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Fritz Renner

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Articles 34
Citations 421
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Related Specialties
Psychiatry
Psychology
Social Sciences
Top 10 Co-Authors
Marcus J H Huibers
Arnoud Arntz
Jessica Werthmann
Emily A Holmes
Julie L Ji
Latif Moradveisi
Frenk Peeters
Brunna Tuschen-Caffier
Sanne J E Bruijniks
Jill Lobbestael
Published In
Behav Res Ther
J Affect Disord
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry
Clin Psychol Eur
Br J Psychiatry
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Recent Articles
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Imagine for tomorrow, what you cannot feel now - The role of anhedonia in imagery-enhanced behavioral activation
Heise M, Ji J, Werthmann J, Renner F
Behav Res Ther . 2025 Mar; 187:104707. PMID: 40054413
Preliminary evidence suggests that mental imagery-based elaboration of rewarding activities enhances anticipated pleasure, motivation, and behavioral engagement in non-clinical samples, but its effects in individuals experiencing anhedonia (loss of pleasure/interest)...
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An online group behavioral activation therapy for major depressive disorder: Adaptation, effectiveness, and trajectories of change in a lower-middle income country
Sardashti S, Farhadian M, Ghaleiha A, Renner F, Ahsani-Nasab S, Moradveisi L
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry . 2025 Jan; 87:102013. PMID: 39827753
Background And Objective: Depressive disorders are common mental illnesses associated with high burden of disease. In this study, the effects of an online group behavioral activation on depressive symptoms and...
3.
Web-Based Imagery Behavioral Activation (WIMBA): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effects, Acceptability, and Feasibility of a Mental Imagery Activity Scheduling Training Delivered Online
Heise M, Bruijniks S, Renner F
Clin Psychol Eur . 2024 Aug; 6(2):e12133. PMID: 39119051
Background: Behavioral activation (BA) is an effective and efficacious treatment for depression. Activity scheduling is the central treatment component of BA and involves planning of potentially enjoyable and rewarding activities....
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From anticipation to action: A RCT on mental imagery exercises in daily life as a motivational amplifier for individuals with depressive symptoms
Bar A, Heininga V, Lemmens L, Renner F
Appl Psychol Health Well Being . 2024 Jul; 16(4):1988-2005. PMID: 38957927
Encouraging engagement in rewarding or pleasant activities is one of the most important treatment goals for depression. Mental imagery exercises have been shown to increase the motivation for planned behaviour...
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Skill Improvement Through Learning in Therapy (SKILT): A Study Protocol for a Randomized Trial Testing the Direct Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skill Acquisition and Role of Learning Capacity in Depression
Bruijniks S, Frank U, Tuschen-Caffier B, Werthmann J, Renner F
Clin Psychol Eur . 2023 Apr; 5(1):e8475. PMID: 37065002
Background: To improve psychological treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD), a better understanding on how symptoms ameliorate during treatment is essential. In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), it is unclear whether...
6.
Healthy cravings? Impact of imagined healthy food consumption on craving for healthy foods and motivation to eat healthily - Results of an initial experimental study
Werthmann J, Tuschen-Caffier B, Strobele L, Kubel S, Renner F
Appetite . 2023 Jan; 183:106458. PMID: 36638961
Craving for high-calorie foods predicts consumption of high-calorie foods thereby contributing to unhealthy eating habits and, potentially in the long term, to the development of overweight, obesity, and eating disorder...
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Prospective Mental Imagery in Depression: Impact on Reward Processing and Reward-Motivated Behaviour
Renner F, Werthmann J, Paetsch A, Bar H, Heise M, Bruijniks S
Clin Psychol Eur . 2022 Nov; 3(2):e3013. PMID: 36397959
Background: Mental imagery has long been part of cognitive behavioural therapies. More recently, a resurgence of interest has emerged for prospective mental imagery, i.e. future-directed imagery-based thought, and its relation...
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Telephone-Based Behavioral Activation with Mental Imagery for Depression in Older Adults in Isolation During the covid-19 Pandemic: Long-term Results from a Pilot Trial
Pellas J, Renner F, Ji J, Damberg M
Clin Gerontol . 2022 Sep; 46(5):801-807. PMID: 36128612
Objectives: The covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for psychological interventions for depression that can be delivered remotely to older adults. Pellas et al. (2022) conducted a pilot trial on...
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The traces of imagination: early attention bias toward positively imagined stimuli
Bar H, Werthmann J, Paetsch A, Renner F
Psychol Res . 2022 Sep; 87(5):1475-1483. PMID: 36125531
Positively imagined activities may capture visual attention due to an increase in positive value. Increasing attention toward activities, in turn, may prove useful for clinical interventions aiming to motivate behavioral...
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Mechanistic pathways of change in twice weekly versus once weekly sessions of psychotherapy for depression
Bruijniks S, Meeter M, Lemmens L, Peeters F, Cuijpers P, Renner F, et al.
Behav Res Ther . 2022 Feb; 151:104038. PMID: 35176678
Background: Recently, we showed that twice weekly sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for depression lead to better and faster treatment outcomes compared to once weekly sessions...