z6jvq
Bos, D.P.A., Keesman, M., Roggeveen, A., Vase, L., Evers, A., Peerdeman, K
Modifiable risk factors and motivation for lifestyle change of CVD patients starting cardiac rehabilitation: The BENEFIT study | Heart & Lung - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2024.09.008
Breeman, L. D., Pérez-Alonso, A., Kühling-Romero, D., Kraaijenhagen, R. A., Al-Dhahir, I., IJzerman, R. V. H., van Eersel, R., Wolstencroft, K., Bonten, T. N., Atsma, D. E., Chavannes, N. H., van Gemert-Pijnen, L., Kemps, H. M. C., Scholte op Reimer, W., Evers, A. W. M., Janssen, V. R., on behalf of the BENEFIT consortium
Use Intention and User Expectations of Human-Supported and Self-Help eHealth Interventions: Internet-Based Randomized Controlled Trial. | JMIR Form Res. - doi: 10.2196/38803.
Cohen Rodrigues, T.R., Reijnders, T., Breeman, L.D., Janssen, V.R., Kraaijenhagen, R.A., Atsma D.E., Evers, A.W.M.
Human cues in eHealth to promote lifestyle change: An experimental field study to examine adherence to self-help interventions | Internet Interventions - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2024.100726
Cohen Rodrigues, T.R., de Buisonjé, D.R., Reijnders, T., Santhanam, P., Kowatsch, T., Breeman, L.D., Janssen, V.R., Kraaijenhagen, R.A., Atsma, D.E., Evers, A.W.M.
Public Health, Behavioural Medicine, and eHealth Technology. | In eHealth Research Theory and Development (2nd edition, pp. 85–99). - https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003302049-7
Crutzen, R., Van der Vaart, R., Evers, A.W.M., & Bode, C.
Less stick more carrot? Increasing the uptake of deposit contract financial incentives for physical activity: A randomized controlled trial. | Psychology of Sport and Exercise - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102532
De Buisonjé, D.R., Reijnders, T., Cohen-Rodrigues, T.R., Santhanam, P., Kowatsch, T., Breeman, L.D., Janssen, V.R., Kraaijenhagen, R.A., Kemps, H.M.C., Evers, A.W.M.
Music therapy with adults in the subacute phase after stroke: a study protocol | Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101340
Dimitriadis, T, Mudarris, M.A., Veldhuijzen, D.S., Evers, A.W.M., Magee, W.L., Schaefer, R.S.
Open-label placebo hypoalgesia: what works for whom under which circumstances. | Pain. 2023 Nov 14. - doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003109.
Evers AWM.
Placeboprocedures in de operatiekamer: noodzakelijk of een onnodig risico voor de patiënt? [Placebo procedures in the operating room: necessary or an unnecessary risk for the patient?] | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde -
Evers, A.W.M., Van Lennep, J.P.A., & Ten Broek, R.P.G.
An eHealth intervention for patients with a low socioeconomic position during their waiting period preceding cardiac rehabilitation: a randomized feasibility study. | European Heart Journal - Digital Health - https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztae084
Faber, J. S., Kraal, J. J., Ter Hoeve, N., Al-Dhahir, I., Breeman, L. D., Chavannes, N. H., Evers, A. W. M., Bussmann, H. B. J., Visch, V. T., & Van Den Berg-Emons, R. J. G.
Nocebo hyperalgesia and other expectancy-related factors in daily fibromyalgia pain: Combining experimental and electronic diary methods. | Journal Of Psychosomatic Research - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111676
Karacaoglu, M., Peerdeman, K.J., Karch, J.D., Van Middendorp, H., & Evers, A.W.M.
Can Pharmacological Conditioning as an Add-On Treatment Optimize Standard Pharmacological Treatment in Patients with Recent-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis? A Proof-of-Principle Randomized Clinical Trial | Pharmaceuticals - https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17010110
Manaï, M., Van Middendorp, H., Van Der Pol, J.A., Allaart, C.F., Dusseldorp, E., Veldhuijzen, D.S., Huizinga, T.W.J., & Evers, A.W.M.
