Arnoud Arntz
Also known as A.R. Arntz
Dutch clinical psychologist who put schema therapy and imagery rescripting to the test.
At a glance
Main ideas
Test therapies in real settings, Schema therapy works for BPD, Format matters …
See all 5Books to start with
Schema Therapy in Practice (2013), Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder (2nd ed., 2021), Group Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder (2nd ed., 2012)
See all 3Connections
Schema therapy, EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) and 6 others
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- He is professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the University of Amsterdam.
- He led the Dutch trial that compared schema therapy with transference-focused psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder.
- He was lead author of the 495-person international trial of group and individual schema therapy.
- He studies imagery rescripting, PTSD and personality disorders.
- He co-wrote Schema Therapy in Practice, an introduction to the mode approach.
Why it matters
- Much of the trial evidence behind schema therapy and imagery rescripting comes from studies he led.
Key facts
- Born
- 1956, the Netherlands2
- PhD
- 1991, Maastricht University: Pain: attention, emotion, prediction and control2
- Professor
- General clinical psychology, University of Amsterdam, 2014 to 20232
- Now
- Professor emeritus, University of Amsterdam1
- Research
- Personality disorders, PTSD, imagery rescripting, schema therapy, emotional memory, randomized trials1
- Known for
- Project leader of the Dutch schema therapy vs transference-focused psychotherapy trial3
Main ideas
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Test therapies in real settings1
He aims to connect basic research and clinical work.
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Schema therapy works for BPD4
His 2006 trial found more recovery and less dropout with schema therapy than with transference-focused psychotherapy.
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Format matters5
His 2022 trial found combined individual and group schema therapy worked better than mostly group schema therapy.
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Imagery rescripting6
A 2023 meta-analysis he co-wrote found imagery rescripting works about as well as exposure, cognitive restructuring and EMDR.
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EMDR vs imagery rescripting7
He led IREM-Freq, a trial of once versus twice weekly imagery rescripting or EMDR for PTSD from childhood trauma.
Books to start with
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Schema Therapy in Practice (2013)3
With Gitta Jacob: an introductory guide to the schema mode approach (Wiley).
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Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder (2nd ed., 2021)1
With Hannie van Genderen (Wiley Blackwell).
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Group Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder (2nd ed., 2012)3
With Joan Farrell and Ida Shaw: a step-by-step manual with patient workbook.
Connections
Related
- Schema therapyTopicLed its main trials in borderline personality disorder
- EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)TopicRan a trial comparing imagery rescripting with EMDR for childhood-trauma PTSD
- Post-traumatic stress disorderTopicResearches imagery rescripting for PTSD
- Cognitive Therapy of Personality DisordersBookwrote a chapter
- Group Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Step-by-Step Treatment Manual with Patient WorkbookBookWrote guest chapters
Writes
Links
Sources
- Prof. A.R. (Arnoud) Arntz, University of Amsterdam profile (opens uva.nl)
- prof. dr. A.R. Arntz, 1956 (Album Academicum, University of Amsterdam) (opens albumacademicum.uva.nl)
- Schema therapy (Wikipedia) (opens en.wikipedia.org)
- Giesen-Bloo et al. 2006, schema-focused therapy vs transference-focused psychotherapy for BPD (PubMed) (opens pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- Arntz et al. 2022, group and individual schema therapy for BPD, JAMA Psychiatry (PubMed) (opens pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- Kip, Schoppe, Arntz & Morina 2023, imagery rescripting: updated meta-analysis (PubMed) (opens pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- Wibbelink et al. 2021, IREM-Freq study protocol, Trials (PubMed) (opens pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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