Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating repetitive negative thinking, rumination, and worry – a transdiagnostic meta-analysis

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This meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for reducing repetitive negative thinking across various diagnoses, intervention types, and constructs. The study synthesizes data from 55 randomized controlled trials involving nearly 5,000 participants to compare overall CBT effectiveness against control groups and specific versus non-specific treatment approaches. It reports that while CBT shows moderate overall efficacy, interventions specifically targeting repetitive negative thinking are significantly more effective than less specific methods.

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f9ced06ce6b841db
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PubMed Central
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Kilian Stenzel (Philipps University of Marburg), Joshua L. Keller (Philipps University of Marburg), Lukas Kirchner (Philipps University of Marburg), Winfried Rief (Philipps University of Marburg), Max Berg (Philipps University of Marburg)
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2025-01-01
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DOI
10.1017/S0033291725000017
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@article{allodium:f9ced06ce6b841db,
  title = {Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating repetitive negative thinking, rumination, and worry – a transdiagnostic meta-analysis},
  author = {Kilian Stenzel and Joshua L. Keller and Lukas Kirchner and Winfried Rief and Max Berg},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1017/S0033291725000017},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725000017}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating repetitive negative thinking, rumination, and worry – a transdiagnostic meta-analysis
AU  - Stenzel, Kilian
AU  - Keller, Joshua L.
AU  - Kirchner, Lukas
AU  - Rief, Winfried
AU  - Berg, Max
PY  - 2025
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1017/S0033291725000017
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725000017
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Stenzel, K., Keller, J. L., Kirchner, L., Rief, W., & Berg, M. (2025). Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating repetitive negative thinking, rumination, and worry – a transdiagnostic meta-analysis. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725000017

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