Expectancies and avoidance: Towards an integrated model of chronic somatic symptoms | Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105808
Nadinda, P.G., van Laarhoven, A.I.M., van den Bergh, O., Vlaeyen, J.W.S., Peters, M.L., Evers, A.W.M.
Evaluation of Quality of Life and Treatment Satisfaction in Newly Diagnosed Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Patients. | Cancers - https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16050937
Ottevanger, R., van Beugen, S., Kersten, J.M., Evers, A.W.M., Vermeer, M.H., Willemze, R., Quint, K.D.
Development and validation of the General attitude towards Medication Questionnaire (GAMQ) | BMC Psychology - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02108-7
Peerdeman, K. J., Tekampe, J., Van Middendorp, H., Van Laarhoven, A. I. M., Rippe, R. C. A., Peters, M. L., & Evers, A. W. M.
The role of self-reported and physiological stress in nocebo hyperalgesia | Biological Psychology - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2024.108818
Skvortsova, A., Meeuwis, S.H., Derksen, S., Kerkkänen, K., Sutter, E., Evers, A.W.M., & Veldhuijzen, D.S.
Reply: Training in the Care of the Heart and Mind: Engaging Cardiology Fellows and Psychology Trainees | JACC: Advances - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101052
Smolderen, K.G., Evers, A.W.M., Kovacs, A.H., Massa-Carroll, I., Mena-Hurtado, C.
The Role of the Clinical Psychologist in the Care of Adults With Cardiovascular Disease | JACC: Advances - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100910
Smolderen, K.G., Gillaspy, S., Evers, A.W.M., Kovacs, A.H., Massa-Carroll, I., Moons, P., & Mena-Hurtado, C.
EADV Task Force Pruritus White Paper on chronic pruritus and chronic prurigo: Current challenges and future solutions | Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology - https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.20102
Ständer S., Pereira M.P., Zeidler C., Legat F.J., Misery L., Lönndahl L., Bewley, A. P., Brenaut, E., Bobko, S., Elberling, J., Evers, A.W.M., Garcovich, S., Gieler, U., Gonçalo, M., Kupfer, J., Lambert, J., Lvov, A., Metz, M., Michenko, A., Papadavid, E., Reich, A., Savk, E., Schneider, G., Schut, C., Serra-Baldrich, E., Ständer, H.F., Szepietowski, J. C., Wallengren, J., Weisshaar, E., Augustin, M.
Erasing stigmas through storytelling: why interactive storytelling environments could reduce health-related stigmas. | Design for Health - https://doi.org/10.1080/24735132.2024.2306771
Vegt, N., Visch, V., Spooren, W., van Rossum, E.F.C., Evers, A.W.M. & van Boeijen A.
Optimizing placebo and minimizing nocebo effects through communication: e-learning and virtual reality training development | BMC Medical Education - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05671-0
Westendorp, J., Van Vliet, L. M., Meeuwis, S. H., Hartman, T. C. O., Sanders, A. R. J., Jutten, E., Dirven, M., Peerdeman, K. J., & Evers, A.W.M.
Dermatological patients with itch report more stress, stigmatization experience, anxiety and depression compared to patients without itch: Results from a European multi-centre study | Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology, 00, 1–13 - 10.1111/jdv.19913
Zeidler, C., Kupfer, J., Dalgard, F. J., Bewley, A., Evers, A. W. M., Gieler, U., Lien, L., Sampogna, F., Tomas Aragones, L., Vulink, N., Finlay, A. Y., Legat, F. J., Titeca, G., Jemec, G. B., Misery, L., Szabó, C., Grivcheva Panovska, V., Spillekom van Koulil, S., Balieva, F., Szepietowski, J. C., Reich, A., Ferreira, B. R., Lvov, A., Romanov, D., Marron, S. E., Gracia Cazaña, T., Elyas, A., Altunay, I. K., Thompson, A. R., van Beugen, S., Ständer, S. & Schut, C.